A New Jersey man serving a 38-year sentence for blowing his girlfriend’s foot off in 2015 was denied a bid for a new trial on Wednesday. In 2017, Ernest Davis, 46, was convicted of attempted murder in connection with the shooting, which resulted in the amputation of the 39-year-old victim’s leg from the middle of …
“Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in jail for her role in a widespread college admissions cheating scam. Earlier this year, Huffman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. She admitted to paying $15,000 in bribes to help her daughter cheat on a college …
An Indiana couple who allegedly adopted a disabled 8-year-old girl from Ukraine— only to abandon her years later and move to Canada—was criminally charged on Wednesday. Kristine and Michael Barnett, 45 and 43, are facing neglect of a dependent charges for allegedly leaving their adopted daughter in a rented Lafayette apartment in July 2013. The …
The brother of Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a triple homicide. Cleveland.com reports that Tevin Biles-Thomas appeared for his arraignment via video from the Cuyahoga County Jail on Friday. He pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including murder and involuntary manslaughter, stemming from a fatal shooting at …
Two Ohio daycare workers are facing charges after they allegedly sat by and allowed other children to bully a young girl. ABC30 reports that two former daycare workers at the Worthington Learning Center in Columbus, identified as Joshua Tennant, 27, and Emma Dietrich, 31, were arrested Tuesday following complaints about an alleged “extreme bullying” incident …
A Texas man who was to be honored at the White House after claiming he was shot in the back while distracting the El Paso Walmart gunman was reportedly detained by Secret Service after local authorities alleged surveillance footage contradicted his story. On Tuesday, El Paso police spokesman Seargent Enrique Carrillo said that Earnest Christopher …
An Ohio woman convicted of abusing a corpse after she buried her stillborn baby in her family’s backyard was sentenced Friday morning inside a Warren County courtroom, after facing the newborn’s paternal grandmother, who opted to provide a victim impact statement. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, was on trial for aggravated murder, …
A registered sex offender in Missouri was arrested on Wednesday, months after he allegedly raped his daughter’s friend at his home. James Michael Reed, 44, was arrested at his job and charged with rape and sodomy for the alleged June 30 incident. Police began their investigation after the victim was hospitalized and claimed Reed sexually …
An unlicensed California daycare worker pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in connection with the 2017 death of a 7-month-old baby girl. The Mercury News reports that Denise Renee Worman took a plea deal that allowed her to avoid prison time in exchange for six months on a work-release program and five years probation. The incident …
A Dollar General store manager has been accused of setting her south Georgia store on fire – with customers inside – to hide her theft of a cash deposit of $3,300, according to the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. Kay Yvette Taylor, 41, is charged with one count of theft and one count of …
A Florida teen arrested this week after allegedly stealing her parents’ money to pay someone to kill them will remain in custody, as her parents move forward in pressing charges against her. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 17-year-old Umatilla High School student Alyssa Michelle Hatcher is facing two counts of criminal solicitation of murder and one count of theft. …
An Indiana woman accused of strangling her 10-year-old stepdaughter and hiding her body in a shed on her property reportedly plans to represent herself in court. People magazine obtained a probable cause affidavit stating that Amanda Carmack, 34, confessed to killing Skylea Carmack but couldn’t recall what prompted it, only telling police that she was …
