A Texas stepmom has been convicted of abusing her stepdaughter after the girl suffered years of psychological and physical abuse. KWTX reported that after almost six years of abuse, jurors in Waco’s 19th State District Court found Marisela Garcia, 47, guilty on Wednesday. The decision came after only 15 minutes of deliberation, and they recommended …
Oregon deputies responding to a car crash found an injured male driver, and a deceased woman with a gunshot wound hidden inside the vehicle Monday. According to Oregon Live, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies came upon the crash around 6:30 a.m., in the 10000 block of Corvallis Road in Independence, Oregon. Tyler Andrew Holman, 39, …
A man charged with murder was accidentally dropped off at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Greyhound bus station along with other inmates who were legitimately scheduled to be released. The Advocate reported that East Carroll Parish Prison authorities dropped Christopher Davis off at the Baton Rouge Greyhound bus station on Friday. Davis was being held at …
A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a local man in Corpus Christi, Texas. On Saturday, shortly after 5:00 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of N. Omaha Dr., according to the Corpus Christi Police. The police reported that officers found a middle-aged man who had been shot. EMS …
Florida sheriffs were involved in a traffic stop shooting of a Georgia man wanted for child sex crimes. Fox5 reported that Matthew Steven Rollie, 30, was wanted by Forsyth County law enforcement for sexual crimes involving a child. Forsyth County had issued a warrant for Rollie’s arrest. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office learned that Rollie …
A man allegedly caught hitting and strangling a woman was shot by a Nevada off-duty police officer and his wife. 8 News Now reports that on Friday morning, in the 700 block of 6th Street in Boulder City, Nevada, the LVMPD received a call regarding a person found dead in the front yard of a …
A cop killer has been granted early release, prompting the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) to call for reform. Lee Ernest Walker fatally shot New York Police Officer Juan Andino on June 15, 1984. Andino had stopped Walker to question him about the theft of a pair of Cazal sunglasses, valued at approximately $140. The glasses …
A shootout in a Stone Oak apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas, left several officers injured and the shooter dead. NBC News reported that on Wednesday, the San Antonio Police Department received a 911 call just before 8:30 p.m. for a “suicide in progress.” Soon after the first call, a second call came in reporting …
On Thursday, detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested 30-year-old Tyrell Siermons of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for the death of 25-year-old Heather Williams. The Violent Criminal Apprehension Team assisted in the arrest, according to the Fayetteville Police. As previously reported by CrimeOnline, authorities last saw Heather on January 4 in Fayetteville as she …
An elderly former pastor has been found not guilty in the cold case murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington from 1975. CBS News reported that on Friday, a Delaware County, Pennsylvania jury acquitted 84-year-old David Zandstra after three hours of deliberation. Authorities had accused Zandstra of murdering Harrington after reopening the cold case and uncovering evidence …
A Florida children’s book author and her engineer husband have received sentences for the abuse of their three adopted children. The New York Post reported that on Monday, Jennifer and Joseph Wolfthal pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse and neglect of a child with great bodily harm after reaching a plea agreement. “The State Attorney’s …
Authorities in Indiana have charged two more suspects in connection with the shooting of an Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy. WDRB reported that on January 9, police arrested Victoria Howard, 35, of New Albany, on charges of assisting a criminal and false informing. Investigators believe Howard helped the shooting suspect relocate to Louisville. Officers served an …
