A Michigan couple was arrested on murder charges in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy, who authorities say was found dead inside of a “makeshift cage” on March 12. Matthew James Luke and Jamie Lynn Starr, both 34 years old, of Wayne, were charged with second-degree murder on Saturday in the death of …
Authorities in Tennessee say a Maryland man is facing criminal charges related to his attempt to solicit sex from a minor while in Knox County on a business trip. According to Knox News, 53-year-old Christopher A. Riggins was an employee of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority at the time of his arrest earlier this …
A New York man was indicted this week on charges related to throwing his dead baby into the East River. According to the New York Post, prosecutors announced the charges in Manhattan Criminal Court on on Friday. Police initially confirmed the incident after receiving reports on Aug. 5 of a body in the water. One …
Prosecutors have dropped second-degree murder charges against a jailed Virginia couple who allegedly beat the woman’s disabled 11-year-old daughter to death in May. The Virginian-Pilot reported that murder charges were changed to felony homicide charges on Thursday. Commonwealth’s attorney spokesperson Amanda Howie told the newspaper that both charges carry a maximum sentence of 40 years but declined …
A Kentucky woman who officers found under the influence of multiple drugs is facing additional charges after her three children were found home alone in substandard conditions, police said. Kentucky State Police said they got involved Thursday evening, following reports of a woman passed out behind the wheel and a child running outside nearby. The …
A Texas daycare owner was arrested on Friday after the father of a 6-month-old baby attached a small camera to the infant’s carseat after becoming suspicious of abuse. FOX News reports that Rebecca Anderson, a licensed operator of “Becky’s Home Childcare” in Mequite, managed the daycare for over 20 years before recent disturbing details of child …
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A man and woman in southern Minnesota are accused of dropping off a 5-year-old boy in the woods as punishment for wetting himself. Lynda Michel, 42, and Gregory Wilson, 32, were charged Friday in Nicollet County District Court with child neglect. Authorities say the boy is Wilson’s biological son and …
A Nevada mother watched as her boyfriend poured boiling hot water on her 2-year-old son and repeatedly smacked him as punishment for being “disrespectful” on the weekend of his death, an arrest report alleged. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the report stated that Cassie Smith, 20, “did nothing” to help her son as Jason …
A Maryland day care owner who stood trial a second time for the beating death of a 6-month-old girl was found guilty last week of multiple counts in connection with the April 2016 incident. According to The Washington Post, a jury declined to find Little Dreamers owner Kia Divband, 37 guilty of second-degree felony murder but convicted …
Authorities in New York say a longtime nurse admitted that she put a disabled infant in her care into a scalding bath, resulting in fatal injuries. According to the New York Post, 58-year-old Oluyemisi Adebayo pleaded guilty to attempted assault in exchange for a recommended four-year prison sentence. “Did you place the baby in the …
Authorities declined to charge a Florida mother who was reportedly caught on camera dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet while her older son filmed it. The state attorney’s office decided not to criminally charge Kaitlyn Wolf, finding that there was no evidence of neglect or physical abuse. Conversely, police and the Florida Department of Children …
From the witness stand this week, a Missouri man facing charges related to his wife’s death described horrid details of an act he said he committed to save what was left of his family. According to the New York Post, 36-year-old Justin Rey told the court on Tuesday that his wife delivered their second child …
