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…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A Milwaukee man is behind bars after he allegedly struck and killed a young singer celebrating her birthday, sped away from the scene, and later confessed to police, saying, “I f—ing killed somebody.” Authorities say 34-year-old Shanton Lay was driving with a revoked license and speeding when he hit 25-year-old Keiarria Travis…
ASSUMPTION PARISH, LOUISIANA — A Louisiana health care attendant is behind bars after allegedly burning a patient with a barbecue-style lighter and then lying to the victim’s family by claiming the injuries were caused by “wasp bites,” according to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say 36-year-old Markus Stadium was charged with cruelty to the…
ONSLOW COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA — A U.S. Marine and father of two was shot dead in broad daylight while enjoying a Sunday ride on his new motorcycle, a bike he told friends he dreamed of riding one day “with his sons as they grew older.” According to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Dylan Rasmussen,…
SURPRISE, ARIZONA — A California man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison after driving hundreds of miles to ambush his pregnant ex-wife in front of her three children, beating and strangling her inside her Arizona home after forcing her back inside at knifepoint. According to Maricopa County prosecutors, 27-year-old Garrett Scott…
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — A Florida teenager accused of driving her Lexus at more than 120 miles per hour before a deadly collision that killed a respected attorney and permanently injured the victim’s mother has now been formally charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving. According to prosecutors, 20-year-old Sofia Todorov was behind the wheel…
MCLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS — Three self-styled vigilantes with a group known as Oklahoma Predator Prevention (OPP) have been arrested after a confrontation with an alleged predator turned violent, leaving the man unconscious and seriously injured. Authorities say Russell Goodwin, Ryan Koch, and George Liebsch — all affiliated with OPP — face charges of unlawful restraint…
HIALEAH, FLORIDA — A Florida woman has been arrested after allegedly locking her 77-year-old mother with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease inside a bedroom, refusing to clean her or change her diapers after repeated accidents. 49-year-old Janet Edwards faces charges of neglect of an elderly or disabled adult and battery on a person 65 or older,…