An elderly man was mauled to death by seven dogs earlier this month while walking to a neighborhood store in Texas. Now the owner of those dogs is facing criminal charges, Fox 26 Houston reports. Around 1:30 p.m. on July 18, 71-year-old Freddy Garcia was walking to a store in Fresno, Texas, when he was …
Three California educators are facing criminal charges in connection with the 2018 death of a 13-year-old autistic student who was restrained at school for nearly two hours and suffered brain damage. On Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported that a grand jury has indicted the now-shuttered school, site administrator Cindy Keller, former principal Starrane Meyers and teacher Kimberly …
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a University of Mississippi student who has been missing for two weeks, the Clarion Ledger reports. On Friday, the Oxford Police Department and University of Mississippi Police announced that 22-year-old Shelton Timothy Herrington Jr. has been charged with murder. Investigators believe Herrington killed Jimmie …
A Navy officer allegedly confessed to murdering his wife with a hammer and knife and setting their home ablaze hoping it would kill the couple’s baby, News 8 reports. George Dodson, 23, is facing numerous charges related to the violent attack, which allegedly happened after his wife told him she was in love with another …
The woman at the center of the $400k GoFundMe scam organized as a fundraiser for the homeless vet who gave away his last $20 to a stranded motorist, was sentenced Thursday to one year in federal prison. Katelyn McLure, 32, was also sentenced to three years of supervised parole after her release and was ordered …
An emerging body of research is raising concerns about the effects of marijuana as more states and the federal government seek to legalize the psychoactive drug. Today, nearly half of Americans live in states where cannabis is legal recreationally, and lawmakers in all but 13 states have OK’d it for medical use. A bill introduced this …
A 30-year-old man died over the weekend after a sinkhole at the bottom of a swimming pool sucked him in. According to DailyMail, the incident happened at the Karmei Yosef in central Israel, after a 32-year-old male was pulled down to the deep end of a pool and into a sinkhole. Although authorities have not officially …
Three people were found dead Saturday night in a West Palm Beach condo, and cops say they found the bodies after noticing blood seeping from the front door. According to 19 News, the incident unfolded at the Paradise Cove Condominiums. Officers were called to a home in the neighborhood for a welfare check when they …
A police officer died and another was injured after they were ambushed and shot Thursday night in Rochester, New York, the same day the city declared a state of emergency because of gun violence, WROC-TV reports. The deceased officer has been identified as 54-year-old Anthony Mazurkiewicz, who served on the city’s police force for 29 …
A 59-year-old Ohio woman is missing and police say she could be in danger. According to 19 News, Gayle Griffin, of Cleveland, was last seen on Wednesday leaving an assisted living facility off of Lake Avenue in Cleveland. An employee at the facility reportedly told police that Gail has mental issues and is known to …
Authorities in Mexico have arrested a fugitive stepmom accused of killing her husband and stepchildren after she allegedly slept with her stepson and was removed from a will, the Daily Mail reports. Berenice Alanís, dubbed the “Black Widow,” was detained Wednesday in Acapulco after three years of avoiding capture. A guest at a hotel reportedly …
A Tennessee man accused of killing his new wife during a Fiji vacation has reportedly claimed that her death was an accident. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christi Chen was reportedly excited about her honeymoon to Fiji. Now, her husband, Bradley Robert Dawson, is sitting in a jail cell in the South Pacific, accused of killing …
