A Alabama daycare owner has been charged with 27 counts connected with the death of a 4-month-old baby at the center in 2022. Angelene Chamblee was initially charged with six counts of child care act violation and two counts of forgery after the child, Autumn Wells, died at Tiny Tigers Daycare in Red Bay in …
A trial date has been scheduled for a former beauty queen titleholder in Georgia, accused of killing her ex-boyfriend’s son. According to Court TV, Trinity Madison Poague appeared in court Thursday in Sumter County, on charges that include malice murder, felony murder (two counts), cruelty to children (first degree), and aggravated battery (two counts). As …
An Alaska couple has been charged in the August death of a 4-year-old girl in their custody. Alaska State Troopers put out an appeal to help them find Sergie Krukoff III, 46, and Jackie Caswell, 47, following their indictment last month, and they were ultimately taken into custody on Saturday. Caswell is charged with second …
A Minnesota couple has been charged with manslaughter after their 10-year-old daughter, who has autism, died wile she was “zipped up” in a broken safety bed for 10 to 12 hours without supervision. Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Ronald Cross, 57, were also charged with contributing to the need for child protective services after …
An Ohio mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her 3-year-old son shot and killed himself with her boyfriend’s loaded unsecured, handgun earlier this week. A criminal complaint says that Carley Dials, 29, and Sean Perrin, 31, were asleep in their Columbus apartment when the boy, identified as Cartier Smith, came into the bedroom, …
A New Jersey couple was indicted last week on murder charges for the death of their 3-month-old daughter earlier this year. An Ocean County grand jury handed down the indictment on Ruben Santiago, 36, and Caitlin Gibson, 28, on Wednesday, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. The office said that police officers responded to …
A Florida couple was charged with first degree murder and child abuse in the death of their 12-year-old son earlier this year. Lee County sheriff’s deputies say that Louis and Quentosha Massaquoi failed to get medical treatment for the boy because of their religious beliefs, WBBH reported. The boy reportedly weighed just 58 pounds and …
A Pennsylvania woman was criminally charged on Friday, a day after her 9-year-old adoptive daughter was found dead in a river. The Daily Courier reported that on Monday, state police charged Sarah Shipley with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, simple assault, harassment, and conspiracy-aggravated assault. Fayette County District Attorney Michael …
Preliminary autopsy results on a newborn found dead in a University of Kentucky student’s closet are inconclusive. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn confirmed that the infant found in 21-year-old Laken Snelling’s closet in Lexington last week was a baby boy, WKYT reported. “I understand the community’s concern and sensitivity surrounding the death of a child,” …
Police in Indianapolis are investigating after the discovery of a dead newborn in a park on Monday. The infant’s body was found in a wooded area of Brookside Park by a passerby at about 3 p.m. Investigators believe the male child was less than a day old, WXIN reported. It’s not clear when or how …
A 16-year-old Atlanta boy is dead after his mother’s boyfriend mistook him for a burglar and shot him early Monday morning as he was returning home. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’ Office identified the victim as Daquavius Royalston, according to WAGA. “Appears to be a true tragedy,” said Atlanta Police Homicide Commander Lt. Andrew Smith. …
Kentucky police arrested a woman on Sunday, days after they reportedly discovered her deceased baby in a closet. On Wednesday, Lexington police who responded to a report of an unresponsive infant allegedly found the baby in a closet, wrapped in a towel in a trash bag. WLWT reported that the infant’s mother is Laken Snelling, …
