ILLINOIS — A North Chicago mother is facing decades behind bars after admitting she forced her 6-year-old son under freezing cold water as a punishment the night before his birthday — a violent act prosecutors say was part of a “calculated plan against a small child.” Jannie Perry, 42, pleaded guilty last week to first-degree…
WASHINGTON — Three adults are in custody after Vancouver police discovered five children and three dogs living inside a trash-packed SUV, where officers say there were drugs, filth, and clear signs of long-term neglect — including a missing feeding tube for a disabled 5-year-old child. The Vancouver Police Department announced charges against Natalie Gebron, 46,…
TEXAS — A Dallas woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she set a house on fire and then actively interfered with firefighters by slashing their water hoses with a knife as they attempted to put out the blaze early Friday morning. Jermecia Murphy, 37, was arrested at the scene and charged with criminal…
NEW HAMPSHIRE — A well-known YouTuber with nearly 3 million subscribers has accepted a plea deal after running down a police officer with his Jeep during what he later described as a “massive misunderstanding,” but what prosecutors called a near-fatal assault on law enforcement. Erik Conover, 36, known for his “Luxury Listings” and spiritual-architecture content,…
SOUTH CAROLINA — A 68-year-old Spartanburg man was arrested after police say he punched his wife in the face when she tried to stop him from driving drunk during an argument that began over his last cigarette. The suspect, Michael Disantos, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon after officers found his wife seeking help at…
INDIANA — A 7-year-old girl is fighting for her life after investigators say her mother savagely beat her with a hammer, punched her repeatedly, and inflicted long-term abuse while the child’s father stood by and did nothing to stop it. Doctors told police the girl is unlikely to survive, according to court documents. Jennifer Revis,…
ARIZONA — A 21-year-old Phoenix man is accused of carrying out a violent two-week shooting rampage while riding an e-bike, killing two strangers — one shot 11 times while sitting at a bus stop — and firing into a nearby home, according to investigators and grieving family members. Phoenix police say Adalberto Pablo Cordova Torres,…
MINNESOTA — A longtime Minnesota Court of Appeals judge is facing criminal charges after deputies say she crashed her vehicle into a snowbank in Steele County and was found stumbling, glassy-eyed and twice the legal alcohol limit on the night of Nov. 29. According to newly released court records, Judge Renee Lee Worke, a two-decade…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — A 19-year-old Las Vegas driver accused of deliberately speeding into a line of waiting cars has now been linked to three deaths, after officials confirmed the passing of another crash victim from last month’s devastating 12-vehicle collision. The Clark County Coroner’s Office announced that 25-year-old Vanessa Lainez Vasquez died from her…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA — Nearly three decades after the 1997 murder of Tanya Jackson, a U.S. Army veteran whose dismembered remains were found in Lakeview, New York, authorities have arrested a Florida man believed to be connected not only to her death but also to the broader Gilgo Beach homicide investigation. Officials confirmed that 66-year-old…