MILWAUKEE, WI – A Milwaukee man already facing charges in a September slaying is now accused of soliciting the murders of witnesses in his upcoming trial, according to recent court records. DeAndre Williams, 22, made a court appearance Saturday on four new counts of solicitation of first-degree intentional homicide. The new allegations stem from Williams’ … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A Jacksonville woman is behind bars after witnesses said she attempted to abduct a 9-year-old boy who was selling water at a busy intersection on Thursday night. Authorities say the child’s safe recovery was due to the swift and decisive actions of a Good Samaritan who intervened. According to police, the boy … Read more
SUGAR CREEK, MO – A Missouri man is being held in jail after allegedly shooting his brother in the back of the head during an argument that authorities say stemmed from jealousy and a dispute over a woman. Jacob Ackerman, 43, faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action after police discovered his brother’s … Read more
HUNTLEY, MT – Authorities in Yellowstone County have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the killing of his girlfriend’s grandfather, reportedly motivated by ongoing disputes over access to the elderly man’s finances. Dean W. Frost was apprehended last week and is facing a deliberate homicide charge following the death of Donald Finch, 80, investigators … Read more
CHICAGO, IL – Authorities allege a Chicago mother fatally stabbed her young son, wounded two of her other children, and set their home on fire after claiming they were “possessed by the devil.” Wendy Tolbert, 45, is accused of killing her 4-year-old son, Jordan Wallace, in the family’s Logan Square home. The incident unfolded Friday … Read more
SCOTTSBORO, AL – A north Alabama woman will spend a year behind bars after being convicted of abusing two toddlers, with most of her decade-long sentence set to be served under house arrest and probation. Samantha Woods, 23, was found guilty on two counts of willful child abuse by a Jackson County jury on May … Read more
LAS CRUCES, NM – A New Mexico man will spend three years behind bars after being convicted of beating his teenage stepchildren with an extension cord, prompting a jury to return a guilty verdict in less than half an hour, officials said. Lerenzo Legardy, 53, was handed his sentence Thursday, according to the Doña Ana … Read more
NASHVILLE, TN — A woman from Nashville faces multiple charges after authorities say she deployed several bug foggers in her apartment while a family with a young child was still inside in an apparent effort to force them out. Ervyana Davis, 23, was arrested Thursday following an incident earlier in the week that left a … Read more
MURPHY, NC – A federal inmate fatally shot a detention officer in a North Carolina orthopedic clinic this week, seized a bystander’s car, and set off a prolonged chase across several counties, according to authorities. The incident began Monday morning after Cherokee County Detention Officers brought 48-year-old Kelvin Simmons, a federal prisoner, to a medical … Read more
MADISON, WI – Authorities say two criminal cases separated by hundreds of miles and several years are now linked by the same suspect, a Wisconsin woman convicted of attempted homicide after trying to kill her neighbors with ricin and now facing murder charges in Oklahoma. Kore Bommelli Adams, 63, was found guilty on June 27 … Read more