A former Texas teacher is facing criminal charges after a young boy apparently contacted authorities and claimed she had been sexually abusing him for years. Fox 26 reports that 31-year-old Marka Lee Bodine, who taught middle school students at Tomball Intermediate School, was arrested Saturday and charged with “continuous sexual abuse of a child under …
THE LATEST: DEREK CHAUVIN FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES IN MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD The jury has reached a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, according to emerging reports. Local news outlet WCCO reported that the verdict is expected to be announced between 4:30-5:00 p.m. ET. According to The Washington Post, the 12 jurors did not …
Juror deliberations continue for the second day in the Derek Chauvin murder. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to third-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, who was unarmed, died after the former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for over nine minutes during an arrest in May …
A Long Island community is on lockdown after a shooting at a supermarket in West Hempstead that reportedly killed one person. According to NBC New York, an unidentified suspect opened fire Tuesday morning and shot three people. One of those victims has died. The suspect is now on the loose, and may have boarded a …
A California man and his father, both behind bars in connection with the death of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, pleaded not guilty on Monday. KTLA reports that Paul Flores, 44, who is charged with murdering 19-year-old Smart, and his father, Ruben Flores, 80, who is facing an accessory after the fact charge, both appeared …
Updated, April 21: ABC 11 reports that Lexi Catalen and Davi Majia have been found safe. Original story: Police in North Carolina are searching for a 5-year-old girl and her toddler brother who went missing on Monday. According to ABC 11, Lexi Catalen and Davi Mejia, who is just shy of his 3rd birthday, were …
A woman was fatally shot by her father minutes after police responding to a domestic disturbance call left the home. According to PennLive.com, 51-year-old Joanna Miller and Melissa Hinton-Miller, 65, were both shot at a home in East Pennsboro Township on the evening of April 10, just after police had visited the residence for a …
The jurors in the Derek Chauvin murder trial will continue deliberation on Tuesday as the nation braces for protests. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to third-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, who was unarmed, died after the former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several …
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill on Monday denied a defense motion for a mistrial in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin but said that comments by US Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, were “disrespectful” and could “result in this whole trial being overturned.” Attorney Eric Nelson’s motion cited media exposure, particularly comments …
A Missouri woman has been charged with murder after an 8-month-old girl died in her care. According to court documents, the baby’s parents left her and two other children in the care of Jennifer Johnson, 44, at about 5 p.m. Saturday. After returning home, the mother said she found the child unresponsive and cool to …
A former Texas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with killing his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter, and the girl’s boyfriend in a shooting Sunday afternoon that rocked the northwest Austin neighborhood where it took place. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 41-year-old Stephen Broderick was taken into custody early Monday in Manor, about 15 miles north of Austin. He …
On Thursday, a Nebraska man has made a plea in last year’s death of his neighbor, who was a sex offender convicted of abusing two children. James Fairbanks, 44, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the May 2020 shooting death of Mattieo Condoluci, 64. Fairbanks and his attorney previously planned to present a self-defense …
