A Seattle mother has been charged with manslaughter after prosecutors say her 2-year-old son, who had Down syndrome and could not sit, crawl or walk without support, drowned alone in a bathtub while she was on the phone with someone she was legally barred from contacting. Nakeeya Arbogast, 25, was watching three children on July … Read more
A Florida man will spend the next four decades in prison for the death of his 18-month-old son, who was left strapped inside a sweltering pickup truck for more than three hours while his father got a haircut and drank at a nearby bar. Scott Allen Gardner, 34, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, aggravated … Read more
A Milwaukee woman is facing dozens of charges after she allegedly shot a 12-year-old boy during a dispute over a water-selling turf war involving her son, according to prosecutors. Cosetta Burrell, 33, allegedly pulled up to the boy in an SUV on July 17, stepped out with a gun taken from her glove compartment, and … Read more
A Washington, D.C. family is demanding answers after a lifeguard assigned to watch nearly 30 children allegedly abandoned his post to grab food, an incident that left a 6-year-old boy fighting for his life, according to police and the family’s attorney. Adonis Jackson survived, but his relatives say he now faces a long and uncertain … Read more
A 78-year-old South Carolina woman is facing charges after authorities said she left a 9-year-old girl and a dog locked inside a car with soaring temperatures while she went shopping. June Cooper King has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child following the incident, which occurred Saturday afternoon in Murrells Inlet, a town located … Read more
A 27-year-old man from Poplarville, Mississippi, is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl who was residing in his family’s household, resulting in her pregnancy. His mother now faces separate charges for allegedly attempting to obstruct the investigation. Dawson James Brown was arrested last week and booked on one … Read more
A 13-year-old boy placed in a South Carolina foster home was allegedly murdered within hours of his arrival by two older boys who were already living there, according to state investigators. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) confirmed that the body of Daryl Martinez Lowry was recovered Monday from a lake near a residential … Read more
A Gulfport, Mississippi woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting she shot her adult son and concealed his body inside a hidden compartment in her own home for more than a year. Jeri Roby, 69, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her 42-year-old son, John Gaither, and … Read more
A Philadelphia Uber driver was left with life-threatening injuries after a gunman approached her vehicle and opened fire as she tried to drive away, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The 38-year-old woman, identified by family as Danielle, was parked in the 2800 block of Poplar Street on June 20, waiting for a scheduled passenger, … Read more
A Maryland mother and her boyfriend are facing serious charges after investigators say they routinely confined the woman’s 4-year-old child inside a closet with no light and no food for hours at a time, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Kaylynn Nicole Moore, 28, and James Earl Stone, 27, were arrested and charged … Read more