Prosecutors on Friday formally filed murder charges against a man whose estranged wife was found dead last month in his storage unit. Shakeira Rucker, a 37-year-old mom of four, was last seen at a Polk County restaurant on November 11 with Cory Hill, who was arrested the next day after he alleged shot at an …
The mother of a 9-year-old girl found dead in her home on Friday has been arrested for the girl’s murder. Westminster, California, police said Khadiyjah Pendergraph, 32, was taken into custody 20 miles away at a shopping center in Aliso Viejo, KNBC reported. A family member called police shortly before noon on Friday for a …
Florida authorities are charging Cory Hill, whose estranged wife was found shot to death in his storage unit over the weekend, with first degree murder with a firearm. “Detectives will continue building the case in order to bring Shakeira Rucker’s family the justice they seek,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement announcing …
The body of a missing Florida mom was found late Saturday afternoon in a storage unit registered in the name of her estranged husband. Shakeira Rucker, 37, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds after a strong smell was reported coming from the unit, West Orlando News reported. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Cory …
A Florida jury took about 5 hours this week to convict an Orlando man of killing his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation reality TV show. David Tronnes, 55, was charged with first degree murder in the death of Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, 39, on April 24, 2018, as CrimeOnline reported. Tronnes initially …
Authorities arrested four people over the weekend and charged with them holding a woman against her will in a dog cage on their property. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the woman escaped Saturday afternoon and ran to a nearby home, where she knocked on the door pleading for help. Deputies responded to the home …
A California superior court judge charged with shooting his wife to death texted his court clerk and bailiff minutes after the crime to tell them he “won’t be in tomorrow” because “I’ll be in custody.” Jeffrey Ferguson, an Orange County Superior Court judge since 2015, allegedly shot his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in the chest after …
The three shootings left another member of the news crew and the child’s mother in critical condition.
North Carolina state troopers on Monday rescued a 5-year-old girl who had been abducted from her school earlier in the day, only to discover a second child in the vehicle who had been abducted six months earlier. Jovan Orlando Bradshaw, 38, faces two counts of custodial interference in Rock Hill, South Carolina, WRAL reports, and …
The case of 17-year-old boy charged with killing two North Carolina teens in September was moved to adult court this week. Issiah Mehki Ross, whose name can be revealed now that his case has been transferred, is charged with two counts of murder in the shooting death of Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18. …
Three women and a 4-year-old girl were found shot to death in a Florida home early Friday morning after another woman — who was wounded — escaped and ran to a neighbor’s home for help. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said two other children, ages 4 and 6, were found hiding under blankets in in …
Four people were found shot to death Friday morning in an Orlando home after a wounded woman ran to a neighbor’s house for help. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says it received the call at about 4 a.m., WESH reported. The wounded woman, who was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, said she was …
