A white man who is seen on security video fatally shooting an unarmed black man during an argument over a parking space at a Clearwater convenience store now faces a manslaughter charge. Michael Drejka, 47, claims he has immunity under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Nancy Grace looks at the case and the law with …
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech student pleaded guilty Tuesday to concealing the body of a slain 13-year-old girl, but still faces trial on a more serious charge of being an accessory to the teen’s killing. Natalie Keepers is scheduled to go on trial in September, accused of being an accessory before the …
The parents are also accused of locking the boys out of the bathroom, and the father allegedly seriously injured one son after he took food without permission
The mother of a missing 4-month-old baby has been charged is facing multiple felony charges after remains were found near her home. WNYT reports that Heaven Puleski, who was taken into custody last week for questioning, has been charged with concealment of a human corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and endangering the welfare of a child. As CrimeOnline …
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — since the 1940s, and senior church officials, including a man who is now the archbishop of Washington, D.C., systematically covered up the abuse, according to a …
Authorities in Georgia are defending the actions of officers involved in an encounter with an elderly woman in Chatsworth last week. According to Fox News, police responded to an area adjacent to 87-year-old Martha Al-Bishara’s home and found her with a knife. Authorities had been informed of the situation by a concerned local who called …
Authorities in Michigan said a foursome of quick-thinking girls were able to overpower and outwit a would-be kidnapper. In a Facebook post, the Millington Police Department described the incident, which occurred on Friday evening outside of a convenience store. “A 22 yr old man followed them across the street and grabbed the youngest girl around …
Authorities in Tennessee say the man who was nearly naked when he executed a mass shooting at a Nashville-area Waffle House might not stand trial due to mental incompetence. According to the New York Post, officials announced the results of their evaluation of suspect Travis Reinking, who is accused of opening fire on customers and …
A U.S. Army veteran mysteriously vanished after being granted time to undergo surgery before pleading guilty to committing sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl—a turn of events that has led police in Mississippi to wonder whether he’s dead or alive. The Sun Herald reported that Jackson County police have issued a warrant for Jacob Blair Scott, …
Cindy Anthony, the mother of accused murderer Casey Anthony, reportedly told a Florida court last week that she’ll be unable to testify in her upcoming foreclosure trial because she’s too ill. Two days before the trial, Cindy’s lawyer presented a doctor’s note which said her client was “unable to testify in court or perform her …
A driver fatally shot himself during a traffic stop in Maine last week, before police found a woman’s body in his trunk. According to The Boson Globe, police have identified the body as belonging to Maddilyn Burgess, 28, of Massachusetts. Burgess’ body was reportedly discovered in Gyrth Rutan’s trunk after a state trooper pulled him over in …
A pair of sisters who worked as lunch ladies in Connecticut schools were arrested over the weekend after officials say they embezzled nearly half a million dollars. The funds were taken over a five-year span, though detectives say the actual number could be much higher, NBC Connecticut reports. Authorities arrested 61-year-old Joanne Pascarelli, of Wilton, …
