Deputy-Slaying Fugitive Caught
The man charged with murder in the shooting death of a Utah’s sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday after authorities found him asleep inside a shed. Roberto Miramontes Roman, 37, was captured around 8 a.m. in Beaver County, authorities said. Roman, the subject of an intensive manhunt, was charged with capital murder and tampering with evidence [...]
Woman Wrecks McDonald’s Over Hamburger
Police in Kansas City, Mo., are looking for a woman who went on a rampage at a McDonald’s because she didn’t like her hamburger. Police say the woman caused thousands of dollars in damage on Dec. 27 when she became upset that the restaurant wouldn’t refund her money. Employees had offered to replace her hamburger, [...]
Woman Charged with Drowning Grandson
A 71-year-old German woman has been charged with drowning her 5-year-old grandson in a bathtub while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle. Marianne Bordt of Nufringen, Germany, was being held Tuesday at the Franklin County Jail in Eastpoint. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death Monday of Camden Hiers of Roswell, Ga., on St. [...]
Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Mass. Arson Case
A 25-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to setting a fire at a western Massachusetts home that killed two of his neighbors. It was one of nine fires set within hours of one another in the community of Northampton. Anthony P. Baye was ordered held without bail Tuesday at his arraignment on two counts of [...]
Two Teens Charged in Ohio Slaying
Two Missouri teens have been charged in the death of an Ohio man whose body was found in the refrigerated compartment of a tractor-trailer. Six other people also have been charged in the death of 20-year-old James William Boyd McNeely, including the trucker in whose rig the body was found. Missouri officials wouldn’t say whether [...]
Woman Punches Through Drive-Thru Window
Police say an Ohio woman punched through a McDonald’s drive-through window because Chicken McNuggets weren’t available. Police were called Friday to the restaurant in Toledo. Police say 24-year-old Melodi Dushane was treated for injuries, then jailed. She pleaded not guilty to a vandalism charge. She was released on a recognizance bond and ordered not to [...]
DeLaughter to Report to Federal Prison
Bobby DeLaughter, a former judge and prosecutor who helped convict the killer of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was expected to report to prison Monday for lying to FBI agents investigating judicial corruption. In July, DeLaughter stepped down as a Hinds County circuit judge and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. The Clarion Ledger reported [...]
Dad, Daughter Charged for Kidnapping Prank
A Louisiana father and his 12-year-old daughter were arrested for an alleged practical joke that startled motorists on an interstate highway. The father allegedly drove his pickup truck with the girl sitting in the passenger seat – bound and gagged with duct tape. Authorities booked 45-year-old Tim Williams of Lacombe with criminal mischief and contributing [...]
Prosecutor Loses Driver’s License for Seven Months
A Rhode Island federal prosecutor whose drunken-driving arrest sparked an internal investigation into whether police gave him favorable treatment has lost his driver’s license for seven months. Gerard Sullivan admitted Monday there was enough evidence to prove he refused a chemical breath test after being pulled over early Thanksgiving Day for driving erratically. As part [...]
Man Shields Self from Stun Gun with Infant
Authorities in Florida say a man accused of using an infant to shield himself from a stun gun has been charged with child neglect. A Volusia County Sheriff’s office charging affidavit says 39-year-old Jorge Garcia of Deltona held the infant in front of him and told a deputy to “Tase the baby” when the deputy [...]