MILWAUKEE, WI – Prosecutors say a Milwaukee man facing a murder charge now stands accused of plotting to kill witnesses in his case while behind bars. DeAndre Williams, 22, appeared in court Saturday to face four new felony counts of solicitation of first-degree intentional homicide. Authorities allege that Williams attempted to recruit a fellow inmate … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A woman is facing kidnapping charges after a 9-year-old boy was allegedly abducted from a Jacksonville street while selling water, only to be saved by a quick-thinking Good Samaritan who witnessed the ordeal and intervened. The incident occurred Thursday night around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Moncrief Road, … Read more
KANSAS CITY, MO – A local man is facing second-degree murder charges after authorities allege he shot his brother in the back of the head during a heated argument reportedly linked to jealousy and a personal dispute over a woman. Jacob Ackerman, 43, was arrested early Sunday following a police investigation that began late Saturday … Read more
HUNTLEY, MT – Authorities in Yellowstone County have arrested a 41-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend’s grandfather, reportedly motivated by a dispute over access to the elderly man’s bank accounts. Deputies responded to a 911 call on Nov. 10 regarding a suspicious death at a motor home on Robson Lane in Huntley. A family … Read more
CHICAGO, IL – A Chicago woman is facing murder and arson charges after authorities say she stabbed her three children, killing her youngest, before setting their Logan Square home on fire. Prosecutors allege Wendy Tolbert, 45, attacked her children early Friday morning, targeting them as they spent time in the family’s home. The violence left … Read more
SCOTTSBORO, AL – A 23-year-old woman in northern Alabama will serve only a year in jail despite being handed two consecutive 10-year sentences last month for abusing two toddlers, court officials said. Samantha Woods, of Scottsboro, was convicted on May 29 of two felony counts of willful child abuse after authorities discovered she had harmed … Read more
LAS CRUCES, NM – A Las Cruces man was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison after a jury found him guilty of whipping his teenage stepchildren with an extension cord in a case that drew widespread local attention. Lerenzo Legardy, 53, will serve his sentence, followed by two years of probation for third-degree … Read more
NASHVILLE, TN – A Nashville woman was arrested after investigators say she turned to hazardous chemicals in a bid to forcibly remove a family from her apartment, resulting in a child being hospitalized. Authorities allege that Ervyana Davis, 23, faced frustration after attempts to legally evict a family were unsuccessful. After contacting police for assistance, … Read more
MURPHY, NC – A routine medical transport turned deadly in Cherokee County this week when a federal inmate fatally shot a detention officer, hijacked a car, and engaged in a multi-county police chase before being apprehended, according to authorities. Kelvin Simmons, 48, had been in custody on federal bank robbery charges when two Cherokee County … Read more
MADISON, WI – Authorities have linked a woman convicted last week in a rare ricin poisoning case in Wisconsin to a gruesome killing in Oklahoma, unraveling a trail of crimes across state lines that stumped investigators for years. Kore Bommelli Adams, 63, was found guilty of attempted first-degree intentional homicide after prosecutors said she secretly … Read more