A Franklin, Ohio, woman placed her 4-year-old stepson in a scalding bath and the boy’s father did nothing as he slowly died from his injuries. WCPO reported Tuesday that a judge sentenced the child’s father, Robert Ritchie, 32, to seven years in prison for Austin Cooper’s death. Prosecutors said Ritchie failed to get medical help for …
A Macomb Township, Michigan, couple is accused of holding a woman with special needs captive and forcing her to sell sex. The Detroit Free Press reported that Michael Welch, 38, and Misty George, 30, allegedly kept the 29-year-old woman—who has physical and mental disabilities—in an outside shed, took her support money, and created online ads to sell …
A Ferndale, Michigan, mother who reportedly refused to get her son vaccinated will spend seven days behind bars. Judge Karen McDonald handed down the sentence to Rebbecca Bredow for ignoring a court order to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. A judge previously required the mother to have her son vaccinated by Wednesday, according to The Detroit News. “If my …
A Detroit, Michigan, woman is reportedly facing jail time if she doesn’t get her son vaccinated. Rebecca Bredow told WXYZ that she has a week to get her son vaccinated or be thrown behind bars. The ruling comes after the child’s father petitioned an Oakland County court to get their son immunized. “I would rather sit …
A Fort Wayne, Indiana, woman allegedly tried to kill her 11-week-old niece by giving her breast milk laced with pain medicine. WANE reports that Sarai Rodriguez-Miranda, 19, was charged Monday with attempted murder, though she is not yet in police custody. Rodriguez-Miranda was reportedly angry that her brother, his girlfriend, and their infant child were staying at …
A Michigan woman who allegedly raped a man at knifepoint earlier this year will likely not spend a day behind bars. MLive reports that Lestina Marie Smith, 18, pleaded no contest on September 13 to second-degree criminal sexual conduct. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct—the …
A Mason, Michigan, substitute teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a teen student and sending the teen nude photos over social media. The Lansing State Journal reports that Allyson Brittany Moran, 26, allegedly assaulted the teen—younger than 18—twice in her Dansville home in April. A detective testified that the victim came forward in August, leading Moran to admit to police …
A Farmington Hills, Michigan, teacher has been accused of assaulting a sixth-grader who sat for the Pledge of Allegiance, as reported by ClickOnDetroit. Stone Chaney was in his first week at East Middle School when the alleged incident occurred. The Detroit Free Press reports that Chaney said that one teacher “violently” yanked him out of his chair Thursday …
A Michigan man who supposedly said he was Jesus is behind bars for allegedly murdering his aunt and uncle. WJBK reports that Joseph Borowiak, 37, was arraigned on Tuesday in a Warren courthouse on two counts of murder. He’s accused of killing his uncle, Steven Collins, 67, and his aunt, Cindy Collins, 66. The victims were …
A Michigan mom discovered her 12-year-old daughter had been raped after reading the little girl’s diary and the man responsible will now spend at least five years behind bars. Michigan Live reports that Taylor James Dusen, 18, pleaded guilty in July to first degree criminal sexual conduct. Last week, he was sentenced to serve five years in prison. …
‘She was my only daughter, my best friend’
A Michigan woman is facing felony child abuse and murder charges after she allegedly killed her own baby earlier this month. Detroit Free Press reports that on Monday, authorities charged Lovily Johnson, 22, with first-degree murder and felony child abuse. Prosecutors alleged that on July 17, Johnson put her 6-month-old baby boy, Noah Johnson, into his carseat …
