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Third (black arrested) in connection to double homicide in March - (victims were a White man and a black woman)
    WARREN COUNTY, Ga. -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it has made a third arrest in connection to a double homicide that happened in Warrenton, Ga. in March. On Friday, Dec. 11, around 11 a.m., GBI agents arrested DeAundre Javarus Ross, 23, of Thomson, Ga. at the McDuffie County Sheriff's Office. Ross is charged with two counts of murder and was relinquished into the custody of the Warren County Sheriff's Office. On Nov. 19, Donovan Raishad Fitts, 22, and Jermanique Vashon Franklin, 24, both also of Thomson, Ga. were also arrested and charged with two counts of murder in connection to the deaths of Barry Johnson, 47, of Mitchell, Georgia, and Tenecia Posley, 28, of Warrenton, Ga. Investigators say the two had been shot and killed. Barry Johnson, appears to just have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Barry was dead on the porch. Tenecia Posley was dead inside. A two year old was sitting on a bed in another room. Posley was the girlfriend of the person who rented that property. The toddler found inside was her boyfriend's. Johnson and Tenecia Posley, 28, appear to have been acquaintances, but do not appear to be close friends or romantically involved. |
CHATTANOOGA, TN - A Chattanooga woman was seriously injured over the weekend when she was hit by a car and the driver kept going. Seventy-year-old Laura Sue Carden was hit as she was crossing Mississippi Avenue early Saturday morning. Laura, who goes by Sue to family and friends, is known to walk in the early morning hours. Her family hopes the person who hit her does the right thing and comes forward. "I was thinking she would die. And I just hated the fact that she'd gotten hurt. She's such a little frail thing," says Sue Carden's sister, Pat Lawson. Lawson says all she can do is pray for her sister. "I was just shocked to see how badly she's broken up. How horrible the accident must have been for her." Around 3:30 Saturday morning Sue went for a walk. "She'd get up at that time and walk and come back and get her coffee," says Lawson. She was crossing near the 700 block of Mississippi Avenue in Chattanooga when a driver topped a hill and struck her and left the scene. "They said there was no places on the road where there was any attempt to stop at all," says Lawson. Sue is unconscious in the ICU. She has a broken pelvis, collar bone, fractured leg, broken bones in her neck, liver damage and head injuries. "She's 70 years old. They describe the driver as a black male in a silver or blue colored sedan. Investigators say the car will likely have front end damage. If you have info that can help, call Chattanooga police at 423-698-2525. - (Black-on-white)
NEW ALBANY — Police are looking for a second suspect in connection with the murder of 24-year-old 
PITTSFIELD — Police have made an arrest in connection with the death of a 37-year-old Pittsfield woman. The man accused of killing her, her own husband. Thirty-eight-year-old Timothy Gill is scheduled to be arraigned here at Berkshire District Court later this morning in connection with the murder of his wife. Pittsfield police say they found the body of 
A former Texas high school football assistant coach has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges in a now-infamous case in which two players assaulted an official during a game. Mack Breed, who resigned from John Jay High School in San Antonio in September, reached a plea agreement in Burnet County, Texas, on Monday, according to the Associated Press. He received 18 months of probation, was forced to permanently surrender his Texas teaching certificate and must complete anger management counseling and community service. 
MIAMI – Police and prosecutors reportedly knew who murdered 
A fast-food worker in Baton Rouge was caught on camera Sunday spitting on the burger of a police officer, police said. Elijah Johnson, 21, 10115 Ballina Ave., was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Sunday on counts of mingling harmful substances and resisting an officer A Baton Rouge Police Department lieutenant ordered a burger at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at a Dairy Queen. Before eating, the officer looked at his burger and noticed what looked like spit on the top of his bun. “The lieutenant stuck his finger into the substance attempting to determine what it was and verified the substance resembled saliva.” A store surveillance video showed that Johnson grabbed a bun, walked off to the side, and, apparently thinking he was out of view, brought the burger up to his mouth briefly, walked back and then completed making the burger.
A Baton Rouge man was arrested Friday after he was accused of raping a woman on her way to work Thursday. Deputies met with the victim at a local hospital, where she said she was walking to work Thursday around 10:30 a.m. when Willie Dillon, 28, offered to drive her to work, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office report says. The victim told deputies that instead of taking her to work, Dillon took her to his apartment. She followed him inside, and he raped her on the couch in the living room, the report says. She told detectives she tried to fight him off and told him to stop, but to no avail. 
DALLAS – A sex predator is off the streets, according to Dallas Police. Officers arrested Tyler Gale, 21, Monday after he showed up to work as a trash collector for the city of Mesquite. Gale is accused of exposing himself to teenage girls and even trying to abduct one. “He was very open with what his behavior was, how he was having issues with that,” said Deputy Chief Robert Sherwin. Dallas Police Friday released a grainy video of the man they say, in three separate cases, chased his teen victims, often while he was wearing nothing but a T-shirt. Officers say he was able to grab one, but she managed to escape. 
Philadelphia police arrested a man they say stalked and stole a cell phone from a teenage girl. Javon Cooper, 20, was arrested Monday and is facing robbery and related offenses. About 7 p.m. on July 21, the suspect was captured on surveillance cameras wandering around in the area of 16th and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia for approximately an hour. Around 8 p.m., the suspect began following 
INDIANAPOLIS -- Family members say the man killed in an officer-involved shooting Saturday had a mental illness, and they are questioning if deadly force was necessary. Christopher Goodlow, of Indianapolis, was shot by police on the city's northeast side Saturday. The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. Officers were called on a report of a suicidal person. The caller said the man was standing near the entrance of an apartment building with a large knife in his hand and appeared to cut himself. When officers arrived, they found a man with the denoscription with the knife still in his hand. The officers told Goodlow to drop the knife, but he did not. Officers then used tasers, hitting Goodlow twice, but the taser appeared to have no effect on him. An additional officer tried to tackle Goodlow to the ground, but was unable to secure the hand that held the knife. Goodlow continued to confront the officers with an extended arm pointing the knife at them. He then charged at one of the officers, with his arm still fully extended and pointed the knife at the officer.
Two of the police officers then shot at him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mid-state mother has been charged with Aggravated Child Endangerment after police found her with her shirt pulled down around her waist while pushing her child in a stroller with light clothing in 31 degree temps. Lakeshia Bean was spotted around 12:30 Monday morning walking through the intersection with her shirt "down around her waist exposing her breast." Bean was pushing a baby stroller and they found a 
A 50-year prison sentence for a Hasidic Jewish leader convicted of sexually molesting a young girl for three years was upheld by an appellate court. Nechemya Weberman, 56, filed the appeal shortly after he was sentenced in January 2013 by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Ingram for his horrendous acts to a 
A Manchester police detective testified on Friday that the gun used to fatally shoot 
First-degree murder charges were filed Friday against the father and stepmother of 
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Family has confirmed that a West Michigan woman has died after a severe beating over the weekend, reportedly at the hands of her husband. Christopher Carpenter is behind bars after police say he severely beat his wife 
HOUMA, La. -- A Thibodaux man found guilty of impregnating the
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man sits behind bars, accused of raping a teenage girl and getting her pregnant. Court documents say 25-year-old Likuan Clark began chatting online with 
A Chicago police commander accused of shoving his gun down a suspect's throat and pressing a stun gun to the man's groin was acquitted on battery and misconduct charges Monday, in a ruling that comes amid heavy criticism of the police department's treatment of suspects. Cook County Judge Diane Cannon found Cmdr. Glenn Evans not guilty of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and official misconduct stemming from the 2013 incident involving Rickey Williams, whom Evans believed he had seen holding a gun.
A young woman saved her 5-year-old niece’s life by pushing the child out of the path of a car in Queens on Sunday — but was struck by the vehicle herself and critically injured, witnesses and cops said. Just seconds after 
WOODBURY – An illegal immigrant living in Gloucester County sexually assaulted a child repeatedly, authorities said. 
A Muslim academic has spoken outside a Belfast court in support of a born-again Christian pastor who is on trial after denouncing Islam as “satanic” and “heathen”. 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A federal judge on Monday ruled an Orange Park man accused of sending bomb-making plans to an FBI informant for an alleged attack on the 9/11 anniversary is not mentally competent for trial. Joshua Goldberg, 20, is charged with distributing information relating to explosives and weapons of mass destruction. A psychologist who examined Goldberg diagnosed him with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum. There was no objection from prosecutor. Judge Jim Klindt said there will be a review of his mental competency in four months. During that time, Goldberg remains on suicide watch. 
Police have identified one of the suspects in a string of robberies in and around Central Park this week. Blake Carrington, 20, may be connected to the four thefts, three on Monday and one on Thursday, cops said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has scheduled a news conference Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting by sheriff’s deputies of a man wielding a gun at a busy Lynwood intersection, an incident caught on a dramatic video that has sparked protests in the neighborhood.
A repeat sex offender has been sentenced in separate cases involving sex assaults on two girls. Circuit Judge Ed Kubo Jr. sentenced Dewitt Long to consecutive terms of life in prison with the possibility of parole. A jury in one case recommended extended term sentencing and Kubo concurred. He sentenced Long to life in prison for first-degree sex assault, 10 years for third-degree sex assault and life in prison for kidnapping, to run consecutively to the first two counts. In the second case, Kubo sentenced Long to 20 years for first-degree sex assault and five years each for two counts of third-degree sex assault in the other case. As this case was held before a judge, a jury will be selected to determine whether Long faces extended terms.
HAMPTON, Va. -- Hampton Police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide that took place in 1981. 65-year-old Ruben Edward Moore was arrested and charged with one count of homicide. Moore allegedly killed 32-year-old
BENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A dispute over a man kicking a dog apparently led to a deadly shooting near Benton Harbor. It happened Friday morning in the parking lot of Michiana Supply on Milton Street near Napier Drive. Police say 53-year-old 
A Pensacola man has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for a double homicide in 2013. Henry Payton was arrested and charged for killing
Authorities early Sunday morning arrested two brothers and a woman in connection with the fatal shootings of two Hattiesburg police officers, who were killed in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop Saturday night. Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict confirmed the deaths of officers 
An Arapahoe County judge sentenced an Aurora man Thursday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend in September 2014. Elmo Jesse Johnson, 45, was sentenced after being found guilty of first-degree murder of his girlfriend, 
SAGINAW, MI — Two Saginaw men are accused of raping a 19-year-old woman. LC Haynes III and Clifford D. Wicker each are charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole. Their arrest warrants allege they sexually assaulted the woman on Oct. 13 at Haynes' home at 3302 Roberts. Haynes, 20, and Wicker, 22, are charged with acting as accessories to one another during the commission of the alleged assaults. The woman was raped in a bedroom of Haynes' home during a party.
A Douglas County jury took just 90 minutes to convict an Omaha foster father of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child. The jury of six men and six women rejected Brandon Weathers’ argument that he impregnated his
Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake announced Friday that he’s taking a job as a political consultant — without leaving office. The first-term Democrat’s hiring at Hilltop Public Solutions comes amid calls for a ban on such outside income following the convictions of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. The state Legislative Ethics Commission approved the job, concluding that it would not conflict with his legislative duties. Michael Benjamin, who preceded Blake in the same Assembly seat from 2003 to 2010, criticized the arrangement. “This isn’t appropriate given the climate we’re in,” he said. “Not everything that is legal is appropriate for a sitting lawmaker.” Blake, who worked on President Obama’s campaign, defended his new gig.
...to change the name of the stadium honoring 
A woman pleaded guilty to murder Thursday and described in a Honolulu federal courtroom how she stabbed the wife of the Army medic she was having an affair with and then waited a half-hour to make sure she was dead. As part of a plea agreement, Ailsa Jackson is expected to be sentenced to 30 to 33 years in prison in exchange for testifying against Sgt. Michael Walker, who has pleaded not guilty to murder and is scheduled to go to trial next year. They discussed making 
NEW ORLEANS -- Church is supposed to be a sacred place where you encourage your children to spend time learning about God from the leaders of the church, not a place where innocence is lost to them. It’s a violation a West Bank mother says her daughter will likely take years to deal with, after she alleges the girl was in a sexual relationship with Pastor Bryan K. Johnson. That mother, who asked to remain anonymous, said she also felt violated by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators. After presenting them with electronic evidence that a sexual relationship was happening between the 49-year-old pastor and her
A man was arrested Monday after police said he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman who had been walking downtown. The woman was on the way to her aunt's house about 11 p.m. Sunday when, according to an arrest report, Lawrence Townsend, 36, stopped her. He told her she looked homeless and then offered her some of his ex-girlfriend's clothes from his room up the street. But as she sifted through clothes, Townsend slid behind her and locked the door before sexually assaulting her, police said. She was able to escape Monday and ran to another hotel and called police after the Desert Star staff turned her away because she was not a guest. 
COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Missouri man working a construction job ended up in handcuffs after Columbus police served him with a warrant on 14 charges, including sodomy and child neglect. According to the Columbus Police Department, authorities in Missouri considered Travis A. Kelly “armed and dangerous.” They’d received information that Kelly may be in the Columbus area, and officers found him doing construction work in the 900 block of West County Road 450 South. He was taken into custody without incident. Law enforcement officials said Kelly is accused of having inappropriate contact with 
Police are investigating after a woman says she was sexually assaulted and robbed as she walked home from a bus stop in New Jersey the day after Thanksgiving. The woman was walking from a stop on Main Avenue near Poplar Avenue in Hacksensack the night of Friday, Nov. 27 when she noticed a man following her, police said. 
after they were caught on camera beating an (Asian?) gas station clerk. The clerk was attacked after he reportedly denied selling one of them a cigar, because they couldn't produce identification. - (Video)
Police in London say a man swiped a box of soda at a supermarket then left the scene on his hoverboard. They are now asking the public for help identifying the suspect. - (Video) 
A Bushwick artist waiting for a train home Wednesday morning was punched in the face with a chocolate bar and had it shoved down his throat, police sources said.
A Catholic priest swiped collection-plate donations to pay for drug-fueled sex romps with a heavily muscled S&M “master,” a new lawsuit charges. Parishioners claim the Rev. Peter Miqueli has stolen at least $1 million since 2003 while leading churches on Roosevelt Island and in The Bronx, where he is currently pastor of St. Frances de Chantal in Throggs Neck. Their suit alleges he used the money to act out unholy fantasies as a sexual “slave,” blowing $1,000 at a time on bondage-and-discipline sessions where a “homosexual sex ‘master’ ” — identified in court papers as Keith Crist — “would force Father Miqueli to drink Keith Crist’s urine.”
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