Authorities in Virginia shared the disturbing details of what they say was a 2-year-old boy’s murder at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. According to People, 25-year-old McKenzie Kyle Hellman contacted emergency personnel on Friday to advise that Stephen Meek II had fallen and lost consciousness. When Christiansburg police officer arrived, however, they …
A Virginia woman is facing criminal charges in connection with the death of a 7-month-old girl who was reportedly in her care when she suffered severe head trauma. According to WTVR, Ashley Michelle Bonilla Rodriguez died three days after being hospitalized for a fall she suffered on December 27. The baby’s uncle, Jose Nelson Hernandez Cruz, reportedly …
Authorities in Virginia are asking for the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old girl who they said hasn’t been seen or heard from in more than a month. Per The Virginian Pilot, police said KA’Deidra “Dee Dee” Miller was last seen leaving her Portsmouth home on November 18. Police indicated to WVEC that the teen is a …
Authorities in Virginia are asking for the public’s help in locating a 6-year-old Chesterfield girl who was last seen on Monday and is believed to be traveling with her mother. According to WTVR, Child Protective Services reported Karsen Miller missing on Wednesday. Since then, officials said they believe the 6-year-old is with her mother, Kelli Renee Miller, 36, …
Surveillance cameras reportedly caught what forced Smithfield Foods to discard 50,000 pounds of product: a worker relieving himself on the production line. The meat-producing behemoth confirmed that the urine-related incident led to its Virginia plant halting production to clean the production line and sanitizing the equipment multiple times before resuming operations. The company has suspended …
An autopsy report determined that cocaine intoxication played a role in the death of 2-year-old Te’Myah Plummer, whose dead body was recovered near a set of New Jersey train tracks earlier this year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the victim was identified by the FBI through genetic testing and her father, Travis Plummer, was arrested a …
Authorities in Virginia say an unclothed man ran through multiple parking lots at a theme park last week in an apparent attempt to enter parked vehicles. According to WAVY, 21-year-old Adrian Gilbert Cardenas was arrested by James City County police officers on Friday following reports of the incident. The suspect is a member of the …
A former standout reality television contestant is facing decades behind bars if convicted for charges related to a recent arrest. According to USA Today, 31-year-old Antonella Barba was arrested on suspicion of felony heroin distribution last week by authorities in Norfolk, Virginia. Initial details were scant, but the charge indicates she allegedly arranged to sell …
Authorities in Virginia say a man and woman were arrested after officers responded to an auto crash at an industrial plant. According to WJHL, Joshua Edward Banks is expected to face criminal charges related to the theft of a driver’s education vehicle from a local high school. Reports allege he stole the car from the …
Prosecutors have dropped second-degree murder charges against a jailed Virginia couple who allegedly beat the woman’s disabled 11-year-old daughter to death in May. The Virginian-Pilot reported that murder charges were changed to felony homicide charges on Thursday. Commonwealth’s attorney spokesperson Amanda Howie told the newspaper that both charges carry a maximum sentence of 40 years but declined …
Authorities in Virginia are reaching out to the public for answers after a Richmond resident reported finding a badly abused dog wrapped in a trash bag earlier this week. According to Fox News, the animal is believed to be a 5-year-old Shih Tzu mix breed. Richmond Animal Care and Control reported that a city shelter …
Authorities in Virginia say a former police chief was arrested on suspicion of abduction and rape in connection with two separate incidents involving the same alleged victim. According to Fox News, 46-year-old Kevin Matthew Buckland had been appointed the head of the Rich Creek Police Department in 2003. Three years later, he was fired following …
