*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A 1-year-old New York baby is in the hospital after police say her 9-year-old brother stabbed her in the stomach on Tuesday. ABC 7 reports that the incident happened in a room at the family’s Patchen Avenue apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant …
A Nevada woman is behind bars facing a murder charge after police say she ran over her ex-boyfriend, causing fatal injuries. Fox 5 reports that 41-year-old Maylien Doppert was arrested on November 30 by officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. A week prior, officers responded to a call from an apartment complex at 4110 …
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Bill Cosby’s appeal to have his 2018 aggravated indecent assault conviction overturned. According to Variety, the justices appeared skeptical about whether five accusers should have been allowed to testify during Cosby’s 2018 trial. On Tuesday, Justice Max Baer agreed with Cosby’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, that their testimonies were …
Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to the murder of mom-of-three, Savannah Spurlock, nearly two years after she vanished. The Courier-Journal reports that 25-year-old David Sparks pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in December. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Spurlock’s remains were discovered behind Sparks’ …
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Late last month, police in Arizona arrested two suspects who allegedly sex-trafficked a 15-year-old girl. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said in a statement that their investigation began in early October, when police spotted the girl working with some prostitutes on a street in Phoenix. An investigation reportedly revealed that the girl was …
Earlier this month, a Texas man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing multiple children for years, starting in 2013. Last month, a relative of one of the victims contacted Montgomery County police regarding George Banta, 48. The relative claimed Banta started abusing the oldest victim in 2013, when she was 12, according to KPRC. Four …
An Arizona man has allegedly admitted he murdered his girlfriend after an argument made him “snap,” according to court documents. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Amy “Ruby” Leagans, who moved to Chandler, Arizona, from Illinois in April, was reported missing on October 27 by her family, who said they hadn’t heard from her since October 21. …
A Maryland man was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home as she filmed a video for TikTok. On November 22, Angel Rodriguez-Gomez allegedly climbed a woman’s balcony and entered her apartment. The Hagerstown Police Department said Rodriguez-Gomez lived near the victim, who identified herself to WTTG as Hannah Viverette. Viverette said …
An Alabama man who allegedly forced his girlfriend’s young child out of a car on a dark, rainy Sunday night is now behind bars facing a murder charge. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Bryan Starr, 35, told police that 5-year-old Austin Birdseye became “unruly” as they traveled along busy Alabama Highway 165 near Fort Mitchell. Starr …
A month before her death, she reportedly told friends her husband would choke her until she lost consciousness
Officials in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, announced Tuesday that a man accused of sexually assaulting a toddler has now been charged with murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 29-year-old Austin Stevens, an assistant youth football coach for Lower Providence Warriors, was arrested following an incident on October 3 that left his daughter dead. According to Montgomery County …
