CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA — What began as a festive Halloween celebration turned into a night of horror when an 18-year-old allegedly opened fire at a crowded house party, killing two teens who tried to defuse an argument. David Garcia pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder with special firearm enhancements, along with negligent…
DECATUR, ILLINOIS — An Illinois man accused of taking part in a deadly 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant woman and severely injured her young daughter has avoided a murder conviction after accepting a controversial plea deal. 21-year-old Mattavius Anderson was initially charged with murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in the death of…
WINCHESTER, INDIANA — A 29-year-old Indiana man allegedly set fire to his own laundry room, then calmly headed to work — later telling police he did it because he was “stressed and pissed off” about being buried in credit card debt. Travis Clark walked into the Winchester Police Department on Oct. 27 and told officers…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Federal prosecutors say a deported Israeli mobster helped enforce debts from an underground network of $20,000 buy-in poker games attended by celebrities and athletes in Los Angeles — using death threats, arsons, and violence to collect what players owed. Assaf “Ace” Waknine, who was deported from the U.S. in 2011, is…
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — An Ohio man accused of dragging a woman and her child out of a car and threatening to kill them stunned the court this week when he asked for a low bond, saying he deserved leniency because he’s “about to be a dad.” 25-year-old James Blackwell faces two counts of kidnapping and…
NORTH VERNON, INDIANA — A young Indiana couple has been arrested after police say they starved and neglected their 8-month-old daughter, locking her in a room for up to 10 hours at a time “so they could sleep.” 25-year-olds Benjamin Joseph Tackett and Kayla Therese Thompson now face multiple felony neglect charges after investigators found…
MOBILE, ALABAMA — A court in Mobile fell silent Wednesday when a mother on trial suddenly learned that her 7-year-old son had died — a tragic revelation made during her own bond hearing for allegedly causing the crash that killed him. 34-year-old Delyshia Molette is charged with manslaughter and multiple felonies after police say she…
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury found him guilty of stabbing his girlfriend 217 times and dumping her body in a marsh north of Boston. 48-year-old Bruce Maiben was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 40-year-old Sherell Pringle, whose body was…
HIBBING, MINNESOTA — A Minnesota man wearing a Deadpool sweatshirt has been charged with murder after police say he shot a man he’d just met at a party, then laughed while talking to investigators about the killing. According to the Hibbing Police Department, 30-year-old Daniel James Dale is charged with intentional second-degree murder for the…
DELAND, FLORIDA — A Florida woman who vowed her ex-boyfriend was “going under the ground” before shooting him to death has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. According to court records, 31-year-old Jasmoray Baugh was convicted of manslaughter last month in the fatal shooting of her ex-boyfriend, Korey Woulard, during a late-night confrontation in…