Baron Jonson An affidavit says a disagreement over a roommate’s share of rent ended with gunfire. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A disagreement over rent inside a Memphis apartment led to four felony charges after police said Lorenzo Miller shot his roommate at least six times on May 1. The case began as a dispute over shared housing costs … Read more
Investigators said a locked door, hallway pacing and gunfire shaped the timeline of the Liberty City shooting. MIAMI, Fla. — Security video, a blood-covered witness and a handgun recovered from a suspect’s pocket anchor a Miami double murder case after two brothers were shot dead inside their sister’s apartment, police said. The May 2 shooting … Read more
The 38-year sentence followed a case that exposed a gap between criminal court and mental health commitment. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shaquille Taylor’s 38-year prison sentence for killing Belmont University freshman Jillian Ludwig ended one murder prosecution Monday while leaving Tennessee’s courts, lawmakers and mental health system tied to the case’s larger fallout. The central issue … Read more
Relatives told investigators Kevin Wilson had been worried about his son before the fatal shooting. NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Relatives’ accounts of fear, insults and a strained home life now form part of the murder case against Justin Wilson, a Trappe man accused of fatally shooting his father in February. Montgomery County prosecutors say Wilson, 23, … Read more
The indictment adds burglary, home invasion and assault counts in the shooting death of attorney Robert MacMeekin. TOWSON, Md. — A Baltimore County grand jury has expanded the criminal case against Mark Ryan, the man accused of fatally shooting his father-in-law during a family dispute in Phoenix earlier this month. The indictment moves the case … Read more
The April 11 case involved a vehicle, choking and a pregnant victim, say police. WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Houston County domestic case has left two 18-year-olds charged after police said one tried to use a car as a weapon and the other later attacked his pregnant girlfriend inside a home. The arrests of Lucas … Read more
A grand jury report added new weight to allegations that a bedroom fire endangered four children. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County criminal case is moving forward against Hawa Hassan, a Columbus mother accused of setting an apartment fire while her four children were inside, according to police and court records. The May 2 fire … Read more
The driver was held without bond after police said he admitted driving toward the customer. FULTON, Mo. — Callaway County prosecutors filed felony charges against a Domino’s delivery driver after police said he drove into a customer during a dispute over a tip on April 29. The criminal case against Zachary Nicholus Walton, 36, centers … Read more
The defendant is being held on a $150,000 bond after his April 30 arrest. TUCSON, Ariz. — A prosecutor told a court that Jesus Arturo Guerrero-Martinez had previously tried to kill, threaten and strangle the same woman before his latest arrest in a Tucson domestic violence case, authorities said. The statement came during an early … Read more
The January call later became a murder case after the woman died in February and a grand jury returned an indictment. LEWES, Del. — A hotel lobby report turned into a first-degree murder case after police said a Lewes man told staff he had killed his grandmother, then troopers found her unconscious in a room. … Read more