Football Players Charged in Steubenville Rape Case to Face Trial this Week
GETTY(STEUBENVILLE, Ohio) — The two teenage football players charged with raping a passed out 16-year-old girl in the small town of Steubenville, Ohio in August are scheduled to go on trial this week.
The two football players, 16 and 17-years old, hav…
School Official Accused of Accessing Student’s Facebook Page
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — The parents of an Everett, Wash., middle school student are furious after they said a school administrator forced their daughter to log onto her Facebook page so he could investigate a cyber bullying case.Saman…
Seattle Police Seek Motive in Parks Department Shooting
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Seattle police are working to determine the motive of a woman suspected of critically wounding a 65-year-old man inside a city parks building on Friday.After a three hour-long manhunt for the suspect, police arr…
Man Arrested After Alleged Visine Poisoning
ABC News(GRASS VALLEY, Calif.) — A California woman is recovering after police say she was poisoned when her boyfriend put Visine eye drops in her drink. Shayne Carpenter, a 27-year-old mechanic, was arrested by the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office on T…
Movie Massacre Case: James Holmes Plea Expected Next Week
Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office(DENVER) — Accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes is expected to enter a plea next week, sources told ABC News, after his legal team lost an attempt to challenge the constitutionality of Colorado laws governi…
Mom Mails Knife to Kids for Murder Plot, Cops Allege
WCTI/ABC News(GREENVILLE, N.C.) — A Florida woman is being held on $5 million bond for allegedly mailing a knife to her two young children and telling them to kill their grandparents, police said.Leticia Silva, 31, of Lakeland, Fla., is charged with f…
Wyoming Teens Used Stolen Guns to Kill Family, Steal SUV
(http://parkcountysheriff.net)(PARK COUNTY, Wyo.) — Two men arrested in the triple homicide of a Clark, Wyo. family told authorities they went to the house armed with stolen guns, intending to steal an SUV, but instead left behind a scene of bloodshed…
Suspect in Hit-and-Run That Killed Parents, Baby, Has Recent DWI Arrest
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Julio Acevedo, the suspect identified Monday in a hit-and-run accident that killed a young couple and their baby was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated just last month, according to New York Police Depart…
Man, 80, Accused of Harassing Woman He Allegedly Tried to Kill
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(CHICAGO) – So much for growing older and wiser.An 80-year old Chicago man who is charged with attempted murder has been arrested and charged with harassing a woman in an attempt to get her to drop the charges against hi…
New Charges Filed Against Alleged ChristianMingle.com Rapist
ABC News(DEL MAR, Calif.) — New charges involving two different alleged victims were filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met through ChristianMingle.com. Sean Patrick Banks, 37, a former Navy sailor of Del Mar, Calif., was ar…
Apparent ‘Butt Dial’ to Oregon Police Leads to Drug Bust
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOLALLA, Ore.) — A “butt dial” – an accidental call made without the caller’s knowledge – can result in an overheard conversation and maybe some awkwardness if the wrong thing gets said. But i…
MBA Bank Robber Gets Third Degree
Comstock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Tarik Hooks would appear to be an outstanding citizen. He has an MBA from Strayer University, works at a mental health rehab center and was a key witness who helped solve the shooting of a New York police officer se…
Confirmed: $1 Million Lottery Winner Was Poisoned with Cyanide
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(CHICAGO) — The Cook County Coroner’s office in Illinois confirmed at a press conference Friday that the lottery winner who mysteriously died in July was in fact the victim of cyanide poisoning.
Urooj Khan, 46, died on Jul…
Las Vegas Strip Shooting Suspect Arrested in Los Angeles
LVPD(LAS VEGAS) — The fugitive wanted for the Las Vegas strip attack that killed rapper Kenny Clutch in his Maserati and two other people in a taxi has been arrested in Los Angeles, according to ABC News’ Los Angeles station, KABC.Las Vegas Police Cap…
Vegas Police Find Person of Interest, Had Released Wrong Woman’s Photo
LVPD(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas police have located and interviewed a woman they identified as a person of interest in the Las Vegas strip attack that killed rapper Kenny Clutch in his Maserati and two other people in a taxi.
Police were searching for Tin…
Star Montana Quarterback Takes the Stand, Denies Rape Allegations
Hemera/Thinkstock(MISSOULA, Mont.) — Jordan Johnson, the former star quarterback at the University of Montana, is accused of raping a classmate and former acquaintance. Taking the stand on Wednesday, he insisted he is not guilty. It’s being called a c…
Police Search for Alleged Shooters in Las Vegas Strip Shooting
Thinkstock/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Authorities are searching for Tineesha Lashun Howard, 22, in addition to fugitive Ammar Harris, 26, who is the subject of a nationwide manhunt.
Harris has been named the primary suspect in the Feb. 21 shooting that…
Poll Finds 1 in 5 Americans Know a Victim of Gun Violence
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(MENLO PARK, Calif.) — One in five Americans personally know a victim of gun violence, and 42 percent of Americans say that they are at least somewhat worried about becoming victims themselves, according to a new Kaiser Health…
Las Vegas Strip Shooting Suspect Has ‘Live Fast, Die Young’ Tattoos
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department(LAS VEGAS) — The fugitive shooting suspect in the Las Vegas strip attack that killed rapper Kenny Clutch in his Maserati and two people in a taxi has the words “Live fast, die young” ominously tattooed on his s…
Four-Year-Old Shoots Self with Stolen Gun while Dad Naps
Houston Police Department(HOUSTON) — A Houston dad who was allegedly napping on a couch when his 4-year-old son found a stolen handgun and fatally shot himself with it has been arrested and will face charges in the boy’s death.
Ma…