KNOXVILLE, TN – A Knox County sheriff’s deputy is recovering in intensive care after being struck in the head by a suspect during a confrontation that unfolded live on television Saturday evening. Deputy Dalton Swanger and fellow deputies were responding to reports of a shooting in a Knoxville neighborhood when they encountered 44-year-old Christopher Hensley … Read more
LESTER, WV – A woman in southern West Virginia is facing felony charges after authorities say she forcibly removed several of her young daughter’s teeth in a violent attack at their family home. Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office were called to a residence in Lester last week after receiving a report of possible … Read more
GREENBRIER, TN – A woman in Middle Tennessee was arrested Thursday after police say she left her 2-year-old daughter alone for more than nine hours in their apartment, prompting intervention from local authorities and child welfare services. Officers responded to an apartment complex in Greenbrier, located about 20 miles north of Nashville after a maintenance … Read more
MADISON, WI – Authorities in Wisconsin have charged a man and woman in a disturbing case involving an alleged plot to poison two of the man’s former partners with cyanide, triggering a large-scale investigation that resulted in the hospitalization of several law enforcement officials. Paul Van Duyne, 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, are being held … Read more
CONCORDIA, MO – A 23-year-old man sought in connection with the murder of his mother and stepfather in Arizona was shot and killed in Missouri after wounding a state trooper during a chaotic manhunt that unfolded across two states, authorities said. Francis Alcantar Chavez was the primary suspect in the deaths of Cynthia Templeton, 53, … Read more
HOUSTON, TX – Police arrested a Houston man early Wednesday after he allegedly shot his girlfriend to death and sent a picture of her body to his sister, prompting a swift police response and a scramble to protect the victim’s family. Authorities identified the suspect as Michael Ellis. Investigators said the violent sequence began late … Read more
HENDERSON, NC – A man previously convicted of murder has been charged in the fatal shooting of a mother and son in Henderson, authorities said, following what family and friends described as a dispute over trash. Police were called to Maple Street shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday, where they found Teresa Davis, 63, and … Read more
FLORENCE, SC — A North Carolina man reported missing alongside his wife last week is now facing criminal charges in South Carolina after deputies allegedly found him in a Lake City residence, calmly seated among containers filled with his wife’s dismembered remains, according to authorities. Charles Antwine, 56, was arrested after investigators discovered what they … Read more
DECATUR, GA – Authorities say a Georgia man faces murder charges after his estranged wife and her 7-year-old niece were shot and killed in a DeKalb County apartment following reported threats he allegedly made against the family. Police arrested William Almond, 43, after the fatal shooting that occurred Friday at the family’s apartment in DeKalb … Read more
HOOKS, TX – Authorities in Northeast Texas are searching for a 21-year-old mother accused of causing the death of her infant son after allegedly immersing him in a bath of scalding water, police said Saturday. Jatoria Cleamons, formerly of Texarkana, is facing charges of injury to a child and manslaughter in the death of her … Read more