An 81-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after she allegedly pepper-sprayed two young girls and their mother, reportedly because the girls were playing with bubbles. April Morant, mother of the 3- and 6-year-old girls, told WESH that they were playing with bubbles in their own yard in Ocala, well away from the fence that separates …
Karen Read’s defense team called a surprise police witness who stated Tuesday that Read’s taillight was less damaged when he helped seize the vehicle than shown in photos taken after the Canton Police Department towed it. Before the officer took the stand, Read’s defense team first called Brian “Lucky” Loughran, a plow driver and Department …
The defense in the retrial of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe, called its first witness Friday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, O’Keefe, an off-duty Boston police officer, was found dead in the snow outside a friend’s Canton home. Read, 45, a former adjunct professor at Bentley University, has pleaded not guilty to …
A 58-year-old Missouri man has been arrested and charged with the murder of his wife nearly two decades ago in Georgia, with help from his former live-in nanny — an 18-year-old he was having an affair with at the time. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Jon Worrell was arrested at his home in …
A New Jersey mother is facing charges after she allegedly ran over her son with a car, killing him. Wendy Castillo-Torres, 30, has been charged with causing a death while driving without a valid license, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The charge Castillo-Torres was announced on May 17, the same day she …
UPDATE Addysin has been safe, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Initial Coverage Crews were seen Thursday morning searching for a 13-year-old Florida girl, reported missing in Sumter County. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Addisyin Brown was last seen around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the vicinity of CR-645 near Nobleton. She’s described …
A 6-year-old California boy died after being left inside a vehicle Saturday during record-breaking heat in Paso Robles, authorities confirmed. Police were alerted to the child’s death shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. Detectives believe the boy’s father, 27-year-old Briant Reyes-Estrada, parked his vehicle at the Paso Robles Inn for several hours before taking the child …
A sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police, who was pivotal in the inquiry surrounding Karen Read’s initial mistrial for murder, testified Thursday at the Norfolk Superior Court. According to FOX News Digital, State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik said that early in the investigation, he spoke with other law enforcement officials concerning slain Boston police officer …
A Florida teen who participated in a robbery with two other suspects will testify against them in their upcoming murder trials. Christopher Atkins, 14, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder, armed robbery and evidence tampering in the 2023 killing of 16-year-old Layla Silvernail. He faces 40 years to life in prison and could be eligible …
A Kentucky father says he found a 20-year-old man naked in his 13-year-old daughter’s bedroom. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a Florence home shortly after midnight on April 28 after the unnamed father said “he awoke in the night and heard noises coming from his 13-year-old daughter’s room.” Police arrived and arrested Parker …
Chippewa Falls police in Wisconsin released more details this week about the discovery of Shannah Boiteau’s body. Police said they found Boiteau’s body on April 27 in St. Cloud. Officials confirmed her identity Monday. St. Cloud police are now leading the investigation. Boiteau left her Chippewa Falls home on June 21, 2016, according to police. …
A Bell County jury in Texas found Caysen Allison not guilty of murder but convicted him of criminally negligent homicide. After hearing closing arguments from both the prosecution and defense, jurors received their instructions Monday and began deliberating. They reached the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. Allison faced charges ranging from murder to manslaughter to criminally …
