Texas County Approves ‘Abortion Travel Ban’ — Barring People From Taking Certain Roads to Get Abortion
Politics and Crime
Court
October 25, 2023
VIDEO: ‘Entitled’ Teens Who Fatally Mowed Down Retired Cop Laugh at Victim’s Family in Court
Two Nevada teens who allegedly killed a man in an intentional hit-and-run in August were seen laughing during a court hearing on Tuesday. Andreas Probst’s widow told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she saw Jesus Ayala, 18, and Jzamir Keys, 16, point the middle finger at her during the hearing. Keys reportedly filmed himself and …
Accident
October 25, 2023
BMW Driver Who Killed 4 Sorority Sisters Is Charged With Murder
California police have charged a man with murder for last week’s car crash that killed four Pepperdine University students. Fraser Bohm, 22, was initially arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for crashing into several parked cars which then struck and killed Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, 21, Asha Weir, 21, and Deslyn …
Police
October 25, 2023
Police Chief’s Felon Son Found Dead Days After Shooting 2 Cops During Traffic Stop
The son of a Tennessee police chief was found dead on Tuesday, days after he allegedly shot two officers and fled the scene. John Drake Jr., 38, was wanted for Saturday’s non-fatal shooting of officers Ashely Boleyjack and Gregory Kern outside a Nashville Dollar General. Drake Jr. — who is the son of Nashville police chief …
Celebrity
October 25, 2023
‘Teen Mom’ Jenelle Evans’ Husband Charged With Abusing Her 14-Year-Old Son
North Carolina police have charged the husband of ‘Teen Mom’ star Jenelle Evans with abusing her 14-year-old son — who reportedly ran away from home three times in a month. TMZ reported that David Eason was charged with misdemeanor child abuse after authorities obtained a video showing an assault involving Evans’ teen son, Jace. Law …
Court
October 25, 2023
Lindsay Clancy: Woman Who Strangled 3 Children Researched Ways to Kill on Her Phone
A Massachusetts mother charged with strangling her three children earlier this year alleged searched for ways to kill before the murders. The information came in search warrant affidavits made public this week, according to the Boston Globe. Lindsay Clancy, 32, was indicted by a grand jury last month on three counts of murder and strangulation …
Attempted Murder
October 25, 2023
Florida Couple Robs Internet Date, Cuts His Throat, Tosses Him Off Bridge Into River
A Florida couple have been arrested after they met a man on social media, beat him, robbed him, cut his throat and tossed him off a bridge into the Escambia River. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said the victim survived the ordeal and swam to shore, where he flagged down a deputy and told his …
Hit-and-Run
October 25, 2023
Hit-and-Run Driver Carries Victim in His Windshield for 2 Miles Before Dumping Body in Maryland Neighborhood
Police in Maryland are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a man, drove two miles with the victim lodged in his windshield, and dumped the body on the side of the road. Prince George’s County police said that Franklin Membreno Mendez, 28, was involved in a minor, unrelated collision on Annapolis Road sometime before …
Child Abuse
October 24, 2023
Mom, Grandma Charged With Burning Toddler With Curling Iron
A mother and grandmother face child abuse charges in Wisconsin after a toddler was brought into the hospital suffering from deep second-degree burns, apparently caused by a curling iron. April Smith, 50, was charged earlier this month with felony child abuse after an investigation into the injuries on her 17-month-old granddaughter. Smith and her daughter, …
Shooting
October 24, 2023
Toddler Shoots Himself With Loaded, Unsecured Handgun at Michigan Gas Station
A 2-year-old Michigan boy is in critical condition after he was left alone in a car with a loaded handgun and shot himself Tuesday afternoon. Lansing police and emergency medical personnel responded to a Sunoco gas station where the shooting took place, WILX reported. The boy was rushed to a hospital. According to WMSN, officers …
Attempted Murder
October 24, 2023
Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Shut Down Jet’s Engines Mid-Flight Did Psychedelic Mushrooms Before Flight
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot told police he tried to pull the handles that would have activated a Horizon Air flight’s fire suppression system and shut down the plane’s engines Sunday afternoon because he thought he was dreaming and wanted to wake up. Joseph David Emerson, 44, also told police he’d taken psychedelic mushrooms 48 …
Bad Doctors
October 24, 2023
Doctor Poisons Pharmacist Wife, Then Tries to Immediately Have Her Cremated to Get $500K Life Insurance Payout
A Minnesota man was charged on Monday with killing his wife in August by poisoning her. Connor Bowman, a medical resident at the Mayo Clinic, allegedly gave Betty Bowman, 32, liquid colchicine, a medication used to treat gout. The Post Bulletin reported that Betty Bowman, who did not have gout, died three days after she …