A 64-year-old Ohio man has been charged with the shooting death of his 60-year-old girlfriend in Columbus. Stewart Butler initially told police he shot Marchelle Freeman in self defense, but later said he shot her because he was mad that that she kicked and poked him, WSYX reported. He told police the grabbed his gun …
A Georgia couple was arrested earlier this month month on child abuse charges after their 2-month-old son was found unresponseve in their home. The boy was taken to Martin Army Community Hospital by the parents, 26-year-old Scott Sartin and 24-year-old Jada Sartin, and he and his twin sister were later admitted to Children’s Hospital of …
A patient and former three staffers at a state-run Ohio mental health facility were indicted this week on charges related to the beating death of another patient at the facility in 2022. According to The Associated Press, a 24-year-old patient at Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare in Columbus attacked the 57-year-old victim on July 23, 2022, …
An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to two federal counts of kidnapping a minor in the case of a set of twin infants who were in the back seat of a car she stole from outside a Columbus pizza restaurant. The prosecution and defendant Nalah T. Jackson, 25, agreed to a recommended sentence of 20 …
An Ohio woman previously charged with giving a man a fatal overdose of drugs and robbing him has now been charged with doing the same thing to four other men, one of whom survived. Rebecca Auborn, 33, is accused of meeting the men for sex and drugging them with the intent of robbing them. She …
UPDATE The children have been found safe in south Georgia, according to the Columbus Police Department. The investigation is still ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. L. Zieverink at 706-225-4384 or lzieverink@columbusga.org. Initial Coverage An Amber Alert has been issued in Georgia for two young girls taken from a Columbus Burger King …
An Ohio boy playing in the yard of an apartment building was struck and killed by a stolen car Saturday night. Columbus police said the 4-year-old was with his mother in the grassy area behind the building in the South Franklinton neighborhood just before 9 p.m. when the Kia jumped a curb and hit him. …
An 18-year-old Ohio woman is out of jail after fatally stabbing a 17-year-old girl in a fight at a Columbus convenience store. The Columbus Division of Police said that Bryanna Barozzini admitted swinging a knife during the fight with Halia Culbertson late Sunday night. In court on Tuesday, Barozzini’s attorney said there were “self-defense issues” …
An Ohio coroner said the death of a 6-month-old twin — who was kidnapped with his brother late last year and abandoned at the Dayton airport — showed no signs of “trauma, foul play, abuse, or neglect.” Ky’air Thomas was rushed to the hospital on January 28 just before 11 p.m. and pronounced dead about …
An Ohio man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, whose body was in a landfill in the southern part of the state on Wednesday. Columbus Police said that Gene Scott, 46, has been charged with killing 40-year-old Renee Benedetti, WBNS reported. Commander Mark Denner told reporters that police in Cleveland had contacted …
Nine children, including a 5-year-old boy, were shot Friday night at a Georgia gas station in what investigators say was an altercation that spilled out of a nearby party. The Columbus Police Department said all nine were taken to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said four had been discharged …
An Ohio toddler is not expected to recover after she was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in critical condition Saturday night. The hospital called homicide detectives in early Sunday morning for a suspicious injury and possible neglect of the 2-year-old girl, WBNS reports. Hospital staff said the girl was in cardiac arrest when she arrived …
