A Florida mother and her boyfriend have been arrested after they left her two toddlers home alone for eight hours and returned to find one of them dead. Donrea McLaughlin, 22, reportedly told investigators that she had taken a nap on September 1 and that when her boyfriend, 26-year-old Sean Lee II, awakened her several …
An Indiana man has been arrested after a 6-year-old boy took a loaded, unsecured handgun and fatally shot his 4-year-old sister. The incident took place on July 5, according to Cumberland Police, who secured a warrant for the arrest of Terrelle Shawn Jackson on August 15 and was arrested on September 8. Police said they …
Former “8 Passengers” YouTube vlogger, Ruby Franke, reportedly had several run-ins with law enforcement prior to her arrest earlier this year on child abuse charges. According to police records obtained by Insider, law enforcement in Utah had at least five prior contacts with Franke before her August 2022 arrest on child abuse charges. In 2020, …
A Florida man was arrested this week after he admitted to abusing a 1-year-old boy and his mother, who he said failed as a mother. An affidavit said the toddler was brought to Palm West Hospital on Tuesday, unable to raise his arm and with a fever, WPEC reported. The boy was also crying uncontrollably. …
Two Florida women are facing child abuse charges for allegedly tossing a baby into the air while drunk at a bar, which may have resulted in injuries to the child, WESH-TV reports. The incident allegedly occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Thursday outside the Coyote Ugly Saloon in Daytona Beach. Authorities say 19-year-old Brianna Lafoe …
The father of Ruby Franke’s children is pinning alleged child abuse on her business partner, claiming that although Franke is facing a slew of child abuse charges, it came after she partnered up with Utah woman, Jodi Hildebrandt. Attorney Randy Kestner, who represents Franke’s estranged husband, Kevin Franke, told Law&Crime’s Sidebar podcast that Ruby Franke …
Police released a distressing 911 call this week, leading to the arrests of YouTube mom Ruby Franke and her business partner after a neighbor reportedly helped her 12-year-old son. According to ABC News, a neighbor called 911 on August 30 after the “emaciated” boy arrived at his doorstep with open wounds and duct tape on …
Anthony Andrews says he found the 2-year-old not breathing after he “fell out of bed.” The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A Colorado woman convicted earlier this year of child abuse will spend at least 32 years in state prison for the long-term abuse of her 6-year-old adopted son. According to The Journal, a Montezuma County judge sentenced Garland Malcolm to the maximum amount of time for child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. “Today, the …
A Washington mother is facing charges after police found her missing child last week, beaten and bruised in what investigators are calling an “absolutely horrific” child abuse case. Tri-City Herald reports that police arrested Adriana Rivas in Frankin County on August 22 and charged her with second-degree assault of a child after she allegedly went …
An Oklahoma woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl in videos discovered by the victim’s father. According to KOCO, the father went to Stillwater police after finding the illicit videos and photos of his daughter on Ashlee Cheatham’s phone as she slept. Cheatham, 19, allegedly admitted to the crimes following …
A Colorado mother of 15 on the lam for child abuse was allegedly found hiding behind a false wall inside her family’s home this week, KRDO-TV reports. On Thursday, authorities responded to a residence in the town of Walsenburg when 62-year-old Timothy Crouch died. One of the man’s adult children, who no longer lived with …
