A day that was supposed to have a jury selected in the trial of William Ruben Ebron Jr. took a monumental turn with police believing they have found the remains of toddler Lonzie Barton after being led by Ebron to an area around Florida 9B and Philips Highway. “We strongly believe we have found the remains of Lonzie Barton,” Sheriff Mike Williams said Monday afternoon in front of a church near the search scene. It is now unclear if Ebron or Lonzie’s mother, Lonna Lauramore Barton, will face additional charges in the toddler’s death. Jacksonville police began a search Sunday night following new information from Ebron that led detectives to an area about 8 miles south of Old Kings Road where he and Lauramore Barton lived at Ravenwood Apartments. He said the child was “treated like a piece of trash. That’s just wrong.” Lauramore Barton’s estranged husband, Christopher Barton, who is in jail there on drug charges and who police have said is Lonzie’s father, had to be taken to the jail’s medical unit after being informed of the developments. Lauramore Barton, who pleaded guilty to child neglect and lying to police, testified that Ebron was dealing drugs every day that she was in a relationship with him. She also acknowledged leaving Lonzie and her 5-year-old daughter in Ebron’s care while she worked as a dancer at Wacko’s on Emerson Street. - (Black-on-white)- Site of remains still a crime scene; Vigil for Lonzie Barton set Jacksonville police find skeleton likely of Lonzie Barton in 'garbage heap'
According to his attorney, Chris Barton found out about his son after watching coverage on local news from the Baker County Jail. “He’s kind of beside himself because he’s just I guess grieving,” Wesley Cassano, attorney for Chris Barton said. Cassno said Chris Barton has now been given access to counselors and therapists in jail to help him grieve.
- Black boyfriend (was) suspect in kidnap and disappearance of innocent little White boy - July 26, 2015
- Editor note: Don't do drugs. Especially don't buy from, sell to and/or share drugs with blacks.
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida's system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges — and not enough to juries — to decide capital sentences. The 8-1 ruling said the state's sentencing procedure is flawed because juries play only an advisory role in recommending death while the judge can reach a different decision. The court sided with Timothy Lee Hurst, who was convicted of the 
BALTIMORE — New developments surrounding a brutal attack in North Baltimore. Police arrest a third teenager who they say helped murder a young man biking home from work in Harbor East. Rick Ritter was at a vigil for the victim and spoke with his family. 
CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. -- The second suspect in the Cabarrus County rest area shooting has been transported back to North Carolina. On Friday, authorities said 29-year-old Terrell David Thomas, who fled from the area to New York, has been transported back to North Carolina and is in the Cabarrus County Jail. At around 8 p.m. Saturday, November 28, officials said 43-year-old 
Two teenager brothers have been charged with beating their 62-year-old neighbor to death Thursday night in southwest suburban Joliet Township. Blaique P. Morgan, 19; and his 17-year-old brother were both charged with three counts of murder, according to the Will County sheriff’s office. Deputies found 
A man has died after being stabbed in an International District market early Sunday evening. A witness called 911 reporting a stabbing had occurred in a market in the 50o block of S. Jackson St. just after 5 PM today. Officers arrived and found 
HOUSTON - Four defendants accused of robbing a Houston restaurant on New Year's Day and killing a man are scheduled to appear in court Monday. 20-year-old Tiala Alexander, 18-year-old Telavell Coleman, 19-year-old Dadriana Holmes and 18-year-old Enzo Ubadimma are charged with capital murder. Ubadimma and Coleman appeared in probable cause court Sunday where they were seen waving and smiling to media covering the case. The victim, 
Las Vegas, NV - A man accused in a robbery and shooting at a Subway last year told an undercover officer he would pay money to kill the sole witness in his case. According to the arrest report, 25-year-old Erin Ware told an undercover officer he would pay $5,000 to "take out the trash," referring to the witness. Ware was arrested back in August following the June robbery of a Subway on Maryland Parkway near Wigwam Avenue. Police said 
The career criminal accused of slashing a woman on her way to work at Whole Foods on Wednesday is also suspected of striking a 25-year-old victim on the head with a bottle while calling her a “white bitch,” police sources said. Kari Bazemore, 41, was charged Thursday night with a third assault, and has been linked to two more attacks since the end of September, sources said. According to the newest charges, he struck a 43-year-old victim in the face with a heavy shopping bag as she stood on Fifth Avenue in Midtown on Nov. 4. Cops have also linked him to a Sept. 29 attack on
PHILADELPHIA — The FBI has joined Philadelphia Police in investigating a possible new threat against officers. The disturbing tip came days after the ambush of 
In response to criticism of comments made by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in the wake of last week's ambush and shooting of a Philadelphia Police officer by a gunman allegedly claiming he did it "in the name of Islam," the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police leader on Monday said regardless of the gunman's motive, he's a terrorist. Kenney's comments also drew criticism from national media commentators. "This guy wasn't just shot in the arm. His arm was shattered, blown to pieces here," McNesby added. "His arm was hanging by a string...
Two teenagers were shot to death with an assault rifle Friday night at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex, according to the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit. The shooting happened about 10:45 p.m. at the Aspen Village Apartments at 2201 East 48th Street. When officers arrived on scene, they found 
More than five years after 
HARDIN COUNTY - A Hardin County father made a grisly discovery Sunday morning when he walked into his home in the 7500 block of FM 92, just north of Silsbee, and found his adult daughter murdered. The Hardin County Sheriff's Office confirmed to 12News that 
Woodstock, GA -- The FBI has released the identity of the second suspect involved in a five-state jewelry store robbery spree that also touched the city of Woodstock. The FBI Jacksonville Division said Monday that charges have been filed in a federal complaint against 35-year-old Lewis Jones III. Agents with the FBI’s Atlanta Division, who were helping their Jacksonville counterparts with the case, on Friday made contact with Jones, who “was in the company” of Abigail Lee Kemp, the 24-year-old woman agents first identified as the suspect in the armed robberies. 
Police are looking for the eight attackers they say brutalized a man near Columbia University, shooting at him before beating him until he was critically injured. Police say the suspects ganged up on the 34-year-old man near West 116th Street between Manhattan and Morningside avenues on Christmas, authorities say. One of the suspects shot at the victim multiple times, hitting him in the right leg, according to police. The suspects then allegedly hit the victim in the face, head and body before taking off.
Emergency responders took the victim to an area hospital, where he was last listed in critical but stable condition. 
A pimp who called himself "
PHILADELPHIA — Police have released surveillance video of a Buddhist monk as he was attacked and robbed inside a Sunoco in South Philadelphia on Sunday, January 3. Authorities say the 61-year-old victim was buying lotto tickets at the gas station, located at 801 South Broad Street, when a black male snuck up from behind and grabbed about $350 from him. The surveillance footage shows the victim run after the robber before the two get into a struggle outside. 
The Unites States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama announced Monday morning that former Chief of Police in the town of Franklin, Alabama, was convicted in federal court. Michael T. Clements, 57, was arrested in July 2015 after a grand jury indicted him for selling a .357-caliber Smith and Wesson firearm to an illegal immigrant a year prior. Clements was also accused of selling the same individual 22 rounds of .38-caliber ammunition in May. The investigation, led by the FBI, revealed documents that suggest Clements was aware the individual was a Mexican, living in the United States illegally. These documents include an identification card issued by a Mexican government agency. The individual also divulged to Clements that he attempted to purchase ammunition from a gun store, but was turned away due to his illegal status. 
An ex-Black Panther suspected of killing two NYPD officers in the 1970s was sentenced to more than two decades behind bars on drug charges. Robert Vickers was sentenced to 21 years Thursday for selling heroin. The 65-year-old sold the drug to an undercover cop six times in 2013 and 2014. Vickers is also suspected in the Jan 27. 1972, murders of 
A 14-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to murder in connection to the brutal beating of a homeless man outside a Philadelphia gas station. Fifty-one-year-old
Three men were charged with a Lakeview-neighborhood home invasion that left a 77-year-old woman unconscious from injuries, according to police. The burglary happened just early Saturday morning in the 3600 block of North Magnolia Street. Tracie Towbridge, Lilearl Taylor and Eli Ruff are all charged with felony home invasion with a dangerous weapon, two counts of burglary and misdemeanor criminal tresspass to a vehicle. In a news release Sunday night, Chicago police said the three "entered into the apartment of a 
Detroit Police said Friday that they have arrested suspect in a series of at least three rapes and home invasions on Detroit's east side. Darian Lee Winfield, 18, was seen driving in the 5900 block of Harrell, and was arrested without incident during a traffic stop, police announced in a news release. The attacks began early in December, and the most recent of at least three took place at around 7 a.m. Thursday.
COLLEGE PARK, GA -- Clayton County Police said Friday evening that they have caught the suspect in a November 30 sexual assault. Investigators said the suspect had sexually assaulted a woman in front of her child. Police have now charged the 15-year-old suspect with kidnapping, criminal attempt rape, cruelty to children, armed robbery, sexual battery and burglary. The assault happened in a parking lot of an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Norman Drive in College Park. On Thursday, January 7, police released security footage from a nearby Circle K showing the man identified by the victim. 
CLARK COUNTY — A 64-year-old man was sentenced to prison in the
SYRACUSE, NY -- The president of the 
DETROIT - We’re learning disturbing new details about the murder of a 91-year-old man. Testimony is revealing just how awful his final moments alive may have been. A doctor told the judge today that accelerant was found inside the stomach of 
HOUSTON - Four people have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man during a restaurant robbery. 
Ray Browning
Five men took turns raping a woman in a Brooklyn park after forcing her father at gunpoint to flee the scene, New York City police said. 
The partner of former EastEnders actress 
A Harris County physician has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse against four children. Ricky Haywood-Watson II, 37, is accused of abusing
Huntsville police have arrested a duo accused of a violent robbery at McAlister's Deli on Perimeter Parkway. The accused are Omarious Labarrtrick Douglass, 38, and Marcus Cortez Coleman, 31. According to police, the two Huntsville men went into the store at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 2. They allegedly held up the store with a loaded pistol and a loaded short-barrel rifle, stealing $1,500 from the register plus employee's personal property. Sex crimes were allegedly committed during the robbery, according to police and court records. This resulted in sexual torture charges for both suspects. In her order, District Judge Alison Austin says, "The Court has considered the violence in the alleged commission of the offenses and the threats made against the victims; to wit, an alleged threat to kill a victim and the use of a loaded firearm during the commission of sexual acts against another victim." 
HARRISBURG, AR - Harrisburg police have charged a Jonesboro woman for having sex with a detainee while she worked at Consolidated Youth Services. According to Police Chief Gary Hefner, Melissa Anne Mitchell, 44, of Jonesboro was charged with 3rd degree sexual assault after she had been on the run for several months. Mitchell had “inappropriate sexual relations” in a recreation room of CYS. Mitchell oversaw 
PAHRUMP, Nevada -- A man and a woman were arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday after they fled after an alleged shooting incident inside the Pahrump Nugget Hotel-Casino shortly after midnight. Pahrump residents Lee Anthony Daniels, 46, and his alleged accomplice, Desire Lewis, 36, were found in Las Vegas today and were arrested after search warrants were obtained. Both are being booked into the Nye County Detention Center. They face charges that include attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a weapon in a casino and possession of firearm by a prohibited person. The shooting occurred about 12:10 a.m. Saturday when witnesses reported a man fired one round at a woman inside the cafe after a verbal altercation. The suspects fled in a red vehicle. The incident was witnessed by several employees and customers, as well as captured on video surveillance. No bystanders were injured but the woman, whose identity is being withheld, sustained a non-life threatening injury to one of her legs, She was transported to University Medical Center in Las Vegas for treatment. 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two people have been arrested in a suspected serial robbery case. Officials with the Netro Nashville Police Department and FBI have arrested Christie Spears and 18-year-old Monray Johnson. Spears was in custody for several aggravated robberies in Wilson County. They were both suspected in grocery store robberies not only in Tennessee, but also Kentucky and Alabama. In some cases, investigators said a man believed to be Johnson would stand near a grocery store's customer service desk while someone called the customer service counter. The person on the phone would then order the clerk to give the man cash or be shot. The investigation was said to be ongoing and the pair may face federal charges. 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The suspect, who apparently lost the tip of a finger during a break-in at a south Nashville beauty supply store has been arrested. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday at Sue's Fashions on Lafayette Street. An anonymous person apparently called police to report a burglary. Officers responded to the scene and saw the suspect fleeing the area. A foot pursuit ensued but they lost track of him near the Tony Sudekum Apartments. A portion of a finger was found at the scene. Metro police later identified 33-year-old Steven Spivey as a suspect in overnight burglaries at Subway and this incident. He was taken into custody around 4:30 a.m. 
A Long Island dognapper was busted in the theft of a pit-bull puppy Friday night. Donovan Davis, 23, of North Amityville, was arrested and charged with petty larceny for snatching the pooch at about 9 p.m. on Overland Avenue, Suffolk County police said. Officers scooped up Davis for questioning after responding to a 911 call and noticed peculiar movements inside his bag, cops said. The puppy-pilferer confessed that he had fled with the canine earlier in the day following a meeting with the dog’s owner to discuss buying the chocolate-brown pit, authorities said. Davis was arraigned Saturday in Central Islip and released without bail. Cops returned the cuddlesome pup to its owner.
A California ex-con was busted for stealing thousands of dollars in designer merchandise from fashion houses like Chanel by intercepting shipments to warehouses and stores, authorities said. Lakisha Pettus, 40, was picked up at her home in California Wednesday by NYPD detectives and extradited to New York, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
GIRONA, Spain - An American couple arrested after police found the badly decomposed body of their 7-year-old son at the family's apartment in northeastern Spain told a court Friday that the child suffered from asthma and did not wake up one morning, but that the family didn't believe he was dead. A judge charged Bruce and Schrell Hopkins, aged 39 and 38 and originally from the Detroit area, with reckless homicide but allowed them to be released provisionally after questioning them. Case prosecutor Enrique Barata said their passports were removed. Police on Tuesday arrested the two after officers found the body of 
An illegal alien named
Diego Ibañez
The white woman — in her late 20s or early 30s — is shown in a surveillance photo the feds shared wearing tight black leggings, a blue jacket and a white headband as she entered the store - and the FBI needs your help to get her behind bars. The feds consider both the woman and her collaborator, a 6-foot, 250-pound black man in his late 30s or early 40s, armed and dangerous. 
A Boston police officer was rushed to a local hospital after being shot in the leg in the city's Dorchester neighborhood Friday morning. The plainclothes officer, identified as 
According to police the victim was found in Oshkosh and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Kenosha Police Detectives were on their way to her location to interview her on Friday. The suspect, Jeremy Shorter was arrested without incident on Friday night by Arkansas State Police in Mississippi County, Arkansas during a traffic stop. He is being held on charges of kidnapping, reckless endangerment, intimidation of victim and substantial battery.
A Birmingham, Ala., woman called police after she said a man who paid her $100 for a sexual rendezvous at a Kenner hotel stole back the cash, according to authorities. But Kenner police wound up busting both for the illegal hookup, said Lt. Brian McGregor, spokesman for the department. Montez Robinson, 26, of Plainfield, Ind., told officers he reached out to Rachel Burma, 26, of Birmingham, Ala., through her profile page on Backpage.com and arranged to meet at a hotel for sex, McGregor said. The pair met up on Saturday (Jan. 2) and Robinson handed over the agreed upon $100, according to authorities. They completed their transaction in the restroom of a hotel room. But just before Robinson was about to leave, Burma told officers she noticed her money was missing. She accused him of stealing the cash and mentioned the theft to a hotel security officer who contacted police. 
DENVER — A Colorado grand jury has indicted seven people who are accused of running a 
Thomas Stidhum, wanted in connection with the Dec. 6 hit-skip death of runner 
A man accused of beheading a co-worker at the food processing plant where they worked must stand trial on a first-degree murder charge, an Oklahoma judge said Friday. Alton Nolen, 31, could face the death penalty if convicted in the September 2014 attack at the Vaughan Foods processing plant in Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb. Nolen is accused of beheading 
ATLANTA - Atlanta Police released surveillance photos asking for the public’s help in identifying two men they said attacked and robbed a woman in a wheelchair at the Target in Atlantic Station. “I think I was targeted for sure,” said 
MONTEREY COUNTY — A woman and a teenage boy charged with the 
TULSA – A suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of a west Tulsa restaurant owner. Tulsa police say Alcon Sanders is accused of being connected to the death of 
He’s not a vindictive man, but 
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