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Columbus, OH

Houston, TX

The Independent

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot after he approached “suspicious” people on his street in Houston, leaving behind his two children and wife, who is eight months pregnant, authorities say. The incident occurred on August 10 at 12.30am when the husband, later identified as Osvaldo Casas, confronted “suspicious person(s) on his street”, Houston police said.The night before, the family had reported that one of their cars had been vandalized, according to KHOU11, and noticed a black vehicle in the neighborhood. The following night, a neighbor called police to report that a black vehicle was driving slowly through the area, according...

Husband dies in pregnant wife’s arms after being attacked while confronting car vandals

 An Afghan mother has become the first person jailed under Australia's forced marriage law for coercing her daughter into a marriage that led to the 21-year-old’s murder. Sakina Muhammad Jan, in her late 40s, was found guilty of forcing her 21-year-old daughter, Ruqia Haidari, to marry 26-year-old Mohammad Ali Halimi in 2019 in exchange for a small payment. Six weeks after the wedding, Halimi murdered Haidari, eventually getting sentenced to life in prison for the crime.On Monday, Jan was sentenced to three years in jail under the law, becoming the first person to be sent to prison under the...

An Afghan mother forced her daughter into marriage. Six weeks later the 21-year-old ended up dead

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Fort Worth, TX

 A Texas mother will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars for poisoning her young daughter with Benadryl and other drugs to fake a seizure disorder.Jesika Jones, 32, was sentenced on Friday to 60 years in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of injury to a child with serious bodily or mental injury and abandoning or endangering a child with reckless criminal negligence.Jones was first arrested in June 2022, when she took her then four-year-old daughter to the Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth and said she had been having...

Mom who poisoned her 4-year-old with Benadryl to fake seizure disorder will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars

Police have named four members of the same family who died along with a man and a woman when a car and a motorbike collided.West Yorkshire Police said Shane Roller, 33, his 30-year-old partner Shannen Morgan and their daughters Rubie and Lillie Morgan-Roller, aged nine and four, were killed near Wakefield on Sunday afternoon.The force was not yet in a position to name the motorcyclist and pillion passenger who also died at the scene on the A61.The family group were travelling in a Ford Focus which was understood to have burst into flames following the collision which happened at about...

Police name family members killed in crash which claimed six lives

Three people have been jailed after a man was kidnapped and held against his will while his family were told to pay money to secure his release. Zarie Jackson-Burchall, 28, was sentenced to five years and eight months at Bradford Crown Court. Shanikae Smith-Gardener, 28, and Jahrico Smith-Gardener, 25, were...

Three jailed after man was kidnapped and assaulted

Minneapolis, MN

 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been moved to a new federal prison following his stabbing by an inmate last year.Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last week.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to The Independent but said it could not give any further details “for privacy, safety, and security reasons.”In November 2023, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by inmate John Turscak, while Chauvin was serving a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s sentence is running concurrently with a 22.5-year...

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

Julius Matera's remains were found in December 2023, but he may have died in October, police say.

Man may have died months before body found - police

The US Sun

A SCHOOLGIRL was found dead in her bed just hours after telling her mum she felt "really sick", an inquest heard. Bethany Tricia Brown, 13, had missed school after complaining she felt unwell and had been vomiting. She went into her mum Phillipa's room at around 2am, saying: "Mum, I...

‘Bubbly’ girl, 13, went to bed then never woke up after telling mum she felt ‘really sick’, inquest told

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

Clark County, WA

 A 7-year-old girl who went missing from a campsite in Washington state was found and rescued after a local fisherman heard her crying.Shelby Wolff had been staying with her grandparents at the Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway, in Clark County, but vanished on Sunday evening.Deputies and area residents conducted a search for the youngster but she was not located, according to Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Shelby remained missing overnight, despite the efforts of search and rescue teams. Efforts continued in the morning and sheriff’s marine patrol and major crimes unit were called for help. Access to Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway...

Fisherman saves missing 7-year-old girl after he hears crying

Ocala, FL

A white Florida woman told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other woman pounded heavily on her door and threatened her amid an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's children, according to a video statement played in court Wednesday.The mother of the woman who was fatally shot disputed that, telling reporters at a news conference that Susan Lorincz was not in fear for her own life but was intent on harming Ajike “A.J.” Owens on June 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida. Lorincz is on trial for manslaughter in the shooting."She...

White Florida woman says she fatally shot Black neighbor amid fear for her own life

One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

City councilman jailed for six years, forfeiting monster truck and $1.9m, for selling drugs

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

A prison employee has pleaded guilty to having an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate. Kelsey Calvert admitted to an offence of misconduct in public office while working at HMP Holme House in Stockton-on-Tees. The 28-year-old from Ryhope, Sunderland, also pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying a prohibited item after...

Prison employee admits relationship with inmate

A police sergeant accused of raping a female officer joked to his victim "it's not rape if you enjoy it at the end", a court heard. Sgt Richard Heard, 44, of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape and three counts of voyeurism.

Police sergeant raped fellow officer, court told

Alabama State

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Lafayette, IN

A three-month-old baby has been found drowned in a sealed bucket in Indiana, with his father reportedly considered a person of interest in his death. A silver alert to search for Jacob Moneus was launched by Lafayette Police on August 10, but called off just the following day after they discovered his body in a bucket full of laundry detergent, according to reports from Journal & Courier.The bucket he was found in was reportedly beside the trash can in his mother’s residence in southeast Lafayette. In the press release asking the public for assistance in locating the baby, police explained...

Three-month-old baby snatched by father is found dead in a sealed bucket

Terri McAdams ‘was an amazing girl, beautiful and full of life,’ her sister said

A student was raped and murdered in her fiancé’s apartment on Valentine’s Day. Forty years later, genealogists finally crack the case

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