NORTH PORT, Fla. (DDN) – A North Port man was charged with killing his wife and making the crime scene appear to be a suicide. Police were dispatched to Halladay Street at 3 a.m. for a reported self-inflicted death. “However, following a thorough investigation, in conjunction with the District 12 Medical Examiner’s Office, it was...
HOMESTEAD, Fla.(DDN) – A Miami man is charged with second-degree attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a 47-year-old in the neck at a Homestead plasma donation facility last week, according to an arrest report released Tuesday. Patrick McKinnon, 39, was arrested on Monday, barely six days after Homestead police were called to CSL Plasma at 512...
DDN – U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin stated that a 52-year-old Wisconsin man has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison on fentanyl charges. Jerry Tate of Beloit was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty on October 28, 2024, to counts of distributing fentanyl and...
New York (DDN) – A woman was tragically stabbed in Brooklyn after a domestic quarrel, and her son was arrested as a person of interest in the homicide, police and sources said. Neighbors who heard the victim’s screams and hurried to her aid were able to apprehend and hold her attacker until police arrived at...
Florida (DDN) – According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a Florida man allegedly hit and killed his 8-month-old child with his automobile after leaving the youngster in the middle of an intersection and driving away following an altercation with his girlfriend. The man continued driving, but authorities soon apprehended him and arrested him. Paramedics transported...
LAS VEGAS (DDN) – A woman who was detained in connection with a hit-and-run crash that happened over the weekend has made her appearance in court. Elizabeth Rodriguez, who was detained on Monday for her involvement in a hit-and-run that resulted in a death, appeared in court on Tuesday to face three charges connected to...
DETROIT (DDN) – The guy accused of stabbing a 7-year-old child with a knife in a Detroit park in October 2024 appeared in Wayne County court on Thursday morning. Gary Lansky came before a court via Zoom on Thursday for a competency hearing, which was supposed to establish if he was mentally able to stand...
TENNESSEE (DDN) – A 17-year-old man wanted for allegedly firing at a FedEx delivery truck driver in Tennessee during a road rage incident was apprehended by the US Marshals Service (USMS) on January 22. His father was also arrested as an accessory to the fugitive hunt. On December 15, 2024, around 5:20 p.m., officers from...
Wisconsin (DDN) – A Wisconsin man attempting to “look cool” while showing off his guns to his 8-year-old stepson tragically shot and killed the boy, authorities say. Steven Merkel, 52, of Lake Geneva, faces a charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Michael Meagher, according to the Town of Geneva Police Department and...
WICHITA, Kan (DDN) – According to court records from Sedgwick County, a man from Wichita is facing four and a half years in prison for a case from last summer in which an 11-month-old daughter was discovered in a canal in Wichita. Vincent Perez, who has been identified as the father of the kid, was...