SEE IT: Mob of 8, including a mom, attack teen girl in high school classroom [Police]
School Crimes
‘This was clearly a targeted attack on one student, not a random act of violence,’ police said
Murder
May 28, 2021
GUILTY: Killer farm worker Cristhian Rivera murdered Mollie Tibbetts, hid her in cornfield [SEE IT]
An Iowa jury on Friday found Cristhian Rivera guilty of murdering slain jogger, Mollie Tibbetts. Under state law, he’ll be sentenced to life in prison. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 20-year-old Tibbetts was out for a jog in Brooklyn, Iowa, in July 2018, and was never seen alive again. Rivera later told investigators that he spotted …
Missing
May 28, 2021
Questions surround disappearance of Maine woman who vanished during NYC trip
A 29-year-old woman who was reported missing earlier this week reportedly missed her flight home from New York City to Maine, and told her boyfriend she did not want to return. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christine Hammontree’s parents reported her missing on Tuesday after she did not return to her home in Falmouth after a …
Celebrity
May 28, 2021
Bill Cosby: Parole DENIED for jailed comedian after he refuses sex offender treatment
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Parole Board denied Bill Cosby’s bid for parole, finding he failed to complete several tasks contingent on his release — primarily a mandatory sex offender treatment program. Journalist and “Chasing Cosby” author Nicole Weisensee Egan first reported the news of Cosby, 83, being denied parole on her Facebook page. The …
child endangerment
May 28, 2021
‘Dad’ shoots 2-year-old son, mom helps cover & blames it on stray drive-by bullet: Police
Two North Carolina parents are behind bars after police say they made up a fake story about a drive-by shooting injuring their toddler son. NBC 10 reports that Ryquez Clark, 2, remains hospitalized in serious condition after being shot inside his home Wednesday, off of Douglas Street in Lawndale. The boy’s parents, identified as Lucentio …
Family Crime
May 28, 2021
14-year-old accused killed Aiden Fucci held without bond, faces life in prison
The teen boy accused of murdering Tristyn Bailey is being held without bond as he awaits trial for the brutal stabbing of the 13-year-old girl. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Aiden Fucci will be tried as an adult for the killing. Bailey was found dead in a wooded area in St. John, Florida, on the evening …
May 28, 2021
Father wanted for raping three of 13-year-old daughter’s friends during sleepovers: Police
New York authorities are searching for a 41-year-old man who is wanted for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting his teen daughter’s friends. Dwayne Gordon is accused of sexually attacking three girls during sleepovers held at his Springfield Gardens home between October 2020 and May 2021, according to the NYPD. Police sources said the girls accused …
Trials
May 28, 2021
VERDICT WATCH: Murder of Mollie Tibbetts Trial [IA vs Cristhian Rivera]
The defense and prosecution have rested in the murder trial of Iowa farm helper, Cristhian Bahena Rivera. After deliberating over three hours Thursday, the jury will resume its deliberations Friday morning. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Rivera is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts, 20, of Brooklyn, Iowa. Tibbetts was out for a jog and was never …
Mass shooting
May 27, 2021
San Jose mass shooter armed with 32 high capacity magazines, was detained by Border Patrol in 2016
The California transit worker who shot dead nine co-workers and himself Wednesday morning was armed with 32 illegal high capacity magazines when he arrived at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose. Samuel James Cassidy, 57, fired 39 times at two buildings, starting just after 6:30 a.m., the Mercury News reports. He …
Child sex crimes
May 27, 2021
6-year-old boy sexually assaulted in park porta potty
Police in a Minneapolis suburb are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 6-year-old boy in a porta potty at a park in a residential area. Brooklyn Park Deputy Chief Mark Bruley said the incident took place at about 9 p.m. Wednesday in Willowstone Park. He said a family was holding a party …
Kidnapping
May 27, 2021
Suspect accused of kidnapping 4-year-old Cash Gernon faces charges in incident involving 2-year-old girl
The 18-year-old Texas man accused of kidnapping 4-year-old Cash Gernon has now been charged in another incident involving a 2-year-old girl earlier this year. Darriynn Brown has been charged with injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual and burglary in the February 8 incident, CBS DFW reports. An affidavit says that a man …
Jail
May 27, 2021
Teen mom dies in jail cell after begging for help. Her family is still fighting to see her daughter years later: Report
Relatives said they have been unable to see the now-7-year-old daughter of a Louisiana woman who died in police custody in 2014, claiming the girl’s father has cut off all contact as he pursues a civil lawsuit against officials. Nimali Henry, 19, died after losing consciousness at St. Bernard Parish jail — where deputies ignored …