RICHMOND, KENTUCKY — A Madison County Schools paraeducator has been arrested and charged with child abuse after police say video footage captured her pulling an unclothed child by the hair inside a White Hall Elementary School gym earlier this month. According to an arrest citation from the Richmond Police Department, officers were contacted by a…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A 46-year-old Louisville man wanted on human trafficking, rape, and drug trafficking charges was arrested this week after a multi-agency operation led by the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, authorities confirmed. Detectives took Gerald “Jerry” Hodges into custody on October 23 with assistance from the Louisville Metro Police Fugitive Unit, following an ongoing…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — A high-speed police chase on the city’s near southwest side ended in tragedy early Friday morning when a fleeing vehicle crashed into a semi-truck, killing a 33-year-old woman and leaving a male driver critically injured, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD). The deadly pursuit began around 3:30 a.m. near West…
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — Police are searching for a suspect still at large after a man was found shot to death inside a home on Lakebow Court Friday afternoon, according to the Lexington Police Department and the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Lakebow Court around midday for what was…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned the double murder conviction of Kevon Lawless, a Louisville man sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2020 shooting deaths of Brandon Waddles and his 3-year-old daughter, Trinity Randolph, outside their family home. The court’s decision, issued Thursday, ruled that the trial judge committed…
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY — A Paducah man faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted of methamphetamine trafficking, according to the Paducah Police Department, which called the verdict a strong statement against illegal drug activity in western Kentucky. Officials said Terry Gilbert was found guilty last week following a 2024 drug investigation led by…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A 46-year-old Louisville man has been arrested and charged with child trafficking, rape, and drug trafficking following a months-long investigation that uncovered disturbing evidence of exploitation across Bullitt and Jefferson counties, authorities said. According to the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, Gerald “Jerry” Hodges was taken into custody late Thursday, October 23, with…
RICHMOND, KENTUCKY — A 63-year-old instructional assistant in the Madison County School District has been charged with second-degree criminal abuse and fourth-degree assault after a disturbing video surfaced showing her pulling a 7-year-old disabled student by the hair inside a local elementary school gym. Police arrested Beverly Vanwinkle-Thompson on October 21 following an interview with…
PIMA, ARIZONA — A quiet Arizona community is mourning after four members of the same family — including two children — were found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide. Authorities say a grandfather fatally shot his daughter and grandchildren before taking his own life inside their Pima home. According to the Pima Police Department,…
TUCSON, ARIZONA — An Arizona father admitted to leaving his 2-year-old daughter to die in a 109-degree parked car while he played video games and browsed the internet, in a case prosecutors described as one of “unimaginable neglect.” 38-year-old Christopher Scholtes pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder and intentional child abuse in connection with…