A woman who was arrested in Costa Rica on Thursday after being accused of murdering a pro cyclist will be held on a $3.5 million bond. Kaitlin Armstrong must also surrender her passport prior to release, and will be GPS monitored, according to court records from Travis County. Armstrong was …
Read More »Georgia inmate found dead in prison days after being sentenced to die for killing two corrections officers
A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killings of two corrections officers during an escape attempt five years ago has died in prison of an apparent suicide, corrections officials said. Prison guards found Ricky Dubose unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison …
Read More »In 1985, a dog in Maine found the body of a baby girl and carried her back to its home. Police just made an arrest.
Maine police said Tuesday they’ve made an arrest stemming from a 37-year-old homicide investigation into the death of a baby in the far northern part of the state. The baby’s body was discovered in Frenchville in December 1985, after a Siberian Husky carried the body of the newborn several hundred …
Read More »Washington Arby’s manager charged with assault after police say he peed in milkshake mix
A manager at an Arby’s fast food restaurant in Washington state has been accused of urinating into a milkshake mix that might then have been served to dozens of people. Police in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, said they uncovered footage of the 29-year-old man peeing …
Read More »Rapper Young Thug arrested on racketeering, street gang charges
Atlanta — Rapper Young Thug was one of 28 people indicted Monday in Georgia on conspiracy to violate the state’s RICO act and street gang charges, according to jail records. The Atlanta rapper, whose name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was arrested at his home in Buckhead, an Atlanta neighborhood just …
Read More »Larry Woodruffe found guilty of killing Jazmine Barnes, 7
A jury on Friday convicted a man of capital murder for the 2018 death of a 7-year-old Black girl in a drive-by shooting that her family initially believed was racially motivated. Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Larry Woodruffe, 27, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. Woodruffe …
Read More »Woman’s arm severed in deadly carjacking in New Orleans; teen boy and 3 girls arrested
Four teenagers face murder charges in connection with a carjacking that left a 73-year-old woman dying on a New Orleans street, her arm severed after she was dragged a block by her own car while neighbors looked on helplessly, officials said Tuesday. Police chief Shaun Ferguson said tips led to …
Read More »Authorities think they’ve identified “Little Miss Nobody,” whose burned remains were found 62 years ago
Prescott, Arizona — Authorities in north-central Arizona believe they now know the name of a little girl whose burned remains were found in a remote desert area 62 years ago. Yavapai County sheriff’s officials are planning to give a full update and overview of the investigation Tuesday at Yavapai Community College …
Read More »Former North Carolina police chief arrested in South Carolina after allegedly faking his suicide: “The scene on the river was staged.”
A former North Carolina police chief who resigned amid a misconduct investigation was arrested Thursday in South Carolina after authorities said he failed to appear in court. A couple accused of helping stage his suicide is also facing charges. The Horry County Sheriff’s Office said former Chadbourn Police Chief William …
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