DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, FLORIDA – A Florida man who stopped to help someone he thought was stranded was instead carjacked at gunpoint, in what police described as a terrifying encounter that ended with the suspect jumping into a river to evade arrest. The Encounter on South Atlantic Avenue According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office,…
AMARILLO, TEXAS – A 33-year-old Oklahoma man will spend the next six decades behind bars after pleading guilty to murdering his girlfriend outside a Texas Roadhouse restaurant and fleeing with his two young daughters, authorities announced this week. Deadly Argument Outside Restaurant According to court documents reviewed by Law & Crime, Mario Alberto Rodriquez fatally…
HIALEAH, FLORIDA – Police in South Florida say a man’s anger over another man urinating in public near his girlfriend led to a violent stabbing and robbery that nearly turned fatal. Argument Over “Disrespect” Turns Violent According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Law & Crime, Leonardo Carracedo-King, 30, confronted a man just before midnight…
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – A 15-year-old boy convicted in the brutal murder of a tobacco store clerk showed shocking disrespect in court — telling guards he planned to “fill the victim’s grave full of piss” — prompting a judge to impose the maximum sentence allowed by law. Teen Sentenced to Life With Mercy On Wednesday,…
DALLAS, TEXAS – A Texas man wearing a Jason-style hockey mask allegedly opened fire inside a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus, killing another passenger after a heated argument, authorities said. The Deadly Confrontation on a Dallas Bus Police identified the suspect as Harrington Hurdle, 27, who now faces a murder charge in the October…
AURORA, MISSOURI – A 31-year-old Missouri mother serving a life sentence for killing one of her children’s fathers is now facing capital murder charges in Arkansas, accused of shooting another ex and his girlfriend during a violent, multistate rampage. From Missouri to Arkansas: A Deadly Spree Authorities say Taylor Santiago shot and killed her ex-husband,…
WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT – A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with executing his parents after a heated argument over money and responsibility inside their Connecticut home, authorities say. Argument Over “Not Paying Rent” Turns Deadly According to police, Javian Adams fatally shot his parents — Carlene Williams, 51, and Marc Adams, 55 — following…
RED BAY, ALABAMA – An Alabama day care owner is facing nearly 30 felony charges after a 4-month-old baby girl died in her facility when an employee placed her face-down on a Boppy pillow for a nap and left her unattended. Day Care Owner Charged With Manslaughter Authorities announced that Angelene Chamblee, 49, owner of…
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A 25-year-old Florida woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for orchestrating a violent home invasion that led to the shooting death of her boyfriend, whom prosecutors said she helped target in a “search and destroy mission.” Life Sentence Without Parole Alyssa Marie Blackburn was sentenced to life without…
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS – A 61-year-old Naperville man has been convicted of first-degree murder for the brutal death of his wife, whom prosecutors say he kicked to death after finding text messages from another man on her phone. Argument Over Texts Turns Deadly According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Alan Wang attacked his wife,…