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- Stephens, identified during previous court proceedings as a member of a Crips gang in Tulsa - February 3, 2014
- Trial of presumed shooter in Joplin murder opens - January 28, 2014
 Daniel Hartman and his accomplices went to Jacob Wages’ home in the middle of the night looking to rip off his stash of Ecstasy pills and $5,000 in cash. They knew Wages possessed an assault rifle and was proficient in mixed martial arts. So Hartman brought a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol, Assistant Prosecutor Norman Rouse alleged Tuesday during opening statements at Hartman’s trial in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin. While four other young men were charged in the slaying of Wages, 23, on July 6, 2012, the 18-year-old Hartman, of Tulsa, Okla., is the alleged shooter in the case and the only defendant charged with first-degree murder as well as burglary. He also is the first to be tried.
- Tulsa Teen Wanted In Connection With Joplin Murder Case - Jul 10, 2012
The Tri-State Major Case Squad arrested two other men, Johnathan J. Taylor, 19, of Joplin, and Cody E. Stephens, 20, of Parsons, Kansas, in connection with the crime. They were both charged with first degree burglary.
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A naked man with 'superhuman strength' was shot dead by police after attacking a retired cop, a father and son and a teenage boy in a drug-fuelled rampage. Officers attempted to taser 6ft 3in 250lb Anesson Joseph, who witnesses say was growling like a wild animal, but were unable to subdue him. The 28-year-old suspect also bit the face of his (White) teenage victim in the attack, which bears chilling similarities to that of Miami Cannibal Rudy Eugene. The shocking incident happened at around 8.30pm on Tuesday in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. Naked Joseph, who is believed to have been under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs, began chasing retired New York police office Douglas Kozlik, who was out for his nightly walk. The 66-year-old victim was rushed to Delray Medical Center with serious injuries but was released from hospital the following day. Joseph then chased a man and his 10-year-old son, injuring the child, before attacking 18-year-old Tony Grein and his 16-year-old sister Tania as they took out rubbish. The teenager had a box cutter on him and tried to defend himself as Joseph bit his face, but the assailant was "ridiculously strong". - (Black-on-white)
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JOPLIN, MO.--- A Tulsa teenager will go to prison for his role in the death of a Joplin man. Today, a judge sentenced Marcus Stephens, 17, to 15 years in prison for second degree murder and five years for first degree burglary. Stephens plead guilty to the charges back in November. The charges stem from the July 2012 murder of 
LAS VEGAS -- Metro detectives continue to search for suspects in the murder of a Las Vegas man on Friday and a Saturday carjacking. "That suspect remains at large, and detectives have now updated his denoscription to include the fact he is a light skinned black male adult. The homicide was discovered shortly after 1 p.m. Friday when officers were dispatched to an abandoned apartment on Jimmy Durante Boulevard, responding to a report of a death. Officers discovered a
LOUISA COUNTY, Va. —On Sunday, a sixth person was arrested in connection with the death and disappearance of Waynesboro reserve police captain 
FALL RIVER, Mass. - Fall River Police have arrested two suspects related to two sexual assaults of Bristol Community College students last week. Ruddy Joseph, 22, of Fall River was arrested Saturday and charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over. On Sunday, police arrested McKenzy F. Blanc, 24 of Fall River and charged him with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, and aiding and abetting charges. Campus police sent out an email blast to students to remind them to be on high alert, and they also posted the warning on the BCC website. According to Chief Wood, "the notification is basically telling them an incident did happen on campus or started on campus, and just to give them a warning to be aware of their surroundings and to maybe report something to us." 
Dothan police investigators arrested a 26-year-old man Friday on multiple sexual assault-related charges. Dothan Police Lt. Will Benny said police investigators arrested Cordaryl Cornelius Berry, 26, of Peal Street, Dothan, and charged him with felony second-degree rape, felony second-degree sodomy, felony enticing a child for immoral purposes and misdemeanor second-degree sex abuse. 
A man accused of luring a girl into his car then raping her was arrested late Friday in Athens-Clarke County. Police said Daryle Edward Jones of Athens locked the victim, whose age was not released, in his vehicle before brandishing a gun at the secluded area where he sexually assaulted the girl. Jones, 41, has been charged with rape, aggravated assault, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and kidnapping in the case. He remained in the county jail Saturday afternoon.
Knoxville police say they arrested a man who was exposing himself at a West Town Mall children's store. Scott Edward Taylor, 23, is charged with aggravated assault, evading arrest and resisting arrest. A warrant was also on file for failure to obey court orders. Police say an officer on patrol at the mall was alerted just after 5 p.m. Friday that a man was exposing himself inside the Disney store. Police say the witness was able to point out at the suspect, later identified as Taylor, who was in front of Marks and Morgan jewelry store. When the officer tried to arrest him, police say Taylor and officer struggled. 
NEWPORT NEWS — A mental-competency evaluation will be given to a man charged in a 2012 homicide. Xan Williams, 20, is charged with killing 
Shaneka Monique Torres is particular about her hamburgers. Very particular. She's so particular that when employees at a McDonald's in Grand Rapids, Mich., goofed up her order twice in one evening, she expressed her displeasure by allegedly firing a gun at the drive-thru window.
A restaurant in the Nigerian state of Anambra has been shut down after the authorities reportedly found it has been selling dishes made of human meat. The police recovered at least two fresh human heads when they arrested 11 people from the restaurant including the owner, six women and four men, following a tip-off. The blood-soaked heads were found wrapped in cellophane sheets. 
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – Police arrested a Chesterfield mother for shoplifting with her children. Tiffany Booker, 24, of Chesterfield, is charged with Abuse and Neglect of Children, Conspiracy to Commit Felony, Grand Larceny and Marijuana Distribution. Police responded to the shoplifting call at Kohls on Commonwealth Center Parkway last week, Chesterfield Police confirmed. Initially, the suspects drove away, but they eventually pulled over their car. Booker, her two children, and two other adults were in the car, police said. Police said they also found marijuana in the vehicle. In addition to Booker, both Tamika Bailey, 20, and Ajavius Brown, 21, were charged with Grand Larceny.
A North Austin neighborhood woman faces a felony theft charge after she allegedly stole an iPad left on an airplane that she was cleaning. Janessa M. Andrews, 22, of the 1600 block of North Lorel Avenue, faces the charge in connection to the Jan. 26 theft, which took place while she was working at O’Hare Airport for Prospect Airport Services, Inc., according to Cook County court records.
A woman who cared for 20 cats has been mauled to death by two neighbourhood dogs in Ohio. The lacerated body of 
A shooting that occurred Jan. 12 outside a McKinney motel was likely the result of a drug deal gone wrong, police said. Jaqwa Cheguevera Ross, 18, of McKinney, was arrested in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 31, and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of
Bibb County grand jurors indicted a 35-year-old Macon man Tuesday on allegations he raped and sodomized a girl in 2009 and 2010. Leroy Anthony Holmes II, of Columbus Drive, is charged with rape and aggravated child molestation, according to an indictment filed in Bibb County Superior Court, 
CLAYTON • A man who pleaded guilty to breaking into a teenager's home and exposing himself, then assaulting the girl, was sentenced this week to five years in prison. Keith Williams, 19, of St. John, unlawfully entered the home on June 1, 2012. He then exposed himself to the 
Two Chicago men facing attempted murder charges exposed themselves to a female officer in the Cook County Jail last month, prosecutors and police said. Alante Hands, 20 and Kevin E. Davis, 19 each face a misdemeanor count of public indecency for the Jan. 15 incident in a jail dayroom. Prosecutors alleged Saturday that each man “exposed his sex organ in a lewd manner” to the 45-year-old officer “with the intent to arouse his sexual desires.”
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is looking for tips on the identity of a man accused in a kidnap and sexual assault last week. The suspect is described as a black male, stock build, with a goatee that is longer on the chin. He was driving what appears to be a gold Toyota 4-Runner or similar-looking vehicle. He told the victim he spent 13 years in prison but did not indicate how long he had been out. The incident happened Jan. 31, but information released by Crime Stoppers did not indicate where in Denver.
TORONTO - A father now stands accused of murdering his little girl and trying to kill his boy before attempting to end his own life at a Scarborough hotel earlier this week. And the victims’ devastated mom is no doubt holding her surviving children tightly after being reunited with her son, 7, while still mourning the loss of her six-year-old daughter. Toronto Police said officers found Jason Adotey, 35, and two of the couple’s four kids at the Howard Johnson Inn & Suites, near Warden Ave. and Hwy. 401, on Monday night. And while they arrived just in time to save the lives of the father and son, it was too late for the accused man’s daughter 
Tulsa police have arrested a man accused of stabbing his mother to death Saturday. Arthur Lee Devaughn, 25, was detained after police found him wandering outside a home, in the 6200 block of North Cheyenne, with blood on his clothes. He later was arrested on a complaint of first-degree murder. Police found the body of 
MS - A Walthall County man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of his mother and a fire at her mobile home. Brian E. Fortenberry of 26 Son Road, in the Little Improve Community of Walthall County was officially charged with murder and arson Tuesday night. Fire and rescue personnel responded to a fire call at the residence Monday morning. Following the fire, friends and neighbors began to worry about Fortenberry's mother, 59-year-old
FT LAUDERDALE – A Parkland man reportedly confessed to stabbing his wife to death during a fight after he caught her kissing another man. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said they received a call from a man Sunday morning around 11 a.m. who said he had accidentally stabbed his wife to death in their home. When deputies arrived at the residence they were met by 38-year old Alrick Oral Brown. When asked if there was anyone else inside the home Brown reportedly replied “My wife and she is dead.” When asked who killed her, Brown replied “I did.” Inside the home, deputies found the bloody body of 53-year old 
A 25-year-old man was arrested after stabbing his father and his father’s girlfriend Friday night, police said. Tasheem Roper was arrested after the attack and had several knives in his possession at the time. The police received a call about a stabbing incident on the 500 block of Elizabeth Avenue at 8 p.m. A 57-year-old man and his 56-year-old girlfriend had been stabbed several times. The man identified Roper, his son, as the attacker. Roper was arrested, taken to the city’s 4th Precinct, and charged with several counts, including aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The father and his girlfriend were treated at the scene by EMS personnel – and the woman was additionally transported to University Hospital for treatment of several stab wounds, police said.
DAYTON — A woman was arrested after she admitted to hitting her son in the face with a meat tenderizer during an argument. Brettina Young-Patrick, 51, of Dayton, faces a potential felonious assault charge following the Friday afternoon incident. At 4:12 p.m., officers were dispatched to a home in the 1500 block of Bancroft Street on reports of an assault. Young-Patrick was found with blood on her shirt and arm, according to a Dayton Police Department incident report. She told police the blood was her 20-year-old son's. 
is scheduled to die by lethal injection 
Nearly 26 years after 
It appears crimes have long shadows, at least several years in some cases. Seandell Jackson killed 
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A teenager who is accused of killing an 18-year-old woman near Reynoldsburg High School Summit campus last year was indicted Thursday. Adrien McGee was indicted on charges of rape, kidnapping, and tampering with evidence. The body 18-year-old 
PICKENS, SC - Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark said deputies have arrested the wife and a childhood friend in connection with the fatal shooting of a Dacusville man. Crystal Gail Williams, 34, and Marcus Channing Johnson, 35, were both charged with murder in the death of 
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A St. Petersburg man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a woman during a drug deal. A Pinellas County judge sentenced 19-year-old Morris V. Hires on Thursday after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. Authorities say 21-year-old 
CONWAY, AR -- The Faulkner County prosecutor released the arrest report for the 29-year-old man police say is responsible for shooting a mother and wife Monday at a Walmart in Conway. Myron Terrell appeared in court Monday afternoon, facing attempted capital murder charges for shooting
Phoenix police say a man has been returned to Phoenix after being arrested in connection with a Phoenix robbery that led to a shooting of a police officer and a member of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Posse. Police say 30-year-old William Herbert Mayes was the fourth and final suspect sought in the robbery case. He was arrested last month in New York City on a warrant charging him with conspiracy to commit armed robbery. The police officer and the posse member were shot following a chase and collision after the armed robbery of $18,000 of strip club proceeds. The wounded officer and posse member are recovering from their injuries. 
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The Milwaukee Police Department recovered the stolen 
A slip of paper in a shopping bag found near 
Florence Police were called to the Food Lion on N Cashua Drive Tuesday afternoon. A 54-year-old woman had put something in the dumpster and was walking back towards her car when she noticed a man following her. She said the suspect grabbed her and wouldn't allow her to close the door. She reportedly tried to hit him with her cane but he grabbed her and pulled her to the staircase behind the building. She told police he put his hands around her neck and held her at knife point and proceeded to try and take her pants off. She started screaming and employees from inside the grocery store heard her and came outside. The suspect turned to the employees and threatened them with a knife. He eventually ran into the woods and K9s were brought out to find him. Prince Gurley, 20, was picked up and is being held on charges of assault and battery, criminal sexual conduct, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
The St. Louis-area Major Case Squad is investigating after a man was found dead in Cahokia on Thursday. Authorities responded to the 100 block of Amelia Dr. around 9:30 p.m. and found 26-year-old William Harriel Jr. shot to death. According to Illinois State Police records, Harriel Jr. was a registered sex offender and was previously charged with sexual abuse of 
CINCINNATI —A woman who admitted raping a 7 year-old boy is going to prison. Alicia Gaston was in court Friday to face her punishment. Very little is known about the allegations against her, beyond the fact that the victim is a 
LANCASTER — Authorities Friday asked for the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old man wanted on suspicion of unlawful sex with a minor and sexual battery. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that there is a warrant out for the arrest of 19-year-old Uzoma Chinedum. Chinedum, a Black male, has black hair and brown eyes. He is 6’1” and weighs 190 pounds, authorities said.
SAN DIEGO - A parolee accused of attacking a woman on a pedestrian trail in Balboa Park last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of assault with intent to commit rape. Ameen Bryant, 21, was ordered held on $500,000 bail. Deputy District Attorney Renee Palermo said the victim was walking on the trail south of the Cabrillo Bridge around lunchtime on Jan. 14 when Bryant -- a documented gang member -- started following her. "He just came up behind her, grabbed her, threw her to the ground and got on top of here. She's screaming; he took a handful of dirt and tried to cover her mouth with it. She continued to struggle and that's when the joggers came down and thwarted his attack. He ran toward the joggers and they were able to identify him and pick him out of a live line-up. DNA is what connected us back to him," said Palermo.
A former University of Georgia football player was arrested this week for the alleged sexual assault of his girlfriend. Jamal James Payette, 22, was charged Monday with aggravated sexual battery following the woman’s complaint that he assaulted her at her east Athens residence earlier that same day, according to Athens-Clarke County police. The charge is a felony offense that carries a prison sentence of 25 years to life upon conviction. The day after the alleged assault, the 23-year-old victim obtained a temporary protective order against Payette, who she accused of strangling her during the assault. 
A St. Louis man was charged with multiple counts of rape and sodomy following accusations that he forced a 
MASON, TN - – A Tipton County man sits in a Covington jail after deputies say he burglarized and raped his neighbor. Brandon Bonner, 24, is charged with aggravated rape and burglary after deputies say he admitted to raping to woman who lives behind him on Gainsville Road, west of Mason, Tenn. Deputies say the attack happened January 26. They say the victim came home to find Bonner, armed with a butcher knife, hiding inside waiting for her. Deputies say Bonner had been stalking the 52-year-old woman for a while. They say the two never had a relationship.
TULSA, Oklahoma - A Tulsa teenager is behind bars after police linked him to multiple robberies and sexual assaults. Investigators said the 16-year-old was being held on 15 different complaints that range from kidnapping to first-degree rape. The Tulsa Police Department said Dayquan Williams tried to run before he was arrested. "The warrant squad went out and did their job very well and located him because he had been a little difficult to find," said Tulsa Police Sergeant Mark Mears. Mears believed Williams is behind a series of attacks. He said one of the teen's targets was the Agora Coffee House near 51st and Memorial.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – After 17 months of waiting, a family finally learned how much time the man who killed their son will be in prison. A Stearns County judge sentenced 18-year-old Jesse Smithers to 10 years on Thursday. Smithers admitted to delivering the deadly punch in a St. Cloud alley almost a year and a half ago. On Sept. 21, 2012, 
Earl Joseph III, who was indicted Wednesday night on a first-degree murder charge, is being charged as an adult and has been moved from the Lafayette Juvenile Detention Center to the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. No bond has been set at this time, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Kip Judice said Wednesday. Judice said Joseph will be housed in an area separate from the general population. “Joseph is being housed in an area of the jail that is not accessible by general population in compliance with the standards of the ACA best practices guidelines specific to youthful offenders,” Judice said Thursday in an issued statement. Joseph is accused of shooting Jockey Lot employee 
WADESBORO, N.C. -- The Anson County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday they've made an arrest in the mid-November murder of a man whose body was found on the side of a roadway. Anson County authorities have charged Quamaine Lee Massey, 18, of Marshville, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 42-year-old 
CINCINNATI, OH - A second suspect was arrested Monday in the fatal shooting of a man in East Price Hill. On May 14, officers responded to the 500 block of Elberon Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Upon arrival, police located 
A judge Wednesday sentenced a man convicted of beating a
John J. Owens is absolutely sure race had nothing to do with the reason why 30 black people attacked
D’Angelo Montell Roquemore, 17, of Warner Robins, has been charged with aggravated assault in the Jan. 29 brawl
New Orleans police have identified a suspect, who is currently serving time in Texas on separate charges, in a 2008 murder case. Police believe Joseph Brant, 44, stabbed and killed
SHREWSBURY, Mass. —An arrest has been made in the murder of a Shrewsbury woman whose husband found her stabbed to death in their home 40 years ago.
CHICAGO – A 50-year-old woman convicted of killing a Chicago Police officer with his own gun during a disturbance on a CTA bus will spend the rest of her life in prison. Robin Johnson was sentenced to natural life plus 15 years for the fatal shooting of Officer
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A suspect in the death of a Canadian man in South Florida has reportedly turned himself in to police. An arrest warrant had been issued for Twane Dobard after the body of 58-year-old 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - 
Smiling as they pose for Facebook photographs, these two men have charged with murdering two Chinese students. Pictures of Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, emerged as they appeared in court accused of killing electrical engineering students 
Ozark Police arrived on the scene of a shooting in Ozark near the intersection of Young Avenue and Yancey Street around 10:00 p.m Upon arrival, law enforcement and rescue crews found 17 year old 
Baltimore City police have arrested two teenagers in connection with the killing of a woman in her Patterson Park home, while neighbors say they're shocked and saddened at the loss of such a good person. Baltimore police on Sunday arrested Allen Pinkney, 16, and Alonzo Gorham-Ramos, 14, on murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree burglary and dangerous weapon with intent to injure charges. Around 7:30 a.m. Friday, officers found 51-year-old 
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jeremiah Jackson was sentenced to death for his role in a three-county crime spree in June 2009 that included killing a laundromat worker on Cleveland’s West Side. Tuesday his lawyers will asks the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn his conviction. Jackson was sentenced to die for killing 
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