Two Kentucky women were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of a 14-month-old. WKYT reported that Monica Goodwin and Erica Goodwin were doing meth on November 16 while Monica’s child drowned in a hot tub in their Clark County home. The pair was reportedly upstairs when the unsupervised toddler climbed into the tub …
On Wednesday, a New York man admitted in court to killing his lover, who was found fatally stabbed in a duffel bag in April. David Bonola, 44, agreed to a 25-year sentence for first-degree manslaughter in the slaying of Orsolya Gaal, 51. WABC reported that Bonola, a handyman, started doing work at Gaal’s Queens home …
The parents of an Ohio toddler who died in June from a drug overdose were arrested Wednesday and charged with involuntary manslaughter. An autopsy said that 17-month-old Kaiden Wood died from “acute Buproprion and Duloxetine toxicity.” Buproprion and duloxetine are the generic names of Wellbutrin and Cymbalta, drugs used to treat depression. Court records also …
A 16-year-old girl is the latest person hit with charges in connection with the killing last month of a taxi driver in Queens. The teen, whose identity has not been released, was charged with theft of services on August 25, but police only announced the arrest of Friday. Kutin Gyimah, a 52-year-old father of four …
Months after a fatal parasailing accident in the Florida Keys claimed the life of an Illinois mom and seriously injured two young family members, the captain of the boat involved has been arrested. Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, was charged with one count of manslaughter and five violations of commercial parasailing statutes, WPLG reported. As CrimeOnline …
A six-week old infant died as a result of co-sleeping earlier this summer almost a year to the day that the mother’s previous child died from the same cause. Brooke Hunter was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment after the second infant’s death in June, according to Amy Clausing with the Hamilton County (Ohio) …
A Detroit mom has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 8-year-old daughter, who was shot to death by the girl’s 10-year-old brother. Officials said the boy found an unsecured and loaded handgun shortly before noon on Tuesday, while he and his sister were home alone. He fired the gun and shot …
“Unfortunately, it’s not against the law to be stupid,” sheriff says.
A Maryland woman has been jailed for allegedly running over her boyfriend with a car and killing him. The Prince George’s County Police Department said on Thursday that the incident happened over the weekend. Officers responded to a call about a person trapped beneath a car; when they arrived, they found Shamatto Clarke, 40, dead. …
Two men have been arrested in the beating death of a New York City cab driver over the weekend. Kutin Gyimah, 52, had transported five passengers in Queens early Saturday, but instead of paying him, they robbed him, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Gyimah chased them down, and the passengers turned on him, punching and kicking …
The wealthy socialite accused of shoving a diminutive 87-year-old voice coach to the street in Manhattan rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have cut her maximum time in jail by 10 years. Lauren Pazienza is accused of pushing Barbara Maier Gustern down while calling her a “b****” for no discernible reason on March 10. …
A 16-year-old Florida girl has been charged with manslaughter after she allegedly put a pillow over her toddler sister’s head to keep her quiet while her mother worked in the next room. The girl is being charged as a juvenile and appeared before a judge Tuesday morning, WESH reported. Altamonte Springs police said they were …
