PARKLAND, WASHINGTON — A 47-year-old Washington man accused of causing a deadly high-speed crash that killed a 20-year-old college student is now facing a string of felony charges — but insists that law enforcement is to blame for the tragedy. The suspect, identified as Donald Wayne Rownan, was charged with murder, vehicular homicide, DUI, reckless…
CINCINNATI, OHIO — A 21-year-old former Taco Bell employee is behind bars after allegedly shooting and killing his manager outside the restaurant’s parking lot just one day after being fired, authorities confirmed. The suspect, identified as Jonathan Morris, has been charged with one count of murder in connection with the Aug. 29 shooting that killed…
INKSTER, MICHIGAN — A 49-year-old mother and her 23-year-old son have been charged in the murder of a teenage girl whose body was found sealed in a plastic storage bin after what prosecutors describe as an “extended campaign to lie to police.” Charla Pendergrass and her son Jalen Pendergrass were arrested this week in connection…
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — A 40-year-old woman convicted in one of Albuquerque’s most gruesome motel murders has been sentenced to life in prison after playing a key role in the hatchet killing of a man who was struck more than 80 times inside a Days Inn room. Angel Salazar was found guilty in August of…
WICHITA, KANSAS — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after a tragic shooting left a 7-year-old boy dead when a 4-year-old found her gun and pulled the trigger as she drank tequila with friends nearby, authorities said. 25-year-old Tasha Dillard pleaded guilty in September to involuntary manslaughter and six counts…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — A 41-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly posing as a lawyer to visit his jailed girlfriend inside the Oklahoma County Detention Center, later claiming he thought “attorney-client privilege” applied to their relationship. Authorities identified the suspect as Aaron Oldham, who reportedly entered the jail’s attorney visitation area on Monday, October…
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — A Louisiana mother accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death because the child touched her contact lenses has rejected a plea deal and will face trial early next year, as prosecutors reveal horrifying new details — including the discovery of the girl’s body in a “makeshift grave deep in the…
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA — A routine shopping trip turned into a “total nightmare” for a Florida family after a man was viciously sucker-punched outside an Aldi grocery store, leaving him in a coma, according to authorities. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance footage showing the violent assault that occurred around 7:17 p.m. on October…
LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA — A 31-year-old Alabama truck driver is facing murder and DUI charges after allegedly causing a 27-mile string of crashes that killed a former college football player — all while under the influence of tequila and kratom, prosecutors say. John McAdams was indicted this week on multiple charges, including murder, DUI, trafficking…
BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS — More than a year after a 63-year-old Texas woman was found beaten, sexually assaulted, and burned along a walking trail, authorities say DNA evidence has led to the arrest of her alleged killer — a man the sheriff called a “monster.” 23-year-old Samuel Aquim Charon was taken into custody on Wednesday…