A Florida woman who adopted a teen when she was working as a social worker will now spend six years behind bars for engaging in a sexual relationship with her adopted son. According to the New York Post, 26-year-old Lauren Michelle Myres was sentenced during a court hearing this week after pleading no contest to …
A Texas couple whose daughter died after they left her in the backseat of a vehicle could face decades in prison, the Houston Chronicle reports. Olga Esquivel and Angel Esquivel-Blanco, of Humble, Texas, were charged earlier this week with child abandonment in connection with the death of their 2-year-old daughter, Alicia Esquivel. The girl died …
A Minnesota man has been criminally charged in connection with the death of a young foster child, KSTP-TV reports. Authorities on Friday announced that a grand jury had indicted Charles Wayne Homich, 28, with multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder. The charges include murder while committing child abuse, murder with a history of child …
DENVER (AP) — A dancing FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg after doing a backflip at a Denver bar will avoid jail time after pleading guilty Friday to third-degree assault. Chase Bishop, 30, struck a plea deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to two years of probation, The Denver Post reported …
A West Virginia high school assistant principal was recently suspended for four days after allegedly harassing a transgender student in a bathroom last month. Michael Critchfield, 15, told the Huffington Post that he was planning to leave for a band trip on November 27 when he went to the boy’s bathroom. It was there where …
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Nearly two decades after Pennsylvania state regulators let him off the hook, a former pediatrician admitted in court Thursday that he sexually assaulted 31 children, most of them patients. Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two family members and admitted to sexually assaulting more than two dozen …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a 22-year-old is facing criminal charges related to the attempted poisoning of his college roommate following earlier accusations that he was behind racist graffiti left on walls at Lehigh University. According to the Morning Call, suspect Yukai Yang is identified as a former chemistry major at the school who targeted his …
A 4-year-old Texas boy remains hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his head after his stepfather reportedly shot him and fatally shot his mother and grandmother before turning the gun on himself. KWTX reported that Shelly Splittgerber, 36, was granted a temporary protection order Wednesday against her estranged husband, Matthew Splittgerber, 37, citing stalking and harassment. In …
Authorities in Arizona say a state lawmaker threatened a Department of Public Safety trooper upon being pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the Arizona Republic, Arizona Rep. David Cook registered a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit. Authorities allege he also failed to follow instructions during a field …
A Texas teen is facing intoxication manslaughter charges after allegedly drunkenly crossing three lanes Sunday night and striking a vehicle head-on, killing a young mother. The Houston Chronicle reported that Taylor Phillips, 23, was killed; while her 1-year-old son and her 48-year-old mother suffered minor injuries. Phillips was pronounced dead at the scene. Erick Hernandez, the …
The night before authorities arrested Patrick Frazee and charged him with the murder of his fiancé Kelsey Berreth, investigators were seen taking items out of Berreth’s apartment in the second search of her home this week. Berreth, 29, went missing on November 22, reportedly after meeting with Frazee to hand off the couple’s 1-year-old daughter. Though …
An ex-Pennsylvania college student, accused earlier this year of leaving racist graffiti for his black roommate in their dorm room, was arrested for allegedly poisoning him with a toxic metal. Yukai Yang, 22, a chemistry major at Lehigh University, turned himself in Thursday and was charged with attempted murder. Authorities believe Yang slipped thallium—an odorless, colorless, …
