Prosecutors in western Ohio are preparing to charge a man seen in a viral photograph kneeling on the neck of a 2-year-old child while another person held the toddler down, WHIO reported Wednesday. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said charges against Isaiah Jackson, 20, were pending review, the station said. Jackson is in custody on …
A Wisconsin mother is accused of kneeling on her son’s neck and asking if he wanted to die like George Floyd, the Kenosha News reports. Authorities made the allegation this week when charging 37-year-old Keriann C. Smith with child abuse, strangulation, battery and numerous other counts. On June 20, Smith allegedly pinned her 14-year-old son to the floor …
A New Hampshire man who reportedly admitted to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl is out of jail and a police captain is infuriated. Boston’s 7 News reports that 31-year-old Russell Debreceni faced arraignment on Tuesday at the Hillsborough Superior Court, on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault. Police arrested Debrecini on July 1 after …
Police in Louisiana arrested three people last week after reportedly locating a 7-year-old girl who was battered and choked while in one of the suspects’ care. The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Dakota Singletary, 22, and Allen Fulks, 22 were involved in a car accident in Rosepine on July 6. As …
A 23-month-old boy was beaten to death by a male relative Monday, Chicago Police said, according to WGN9. The man allegedly punched the toddler in the face multiple times shortly after noon in the city’s southside Bronzeville neighborhood, according to preliminary information from the investigation. Police said the man was taken into custody, and charges …
Police in Oklahoma are investigating Saturday’s death of a 17-month-old girl who was reportedly discovered in a hot car. KFOR reported that Oklahoma City police responded to the 3700 block of SW 40th Place around 5 p.m. Officers who responded to the scene reportedly found the toddler girl dead in a car. Police haven’t divulged …
A Texas woman was charged with beating her 5-year-old goddaughter to death last week and blaming the girl’s injuries on dust mites, KFDM reported. When medics responded to the home last Friday, they found Brenika Lott, 32, performing CPR on Daviana Landry, who “was completely nude and had apparent bruising on her arms, chest and …
Oklahoma deputies jailed a woman Friday for putting a 5-year-old girl in a chokehold and then stabbing a man who tried to get her away from the child, according to KTUL. The incident took place near Oologah Lake, northwest of Tulsa. Rogers County deputies responded to a call about a stabbing and were told by …
*This is a developing story. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.* A South Dakota woman is behind bars after police say she admitted to a brutal attack that left a little boy dead. Fox 6 reports 21-year-old Julia Lee Carter contacted 911 on Monday to report an unresponsive child. She reportedly claimed …
An Oklahoma mother was jailed Wednesday after neighbors called police when they saw a naked, dirty little girl wandering around the apartment complex where they lived. Officers arrived and were unable to get any information from the little girl, according to News9. “She was nonverbal,” said Master Sgt. Gary Knight of the Oklahoma City Police …
An Iowa couple is behind bars after police say social media photos of an abused child led to a shocking discovery. CBS 8 reports that that the Iowa Department of Human Services contacted police after seeing photos of a toddler with significant bruising. The Ottumwa Police subsequently launched an investigation. One of the photos, which …
Deputies in North Carolina have charged a Lincoln County man with murder in the death of his two-year-old son earlier this month, WCNC reports. Baron Gerod Charles Sr. 54, is being held without bond at the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center, the station said. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said paramedics were called to the …
