A Mississippi police officer was killed on Thursday while joining an ongoing chase involving two teens and a stolen car. Officers were reportedly chasing Darion Dogan, 16, and Johnathan Taylor, 15, in a stolen car, when they crashed into Panola County constable Eula Ray Hawkins, 57, as he responded to the ongoing pursuit. WHBQ reported …
On Friday, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin pardoned a man who is serving a prison sentence for fatally shooting another man during a home invasion in May 2014. The Louisville Courier Journal reports that Patrick Brian Baker — who was convicted of reckless homicide and other charges in the shooting death of Donald Mills — had …
A former Louisiana deputy was arrested earlier this month after a K9 passed away from malnourishment, according to officials. The Advocate reports that 28-year-old Robert Fain, a former deputy with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, is facing animal cruelty charges in connection with the death of German Shepperd, Mailly, who passed away in October. While …
A Florida mom was rushed to the hospital after her 3-year-old son shot her, according to police. 7 News Miami reports that incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, close to a Fort Lauderdale Walmart, off of West Broward Boulevard and Northwest 25th Avenue. According to authorities, the little boy was inside a grey SUV with his …
Officials released new evidence footage in connection with a gruesome incident that left a Florida woman and her four children dead. The State Attorney’s Office for Marion County released an interrogation video of 38-year-old Michael Wayne Jones, which showed the murder suspect describing how he drove around with the bodies of his wife and children …
Police in Conyers, Georgia, are responding to a workplace shooting that left at least one person injured. WSB-TV reports that police have responded to reports of a shooting at Dart Container, which is a food service manufacturing plant. At least one victim, a male, has been shot; and the suspect remains on the loose. According …
Update: Friday, 9; 20 a.m. Citing a source with knowledge of the investigation, the New York Post reports that the boy arrested in the murder of Tessa Majors is only 13 years old. CBS New York reports that the suspect confessed to the crime after he was taken into custody, allegedly telling police that he …
Police in Connecticut are searching for clues in the mysterious disappearance of a mother of two who went missing on Monday after leaving her Stamford home to go for a walk. WTIC-TV reports that Karolina Martinez Vanni, 41, was last seen on Monday afternoon when she left for a walk from her home on Wardwell …
A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on 44 criminal counts — including rape, sexual battery, extortion, and stalking — “pertaining to incidents he was involved in while on duty in an official capacity,” Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond said in a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page. Deputy Daniel Wilkey has been on …
Philadelphia police have arrested the father of a Pennsylvania high school football star who accidentally shot his twin brother to death, charging him with involuntary manslaughter and weapons offenses, NBC 10 reported. CrimeOnline previously reported that prosecutors dropped charges against Fayaadh Gillard, 18, on Wednesday, saying his father, Aleem Gillard, was ultimately responsible for the …
A Maryland judge suffered minor injuries on Wednesday after a defendant in a criminal sex case threw a metal water pitcher at her head during sentencing, according to reports. Chief Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Heard had sentenced Travis Burroughs, 36, to life with all but 70 years suspended for sodomy and false imprisonment. A Baltimore …
An alleged cannibal killed a random stranger earlier this month, then decapitated her and ate her brains, according to authorities. The Strait Times reports that the incident happened in the Philippines on December 5, in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. According to police, Lloyd Bagtong, 21, said he was “hungry and tired” when a woman who spoke English …
