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…
GRAND ISLAND, FLORIDA — A Florida man’s trip to play cards turned violent when he shot a woman after hurling an insult at her — only to get beaten up by her husband moments later, according to authorities. 76-year-old Michael Phillips was arrested on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after the altercation outside a…
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — A Texas mother is facing felony charges after her 11-year-old nonverbal son with autism was discovered malnourished, living in filth, and locked inside a soiled bedroom, authorities said. 40-year-old Rachel Nicole Blaylock was arrested and charged with injury to a child after police found her son weighing just 46 pounds, with feces…
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — A New Mexico man has been convicted of first-degree murder after brutally killing a research scientist who had taken him into his home out of kindness. 38-year-old Daniel Hadders was found guilty by a Bernalillo County jury on Tuesday for the asphyxiation death of 46-year-old Christopher Fallen, a respected scientist from…
BRADENTON, FLORIDA — A Florida man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for brutally attacking his friend with a hatchet over a phone that had already been replaced, according to Manatee County court records. Authorities say 35-year-old Jaquan Marquis Sykes launched the violent attack after his friend “accidentally” broke his…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — A Las Vegas man who lost custody of his children during a family court hearing has been sentenced to life in prison for executing his estranged wife in front of their kids later that same night. Authorities say 40-year-old Roidan Mendoza was furious after learning that his ex-wife, Marillorky Tamayo Cruz,…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A shocking video captured inside a Walgreens store on Chicago’s North Side has sparked public outrage after an ICE agent chased and tackled a man in front of his family, as bystanders screamed that the victim was a U.S. citizen. The footage, first posted to Reddit by user @durvedya, shows several Immigration…
HOUSTON, TEXAS — A Texas Lyft driver found herself in a tense confrontation after a male passenger objected to her dashcam recording, demanding she delete the footage despite rideshare safety policies permitting drivers to record for protection. The viral dashcam video, uploaded by the driver herself, shows a heated back-and-forth inside her car as the…
NEW YORK CITY — A New York woman just wanted to film a lighthearted Taylor Swift–inspired TikTok on the subway — but instead, she ended up going viral for all the wrong (and right) reasons after a man behind her tried to ruin her video with crude gestures. The woman, known online as @laydayallday, was…