Mom Arrested After Kindergartener Daughter Writes School Story About Her Shooting at Dad
child endangerment
‘Father hit mother in the eye’ before the shooting, the little girl’s story said, but the father was not arrested.
Murder
September 21, 2022
Alabama Mom Shot Dead, 17-Year-Old Family Member in Custody
A 17-year-old Alabama boy is in custody for the shooting death of a 42-year-old mother found dead in her home Tuesday night. Lashondra Monique Wilder had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene, Calera police said. Wilder was the mother of two teens — a boy and a girl, AL.com reported. Police …
Murder
March 31, 2022
Memphis Man Kidnapped From Wheelchair, Shot to Death, Dumped in a Field
A Memphis grand jury has indicted a man for kidnapping another man from a wheelchair, shooting him to death, and leaving his body in a Shelby County field. Jerome Nichols, 24, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon, and especially aggravated …
Homicide
March 30, 2022
Tennessee Toddler Finds Loaded Pistol Under Pile of Clothes, Shoots Himself in the Head
A Tennessee mother and her friend were charged with criminal negligent homicide after the mother’s 3-year-old son found an AR-15 pistol and shot himself to death. According to an arrest affidavit, Tinesha Jackson, 24, left her two sons — 3-year-old Bryson and his 4-year-old brother — in the care of their uncle on Sunday while …
Murder
January 23, 2022
Update: Alabama Cops Charge Missing Boyfriend With Murder in Deaths of Woman and Her Father
Alabama police have obtained capital murder warrants for John Peyton Scott III, accusing him of killing his girlfriend and her father in Helena. Sharon Tarwater Whited, 40, and Chester E. Tarwater Jr, 75, were found dead in their home on Wednesday, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Scott, who also reportedly lived in the residence, was initially …
Murder
January 21, 2022
Disabled Vet, Adult Daughter Found Dead in Alabama Home; Cops Looking for Her Boyfriend
A 75-year-old Alabama man and his adult daughter were found dead in their home on Wednesday, and authorities say the woman’s boyfriend is a suspect in their deaths. Chester “Chuck” Tarwater Jr’s 12-year-old grandson found him unresponsive at about 3:20 p.m. The boy grabbed his grandmother — who suffers from dementia — and went to …
Weird Crime
March 17, 2019
90-year-old woman pulls gun on neighbor during argument over leaves in the yard: Cops
Authorities in Tennessee say a nonagenarian was arrested last week on suspicion of threatening to kill a neighbor during a dispute. According to Fox News, Bessie Bowen is accused of pulling a handgun out and pointing it at a woman in the Memphis community of Bethel Grove on Thursday. Authorities responded to the scene shortly …
Teacher Scandals
January 24, 2019
Teen exposes illegal affair after teacher fails to pay blackmail demand of $140: Cops
Authorities in Tennessee say they are investigating claims that a high school teacher in Memphis carried on a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. According to the New York Post, the alleged victim is believed to have exposed the affair when 24-year-old Jasmine Edmonds failed to pay the $140 in blackmail he demanded. The two …
Violent Crime
November 11, 2018
Manhunt ensues after ‘feud while gambling’ sparks shooting that leaves 2 dead, 4 injured: Cops
Authorities in Tennessee say “a feud while gambling” was likely to blame for a violent incident that left two dead and four injured in Shelby County last week. According to Fox News, the shooting took place at a home Saturday evening and authorities advise they believe it was an isolated incident. A statement from the …
School Crimes
October 20, 2018
Schools in two counties shut down; cops say suspect who threatened ‘heinous act’ had ‘the tools he needed’
A Kentucky man is behind bars following an investigation that led police to suspect him of making threats of violence at schools in two counties. According to WYMT, 20-year-old Dylan Jarrell was arrested on Friday evening, the same day classes were canceled at schools in the Anderson County public school district due to a threat. …
child endangerment
July 26, 2018
Mom leaves baby in hot car to ‘have one drink’ at restaurant on National Tequila Day: Cops
Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a 26-year-old mother on suspicion of leaving her young child inside a hot vehicle as she drank at a nearby Mexican restaurant. According to Fox News, Rachel Vanwagner is expected to face charges of child abuse and neglect in connection with the incident on Tuesday evening. Reports indicate passersby at …
