• Kermit brothers accused of sexually assaulting young teen

    MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Brothers from Kermit were arrested last week in connection with a young Midland teen's sexual assault outcry. 21-year-old Dakota Vaught has been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, a first-degree felony. His brother, 22-year-old Damien Vaught, has been charged with Sexual Assault of a Child, a second-degree felony. According []

  • Teen mom accused of killing baby fighting for lighter sentence

    DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN)—Jakayla Williams is seeking the youthful offender status in her capital murder case. Williams is being charged with the death of her baby boy after she allegedly put him in a dumpster with a trash compactor, and lied to authorities about it. During her arraignment process on Wednesday, Williams applied for the youthful []

  • Police announce arrest of 3rd teen accused of killing Taylorsville resident

    TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, March 21, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police have arrested a third teenager in connection with the death of a 21-year-old Taylorsville resident whose body was found Tuesday in a remote area of Utah County. Police say Alexzia “Alex” Franco was abducted in Taylorsville on Sunday, and witnesses reported hearing a possible gunshot as […] The post Police announce arrest of 3rd teen accused of killing Taylorsville resident first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Kentucky House passes bill to have more teens tried in adult courts for gun offenses

    FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation intended to prosecute more Kentucky teenagers on gun-related felony charges in adult courts where they could face harsher penalties moved closer Tuesday to clearing the legislature. The bill passed the House on a 68-19 vote and now returns to the Senate, where it could receive a final vote if senators accept the changes made by the House. Senate Bill 20 is part of a broader push by the Republican-dominated legislature to toughen penalties for a range of crimes....

  • Man charged in Chiefs parade shooting, also accused in teen’s 2021 killing

    A man accused in a teen’s death in 2021 is now charged in connection to the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting last month.

  • Tennessee mother accidentally shot, killed teen daughter while rummaging in purse for keys: police

    A Tennessee mother is mourning the death of her teen daughter after police said that she accidentally shot and killed her while rummaging in her purse for her keys. In a press release, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said that they are investigating the death of 13-year-old Dearria Radley. Authorities said that the teen's mother, DeAnn Radley, frantically called 911 around 10 p.m. Saturday. Radley told police that she was reaching into her purse and accidentally pushed the trigger...

  • Orange County man convicted of killing mother as a teen walks away from halfway house

    Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old convicted killer who failed to report to a halfway house in Santa Ana, allegedly violating the terms of his probation. Ike Souzer is an "extremely dangerous and violent criminal" who was released from police custody on Wednesday after serving a jail term for a vandalism offense, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer's office said in a news release. According to the terms of his probation, Souzer is required to check in regularly with the Project...

  • 14-year-old accused of killing mother, injuring step-father in Mississippi shooting

    RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a 14-year-old for allegedly killing her mother and injuring her step-father during a shooting. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the sheriff's office received a call about the shooting just after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. The shooting happened in the 200 block of Ashton []

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    Judge Tosses Confession of Chad Doerman, Accused of Killing Three Sons In Front of Their Mother

    Lawyers for Chad Doerman, the father accused of murdering his three sons with a rifle, scored a win in court last week after a judge ruled his entire interrogation -- which included an alleged confession -- will be thrown out. According to FOX 19, Judge Ricard Ferenc ruled the accused killer's rights were violated twice following his arrest -- once when authorities failed to advise him fully of his Miranda rights before interrogating him and again when they continued to question him...

  • Mother of Navy vet killed by L.A. police as he held a metal bar will receive $24 million

    The 32-year-old Navy veteran was holding a metal bar. L.A. police thought it was a machete. They shot Jesse Murillo to death. Now the mother of the Canoga Park man will collect $24.45 million from the city of Los Angeles. The settlement — approved Tuesday by the L.A. City Council — marks the final chapter in a shooting that the county district attorney's office decided in 2020 was legal. The Police Commission also determined that the use of deadly force was within LAPD policy. But in August, a...

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    Teen attacked by mountain lion in El Dorado County expected to survive; 21-year-old brother killed

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said a DNA match was made between evidence at the scene and a mountain lion that was euthanized after the attack.

  • US Marshals arrest fugitive mother accused of killing 5-year-old son, stuffing body into a suitcase in 2022

    An Indiana woman who allegedly murdered her son and hid his body in a suitcase that was dumped in a wooded area in April 2022, has been arrested after two years on the run. The post US Marshals arrest fugitive mother accused of killing 5-year-old son, stuffing body into a suitcase in 2022 first appeared on WFIN Local News.