A Florida man was arrested this week in Tennessee and charged with the death of a 1-year-old child earlier this month. Witnesses told Tampa police that Terin Smith, 28, hit the child during a bath on August 1 for being “whiny,” the Tampa Bay Times reported. Afterward, Smith put the baby in a crib. Other …
A 15-year-old Florida boy has been charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash last month that left a 44-year-old woman dead. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that Calvin Sanford is being charged as an adult in the case. He was the driver of a stolen Nissan Frontier that fled from a traffic stop …
Fisherman have found human body parts in Tampa’s McKay Bay twice in the last two days, and police are hoping a tattoo found on one of them will bring some answers. A fisherman called 911 Thursday night to report the first discovery, Tampa police told Fox 13. The second discovery came Friday when another fisherman …
A Florida middle school student has been accused of selling stun guns to fellow students, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The 12-year-old girl was arrested on Friday and charged with possession of a weapon on school property. Earlier in the day, a staff member told school administrators the girl had a stun gun with her …
Authorities in Florida say a man has been arrested following the report of a domestic dispute involving condiments following a recent visit to a fast food restaurant. According to the New York Post, the incident occurred on Sunday in a Tampa hotel room. Police reports claim 30-year-old Jesus Oscar Ferrer Jr. became upset with his …
A Florida father accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter in 2015 by hurling her off a 430-foot bridge has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity as at the onset of his murder trial on Monday. The Tampa Bay Times reported that John Jonchuck stopped on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg amid a …
Authorities in Florida say an elementary school security officer has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young girl in a room on campus. According to the New York Post, 22-year-old Malcolm Curtis Tillman had been on the staff at Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Tampa since last summer and was still working …
A Florida woman was arrested this week on suspicion of murder after a 34-year-old man was shot and stabbed in a fatal armed robbery. According to the Tampa Bay Times, 25-year-old Melissa McNutt was still behind bars at without bail as of the latest update available. She is accused of killing Salisbury, N.C., resident Justin …
The Florida mother accused of throwing her 4-year-old daughter with special needs into the Hillsborough River allegedly did so while singing the nursery rhyme “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.” WTVT reported that a judge denied bond for Shakayla Denson, 26, the mother charged in the August 2 slaying of Je’Hyrah Daniels. Witnesses called police after reportedly seeing …
A Florida woman is facing criminal charges connected to her 4-year-old daughter’s drowning death earlier this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities responded to an area along the Hillsborough River on Thursday afternoon where they located the girl’s body in the water about 75 feet from the shore. New updates from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s …
Authorities in Florida confirmed a young girl has died after someone threw her into a body of water in the Tampa area this week. According to Spectrum Bay News 9, authorities were notified of an emergency at the Hillsborough River along Columbus Drive on Thursday afternoon. Tampa police and and a trained diving team arrived …
Seven years after she brutally murdered her two teen children in what she claims was an act of insanity, Julie Schenecker is hoping she will receive a new trial. According to WTVT, the convicted murderer now says her attorneys provided substandard counsel and omitted crucial evidence that would have demonstrated her diminished mental state. As …
