A 24-year-old mother in Georgia will likely spend the remainder of her days behind bars for killing her 20-month-old son, tossing his body in a dumpster, and repeatedly misleading police as her whereabouts during the time her son went missing. A jury in Chatham County on Friday unanimously found Leilani Simon guilty on one count...
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Woman on bike stabs priest having coffee minutes after threatening McDonald’s employee: Cops
A Florida woman is accused of riding her bicycle up to a priest who was having a cup of coffee and stabbing him in the chest just minutes after flashing a knife at a McDonald’s employee — and not long after she had been released from jail for a battery conviction. Arieana Gibbs, 22, faces...
Jan. 6 riot suspect facing charges of child pornography possession, sexual exploitation of a minor
A North Carolina man facing charges in the Jan. 6 riot is now accused of possessing child sexual abuse material and of sexual exploitation of a minor after authorities said they found evidence on his phone during his Capitol riot arrest. David Paul Daniel, 37, faces charges of child pornography possession and sexual exploitation of...
Mother of baby found with over 50 rat bites and ‘very near to death’ just got no prison time
An Indiana mother of a 6-month-old boy who was found covered in more than 50 rat bites in their vermin-infested home has been sentenced. Angel Schonabaum, 29, learned her fate on Thursday after pleading guilty to one count of neglect of a dependent. She received a four-year sentence and was given credit for time served...
Funeral homeowners who allegedly gave families fake ashes plead guilty in fraud case
The couple who allegedly abandoned about 190 dead people in their funeral home facility have pleaded guilty to cheating the federal government out of more than $800,000 of COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jon Hallford, 44, and Carie Hallford, 47, face up to 20 years behind bars, authorities said....
‘I’m going to blow this s— up!:’ Man threatens Ulta Beauty store, then draws all over face to make for a colorful mug shot, cops say
Alabama authorities arrested a man who allegedly threatened to blow up an Ulta Beauty store in Opelika. The suspect somehow got ahold of some markers or crayons or some other colorful items because, in his mug shot, his face is covered in red and blue. Timothy Vincent Lincoln, 42, of Buras, Louisiana, is facing a...
Man killed liquor store cashier over worker ‘making his pizza with no gloves on’: Police
A 38-year-old man in Wisconsin has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed the owner of a liquor and food store because he was angry about the way his pizza had been prepared. Charles J. Leggett was taken into custody on Monday and charged with one count of first-degree reckless homicide using a dangerous...
‘Idiot’ angry that power hadn’t returned after Hurricane Milton takes frustrations out by shooting his dog to death: Cops
A Florida man is behind bars after he allegedly shot his dog to death because he was frustrated he had no power following Hurricane Milton. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said the suspect, 72-year-old John Burgos, shot his dog, named Flick, around 4 a.m. Oct. 12. The hurricane had just blown through the Sunshine State...
‘Don’t go back to the hotel’: Mom intentionally drops 17-month-old daughter from 3rd-story balcony, leaves girl to die on street, cops say
A mother is accused of murder after she dropped her 17-month-old daughter from the third story of a Texas hotel. Galveston police Chief Doug Balli told reporters that his officers responded to an abandoned toddler call around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday near the Beachfront Palms Hotel. When they arrived they found the girl, later identified as...
Hells Angels member who allegedly ‘walked through’ and mopped up blood of victim in vicious beating pleads guilty to weapons charges
A member of the Hells Angels in California accused in a bloody clubhouse beating of two subordinates for breaking the gang’s rules has pleaded guilty to federal ammunition possession charges. Kenneth Caspers Jr., 57, entered his plea on Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Sacramento, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. He...