A former teacher aide at a Brevard County, Florida, private school is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student with special needs. Florida Today reported that Alana Chasky, 35, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the boy between February and September. Palm Bay police said the assaults didn’t happen on campus. Detectives said that Chasky also worked as …
A nine-year-old Florida girl died Saturday after her 325-pound cousin allegedly sat on her as a form of discipline. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Veronica Green Posey, 64, was charged with homicide and cruelty toward a child in connection with Dericka Lindsay’s death. Lindsay was found unresponsive in her Pensacola home at 1:35 p.m. and transported …
An Alabama grand jury indicted a man police say shot his mother earlier this year during an argument. According to the Florence Times Daily, 40-year-old Lee Allen Martin Jr. was arrested and charged with attempted murder after his mother was shot once in the leg in February. If convicted of the felony, he could face …
A Florida school district has been accused of blaming four third-grade girls for being molested by their teacher in 2005. The Sun Sentinel reported that the Palm Beach County School District has recently agreed to pay the four victims, who are now adults, $3.6 million to settle the lawsuit. The girls had accused Coral Sunset Elementary teacher Blake Sinrod …
A Lady Lake, Florida, father is accused of drowning his 17-month-old daughter because his wife was divorcing him. The Orlando Sentinel reported that Jeremy Main, 38, turned himself in Monday and admitted to killing his daughter, Makenzie Main, saying that he “ruined his life.” Sumter County deputies noted that Jeremy was bleeding from the wrists when …
Two South Florida mothers are accused of overdosing on heroin in a car while their two newborns sat in the backseat. The Miami Herald reported that June Ann Schweinhart, 28, and Kristen O’Connor, 27, (pictured left and right) allegedly became friends in rehab because their due dates were close together. On Thursday, the pair reportedly bought …
A border patrol agent in Florida was critically injured when he was ambushed and shot several times outside of an Oakleaf supermarket, but he received some much-needed aid at the scene thanks in part to a brave bystander. When Shelby Floyd-Berrios heard gunshots from the salon where she was working, she told WTLV that she …
A Florida man reportedly told police that he fatally beat his 6-month-old daughter because he was “highly stressed” after losing power during Hurricane Irma. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dekari Castell, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the beating death of his daughter, Kahi. Castell allegedly told officers that he …
Authorities arrested a Florida woman on Monday after they found a toddler alone inside a hot car, while the woman reportedly checked in with her manager at a Disney resort. WFTV9 reports that police arrested 37-year-old Myriam Lubincadet and charged her with child neglect after they said she left a 2-year-old little girl inside a car …
A man and a woman in West Palm Beach, Florida, were arrested after a 1-year-old girl allegedly overdosed from drugs she took from their heroin stash. The Palm Beach Post reports that Charlie Hagan, 38, and Joseph Critelli, 49, were arrested last week in connection with the child’s near-fatal overdose, which occurred in July. Hagan and …
A baby that was born prematurely during Hurricane Irma was found dead in his mother’s car last week, as reported by PalmBeachPost. The newborn was discovered four days after his birth, last Thursday. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) records allege that the child’s mother went to a West Palm …
“She just wanted some damn candy,” says the child’s father
