A 16-year-old girl in Denver, Colorado, is facing first-degree murder charges after she allegedly suffocated her newborn baby by shoving a rock down her throat. KMGH-TV reported that police believe Alaya Dotson killed her baby, Amekah Dotson, at her Denver home about an hour after giving birth to her on September 8. The teen told officers that she …
A Florida dad is being hailed as a hero for saving his daughter from an armed kidnapping attempt at his home. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release announcing that four teenagers from Crestview, Florida, were in custody after the incident which occurred around 10:30 pm Tuesday night. Police responded to a call about …
Prosectors have declined to charge fugitive director Roman Polanski in yet another child rape case. The Daily News reports that Polanski will escape prosecution for allegations that he raped a then-15-year-old girl when she was pursuing a role in a movie he was directing. Renate Langer had previously revealed to the New York Times that …
The Iowa mother who left her four young children home alone while she took an 11-day European vacation pleaded not guilty in court last week. Erin Macke, 30, was charged with four counts of child endangerment and one count of transferring a firearm to a person under 21. She pleaded not guilty in a written …
The NYPD cops charged with raping a handcuffed teenager in their police vehicle quit the force on Monday. The officers were scheduled for a department trial on Thursday, where the two would most likely have lost their jobs anyway, the New York Daily News reports. The officers were suspended without pay following the charges. Eddie Martins, …
An Alabama man is being hailed a hero for going out of his way to find a missing 3-year-old girl who got lost in the woods earlier this week, the Cullman Tribune reports. Eric Gilbreath, 37, said he felt compelled to help search for Serenity Dawn Sanders because she and his son have the same …
A Michigan husband and wife violently raped a young teen girl and forced her to eat cigarettes, authorities say. Prosecutors have charged Kyle David Roy, 33, and Jennifer Edith Roy, 46, with eight felony charges in connection with the alleged abuse, Mlive.com reports. The abuse allegedly occurred between November 2014 and October 2016 at their …
A 10-year-old Tennessee boy allegedly fatally stabbed himself in the chest with a kitchen knife after his mother beat and choked him with an extension cord. The Commerical Appeal reported that police were called to a Frayser home Saturday afternoon and discovered Jaheim McKinzie suffering from chest wounds. The boy was rushed to a hospital where …
The brother of the Las Vegas gunman who killed dozens of people last month was arrested on child pornography charges after he bragged about what his brother had done. TMZ reports that Bruce Paddock told fellow residents at his assisted living facility in North Hollywood, California, that Stephen Paddock was his brother, prompting a staffer …
A former Roy, Utah, day care owner who killed an infant by slamming his head into a changing table was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Judge Scott Hadley sentenced Tisha Lynn Morley, 36, to five years to life in the Utah State Prison for the February 2014 death of Lincoln Penland. The 8-month-old sustained two broken arms, …
A 12-year-old Florida boy accused of fatally shooting a girl in the side of the head with a shotgun during a dare was charged with manslaughter. The boy, identified by WJAX as Tyron Calhoun, was arrested Friday in connection with the April 30 shooting of Ramya Eunice, 12. Jacksonville police said Calhoun, then 11, shot Eunice in the ear and …
An Idaho mother is accused of brutally beating her children after they ate a tub of ice cream. Fox News reports that Priscilla Zapata allegedly shaved her two daughters’ heads after discovering they had eaten the ice cream, in addition to severely beating all four of her children — two boys and two girls — and …
