Louisiana police arrested a substitute teacher on Monday for allegedly paying students to assault a classmate. On August 23, Aadrina Smith, 24, reportedly offered five students $5 each to tackle their classmate at North Caddo Elementary Middle School. Three of the students accepted Smith’s offer, and Smith congratulated them afterward, according to Louisiana Radio Network. …
Three young children found dead on a New York beach were allegedly drowned by their mother. Police say 30-year-old Erin Merdy reportedly confessed to the murders. A 90-minute search was launched early Monday after several of Merdy’s relatives called police, concerned that Merdy may have done something to her children. The children ages, 7, 4, …
An Ohio man who was out on bail for raping a 9-year-old was found dead on Sunday alongside the victim’s family member, according to reports. WOIO reported that highway patrol discovered the bodies of Wesley Thomas, 34, and Samantha Faidley, 31, with gunshot wounds in a minivan at the New Lyme Wildlife Area in Ashtabula …
The girlfriend of a beloved Texas bull rider has been arrested in connection with his death on Sunday night. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, 27-year-old Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen, better known as “Ouncie Mitchell,” was found unresponsive with “at least one gunshot wound” outside of a Salt Lake City apartment. Allen’s girlfriend, LaShawn Denise …
On Monday, a woman sued California police for using her DNA from a rape kit to charge her last year with an unrelated burglary. In 2016, the unidentified woman reported to San Francisco police that she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Cops took her DNA, but they did not disclose that it would be …
A Michigan man who allegedly followed a QAnon conspiracy theory was killed by Detroit officers Sunday after he killed his wife and the family dog, and injured his daughter. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, 53-year-old Igor Lanis is accused of shooting his wife, Tina, 56, inside their Detroit home off of Glenwood Court. …
New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said on Monday that a parole board rejected Mark David Chapman’s latest request for release. It is the 12th time Chapman, 67, has been denied parole since he became eligible in 2000. The Albany Times-Union reported that his next parole hearing is scheduled for 2024. Convicted of …
Texas police have arrested a teen accused of heartlessly ramming a truck into a man in a wheelchair and then fleeing the scene, leaving the victim with severe injuries, CBS Austin reports. The incident occurred earlier this month and was recorded by a security camera. The footage shows a man using an electric wheelchair crossing …
The stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, will stay in jail without bail after failing to show up to her scheduled court hearing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 32-year-old Kayla Montgomery failed to show up for a hearing this month in Manchester. The court hearing was in connection with charges against her for allegedly …
A teacher at an exclusive private school in Tampa, Florida, is accused of having sexual relations with a student, prompting police to investigate whether there could be other victims, FOX 13 reports. The teacher, 42-year-old Jaime Melton, was arrested Sunday and is facing a charge of sexual battery. Until her arrest, Melton had been employed …
Police in New York are searching for the driver of a minibus who reportedly tried to pick up a group of children while they waited for their school bus. According to News 12 The Bronx, the incident happened Monday morning in Suffolk County as a group of children waited for a school bus off of …
A lawyer said on Monday that an Alabama inmate could be killed next week via nitrogen hypoxia, marking the first time this method would be used to carry out an execution. Alan Miller, 57, requested to die via nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection in 2018, when inmates were allowed to challenge the manner in …
