A staff Sgt. in the U.S. Army, who previously received a mere warning after raping a woman, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after authorities determined he raped several others, including his own daughter. The Army Times reports that Staff Sgt. Randall S. Hughes got “a slap on the wrist” after raping a soldier’s …
The U.S. Marshals Service has issued an international warrant for a suspect in the murder of a young Yale graduate student who was gunned down shortly after he became engaged. MIT researcher Qinxuan Pan is a suspect in the shooting death of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang, who was found fatally shot on a New Haven …
The family of 19-year-old Kristin Smart released a statement Tuesday, following the news of an arrest made nearly 25 years after Smart’s disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Paul Flores, the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of a Cal Poly freshman, Kristin Smart, was booked Tuesday in the San Luis Obispo County jail on suspicion …
The officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a Minnesota traffic stop is expected to face charges in connection to the death of Daunte Wright, who was killed on Sunday. As previously reported, Kim Potter handed in her resignation from the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Tuesday, two days after she fatally shot Wright. …
A former high school teacher in New Mexico has confessed to having a sexual relationship with an eighth-grade student. William Shelly, 61, an ex-band director at Muleshoe High School, is expected to formally plead guilty to enticement and attempted enticement of a minor. Shelly had an illicit sexual relationship with a female student who was …
UPDATE WATCH LIVE: Police give update on Kristin Smart Paul Flores, the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of a Cal Poly freshman, Kristin Smart, was booked Tuesday in the San Luis Obispo County jail on suspicion of murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Flores’ father, Ruben Flores, 80, was also arrested Tuesday …
While the community waits to hear a major development in the Kristin Smart case, jail records indicate that the father of the suspect has been arrested for accessory after the fact. NBC 6 reports that Paul Flores, who has been a person of interest in connection with the 1996 disappearance and presumed death of Smart, …
A Florida couple is facing child abuse charges after three of their children were found to be severely malnourished, and allegedly locked in bedrooms for hours at a time. According to WFLX, authorities in Port St. Lucie received a tip involving accusations against Oscar Torres and Brittany Kirschenhofer. A subsequent investigation reportedly found that three …
The officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a traffic stop in Minnesota has resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, as has the department’s chief. The Associated Press reports that Kim Potter offered her resignation on Tuesday, two days after she shot Daunte Wright. Wright, who is Black, was reportedly pulled over due …
Louisiana authorities announced earlier this week that they don’t believe foul play was involved in connection with the disappearance of LSU student, Kori Gauthier. CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says it’s too soon to make that call. “I think it’s way too early in the game to say ‘no foul play at this juncture,” Grace told Fox …
Four girls, ranging in ages 12 to 14, allegedly set fire to a Pennsylvania home because they were bored, according to Chief John Blake of the Ferndale Borough Police Department. News 7 reports that the incident happened on April 3 in the Johnstown borough of Ferndale. A 12-year-old and three 14-year-old girls allegedly used an …
Court proceedings in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin will continue on Tuesday amid renewed unrest in Minneaopolis following the police killing of a Black man. Protests have erupted in Minnesota following the death of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center on Monday. Brooklyn Center …
