A man allegedly fatally shot his parents in two different counties before killing himself after shooting a deputy and a dog, authorities said. Fox 7 Austin reported that the Texas Department of Public Safety performed a welfare check around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 11700 block of Hillbrook in Harris County. Officers found a woman …
An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas man, who was gunned down while mowing his lawn. 12 News Now reports that on Saturday, shortly after 1:30 p.m., Brian Lewis, 51, was shot while mowing his yard in the 1900 block of Delaware Street in Beaumont. Officers …
A Georgia police chief has been arrested for alleged sex crimes against a minor. On Thursday, Police Chief Ashley Wilson, 40, of the Nicholls Police Department, was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Wilson allegedly sent inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old girl from Norcross. The teen’s mother discovered the text messages and …
A drunk driving Nebraska mother has been sentenced for the 2024 deaths of her three children and an elderly man. KGNS News reported that on Wednesday, Rachel Brickerstaff, 34, was sentenced by Douglas County District Court Judge Moll Keane to between 140 and 180 years in prison, with her first possible parole hearing after 70 …
A married Illinois special education teacher and soccer coach accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student is facing additional charges. ABC 7 Chicago reports that Christina Formella, 30, appeared at a status hearing on Tuesday. Following the session, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office stated that Formella is facing 52 additional charges. As previously reported …
The sentencing in the death of 1-year-old Oaklee Snow has been handed down by Indiana courts. As Fox59 reported Friday, Madison Marshall, Oaklee’s mother, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Marshall accepted a plea deal requiring her to testify against Roan Waters and plead guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in death. Waters, …
A Texas man faces capital murder charges after allegedly administering abortion-inducing medication to his pregnant girlfriend without her knowledge, resulting in the death of their unborn child. According to a Parker County press release, police arrested Justin Anthony Banta earlier this month in connection with a capital murder investigation involving his girlfriend’s miscarriage and possible …
Authorities are searching for a man suspected in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is wanted for questioning after two couples were found shot in their homes on Saturday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot in Brooklyn Park. Meanwhile, …
UPDATE [2:10 P.M. EST]: Two law enforcement sources told the Associated Press that the suspected shooter is Vance Boelter, 57. Additional details about his identity or motive were not disclosed. This is a developing story. Original coverage is below. A shooter impersonating a police officer shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in separate incidents …
Kent Mawhinney, the late Fotis Dulos’ former lawyer, pleaded guilty to interfering with police in the case of Dulos’s missing wife, Jennifer Dulos, who is now presumed dead. NBC Connecticut reports that on Friday, Mawhinney was sentenced to 11 months. He was originally charged with conspiracy to commit murder, but those charges were reduced to …
A juror in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial may be removed after providing conflicting statements about his residency. NBC News reports that on Friday, Juror No. 6 was dismissed and is likely to be replaced by an alternate. During jury selection, the juror initially stated he lived in the Bronx. However, prosecutors say he later told …
A pregnant West Virginia mother was brutally beaten and left for dead in the woods by her children’s father. Logan Willis, 21, was arrested after he reportedly called 911 from a local gas station, confessing that he thought he had killed his girlfriend, who is in the late stages of pregnancy. Willis had the couple’s …
