A Portland man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after shooting and killing a local father who stopped to check on a woman he noticed crying inside a parked car. Aaron McInnis, 30, lost his life that night simply because he was concerned about a stranger’s safety. What Happened That Night In July 2024, McInnis was … Read more
A man was shot and killed at a Chandler apartment complex in the early hours of Friday morning, and another man has been taken into custody in connection with the deadly incident, police say. Chandler police responded to the Sky at Chandler Airpark Apartments, near McQueen and Germann roads, just after 4:30 a.m. on July … Read more
A 31-year-old Phoenix man is facing murder charges after allegedly beating his 76-year-old roommate to death over a $50 electric bill dispute. Troy Yazzie was charged this week in Pima County with second-degree murder. What Happened That Night The incident took place on April 30 at the two men’s shared home in Phoenix. The elderly … Read more
An Indiana mother is behind bars, charged with murder after her infant son died in what police say was a preventable tragedy — one she allegedly saw coming for months. Chantel Cunningham, 24, of Shipshewana, Indiana, has been charged with murder and neglect of a dependent resulting in death following the April 6 death of … Read more
A New Mexico woman accused of killing her newborn and disposing of the baby in a hospital trash can cannot be prosecuted using statements she made in the emergency room, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday — and the reason why is raising serious questions about what really happened that night. The Supreme Court of … Read more
A 99-year-old Wisconsin woman was brutally attacked inside her own home in the early morning hours — and despite calling for emergency help three separate times, no one came to her aid for nearly three hours. The attack began at 5:15 a.m. when an unknown 22-year-old man broke into the elderly woman’s Milwaukee home. She … Read more
A Utah father is facing child abuse homicide charges after his 7-month-old daughter died inside a scorching hot car where she had been left unattended for more than two hours, police say. Tommy Platero, 34, of Vernal, Utah, was arrested after authorities say he forgot to drop his infant daughter off at daycare on July … Read more
A Memphis mother is now facing child neglect charges after authorities say she repeatedly failed to bring her infant son to critical medical appointments — even after doctors discovered he had multiple unexplained fractures. Kayla Antonette Wells, 24, was booked into the Shelby County Jail on Tuesday on a child neglect charge. What Led to … Read more
A San Antonio man will spend the next 25 years behind bars after shooting his girlfriend’s father to death over an argument that started with a simple nightclub cover charge — a dispute so trivial it makes the outcome all the more devastating. Franco Xavier Summers, 34, pleaded no contest Tuesday to one count of … Read more
A Ventura County man is behind bars on $1 million bail after authorities say he lured a woman from a downtown bar, drove her to an isolated canyon road, and attempted to kill her in a brutal attack that was only stopped when a stranger heard her screams. Ignacio Rafael Anzaldo, 33, of Ventura, was … Read more