On Friday, a former Utah school bus driver was ordered to remain behind bars without bail after allegedly igniting a school bus on two separate occasions. In February, a grand jury indicted 58-year-old Michael Austin Ford on two counts of arson. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah, Ford stands accused of deliberately …
Two teen males have been charged with attempted murder and related charges after stabbing a girl who “played dead” in order to survive the attack. Officials said the girl’s decision likely saved her own life. The incident happened in 2019 at a home in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, after a 16-year-old girl’s mother allowed …
The family of a murdered California mother says developments in the case have reopened painful wounds since the woman’s death last year, KOVR-TV reports. Authorities this week revealed that 29-year-old Victor Serriteno, who is accused of murdering 32-year-old Priscilla Castro in August, started a fire to cover up the killing. That fire eventually became part of a massive …
A Louisiana woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly setting the home of her estranged husband’s new girlfriend on fire while the girlfriend’s two young children were inside. According to WBRZ, a witness saw Shannon Blackson, 40, hurl what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail into the victim’s Baton Rouge home at around 2 a.m. …
Four girls, ranging in ages 12 to 14, allegedly set fire to a Pennsylvania home because they were bored, according to Chief John Blake of the Ferndale Borough Police Department. News 7 reports that the incident happened on April 3 in the Johnstown borough of Ferndale. A 12-year-old and three 14-year-old girls allegedly used an …
An Ohio man whose burning body was found on Tuesday was killed by the person who reported him missing, according to police. Akron police and fire crews discovered reportedly discovered the 48-year-old man’s burning body in a vacant lot. The medical examiner said the man was smoldering and had suffered severe burns, according to WOIO. …
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 accelerant through a window he had broken, presumably to start a fire in the building. …
A Tenessee boy has been arrested after police say he intentionally set multiple fires at a residential home. ABC News reports that the Chattanooga Fire Department arrived at a home off of Maude Street in Chatanooga at around 4 p.m. on Monday after a caller noticed several fires and possibly a dumpster and a car …
A woman has been arrested on attempted murder charges after she allegedly stabbed her ex-girlfriend and her new partner, then tried to set their house on fire. KUTV reports that 27-year-old Adam Jiang Tien has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder as well as aggravated arson after she allegedly stabbed her ex-girlfriend and …
A 17-year-old male was arrested Thursday in connection with the deaths of his girlfriend’s family, who died in a fiery home fire. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Candace Walton, 16, was charged in March with arson and murder in connection with the death of her 21-year-old special needs brother, Gerald Walton, and her mother, 46-year-old Tasha Vandiver. …
A Wisconsin man who lit his ex-girlfriend ablaze on Valentine’s Day did so because she hadn’t paid her taxes. According to WITI, prosecutors said Javaunte Jefferson, 28, lit Savannah Bailey on fire “because she wouldn’t pay her taxes and was buying other stuff.” After the violent act, Jefferson allegedly drove off — leaving Bailey and …
A New York man who reportedly burned himself alive in his chained-up car — killing his 3-year-old daughter who was in the back seat — has died from his injuries months after the grisly incident. Sources told the New York Daily News that Martin Pereira died on Tuesday at Jamaica Hospital, where he has undergone …
