The sister of a Texas man shot and killed by an officer in his apartment last week said her brother never left his door unlocked—contradicting comments the officer reportedly made to police. Allisa Jean, the sister of Botham Jean, 26, told CBS News Wednesday that it’s highly unlikely that her brother was in the dark …
A Texas man is facing murder charges after allegedly strangling a woman whose body was reportedly discovered in a recycling bin hidden in his room. The San Antonio Express-News reported that prosecutors said Alex Akpan, 24, only knew Irene Yemitan, 23, a few days before killing her. A witness reportedly told investigators that she was with Yemitan when …
UPDATE: Police in Texas revealed that the woman who reported finding an hours-old baby girl in the woods Wednesday afternoon was the newborn’s mother, according to KTRK. “The initial reportee is actually the one who had delivered the infant. She had reported the infant was found here. That was concocted. That was not accurate,” Harris …
Authorities in Texas say a man has confessed to the murder and dismemberment of a former friend, whose remains were found by a hiker in a Florida national forest earlier this year. According to the New York Post, the body parts were identified as 62-year-old Robin Lee Upson after officials confirmed she had a distinguishing …
Legal commentator Nancy Grace lent her perspective to the Texas case involving an off-duty Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black man inside of his own apartment. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the officer later identified as Amber Guyger fired on 26-year-old Botham Jean shortly after entering the apartment she allegedly believed to be …
Witnesses’ accounts reportedly contradict the story a Dallas police officer gave investigators after shooting Botham Jean after allegedly walking into his apartment by mistake. Jean’s family lawyer told the New York Daily News that they’ve received information regarding officer Amber Guyger’s statements to police following her arrest. The lawyer went on to describe Guyger’s account as …
Authorities in Texas say a fellow law enforcement officer shot and killed a black man when she entered his apartment by mistake, apparently thinking it was her own. According to Fox News, Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said the unidentified officer, who is described as a white female, is expected to be charged with …
The Texas woman who was caught on surveillance camera in shackles and randomly ringing doorbells in a Montgomery neighborhood has spoken out for the first time since the harrowing ordeal. Speaking with KTRK on Sunday, the 32-year-old woman said she was unaware of the now-viral video until this week. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, …
Authorities in Texas have released footage they say shows a high-speed police chase from June that endangered countless lives — including a young child the suspect was carrying. According to Fox News, a female motorist who has not been publicly identified began by leading police in a pursuit that resulted in a crash. From there, …
Authorities in Texas believe a 34-year-old nurse was responsible for the deaths or injuries of at least seven patients after he injected air into their catheters at a Tyler hospital. William George Davis was indicted recently on capital murder charges, about two months after he was indicted on counts including murder and aggravated assault. In …
A Texas girl who died Tuesday morning in a car crash was reportedly killed minutes after posing for a picture commemorating her first day of fourth grade. State troopers confirmed that Payton Lynn Crustner, 9, had the bottom part of her seatbelt on but was ejected from the vehicle during a two-car collision on Farm-to-Market Road 225 in …
By RYAN TARINELLI, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A white ex-police officer was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally shooting an unarmed, black 15-year-old boy while firing into a car packed with teenagers in suburban Dallas, marking a rare guilty verdict in a police shooting case. Dallas County jurors were not swayed by Roy Oliver’s claim …
