Update: A 13-year-old boy who vanished from his home in Gainesville, Florida, last week was found over the weekend in Clay County, and several people — including his grandparents — were arrested. Tiffany Mejia was charged with interfering with custody after she allegedly took Ean Stephens to Clay County, and the boy’s grandparents, Tommy and …
Gainesville, Georgia, police are looking for a 16-year-old girl not seen since Friday night. Vanessa Ashley, who also goes by Sid or Sidney, is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall and 115 pounds with blue eyes and shoulder-length hair dyed dark red. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black and white plaid …
Human remains found in northwest Alachua County in Florida on Wednesday are those of a missing 13-year-old girl whose guardian and aunt were arrested last week in connection with her disappearance and death. Deputies followed a tip to the area just off Interstate 75 where they found Delia Young’s body. An autopsy confirmed the findings …
A Florida doughnut shop became a crime scene recently when an employee stabbed another man in an argument over recipes, local authorities allege. According to Yahoo, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening at a Krispy Kreme location in Gainseville. Employee Julius Irving, 32, was reportedly engaged in an argument with a coworker over the doughnut-making …
Authorities in Georgia say a woman is facing criminal charges related to faking her son’s medical issues to receive disability payments. According to WFXT, 34-year-old Teresa Lynne Roth is accused of forcing the 5-year-old child to take dozens of medications needlessly over the course of about two years starting in 2016. “Between January 2016 and …
Authorities in Georgia say a couple’s botched fast-food order nearly turned fatal when another customer pulled a gun for reasons that aren’t entirely clear. According to the Gainesville Times, Matthew and Jamie Johnson reportedly placed a drive-thru order at a Gainesville McDonald’s at about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, only to discover shortly thereafter that it …
Stealing money for almost two years, a city employee supposedly used the funds to finance a Brazilian butt lift and other items. The Gainesville Sun reported that Natwaina Clark, 33, allegedly made 177 fraudulent purchases—totaling more than $93,000—which included cosmetic surgery, Paypal, and SunPass (an electric toll collection system in Florida)—using city-issued credit cards. The purchases were made between November …
