Five Florida teens who reportedly laughed and taunted a disabled man as he drowned last summer will not face any criminal charges, as authorities determined they hadn’t broken any laws. In a statement, State Attorney Phil Archer said they’re appalled by the teens’ “callous disregard for human life” but lamented that state laws didn’t address or …
Rescue crews continued their search Friday for a 6-year-old Indiana boy who reportedly vanished Thursday afternoon while swimming with family. WRTV reported that Brendan Sperry was with his mother, brother, two sisters, and cousin at Flat Rock River in Columbus when he went into deeper water. The boy’s uncle, James Pepper, said the 14-year-old cousin tried …
An Army Reserve veteran reportedly drowned Saturday after saving his fiancé’s 6-year-old daughter from a Texas lake. The Denton Record-Chronicle reports that the body of Brandyn Mitchell, 25, was recovered Saturday afternoon from Ray Roberts Lake, about 35 yards from shore. Denton County game wardens said Mitchell managed to get his soon-to-be stepdaughter onto a flotation device …
A California toddler is dead and her 17-month-old twin sister is in critical condition after they reportedly climbed out of a living room window and plunged into a pool as their parents slept. The girl’s family told KTLA that Maya and Makayla Edwards suffered traumatic brain injuries on April 29 when they managed to push out …
A Texas father has turned himself in weeks after his three-year-old daughter reportedly drowned in a pool at a Motel 6 in Lufkin. KTRE reports that police have accused Rondarius Smith, 26, of “staying up all night using drugs and alcohol” before he dozed off, leaving Arianna Smith to her own devices on March 20. Arianna reportedly …
Several New York officials have been placed on leave after a 14-year-old boy with autism allegedly wandered away from his school bus and drowned in a nearby river. CBS News reported that surveillance footage caught Trevyan Rowe walking away from James P.B. Duffy School 12 on the morning of March 8. A half-hour later, the teen was …
An 8-year-old Utah boy is recovering after reportedly chasing his dog across a frozen pond and falling through the ice. According to The Washington Post, the boy became trapped about 25 feet from shore on Christmas Day. Another child who witnessed the incident ran and alerted the boy’s parents. Minutes later, Washington County Sheriff’s Sergeant …
A Missouri man vacationing in the Florida Keys with family reportedly died Christmas Day in a freak snorkeling accident. The Springfield News-Leader reported that Owen Holmes, 69, from Ozark, was visiting Florida with family and boarded a boat operated by Starfish Snorkeling in Marathon near Sombrero Key lighthouse. While snorkeling five miles offshore, Holmes experienced some …
A missing 7-year-old boy with autism was reportedly found dead on Christmas morning in a backyard pool of a vacant home. KHON reported that Paul “Kevin” Rozier III was reported missing from his Mililani, Hawaii, home at around 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The child’s body was reportedly found at 8 a.m. the following day in a …
The search for 4-year-old Florida girl who disappeared from her Port St. Lucie home ended tragically Monday morning when police reportedly recovered her body from a nearby retention pond. Chelsea Noel allegedly walked out of her home at around 10 p.m. Saturday. Police believe the girl, who had autism and was nonverbal, became disorientated and ran …
The woman who admitted to causing her fiancé’s drowning death during a kayak trip in the Hudson River in New York was sentenced to up to four years in prison on Wednesday. The Poughkeepsie Journal reported that Angelika Graswald, 37, has been jailed since April 30, 2015, and will be given time served. Graswald’s lawyer revealed …
Police charged a Delaware mother with the murder of her 5-month-old son and his 5-year-old half-brother after investigators said she was concerned she would be deported despite in the country legally, according to People. The mother, Kula Pelima, 30, of Delaware, was reportedly arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The victims are …
