Tag Archives: homicide

Unlicensed North Dakota daycare operator sentenced to 19 years in baby's death

A judge sentenced a North Dakota woman Tuesday to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center. Patricia Wick, of Jamestown, was charged last year. She pleaded guilty in January to felony charges of murder and child abuse and a …

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Olympic 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius who shot girlfriend struggles to find job after prison time: report

The double-amputee former South African track star Oscar Pistorius is struggling to find post-prison employment as members of his church see him as a “shadow” of the man he once was, according to a new report. Pistorius, now 37, served nine years of a 13-year prison sentence for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. …

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Arizona woman pleads guilty to poisoning Air Force husband's coffee with bleach

AnArizona womanhas pleaded guilty to poisoning her Air Force husband by pouring bleach into his coffee – after her spouse caught her in the act via hidden cameras he had set up in their home. Melody Felicano Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of poisoning food or drink for the brazen acts where she put trace amounts of …

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Off-duty SC officer charged with murder in Chick-fil-A parking lot shooting

An off-duty police officer in South Carolina was charged with murder Wednesday after state investigators said he shot a man trying to drive away after the two fought in a fast food restaurant parking lot. Anthony DeLustro told investigators he was trying to stop the man from leaving after the fight and had gotten into the passenger seat of the …

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Atlanta-area prosecutor to seek misdemeanor charges against driver who killed 4-year-old

A suburban Atlanta prosecutor says she will seek misdemeanor charges against a man who ran over and killed a 4-year-old girl after family members protested when police said felony charges weren’t justified. “We met with family this morning. And we have told them that we fully intend of course to investigate,” Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson told reporters. “But …

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Suspect arrested after young mother stabbed to death while walking with her baby

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly stabbing to death a mother who was out walking her baby in a stroller in Bradford, England, on Saturday. While police did not name the person they arrested, he has been identified by the BBC as Habibur Masum, who was previously reported to be the suspect in the case. West Yorkshire Police …

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Jennifer and James Crumbley sentenced in son's Michigan school shooting

Judge Cheryl Matthews of Oakland County, Michigan, on Tuesday sentenced James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, to a term of 10 to 15 years in prison each with credit for time served. Two separate juries found both James and Jennifer guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting on Nov. …

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California man stands trial for fatal stabbing of college student in 2018

More than six years after University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein was killed, the Southern California man charged with stabbing him to death in an act of hate is expected to stand trial. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the murder case against now-26-year-old Samuel Woodward from Newport Beach, California. He has pleaded not guilty. Woodward is charged with …

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Teen illegal immigrant arrested in connection to murder, mutilation of California man found in car

An 18-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested in connection to the murder of a California man that was found mutilated inside his car back in January, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced. On Friday, April 5, homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested the teen for the murder of 25-year-old Fraylee Hernandez, of Mendota. Detectives said they determined the …

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Prominent Las Vegas attorney, his wife gunned down by fellow attorney who had terminal cancer: source

A former law partner and close friend of Dennis Prince, the prominent Las Vegas attorney who was gunned down alongside his wife at his own law firm, shared new details about the tragic killing with Fox News Digital. Robert Eglet, who heads the trial team at Eglet Adams in Las Vegas, said he was a close friend of Dennis and …

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