Tamara Banks, 41, has been sentenced to between nine and 13.5 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after her four-year-old daughter, Karmity, died in 2022. Banks's daughter was fatally neglected due to a diet consisting solely of Mountain Dew sodas.
On Monday, a woman accused of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket appeared to smile during her sentencing. The tragic incident, which also left the boy's mother injured, led to the judge setting her bail at $5 million.
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have arrested a man for allegedly shooting his stepmother in the neck during a graduation ceremony as she attempted to give him a hug.
A lawsuit has been filed against Starbucks, the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and a property management company following a sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl with intellectual disabilities.
The girl, who was attending school in Squirrel Hill, was allegedly lured off school grounds by three male students. The assault took place in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby vacant building. The girl's mother is seeking damages for the physical and emotional trauma caused by the incident.
Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police pulled over a man in Colorado for driving 52 mph in a 30-mph zone. According to a Springfield Police Department Facebook post, the driver attempted to evade a DUI arrest by swapping seats with his dog.
Vince McMahon, the head of WWE, has been accused of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical and emotional abuse in a lawsuit filed by a former employee of the wrestling organization. Last year, WWE merged with the mixed martial arts company UFC, with both entities now owned by TKO Group Holdings.
A probable cause report has been released regarding an East Texas teenager accused of murdering his family on May 23. Eighteen-year-old Cesar Olalde is charged with the deaths of his parents, brother, and sister, allegedly believing they were cannibals intent on eating him.
A 22-year-old Florida woman, charged with pretending to be a 14-year-old girl to sexually assault teenage boys, will remain in jail while awaiting trial.
Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were discovered dead outside a friend's suburban Missouri home on January 9, two days after they had gathered to watch a game, according to the Kansas City Police Department. The three fans reportedly froze to death.
Felicia McClure, 32, faces life imprisonment after allegedly attempting to sell her 13-year-old daughter's virginity for $10,000, according to prosecutors. McClure was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor.
Danielle Johnson, an astrology influencer and “divine healer” known online as Danielle Ayoka, was reportedly troubled by the recent eclipse. In posts on X Thursday, she described the astronomical event as “the epitome of spiritual warfare” and urged her followers to “pick a side.” Johnson has been charged with pushing her children from a moving car.
Jessica Woods, 33, has been arrested in Florida for allegedly trying to sell her 18-month-old daughter for $500. Police charged her with child abuse, child neglect, and abandonment of a child, according to a statement from the Palatka Police Department posted on Facebook.
Chad Wheeler, a former backup offensive tackle for the Seahawks, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison on Friday for the 2021 assault of his then-girlfriend. Wheeler, who played for the Seahawks in 2019 and 2020, was arrested in Kent the following year on charges related to the assault.
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The Department of Justice has indicted a man from the Prescott area this week, following allegations that he intended to target a Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta in an attempt to incite a "race war."
