A mother in Maine who’s accused of killing her 1-year-old daughter in October by rubbing heroin residue on her gums pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday. Kimberly Nelligan, 33, was arrested on Tuesday, nearly a year after the death of her daughter, Jordynn. Charged with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of …
Troubled entertainer Artie Lange was arrested once again this week on suspicion of violating probation just a few months after he was locked up for alleged drug possession. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the 51-year-old funnyman blamed drug abuse for damage to his nose that became apparent in recent photos. According to a statement from the …
Authorities in New Jersey have filed criminal charges against a mother who was allegedly overdosing on heroin when she rolled over on her 13-month-old son, killing him. Antoinette King, 33, was arrested and charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child following Saturday’s death of her son, Jeremiah. The Cinnaminson Patch reported that the toddler’s …
A Colombian veterinarian who was extradited to the U.S. in May admitted in federal court to smuggling liquid heroin into the country by surgically implanting it into live puppies. Per WPIX, Andres Lopez Elorez, 39, pleaded guilty Friday in a Brooklyn court and faces at least 10 years behind bars for his crimes. Officials accused Elorez and …
An Indiana father is facing criminal charges for allegedly being on drugs when his 2- and 4-year-old sons drowned in the Kankakee River Tuesday night. WGN reported that police believe Eric Patillo, 34, was on drugs and didn’t notice his two sons, Evan Patillo, 2, and Levi Patillo, 4, becoming overcome by the waters. Two fishers who were …
Ohio police said passersby rescued a 1-year-old girl from a hot car last week as her parents overdosed in a Canton parking lot. Speaking with “Inside Edition,” Eric Asher said he and his fiancée, Alexandria Whitt, were driving down the road when they saw a couple lying motionless outside a car and a baby sitting in the …
Demi Lovato had reportedly partied all night before her overdose Tuesday—and the people who celebrated with her are said to have fled the scene before help arrived. Law enforcement sources told TMZ the singer’s team, not partygoers, were present when EMTs and police came to tend to Lovato, 25. Additionally, a source divulged to Us Weekly …
Pop singer Demi Lovato was reportedly hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after suffering an apparent heroin overdose. Sources told TMZ that Lovato, 25, was transported to the hospital from a home in the Hollywood Hills. Her condition is unknown at this point in time. Lovato had just performed Sunday at California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles with …
The mother and grandparents of a 9-month-old New York boy were recently arrested after the infant reportedly choked on a plastic bag containing drugs and nearly died while in their care. Police responded to the Rochester home at 2 p.m. Sunday, following reports of an unresponsive baby. Upon arrival, first responders performed CPR on Prince DeJesus …
A U.S. veterinarian accused of sewing heroin into puppies’ stomachs as part of a Colombian drug ring will be extradited to New York more than two years after his arrest. Per Fox News, Andres Lopez Elorza, 38, was arrested in Spain in 2015 after U.S. authorities accused him of implanting liquid heroin into puppies’ stomachs so they …
A sign spotted outside the raided home reportedly read, ‘SIHOPE: Staten Island Against Drug Abuse’
Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s longtime partner said she “sensed” Hoffman had begun using heroin before he died of an overdose in February 2014. In an essay for Vogue, Mimi O’Donnell explained that she was worried about Hoffman but was confident that he would go back to rehab after filming the third installment of Hunger Games in …
