After a months-long investigation, police in Alabama have arrested a 19-year-old man in the fatal shooting of another man who was streaming live on Facebook when he was shot, AL.com reported. Bakari Ano Taylor has been charged with capital murder in the death of Roosevelt Rankins, Jr, 34, on January 23. Montgomery police responded to …
Earlier this month, police in South Carolina arrested two men who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl during a Facebook Live broadcast. North Charleston police said they investigators initially left a comment on the video asking for more information. Following several 911 calls about the incident, WCBD reported that the victim’s mother contacted authorities and …
A North Carolina man was arrested after he did a Facebook Live video touching various items in a local Walmart while telling viewers he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Justin Rhodes, 31, was charged on Friday with felony perpetrating a hoax in a public building and disorderly conduct. Albermarle police …
A Georgia mother was arrested at her 11-year-old son’s middle school on Monday after she allegedly threatened to shoot students who were bullying him. WSB-TV reported that Cirea Oliver, 29, was jailed on terroristic threat charges for a 40-minute Facebook Live video in which she blamed parents, teachers, and students for her son’s bullying. Oliver …
A Tennessee judge has dropped criminal charges against a mother who allegedly live-streamed herself abusing her 1-month-old daughter on Facebook Live. Judge Alex McVeigh dismissed charges of aggravated child abuse or neglect, resisting arrest or obstruction of a legal process, and disorderly conduct charges against Tybresha Sexton, 24, after the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office …
Authorities in Sweden say they are investigating a troubling social media post by a man apparently announcing the fact that he had just killed his two children before turning his gun on himself to fire a fatal shot. According to ABC News, the unidentified man was in the town of Moklinta when he allegedly posted …
A Texas man who was shot in the head during a Facebook live stream has spoken for the first time since the near-fatal incident, his family said. Devyn Holmes’ family posted an update on a GoFundMe crowdfunding page that Holmes, 26, whispered “alright” in response to a comment. Relatives launched the GoFundMe campaign to pay …
A woman who pleaded guilty to her role in the beating of a mentally disabled teen last year learned her fate in court this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tanishia Covington and three other suspects initially pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and attacking a bipolar man in an ordeal that played out live in a …
A suspect has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting a North Carolina man while he was streaming on Facebook Live. Wingate police confirmed to People that Douglas Cleveland Colson turned himself in Tuesday morning after police issued a warrant against him for first-degree murder. Though Colson was interviewed Monday, Wingate police unearthed additional information that led …
A Chicago woman surrendered to police this week, the day after she allegedly shot a woman in a violent crime broadcast live on Facebook. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities say the 27-year-old victim was recording a Facebook Live video Tuesday afternoon in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood when she became involved in a verbal argument with …
A Facebook Live video appears to show the moment a woman was shot in the arm by another woman on Chicago’s South Side. Police said the unnamed 27-year-old woman was shot by someone she knew Tuesday afternoon in the Parkway Gardens housing project. WGN reported that the victim was streaming on Facebook Live when she …
An Oklahoma man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase that lasted nearly three hours—and streamed it on Facebook Live. KFOR reports that Brenton Hager, 25, is accused of driving a stolen car and leading officers from multiple departments through the Oklahoma City area. Hager took police through neighborhoods and farm fields during the Friday …
