A Florida man is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly beating his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter to death and misleading police about the cause of her death. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Dennys Llopiz, 27, called 911 from a North Beach apartment Friday and indicated that a child in his care wasn’t breathing. The toddler, identified as Skylar Hartley, …
Police said a worker died on Walt Disney World property early Wednesday after he fell into a vat of oil and was overcome by the fumes. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the 61-year-old man was emptying oil and grease from a tractor-trailer on the 2000 block of South Service Lane when he slipped and fell into …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a white man with manslaughter Monday in the death of an unarmed black man whose video-recorded shooting in a store parking lot has revived debate over Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Michael Drejka, 47, has been charged with the July 19 death of Markeis McGlockton outside a Clearwater …
Authorities in New York City say a 35-year-old assistant coach for the Wake Forest University basketball team was arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly punched a man who later died of his injuries. According to The New York Times, police say Jamill Jones was engaged in a physical altercation with the victim, 35-year-old …
The Florida mother accused of throwing her 4-year-old daughter with special needs into the Hillsborough River allegedly did so while singing the nursery rhyme “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.” WTVT reported that a judge denied bond for Shakayla Denson, 26, the mother charged in the August 2 slaying of Je’Hyrah Daniels. Witnesses called police after reportedly seeing …
A stand-up comedian in town from Florida is facing charges in connection with an alleged rape attempt in New York City last week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, video of the Queens, New York, attack was released in an attempt to identify the suspect. The incident occurred early Friday morning, ending after the alleged victim was …
Authorities in Florida say a man entered a convenience store this week and dumped a bucket of human excrement onto the floor and products on the shelves. According to the New York Post, 41-year-old Damian Simms was arrested on suspicion of walking into a 7-Eleven in the St. Petersburg area and splashed the disgusting concoction …
A Florida woman is facing criminal charges connected to her 4-year-old daughter’s drowning death earlier this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities responded to an area along the Hillsborough River on Thursday afternoon where they located the girl’s body in the water about 75 feet from the shore. New updates from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s …
Authorities in Florida confirmed a young girl has died after someone threw her into a body of water in the Tampa area this week. According to Spectrum Bay News 9, authorities were notified of an emergency at the Hillsborough River along Columbus Drive on Thursday afternoon. Tampa police and and a trained diving team arrived …
The mother of a Florida teen who vanished from home five years ago said she’s received a letter from her missing daughter. Pam Massimiani took to Facebook on July 26 and announced that Emily Paul, her now-19-year-old daughter, has reached out to her for the first time since April 2013. Massimiani later confirmed the letter’s existence …
Authorities in Florida say an area doctor was found in bed with an underage teen boy at the child’s home recently. Both individuals were reportedly naked from the waist down. According to the New York Post, someone at the DeBary residence reported the incident after discovering 30-year old Alexander Ralys and the unidentified 15-year-old boy. …
A one-time mixed martial arts fighter with a winning professional record is now facing charges including attempted homicide following what authorities in Florida described as a stabbing that left a victim hospitalized. According to WFOR, 29-year-old Danny Lynn Tims III was arrested near the scene of the incident on Saturday. Authorities were called to the …
