ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — Federal prosecutors say St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery crossed a dangerous line while under indictment — allegedly using a burner phone to threaten and intimidate witnesses in his own federal case. The 52-year-old sheriff, already accused of abusing his authority earlier this year, is now facing new witness tampering and retaliation…
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA — A Florida mother and her boyfriend are facing serious criminal charges after authorities discovered the woman’s 2-year-old son dead from severe head trauma, covered in bruises and cigarette burn scars. Both 33-year-old Christian Parnell and 33-year-old Curtis David Willey were arrested earlier this week and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a…
CLEVELAND, OHIO — A horrifying case in Cleveland has led to attempted murder and rape charges against two children — a 10-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy — accused of viciously attacking a 5-year-old girl, leaving her beaten, scalped, and struggling to survive in a field. According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, both children…
SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN — A 22-year-old woman accused of killing her mother amid a heated custody dispute told police she was “God” during her arrest, according to authorities. Riley Donaldson has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 45-year-old mother, Ada Mae Simmons-Jones, who was shot multiple times inside her Southfield home on…
WOODBURY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A 38-year-old woman will spend up to eight years in prison after her wheelchair-bound mother died from severe neglect in what authorities described as one of the most disturbing elder abuse cases they’ve ever seen. Colleen Sayegh pleaded guilty to negligent care of a dependent person, a first-degree felony, for allowing…
MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — An award-winning intensive care nurse from Houston has been fired from her hospital job after allegedly threatening to let police officers die if they ever needed her medical care during a DWI arrest last weekend. According to the Magnolia Police Department, 35-year-old Crystal Tadlock — a former ICU nurse at Memorial Hermann…
CALDWELL, IDAHO — A 51-year-old Idaho man accused of killing his daughter and covering her body with a pride flag told the court through his lawyer this week that he plans to plead guilty to murder charges. Delbert Cornish was charged with first-degree murder in the August death of his 18-year-old daughter, Hope “Onyx” Cornish,…
WESTMORELAND, TENNESSEE — A 36-year-old Tennessee mother is accused of keeping her children in horrific living conditions and instructing her husband to “hit them in the throat” when disciplining them, according to the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. Mindy Michelle Mooney was arrested and charged with three counts of child abuse and neglect following a disturbing…
HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A 38-year-old man is facing a felony charge after police say he pulled a gun and drove over a lawn to avoid traffic delays caused by a crash that had blocked a local street. According to the Hudson Police Department, Eric Chadbourne became enraged when his route was stopped by a…
CRAWFORDVILLE, FLORIDA — A 73-year-old Florida man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing his wife in the neck and threatening to kill his daughter, claiming he wanted to “get them up to heaven” because he was “tired of everyone suffering.” According to the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, Allison Hubert Hatton has been charged with attempted…