Teen Set on Fire Suffers from Nightmares
The mother of a South Florida teen doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire says her son suffers from nightmares and won’t be returning to the family’s old neighborhood. Valerie Brewer, whose son Michael was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, praised her son’s determination at a news conference in Miami on Wednesday. On his [...]
Inmate Slits Guard’s Neck
Officials at Connecticut’s highest security prison say an inmate slashed a guard’s throat with a homemade blade, prompting the correctional facility to go on lockdown. State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance says the officer was taking the prisoner out of his cell Tuesday for a routine security check at Northern Correctional Institution in Somers. He [...]
Montana Man Has to Wear Monitoring Bracelet at Wedding
A Montana man that is accused of having sexually assaulted a woman and head-butting a police officer at his bachelor party will be forced to wear a monitoring bracelet at his wedding. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Iddings pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony assault on a peace officer, misdemeanor counts of sexual assault, disorderly conduct and two [...]
NC Woman Sentenced for Dunking Son in Boiling Water
A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to prison for dunking her thirty-three-month-old son in boiling water and burning him with a cigarette. Authorities say that twenty-tw0-year-old Tabitha Rich pleaded guilty to two felony counts of inflicting serious injury to her son, and received a sentence of twenty-five to thirty-nine months for each count. Prosecutors [...]
NY Teen Charged with Hitting Nurse with Car
A sixteen-year-old boy has been accused of striking a nurse with his vehicle outside of a Syracuse hospital, and has been charged with reckless driving and assault. Andre Escobar was arrested on Friday, two days after a surveillance video recorded the hit-and-run. He has also been charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury [...]
Louisiana Woman Assaults Boyfriend with Grits
A Louisiana woman has been arrested for getting back at her boyfriend by throwing a pot of boiling grits on him while he was sleeping. Authorities say that forty-four-year-old Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on her boyfriend’s face and arms, and was arrested on a second-degree battery charge. The boyfriend told authorities that he came [...]
Three Arrested in Home Invasion
Three men have been arrested after a violent robbery took place at an Orange County mansion Tuesday. Two suspects are still being sought. Three people at the home suffered injuries to the head, with one of them being taken to the hospital. Four armed men entered the home while another waited outside – the men [...]
NY Teen Charged with Hate Crime in Immigrant Stabbing Death
A New York city teen pleaded guilty to a gang related assault that resulted in the stabbing of a Ecuadorean immigrant. In a plea bargain arrangement, Jose Pacheco agreed Wednesday to testify against other members of the gang who had a hand in the killing. The victim, Marcelo Lucero, was a dry cleaner who lived [...]
Man Charged with Stealing ATM
A Maine man took an automated cash machine from a convenience store and drove off with it in the back of a stolen pickup truck, authorities say. Police discovered the front door of the convenience store had been ripped off late on Sunday, and soon spotted the pickup truck with the ATM in the back. [...]
Police Search for Man who Raped Blind Woman
Philadelphia police are searching for the man they believe beat and raped a blind woman in her home. The fifty-year-old victim was approaching the front door of her home on Sunday afternoon when she was attacked from behind. She was pushed into her home, beaten, and then raped. She is currently hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. [...]