Crime

A 17-year-old “serial swatter” from California is believed to be responsible for hundreds of swatting incidents and bomb threats throughout the United States and is now facing charges in Florida, according to a pretrial detention motion. Alan Filion was extradited to Florida on January 30 to face charges for a swatting incident at a mosque, according to the Seminole County … Read more

Brianna Ghey’s killers have been given life sentences for her “brutal, planned and sadistic” murder. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe murdered the 16-year-old in a park in Cheshire in February 2023. Mrs Justice Yip said Jenkinson was motivated by a “deep desire to kill” while Ratcliffe’s motivation was in part hostility to Brianna’s transgender identity. … Read more

A Texas man is charged with murder after allegedly posing as a minor to meet and kill a convicted sex offender, according to authorities. The Houston Police Department alleges that in May 2023, James Spencer III, 22, shot and killed victim Sean Connery Showers, 37.  Police claim Showers approached a vehicle in the early morning hours … Read more

A Florida man who was found guilty of locking his adopted son in a box-like structure in the family’s garage has been sentenced to five years in prison, which is more than what the defense requested but less than the maximum possible sentence of 40 years. Tim Ferriter, 48, was back in court Thursday for … Read more

A WOMAN who set fire to her husband after he molested her daughter told cops that shooting was too good for him. Tatanysha Hedman, 40, poured petrol over Vincent Phillips as he slept. She then used a lighter and watched as he went up in flames. A pal staying with them used a blanket to … Read more

A woman has been jailed for eight and a half years after being found guilty of lying about being raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang, and making false rape claims against a series of other men. Eleanor Williams, 22, from Barrow-in-Furness was convicted in January of nine counts of perverting the course of … Read more

Lauren Pazienza was sentenced to 8½ years in state prison on Friday after shoving 87-year-old vocal coach Barbara Gustern to her death last year, according to multiple outlets including the New York Post and Newsday. On Aug. 23, the New York City woman pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter and agreed to a sentencing of eight years in state prison, followed … Read more

After a federal judge rejected a negotiated sentence between the government and the defense, a 55-year-old former officer with the New Orleans Police Department was sentenced to twice as much prison time for sexually assaulting a teen girl he once brought to a hospital for a rape kit. Rodney Vicknair was sentenced to serve 14 … Read more