A British tourist is facing execution in Egypt after allegedly being caught bringing 300 of her husband’s pain pills into the country. The Sun reported that authorities jailed Laura Plummer, 33, after locating tramadol tablets in her suitcase at a Red Sea beach resort. Plummer was planning to spend a two-week vacation with her Egyptian husband, Omar, …
A volunteer Santa Claus was arrested early Monday morning after police reportedly found a crack pipe and other drug paraphernalia in his car. Charles Smith, 66, was pulled over around 2 a.m. Monday by police in South Hackensack, New Jersey, NBC10 reports. The officer conducting the routine traffic stop noticed a crack pipe laying next …
An attorney best known for representing Casey Anthony during her high-profile murder trial was himself found guilty this week of conspiring to distribute cocaine. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Todd Macaluso was arraigned nearly a year ago for the crime, days after he was arrested in Haiti. Investigators say the licensed pilot intended pick up a …
Stranger Things cast member Charlie Heaton reportedly isn’t being allowed into the United States because he was caught with cocaine at an airport, the Associated Press reports. Heaton, 23, (pictured right), who lives in London, had been flying to Los Angeles for a launch party commemorating the second season of the show when he was allegedly …
A Latrobe, Pennsylvania, father is accused of selling drugs out of a maternity ward mere hours after his daughter was born. Greenburg police said they caught Cody Hulse, 25, Thursday with 34 stamped bags of heroin and assorted drug paraphernalia. Officers confronted Hulse in his girlfriend’s room, where he admitted to selling heroin to people …
Newly released video shows the moment when police and emergency crews found two Florida mothers passed out in a sports utility vehicle with their crying toddlers in the back, the Daily Mail reports. Authorities were called to a parking lot shortly after 5 p.m. Oct. 5 for a report of two people passed out in …
A Stafford, Connecticut, woman is facing criminal charges after her 3-year-old son allegedly overdosed on methadone and died. The Hartford Courant reported that Jessica York, 24, is accused of leaving her methadone out where her son, Leon Lapierre, could access it. The child was pronounced dead on April 22, shortly after York called 911 for the unresponsive toddler. The Chief …
Two South Florida mothers are accused of overdosing on heroin in a car while their two newborns sat in the backseat. The Miami Herald reported that June Ann Schweinhart, 28, and Kristen O’Connor, 27, (pictured left and right) allegedly became friends in rehab because their due dates were close together. On Thursday, the pair reportedly bought …
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A man and a woman in West Palm Beach, Florida, were arrested after a 1-year-old girl allegedly overdosed from drugs she took from their heroin stash. The Palm Beach Post reports that Charlie Hagan, 38, and Joseph Critelli, 49, were arrested last week in connection with the child’s near-fatal overdose, which occurred in July. Hagan and …
Police have arrested the mother of a Wisconsin teenager who was found dead in a pond and accused her of going on a huffing binge, WTMJ-TV reports. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Pauline Sanders, 39, with five felony counts of bail jumping and a misdemeanor count of intentionally abusing a hazardous substance. According to authorities, Sanders’ …
A Gainesville, Florida, mother is accused of partaking in a fatal drug binge with her child’s father in the presence of their 4-year-old daughter. The Gainesville Sun reports that police arrested Taylor Perry, 23, Monday on child abuse charges. According to an arrest report, Perry was entering a rehabilitation program for her substance abuse issues. …
