Authorities in Georgia says a woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly attacking her elderly mother with a hammer. According to WSB TV, 56-year-old Sandy Mathis surrendered to police earlier this month following an attack that left 94-year-old Willie D. Monroe seriously injured. Still convalescing from two broken hands, she spoke to local reporters and …
A devastating tsunami struck Indonesia on Saturday, causing death and damage including to a boy band concert in progress. The incident is believed to have been caused by an eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano. According to the New York Post, footage of the Seventeen concert depicts the seconds just before the massive wave hit …
Authorities in Arizona say a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an infant and severely abusing two other young kids identified as the 4-month-old victim’s siblings. According to the Arizona Daily Star, emergency personnel responded to reports of an unresponsive child at an apartment home on East Grant Road on December 16. Upon …
Authorities in New Mexico say a custodian at the Barcelona Elementary School in Albuquerque is facing criminal charges after allegedly chasing a group of kids around campus at gunpoint. According to KRQE, Ray Lopez was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of counts including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon …
A Texas man allegedly shot up his wife’s laptop computer because he thought she was playing music too loudly, prompting a stand-off with police as he barricaded himself inside his home, the Dallas Morning News reports. Around 2 a.m. Saturday, authorities responded to a home in northwest Fort Worth where 44-year-old Gary Lee Lykins was …
A 12-year-old boy and his father are accused of murdering a woman in Colorado. KRQE-TV reports that New Mexico authorities on Thursday morning arrested Heith Gleason and his 12-year-old son, Gage Gleason, at a McDonald’s in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Both were wanted by police in connection with the death of a woman in Colorado, …
Authorities in Twin Falls, Idaho, have joined the investigation into the presumed murder of Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, last seen on Thanksgiving Day near her home in Woodland Park. Berreth’s fiance Patrick Frazee has been charged with first-degree murder and was taken into custody on Friday. At a news conference announcing his arrest, Colorado authorities …
Authorities in Tennessee say two men were arrested on suspicion of multiple counts — including first-degree murder — in connection to the June 2017 death of 2-year-old Laylah Washington. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the girl was shot in the head as she rode in a car with her mother. Laylah died two days after the …
Authorities in Florida say a 28-year-old social worker is facing criminal charges of possessing a range of illegal child pornography. According to WESH, authorities arrested Bartow resident William Smith at his home on Friday and jailed him on suspicion of using social media to obtain child porn. Local police opened an investigation after receiving a …
GREENUP, Ky. (AP) — A jail inmate who escaped from authorities and tried hitchhiking along a highway didn’t enjoy freedom for long because the motorist he flagged down was a law enforcement officer. Greenup County Jailer Mike Worthington told The Independent that 31-year-old Allen Lewis was being transported on Tuesday to face charges in another …
Authorities in Indiana say a 21-year-old man is behind bars after his arrest on suspicion of raping a young girl he met online earlier this year. According to the New York Post, Greendale resident Travis McAdams was arrested on December 14 and is expected to face criminal charges including felony rape and child molestation. The …
A California police officer already under investigation over claims that he sent hateful text messages is now facing criminal charges related to an alleged robbery that took place at a San Francisco bank last month. According to Fox News, 44-year-old Rain Daugherty had been suspended from his position with the San Francisco Police Department related …
