A North Carolina man has been charged with holding a woman as his sex slave for five years, Fox 8 reported. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said it received a tip from the National Human Trafficking Hotline and launched an investigation immediately, leading them to Salvador Espinoza Escobar, 48. He was arrested without incident at …
A North Carolina community was stunned this week when video surfaced showing a county sheriff’s deputy — serving as a school resource officer — pick up a student and slam him onto the floor, then do it again, before dragging the student further down the hall. CBS 17 reported that Vance County Sheriff Curtiss Brame …
A Morganton, North Carolina, couple wanted to take their relationship to the next level this week, so they staged a robbery at the convenience store where the would-be bride worked and bought engagement rings at the local Walmart. Callie Elizabeth Carswell, 24, and Clarence William Moore III, 40, even made a video of their engagement, …
A mother was charged with misdemeanor child abuse months after her 3-year-old son fell to his death at a North Carolina airport. WSOC-TV reported that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have issued an arrest warrant for Jitteria Lightner in connection with Jaiden Cowart’s death at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on September 25. The deadly incident reportedly occurred in …
A high school teacher was found dead with her husband in their North Carolina home on Wednesday, days after she was criminally charged for allegedly having sexual relations with a student. The Huntersville Police Department said the bodies of Emma Ogle, 63, and Michael Ogle, 59, were discovered at their Huntsville home after someone called …
On Thursday, authorities in North Carolina arrested the grandmother of three children who were reportedly found malnourished and living in deplorable conditions weeks earlier. WRAL reported that Laura Beck, 48, also lived in the Harnett County home with her daughter, Savannah Lewis, 29, who was arrested on October 10. Lewis’ arrest came seven days after …
Two North Carolina women who were charged with murder after an SUV struck and killed a woman on Saturday appeared in court on Monday. Meranda Watlington, 28, and Fana Felton, 27, are charged with first-degree murder and five counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with an altercation that left Zanelle Tucker, 30, dead and …
Authorities in North Carolina have issued an AMBER Alert after an unknown woman reportedly abducted a toddler girl from a playground on Wednesday night. Greensboro police said they’re looking for Ahlora Lindimen, 3, after she was taken from the Phillips Avenue area in Greensboro at around 6:30 p.m. Authorities told ABC News they’re looking for …
A North Carolina mother is behind bars on charges that she traded her then-infant daughter to a married couple for their 27-year-old car, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. A Davidson County grand jury indicted Alice Leann Todd and the couple who took Todd’s daughter, Tina Chavis and Vincencio Romero, on charges of unlawful sale, surrender or …
A North Carolina man could be $750,000 richer after he successfully sued his ex-wife’s lover for ruining their 12-year marriage. Kevin Howard told WITN that his then-wife claimed he worked too much and wasn’t around before seeking a divorce. Though the pair sought marriage counseling, Howard eventually hired a private investigator who uncovered that his …
A North Carolina woman has been criminally charged days after she allegedly left her 1-year-old foster child in a hot car at a shopping center, resulting in his death. Dawn Aberson-Vanden Broecke, 42, is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for the toddler’s August 29 death. Citing her arrest warrant, WBTV reported that Broecke works at an …
A North Carolina man who was arrested last week for an unsolved September 2006 rape was given an unsecured bond—allowing him to walk out of jail a day after his arrest. Dimarco Alexander, 40, was accused of snatching a 33-year-old woman as she got off a bus in Rozzelles Ferry Road and raping her in …
