The drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band Alabama Shakes has been arrested in connection with the abuse of a young child. Fox News reports that authorities arrested Steven William Johnson, 35, on Wednesday in Limestone County, Alabama. He has been indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating …
The mother of a young boy found dead in a Houston hotel room on Tuesday apparently told police she was having sex when her child passed away. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kayla Holzendorf, 24, and her boyfriend, Dominique Lewis, 28, are both behind bars in connection with the death of Holzendorf’s young son, Keyontae Holzendorf. According to …
A Florida mom was arrested last week after getting into a fight with one of her daughter’s classmates in middle school cafeteria. Edith Riddle, 34, came to Dupont Middle School in Jacksonville for a meeting with the school’s vice principal with a boxing glove on her hand. She told the school it was superglued to …
Houston authorities were apparently alerted about possible child abuse three weeks prior to the young boy losing his life, but the police department said it followed proper protocol. ABC 13 reports that Kayla Holzendorf, 24, and her boyfriend, Dominique Lewis, 28, are both behind bars in connection with the death of Holzendorf’s young son, Keyontae …
A South Carolina couple was jailed this week after their 1-year-old son overdosed on fentanyl — and it was the second time the boy ingested his parents’ drugs. The Columbia Police Department said Donald Ray Little Jr, 39, and Mary Ashley Willis, 27, have been charged with unlawful neglect of a child. Little has also …
A New Hampshire mother was arrested this week after a six-week investigation into injuries sustained by her 1-year-old child. Haylee Bernier was charged with first degree assault and no longer has custody of the child, the Union Leader reports. Police began their investigation on February 2 when Mass General Hospital in Boston notified them they …
A former child abuse investigator for the Department of Children and Families in Connecticut is facing charges after her foster son was found with life-threatening injuries. The Hartford Courant reports that the incident happened on December 5, 2020, when the infant was rushed to the Yale New Haven Hospital. According to court documents, the baby …
A Pennsylvania judge Friday abruptly ordered all children at a county juvenile detention center transferred to another facility after receiving a startling letter detailing horrific physical, psychological, and sexual abuse at the facility. Delaware County Public Defender Christopher Welsh sent the letter to the county on Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer said, and it contains affidavits …
A British court heard this week how an accused child abuser controlled every facet of his three children’s lives — allegedly to the point that he had his daughter sign a contract vowing to never gain weight. According to prosecutors, Rachid Khadla, 56, regularly weighed his now-adult daughter, Amira, 23, and his two sons, Hicham, 18, …
A Wisconsin woman was sentenced Friday for her role in the death of a 7-year-old boy, Ethan Hauschultz. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Timothy Hauschultz, Tina McKeever-Hauschultz, and their teen son, Damian, took part in punishing the little boy, which included forcing him to hold a heavy log for hours at a time. According to police, …
The daughter of the founders of Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Cedar County, Missouri, claims that despite reporting abuse for years, no one took her seriously until her TikTok videos depicting the alleged abuse went viral. Fox 4 reports that the founders of the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch, Boyd and Stephanie Householder, were …
A Nebraska woman is facing charges after her 5-year-old non-verbal, autistic son was found in the middle of the road during rush-hour traffic. Lincoln Journal-Star reports that the incident happened Tuesday at around 5:30 p.m. when the boy walked onto the Capitol Parkway near the 27th Street intersection, according to an arrest affidavit. The boy’s …
