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Fugitive found hiding in Covington crawl space five months after escape from jail
A wanted fugitive was found hiding in a crawl space in a Covington home by U.S. Marshals on Thursday — roughly five months after he escaped from a Henderson County jail facility, according to a press release from U.S. Marshals. Marshals said Tylee Thompson allegedly assaulted a law enforcement...
After man's tire fell off and went through teen's windshield, causing fatal crash, he reattached tire and fled scene: Sheriff
Ricky Raider is facing felony charges after he inadvertently confessed to knowing his loose tire caused a fatal accident on a recorded call to a prison inmate, authorities say. The post After man’s tire fell off and went through teen’s windshield, causing fatal crash, he reattached tire and fled scene: Sheriff first appeared on Law & Crime.
Update: Missing Covington 16-year-old girl found safe
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A 16-year-old girl who went missing Thursday afternoon has been found safe. The Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney posted on Facebook that Brailynn Nash was located around 7 p.m. She reported missing by a family member around 2 p.m. See a spelling or grammar error in...
Body recovered from Pigeon River in Newport
Newport Police reported Thursday that the body of a 44-year-old male was recovered Wednesday from the Pigeon River in Newport. According to a press release from Newport Police Chief Scott Lamb, police were called to 170 W. Main Street concerning a body floating in the Pigeon River. Police called for assistance from the Swift Water Rescue Team and the Newport Rescue Squad.
'Worse than prisoners of war': Parents arrested for traumatizing, abusing 5 adopted children on near daily basis, prosecutor says
The so-called parents would monitor the kids via a video surveillance system in the basement and would be stripped naked as a punishment, according to the prosecutor. The post ‘Worse than prisoners of war’: Parents arrested for traumatizing, abusing 5 adopted children on near daily basis, prosecutor says first appeared on Law & Crime.
Teen accused of making hit list and planning mass killing at school pleads guilty
A teenager accused of making a hit list and planning a mass killing at a high school near Cincinnati pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced charges of inducing panic. Prosecutors dropped a charge against the 14-year-old, leveled in February, of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. He will be sentenced in July. Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers said the teen had exchanged text messages with a Colorado man about gassing the school and killing students and staff members. Prosecutors decided against charging the man because he had no ability to take part in the plan. The county public defender's office said shortly after the teen's arrest that he had significant mental health challenges and that he was impressionable.Powers said the teen had a hit list with the names of at least eight students and one teacher. The boy was arrested after he told another student about the plan, investigators said.
Jane Doe in nearly 50-year-old Illinois cold case identified as Cincinnati woman
An Illinois county coroner's office, alongside the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, identified a Cincinnati woman as the victim in a nearly 50-year-old murder near Seneca, Illinois.
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