A Michigan man accused of shaking his girlfriend’s 4-month-old daughter to death has taken a plea deal and now could spend the rest of his life in prison. Richard Watson, 46, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse, Midland Daily News reports. Under the deal, prosecutors dropped other counts of felony murder …
A 1-month-old baby boy remains in critical condition after his father reportedly grabbed him by the throat, choked him, and threw him into a ceiling fan. Prosecutors said Robert Jackson Jones Jr., 24, of Muskogee, Indiana, also confessed to smothering and slamming his infant son to stop his crying. The boy’s mother, Emma Whitehead, 22, …
A New York man has admitted that he was on drugs when he murdered a mother and her young daughter by choking them and then slashing their throats earlier this month, the Post-Star reports. Bryan Redden, 21, told police that he was “high on drugs” and had “done heroin” when he killed 33-year-old Crystal Riley …
The six-month search for two Tulsa, Oklahoma, children has reportedly ended with the children’s safe return and their parents’ arrest. Christopher Smith and Shaquelle Cantrell are accused of taking off with their children during a supervised visit in February. According to KOKI, Department of Human Services (DHS) removed the couple’s 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter from …
Police have arrested a man and a woman and charged them with a litany of felonies after their 2-year-old son suffocated to death after they allegedly tied and weighted down a mattress over his crib so he wouldn’t be able to climb out, WGAL-TV reports. The parents, Justin Dwyer and Courtney Stash, are facing a …
When the desperate teen cut herself, her mother allegedly rubbed alcohol and salt on the wounds
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested two police officers after they allegedly abused their adopted children. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Tracy Jones, 47, a Jacksonville, Fla. police officer and Rosemary Jones, 36, a Poulan, Ga. police officer, were arrested in Sylvester, Ga. on Tuesday, on child cruelty-related charges. Both suspects are facing two felony cruelty to …
New Mexico police reportedly arrested four members of controversial Christian sect Sunday on more than 100 counts of child abuse. The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Peter Green, Deborah Green, (pictured) Stacey Miller, and Joshua Green, all members of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps. Allegations against the group range from allowing a …
A Pennsylvania mom was shocked when she realized the bag of ashes she was given after her infant daughter’s death two years ago were the cremated remains of a dog. A funeral home director takes the blame for mixing up two packages from the crematory, giving Jennifer Dailey the pet’s remains rather than her child’s …
A girl walking home from school in Alabama came across a horrifying discovery: A young boy found dead at a residential property in Mobile. WPMI reports that a little girl discovered the body near the driveway at about 3 p.m. on Monday. She was reportedly walking with a group of girls from the school bus …
Did a Missouri daycare worker take discipline too far? The parents of a 4-year-old girl think so, and want the daycare shut down after an employee allegedly strapped the child to a chair with duct tape and took a picture. KFVS reports that the Missouri Department of Children and Family Services found the photo of the …
A California man and his girlfriend are facing felony charges after prosecutors said that a 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after the couple abused him. KTLA reports that on Tuesday, Murietta police and emergency personnel were called to a home at 24001 Verdun Lane, in response to a child in medical distress. According to police, …
