MIAMI, FLORIDA — A Florida mother is facing multiple criminal charges after police say she knowingly lied to investigators and failed to protect her autistic 6-year-old son following a brutal assault that left the child in critical condition. According to Miami-Dade County jail records, Cynthia Hernandez, 32, has been charged with child neglect resulting in…
BELCOURT, NORTH DAKOTA — A man is facing a federal murder charge after authorities say he stabbed a woman to death inside a casino hotel room on tribal land, then called 911 to report that “there was a dead person.” According to a criminal affidavit, Rigoberto Mendez-Morales, 58, has been charged with second-degree murder within…
MOBILE, ALABAMA — A 19-year-old Alabama man is behind bars after police say he repeatedly stabbed his father to death in the front yard of their family home, with the victim’s mother witnessing the killing. According to the Mobile Police Department, Samuel Prince, 19, has been charged with murder in the death of his father,…
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA — A North Dakota man is facing felony assault and domestic violence charges after police say he choked a woman for approximately one minute and stabbed her with a pair of pliers because he believed she was speaking too loudly inside an apartment. According to Cass County jail records, Michael David Schaffer,…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A Southern California firefighter and paramedic is behind bars after police say he beat his wife to death with an ax inside their North Hollywood home, then attempted to conceal the crime by requesting a welfare check just hours later. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Andrew Jimenez, 45, was…
LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA — A longtime school bus driver accused of transporting dozens of children while “extremely” intoxicated has accepted a plea deal, closing a case that officials say could have ended in tragedy. According to local reporting, Betty Johnson, 68, pleaded no contest to DUI with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or higher,…
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — A California woman and her new boyfriend are facing murder charges after police say they gunned down her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend in the street while three toddlers sat just feet away inside a minivan, all amid a bitter custody dispute. Authorities announced that Princess Perez, 25, and her boyfriend Ramses…
WILMINGTON ISLAND, GEORGIA — A Georgia man is facing a slate of murder and family-violence charges after authorities say he stabbed his mother to death inside her apartment and then stole her vehicle, triggering a multi-agency manhunt that ended with his arrest the following day. According to an indictment returned by a Chatham County grand…
TACOMA, WASHINGTON — A man living at a sober living home in the Tacoma area is facing multiple attempted murder charges after police say he stabbed his housemates, set a fire intended to trap residents upstairs, and warned his father via text messages that he was “going to kill some people.” According to charging documents…
PONTIAC, MICHIGAN — A Michigan father who brutally abused his young children, including beating and choking his 9-year-old son for falling asleep on the couch, has been sentenced to prison, according to court records and law enforcement officials. Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore, now 39, was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars after pleading no…