A Wisconsin couple have been jailed on charges related to the death of their daughter in August. Johnathon and Sumitra Stolp were the adoptive parents of the 5-year-old girl, who died on August 25 after spending 10 days in a medically induced coma, WSAW reported. Police began the investigation on August 15, when Johnathon Stolp …
A 15-year-old Wisconsin boy was arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his 11-year-old sister on Tuesday. Fitchburg police said David Schenk was booked into jail on a tentative charge of first-degree reckless homicide. However, police have not yet provided information about the shooting which killed the teen’s sister, Carolanah Schenk. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that …
During Friday’s hearing, a Wisconsin judge barred prosecutors from presenting a link between accused protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse and far-right, neo-fascist group the Proud Boys at his upcoming trial. According to Kenosha News, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told both the prosecution and defense that Rittenhouse’s trial “is not going to be a …
Firefighters found a man, a woman, a boy, and a girl with gunshot wounds dead inside a southwest Houston home on fire Sunday morning. Police said the children appeared to be between the ages of 10 and 13, KPRC reported. The adults appeared to be in their 50s, according to KTRK. Fire crews were called …
An independent report found no legal basis for the stop that ended with the 23-year-old’s death
A Wisconsin man is behind bars after police say he beat his own grandson with a sledgehammer for allegedly taking money from his wallet. The incident happened Saturday night in Milwaukee, according to police, when 12-year-old Andre Smith and his brother, 8, spent the night with their grandfather, Andrez Martina. A criminal complaint indicates that …
A Tennessee man has been charged with reckless homicide for allegedly fatally shooting his 8-year-old daughter last week when he mistook her for a home intruder. KAIT reported that William Oliver, 31, shot his daughter, A’layla Bassett, at his Memphis home at around 2:30 a.m. on August 27. Oliver claimed the child’s mother said she …
Illinois investigators have identified the body of a pregnant woman pulled from Lake Michigan earlier this month and are treating the case as a homicide. The body of 19-year-old Yarianna Wheeler was found by a fisherman just after 3 p.m. on August 15 about three miles southeast of Waukegan Harbor, north of Chicago, the Lake …
The body of a missing Colorado mother has been found in a shallow grave, leading authorities to believe she was murdered, KKTV reports. Cheyenne Goins, 21, was reported missing on August 12 by her family. On Saturday, her remains were discovered in a remote area of Alamosa County in southern Colorado, according to the Denver Post. The …
An Indiana college student died on Thursday, four days after he was reportedly wounded in a drive-by shooting in Maryland. Alexander Korman’s mother announced his death in a Facebook post. On Saturday, police responded to reports of a shooting and found Korman, 20, inside a car suffering from gunshot wounds. According to WTTG, detectives believe …
An Indiana man goes on trial next month in Tennessee, charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of 19-year-old Grace Anne Sparks two years ago — while he was 300 miles away at his home. Hayden Berkebile, 29, also faces a charge of false reports because he called 911 to report that Sparks had …
A Pennsylvania man was arrested on Wednesday, after he allegedly showed police officers a human head he had in his freezer. Lancaster police said in a statement that officers were called to a residence by someone who was concerned about the welfare of her family members at the home. This was reportedly after Donald Meshey …
