2 arrested for attacks on police officers during deadly Capitol riot
Riot
Man seen on video beating officer with American flag said ‘Death is the only remedy for what’s in’ the Capitol.
Family Crime
January 14, 2021
Man calls 911 to say he killed his father; police find multiple family members who may have been poisoned: Report
A Long Island man is in custody after he allegedly admitting to killing his own father, who was found dead in a home with three people who were unresponsive. NBC New York reports that first responders arrived to a home …
Politics and Crime
January 14, 2021
Ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder criminally charged for role in Flint water crisis
Ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was charged Thursday with two counts of willful neglect of duty in connection with the ongoing Flint water crisis. According to MLive, Snyder, 62, was one of nine former or current officials charged in connection with …
Riot
January 14, 2021
Air Force vet killed while storming the US Capitol was in a ‘throuple’ [Report]
Ashli Babbitt, the QAnon-believing Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by a Capitol police officer during last week’s insurrection, was apparently in a “throuple” with her husband and another woman, the New Yorker reports. Kayla Joyce, 29, who said …
Nancy Grace
January 14, 2021
[Thursday Crime Stories] Dad opens fire on masked intruder: Will Daddy be charged?
Multiple investigations occur at a Texas home after a father of two shoots and kills an intruder. Police say three masked individuals entered the home held the family at gunpoint. The dad uses a rifle to defend his family. The …
Breaking
January 14, 2021
DEVELOPING: FBI investigating TikTok video possibly showing teen missing since 2014
Federal and state authorities in Arkansas confirmed Thursday that they are investigating a video that possibly shows a missing woman who disappeared in 2014, when she was 15. Stuttgart police said in a statement to KATV that they received dozens …
child endangerment
January 14, 2021
Police identify Florida woman who abandons three newborn babies since 2016
A Florida woman accused of abandoning three newborns at apartment complexes on three separate occasions has been identified. As CrimeOnline previously reported, officials used DNA testing on three children, all dropped off at Orlando apartment complexes as newborns in three …
Violent Crime
January 14, 2021
Cleveland ‘Capitol Thug’ sends hate message before riot: ‘Hope you’re reading this Mr FBI…FK U!’
A Colorado man is accused of making violent threats in connection to the mob riot at the U.S. Capitol building last week. The New York Post obtained court documents showing that Cleveland Grover Meredith, was arrested on Thursday in Washington …
Politics and Crime
January 14, 2021
PICTURED: ‘Free as f**k’ Kyle Rittenhouse flashes white power sign at bar [Prosecutor]
On Wednesday, prosecutors requested modified bond stipulations for accused protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse after the Illinois teen was allegedly spotted flashing white power signs at a bar in Wisconsin. According to WTMJ, Rittenhouse, 18, drank several beers at Pudgy’s Pub …
Child Abuse
January 14, 2021
UPDATE 911 CALL: Restaurant server uses secret sign to help bruised boy who was victim of severe child abuse [Police]
A restaurant server with quick-thinking skills helped rescue a young boy who was reportedly a victim of severe child abuse. Click Orlando reports that the incident happened on New Year’s Day at a Mrs. Potato restaurant in Orlando. According to …
Arson
January 14, 2021
OOPS….Florida man burns self while SETTING HOME ON FIRE
A Florida man remains hospitalized with serious injuries days after he allegedly tried to burn a house down and lit himself on fire instead. Tampa police told WTVT that on Sunday, Scott Massa, 51, attempted to hurl a bucket of …
Family Crime
January 14, 2021
One dead, multiple critical in possible ‘mass suicide’ at Long Island residence
One person has died and three other people are in critical condition in what some reports are calling a chemical mass suicide attempt. According to AM New York, a 72-year-old man is dead, three others are in critical condition, and …
Murder
January 14, 2021
Husband is ‘excited’ as he admits to beating wife with fireplace poker for ‘cheating,’ leaving her in basement for days to die: Reports
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after he allegedly admitted to killing his wife with a fire poker. Fox 56 reports that Daniel Barrett went to the Plymouth Police Department on Monday and while “emotional and excited,” confessed to killing …
Murder
January 13, 2021
2nd suspect arrested in connection with shooting death of nurse on Nashville highway
Tennessee police this week arrested a second suspect in the shooting death of a nurse who was shot to death last month while driving along Interstate 440 on her way to work, WKRN reports. James Edward Cowan, 28, was arrested …
Murder
January 13, 2021
Suspect arrested in Florida for murder of 17-year-old girl found dead in Georgia cemetery
Authorities in Florida have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of killing a Georgia teenager whose body was found in a Lamar County cemetery on Sunday. Lamar County Sheriff’s investigators identified the 17-year-old girl as D’Shaunti Kyanni Hunter and said she …
Politics and Crime
January 13, 2021
House impeaches Donald Trump for the 2nd time
Ten Republicans joined House Democrats on Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice, the Washington Post reports. The final vote was 232-197. The next step for impeachment is trial in …
Politics and Crime
January 13, 2021
Georgia man arrested at U.S. Capitol died of suicide two days later; faced only brief jail time or modest fine
A medical examiner has confirmed the cause of death of a man who took his own life four days after being arrested on the evening of the mob riot at the U.S. Capitol. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christopher Stanton Georgia …
Politics and Crime
January 13, 2021
Ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to be charged in Flint water crisis, sources say
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other officials are expected to be criminally charged in connection with the Flint water crisis, according to reports. Two people close to the matter told the Associated Press that the attorney general’s office informed …
Violent Crime
January 13, 2021
Ex-wife tips off Feds about husband’s attack on Capitol: Report
The ex-wife of a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant turned him into federal authorities after seeing his photo among a trove of images released by D.C. Metro police in an attempt to identify suspects in last week’s U.S. Capitol breach. According …
Theft
January 13, 2021
SEE IT: Perp spotted stealing $4K wheelchair outside senior’s home
Surveillance footage captured on Sunday appears to show someone stealing a motorized wheelchair from an elderly woman’s home in Canada. The unidentified suspect allegedly took the wheelchair from Diana Kinnear’s garage in Edmonton. The stolen wheelchair is a Pride Jazzy …
Podcast
January 13, 2021
Wednesday Crime Stories: FEMALE KILLER DEATH BY NEEDLE after slitting pregnant mommy open to steal baby
The first woman to be executed by the federal government in 67 years died overnight. Lisa Montgomery, 52, died early Wednesday morning by lethal injection. She was sentenced to death for murdering a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from …
January 13, 2021
Supreme Court rules women must pick up abortion pill in person
Missing
January 13, 2021
[UPDATE: FOUND SAFE] MISSING: 12-year-old girl vanishes from home, police seek help locating her
UPDATE: 2:35 p.m.: According to an update on the Monticello Police Department’s Facebook page, Chyna Davis has been located, presumably unharmed. Authorities have not yet released any further details. ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Iowa are looking for a 12-year-old girl …
Teacher Scandals
January 13, 2021
MUGSHOT: 52-year-old teacher admits secret ‘sex’ with teen student at church
An Arkansas home school teacher was sentenced on Monday to four months in jail for sexually assaulting her student, a 17-year-old girl, last year. Alisa Andrews, 52, was arrested in October after a pastor reported that a parent told him …
Homicide
January 13, 2021
UPDATE: 16-year-old father who claimed he gave newborn away admits he shot baby in the head [Court Docs]
A 16-year-old Wisconsin teen is behind bars after he allegedly killed his newborn daughter. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities said a baby girl was born in a bathtub on January 5, at a home in the Village of Albany. On …
Politics and Crime
January 13, 2021
BREAKING: U.S. Capitol staffer says ‘every panic button’ had been torn out of on day of riot
“I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive.”
National
January 13, 2021
Lisa Montgomery execution: One last word from killer who murdered pregnant mom, sliced infant from stomach
Lisa Montgomery, the only female on federal death row, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday morning, following her execution for murdering a pregnant woman and slicing the infant from her stomach. The New York Times reports that Montgomery was …
Politics and Crime
January 13, 2021
BREAKING: ‘Proud Boy’ in federal custody, suspected of planning a SECOND armed attack in D.C.
A Queens man is in federal custody, accused of organizing a violent plot targeting the U.S. Capitol on January 7. The news of the arrest comes a week after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on January 6 in a …
Riots
January 12, 2021
MTA worker ‘calls in sick’ to go attack Capitol
A New York Metropolitan Transit Authority worker who called out sick to attend the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was reportedly arrested by federal authorities. New York Post reports that 31-year-old Will Pepe was arrested on Tuesday …
Politics and Crime
January 12, 2021
Capitol protester arrested in D.C. after breaking curfew is found dead
A man who had been charged in the breach of the U.S. Capitol last week died on Saturday at his home in Georgia. According to 11 Alive, Christopher Stanton Georgia died Saturday at his home in Alpharetta, three days after …
Teacher Scandals
January 12, 2021
‘Get drunk! Pass the f**k out!’: School dean & wife give underage babysitter weed & booze as she watches their kids [Cops]
A Florida couple were arrested last week for repeatedly providing their 17-year-old babysitter with marijuana and alcohol over the course of two years. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release that Adam Thayer, 38, and Misty Mitchell-Thayer, …
Nancy Grace
January 12, 2021
[Tuesday Crime Stories] ‘Capitol Hill thugs should be charged with felony murder: It will be over my cold dead body these deaths are forgotten!’
Five people died as a result of the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill, including Police officer Brian Sicknick. Who were the individuals who stormed Congressional Chambers and what happens now? As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sicknick was killed after someone hit him …
Politics and Crime
January 12, 2021
‘Q Shaman’ leaves mom’s house to attack Capitol, now gets special organic meals
A Trump supporter arrested for his participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week has demanded a special diet while in jail. According to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail, 32-year-old Jake Angeli, whose legal name is …
Trials
January 12, 2021
Ex-cop Derek Chauvin, accused of keeping knee on George Floyd until he died, will stand trial for MURDER separately from other officers
A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the ex-officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death will stand trial alone. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that the trial for Derek Chauvin, 44, the police officer accused of putting his knee on …
Court
January 12, 2021
‘Catfish’ mother, 45, uses teen daughter’s ‘provocative’ pics, urges 16-year-old boy to send explicit videos & agree to suicide
A Pennsylvania woman who “catfished” a teen boy while posing as a teen girl learned her fate Monday during a court hearing in Philadelphia. According to the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 54-year-old Linda Paolini was sentenced …
Animal Abuse
January 12, 2021
$5K reward for animal abuser who carved ‘TRUMP’ into a manatee: Police
Florida officials announced Monday that they are offering a $5,000 reward for information after a manatee was reportedly spotted Sunday with the word “TRUMP” carved into its back. The Center for Biodiversity said in a statement that they are offering …
Court
January 12, 2021
BREAKING: Judge blocks execution of female killer who murdered pregnant mother, sliced baby from her stomach
A federal judge has blocked an execution scheduled for January 12 in connection with Lisa Montgomery, the only female currently on federal death row. The Topeka Capitol-Journal reports that Judge Patrick Hanlon of the U.S. District Court of the Southern …
Unsolved
January 12, 2021
One person detained after reported kidnapped 3-week-old found baby found dead, police seek tips for additional information
Wisconsin authorities have one person in custody in connection with an infant found dead but are asking the public’s assistance for additional information. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Crime Stoppers said a baby girl was born on January 5 in the …
Court
January 11, 2021
‘QAnon Shaman’ refuses to eat non-organic food in jail
The pro-Trump rioter seen in a bearskin headdress and horns in the Capitol last week is refusing to eat unless he’s given an organic diet, his mother told the Arizona Republic. “He gets very sick if he doesn’t eat organic …
Police
January 11, 2021
2 Capitol police officers suspended for actions during pro-Trump riot: Congressman
Interim Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman taking ‘aggressive action’ to look into officers’ actions, says Rep. Tim Ryan.
Missing
January 11, 2021
HELP FIND THIS GIRL: Norfolk Police ask for help locating 12-year-old girl
Norfolk police are are looking for a 12-year-old Virginia girl they believe has run away from home. Keasia Williams was last seen on January 7 in the Diggs Town area of Norfolk, according to WTKR. Williams is described as 5 …
Drunk Drivers
January 11, 2021
SEE IT: Footage of SoHo Karen’s second DUI surfaces after arrest for assaulting teen at hotel
Footage of a California woman’s DUI arrest in October has surfaced days after she was taken into custody for assaulting a 14-year-old boy she falsely accused of stealing her phone at a New York hotel. TMZ obtained a video that …
Murder
January 11, 2021
Two dead in UPS rampage
Police in suburban Chicago are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the parking lot of a UPS distribution center southwest of the city, CBS2 reports. Hodgkins police responded to the scene shortly before 1 p.m. Monday and found a man and …
Murder
January 11, 2021
Couple wanted for OREGON HOTEL MURDER tracked to California
A couple was arrested in California on Wednesday, a day after they allegedly robbed and fatally shot a man in a hotel room in Oregon. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said in a statement that officers responded to …
Murder
January 11, 2021
Mom who died with daughter in Manhattan high-rise suicide plunge was visiting a friend for their birthday; daughter asked to go to the roof
The woman believed who killed herself and her 5-year-old daughter in a suicide leap in Manhattan had struggled with depression following a separation from her husband, but had been improving before the apparent murder-suicide, her mother said. As the New …
Missing
January 11, 2021
MISSING: Man remains unaccounted for after vanishing on Christmas, cops say
Police in Maryland are looking for a man who reportedly has not been seen or heard from since Christmas. According to WJZ, relatives last saw Jerome Fortune, 47, on North Central Street in Baltimore. Additional details surrounding his disappearance were …
Missing
January 11, 2021
MISSING: Desperate search for teen boy who ‘may harm himself,’ investigators say
Georgia authorities are searching for a 16-year-old boy who disappeared from his Clermont home on January 9. Gainesville Times reports that Kevin Michael Willis was last seen at a residence off of Moss Hill Drive. Investigators indicated that there’s concern …
Nancy Grace
January 11, 2021
[Monday Crime Stories] DEATH BY MERCEDES: $$$ Socialite mows down little brothers
Los Angeles socialite Rebecca Grossman is facing manslaughter charges after two young brothers are killed in a DUI hit and run last week. The six members of the Iskander family were walking in a crosswalk when the parents heard racing …
Politics and Crime
January 11, 2021
BREAKING: Capitol police officer says cops were told to go home early on day of deadly mob riot
An officer with the Capitol Police Department reportedly said that he and other officers were sent home on Wednesday ahead of a mob uprising at the U.S. Capitol Building that resulted in at least four deaths, including a police officer …