Crime

Quartavious Davis (pictured) is a first-time offender who was convicted of armed robbery in April. Even though the gun he fired did not shoot anyone, he received a stiffer than stiff sentence from a Florida judge for his crime:  1,941 months or 161 years in prison, reports the Huffington Post.  Davis’ new attorney, Jacqueline Shapiro, is […]

It’s been nearly one year since 2-year-old Destiny Riddick died after allegedly ingesting some pills from her grandmother Kimberly Artis’ (pictured left) candy dish.  Now police are hunting for Artis who ran away after being brought up on murder charges for her granddaughter’s death, according to NewsChannel 3. SEE ALSO: When Rap Lyrics Stand Trial Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE […]

Family and authorities were frantically searching for 7-year-old Isear Jeffcoat, who went missing in Philadelphia Friday afternoon on a trip with his daycare center to a local pool. Unfortunately, the search has come to an end. Jeffcoat’s body was found at the bottom of that same pool Saturday morning, reports MyFoxPhilly.com. Want to Keep Up With […]

Florida police captain Juan De los Rios, 46, has been freed on bond after he was arrested Friday for subjecting a 15-year-old girl to a ‘sex exam,’ reports the NY Daily News. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious conduct involving a child, […]

Though the war-zone that is Chicago has increasingly been riddled with bullet holes and dead bodies — including some as young as 6-year-old Aliyah Shell, the horrific murder of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton broke the dam of consciousness that has been seething with each new violent update from what has become the “Bloody” City. The outcry […]

John Russell Carver, 51, pleaded guilty to multiple charges after breaking into an Atlanta church and raping a woman, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Carver admitted that he was guilty of rape, armed robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, burglary and possession of a knife during commission of a felony, said Erik Burton from […]

Late Wednesday night, candy store owner Ashake Banks lost her 7-year-old daughter, Heaven (pictured), to gunfire on Chicago’s West Side, according to the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Nuns Confront Romney On The Poor Two weeks ago, Ashake decided to open a candy stand on her block in order to give neighborhood kids a safe option […]

Angela Byrd (pictured left), 45, and Tanecia Josephs (pictured right), 25, are accused of allegedly swindling a 99-year-old out of nearly $400,000 by allegedly padding their paychecks and writing themselves additional checks. The pair were arrested and charged with grand theft and exploitation of the elderly, reports the Sun Sentinel. SEE ALSO: Nuns Confront Romney On […]

Marine reservist Brian Corder, 26, is accused of conspiring with Fredericka Carmouche, 19 and Stephon Crutchfield, 21, to murder his pregnant girlfriend, reports KTLA.com. SEE ALSO: If ObamaCare Bites Dust, GOP Plan To Do Nothing On June 16, police responded to a 911 call that a woman was screaming in an apartment in Northridge, California. […]

Roderick Clanton, 23, was arrested last week on having carnal knowledge (sex) with a 15-year-old girl in a New Orleans courthouse bathroom, reports WWLTV.com. SEE ALSO: 19 Great Joseline Hernandez Quotes from “Love and Hip Hop” The pair were caught in the act by a court employee who walked into the men’s bathroom and saw […]

Twenty-five-year-old Deshawn Balka (pictured) is suing both Clayton County, Ga., and Sheriff Kem Kimbrough for allegedly taking inadequate care of her baby after she prematurely gave birth to her son, who later died, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. SEE ALSO: Somalia’s Terrorist Prisons In April, Balka was arrested for violating probation on a marijuana possession […]

An elderly man, 77, and an elderly woman, 63, were killed within blocks of each other on the South Side of Chicago, reports the Chicago Tribune. The man was fatally stabbed in his home and the woman was shot to death. There is no indication that the murders are related. Want to Keep Up With […]