Genene Jones, a Texas nurse convicted in 1984 of murdering a baby and trying to kill another, may be a free woman next year. The New York Daily News reports that Jones, 66, could be released on May 1, 2018, because of Texas’ “good time” law. To combat prison overcrowding, the law allows inmates convicted of …
A St. Louis, Missouri, woman was charged with first-degree murder on Friday for allegedly persuading her boyfriend to suffocate his own infant son. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police recovered texts indicating that Emily Paul, 27, “aided and encouraged the suffocation death” of Ayden Baker by his father, Jibri, 23. Jibri allegedly pushed his son’s …
A New Mexico mom is facing child abuse charges after she allegedly led police on an alcohol-fueled car chase — with her two young children in the vehicle. According to KRQE News, Shirlena Charley, 23, was arrested after leading police on a pursuit while her two young children were in the car. Albuquerque police released …
A Jefferson County, Alabama, grand jury indicted a man and woman on aggravated child abuse charges after a 3-year-old girl died from extreme abuse. The indictments were made public on Friday. Alabama Media Group reports that Johnathon Wayne Talley, 41, and Misty Lynn Wright, 25, are accused of “willfully torture, willfully abuse, cruelly beat or otherwise willfully maltreat said child …
A Scranton, Pennsylvania, man is facing several charges for allegedly selling heroin to an informant while holding his infant daughter. Authorities confiscated hundreds of bags of heroin from Eric M. Ward, 33, and Katherine Huanira, 27, on Thursday, according to The Scranton Times-Tribune. The investigation was carried out by the state police vice unit, borough police, and Lackawanna …
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A Blytheville, Arkansas, woman is facing child endangerment charges after authorities allegedly found her children living in a home inundated with maggots. KAIT reported that neighbors called police Tuesday morning after they heard children screaming from inside the residence. The children not only refused to open the door for officers but cursed at them, according to …
A Pembroke Pines, Florida, woman was booked into jail on Monday after police arrested her for allegedly burning her 9-year-old son with a hot clothes iron. CBS Miami reports that Tamecha Jean, 32, was arrested in Broward County on child abuse charges. She’s accused of burning her son twice on his chest with the tip of the iron and …
A 2-month-old boy is in a Fort Worth hospital after his mother allegedly threw him into a door because he wouldn’t stop crying. Dallas News reports that emergency responders were called to a home in Mineral Wells after a frantic woman called 911 and said her baby was sick. Once they arrived, however, they determined the situation …
An investigation is underway after a Kennett, Missouri, baby was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull and superglue smeared on his mouth. WREG reports that a police officer received a call last Monday after hospital staff reported that a baby brought in for treatment had blood on his nose, swollen limbs, face swelling, and …
A Sumter, South Carolina, son and daughter are accused of neglecting their 66-year-old mother to the point she experienced dehydration, kidney failure, and liver failure. Michael Lamont, 44, and Teresa Michelle Choice, 36, were charged with neglecting a vulnerable adult on Friday. Doctors said the mother was unconscious and suffering from serious wounds related to lying in her …
Two Connecticut group home workers were arrested this week for allegedly choking and striking a disabled 19-year-old with a mop and broom. The victim’s mother reported the January 12 incident to the state Department of Developmental Services after noticing bruising on her daughter. Video footage from the Hamden group home showed Victoria Dancy, 50, and Melissa Smith, 41, …
