Police in Kentucky on Saturday arrested a 46-year-old man for the shooting death of his wife earlier this month. Yovany Chaple-Chalita has been charged with murder-domestic violence and tampering with physical evidence, the Lexington Police Department said. Detectives said officers responded to a call just before 2:30 p.m. on August 17 about a victim who …
An 8-year-old child died and a 3-year-old was critically injured when an impaired driver slammed into the back of a North Carolina Department of Transportation truck engaged in storm debris clearance. Two other children in the car, ages 4 and 15, were suffered severe injuries, the Lexington Police Department said. Amber Whitaker, 35, was driving …
Lexington, Kentucky, police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 10-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn confirmed that 10-year-old Landon Hayes and 22-year-old Tyrus Lathem died at the scene, WLEX reported. Investigators said Lathem pulled the trigger. Police responded to a call about shots fire around noon on Sunday northeast …
A 61-year-old North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of a 4-year-old girl 35 years ago in South Carolina. The Lexington County, South Carolina, Sheriff’s Department said that Wake Forest Police had arrested Thomas McDowell at his home north of Raleigh on Thursday. Jessica “Jessie” Gutierrez was abducted from her …
A Kentucky woman left her 4-year-old son behind a Lexington social services organization and took off in one of the facility’s vans. Jahaira Rivera had been charged with abandonment of a minor and theft by unlawful taking of a vehicle, LEX18 reported. The Lexington Police Department said the incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. …
A Lexington, Tennessee, woman has been charged with burning a 4-year-old child with a hot clothes iron, WBBJ reports. Amanda Coffman, 41, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with aggravated child abuse, according to court documents, the station said. Coffman reportedly told police the child fell on the iron, causing a “severe burn.” But she …
Authorities in Kentucky say a man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a female security guard at a public library in Lexington last week. According to WKYT, the alleged victim first asked 39-year-old Christopher Davis to leave the Lexington Public Library on January 27 after someone reported observing him use a public computer to access …
Authorities in Kentucky say a woman was arrested on suspicion of providing marijuana to a pair of young children recently at her home. According to WKYT, Lexington County Sheriff’s Office investigators allege Janet Cates and her boyfriend, Josh Thomas, were at the home with the children of their neighbors. Police reports indicate Cates was arrested …
A mother in Kentucky is speaking out after her autistic son came home with multiple injuries afters school recently. According to CNN, Jo Grayson said her son’s middle-school teacher texted her to inform her of an issue at in the classroom that day. She said the message did not mention the fact that teachers dragged …
A North Carolina couple is behind bars on felony child abuse charges after authorities reportedly found a baby inside their home wearing a maggot-filled diaper, and six other children in their care living in squalor. The Dispatch reports that Cpt. Michael Hunt with the Lexington Police Department said that officers arrived to a home at 410 Irma …
