The California Supreme Court this week rejected a challenge to murder charges filed against a 26-year-old woman who used methamphetamines before her fetus was stillborn, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Chelsea Becker has been in jail in Kings County since the 2019 stillbirth and has pleaded not guilty, although she acknowledged using the drug. She’s …
Two chemistry professors at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, were arrested Friday and charged with making methamphetamine in their college lab. Research Chemistry Director Terry David Bateman, 45, and Assistant Professor Bradley Allen Rowland, 40 — both PhDs — were placed on administrative leave pending the investigation on October 11, three days after the …
Two Arkansas parents have been arrested after their infant daughter ate some of their methamphetamine and died, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Carrie Darby, 22, and Joseph Phillips, 30, both of Widener, have been charged with manslaughter in the death of their 13-month-old daughter Delaney Phillips on July 7. The St Francis County Sheriff’s Office completed …
A man in California accused of killing his wife allegedly told police that he bludgeoned her to death with a concrete block after powerful people infected him with mayonnaise. Nathaniel Robertson, 46, was arrested on July 12 for murdering his wife, Lidia Robertson, 57, who was reportedly found dead at their home on July 11 …
A former Playboy Playmate and “Girls Next Door” alum was arrested in Louisiana Friday night after allegedly being caught in a car with methamphetamine during a traffic stop. TMZ reported that Ouachita Parish police pulled the car over for a broken headlight. The driver, a male, then failed to present his identification. After conducting a …
An Arizona mother is facing criminal charges after troopers reportedly found her two young children showed signs of abuse and neglect during a traffic stop earlier this month. Troopers reportedly pulled over Samantha Jo Jones, 34, in Phoenix on March 15 for driving on a suspended license. Police officials said she was with her two children, …
The mom was “pulling at her hair and eyelashes, and unable to keep her head up.”
A Washington man won’t stand trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a beaver that had been hit by a car. KXLY reported that the prosecutors dropped animal cruelty and possession of methamphetamine charges against Richard Delp, 35, Thursday after a mental evaluation determined competency was unlikely to be restored even with treatment. A woman reportedly called the police …
An Ohio father has been arrested for tampering with evidence and possession of drugs after his 5-year-old son reportedly tested positive for methamphetamine. WBNS reported that a urine test determined that Cambray Carwell also had meth in his system. On Sunday, his son was hospitalized for a possible seizure he suffered after reportedly ingesting the same drug. …
A Louisiana man who called 911 falsely, claiming he was the victim of an axe attack, told officers that meth located in his home was planted there by a “ghost,” police said. Per KNOE, Michael Auttonberry was screaming profanities when officers arrived at his West Monroe home on Wednesday, leading them to place him in …
An Indiana father is accused of forgoing medical treatment for his 8-year-old son who ingested his meth and ultimately died of an overdose. According to The Tribune, a toxicology report released Thursday revealed Curtis Collman III had 18,000 nanograms of methamphetamine—180 times the lethal limit—of methamphetamine in his bloodstream when he died June 21. The 8-year-old reportedly …
A semi trailer traveling through Washington state this week was stopped by police who found a large quantity of narcotics on board, including roughly 126 pounds of methamphetamine. According to The Olympian, the truck was also transporting products destined for Starbucks locations in Spokane when it was pulled over along Interstate 5 a short distance …
