An Ohio man was convicted Friday of stabbing his girlfriend to death but only after he was thrown out of the courtroom when he tried to present his own statement before the jury went into deliberations. Toby Madden, 52, was found guilty on one county of murder, one count of felony murder, and two counts …
An Ohio grandmother has been charged with intentionally shooting a 6-month-old baby in the head early Saturday morning. The baby is in critical condition at UC West Chester Hospital, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said. Mia Desiree Harris, the infant’s grandmother, fled the scene after the shooting, which took place shortly before 2 a.m., but …
An Ohio man was arrested in Texas this week for the murder of his 2-month-old daughter in May. John Powers, 24, fled to Texas after the death of Kiera Powers while she was in her care. He was arrested in Gainesville, Texas, after a Butler County grand jury indicted him on murder and endangering a …
A 26-year-old Ohio man charged with the shooting death of his next-door neighbor over the weekend was ordered held on a $950,000 bond on Monday. Austin Gene Combs was booked for murder in the death of 43-year-old Anthony Lee King, who was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds, the Journal-News reported. King’s wife told dispatchers …
An Ohio woman charged with stabbing a toddler in March 2021 was found not guilty by reason of insanity last week. Xiaoyan Zhu was tried in a bench trial on charges of attempted murder and felonious assault. Zhu was charged with stabbing a 3-year-old neighbor in the back and neck as he walked to a …
A junior high school physical education teacher in Missouri has been placed on leave from his job after being charged with raping a minor. Joshua Olsen, 40, has been charged with first degree rape or attempted rape and first degree sodomy or attempted sodomy. The incident took place on October 11, according to KVFS. How …
Authorities in Ohio have arrested a man accused of taking a 10-year-old boy hostage during an armed standoff with police that lasted more than an entire day. According to WXIX, the incident was finally resolved Sunday morning, when 31-year-old Donald Tobias Gazaway was arrested, though local officials admitted responding officers were unsure a peaceful resolution …
