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Grandma Accused in 4-Year-Old’s Alcohol Poisoning Death

Prosecutors say 4-year-old China Record was forced to drink whiskey as punishment. BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana grandmother went on trial this week on first-degree murder and cruelty charges after prosecutors said she forced her 4-year-old granddaughter to drink whiskey in 2022, causing fatal alcohol poisoning inside a Baton Rouge home. Roxanne Record, 57, is accused in the death of China Record, who was found unresponsive at a home in the 12000 block of …

Father Finds 63-Year-Old Man Inside Daughter’s Room

Montgomery County detectives are reviewing whether other possible victims are connected to the case. NEW CANEY, Texas — A 63-year-old man was arrested after a father came home from work early April 21 and found him in his teenage daughter’s bedroom in a New Caney neighborhood northeast of Houston, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies booked Miguel Navarrete into the Montgomery County Jail on a charge of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree …

Driver Kills 9-Year-Old, Then Kept Going

Therman Wallace Jr., 9, was remembered by classmates and neighbors after police said a truck hit him and left the scene. ROCHESTER, Pa. — A Monaca man has been charged after police said his truck struck and killed 9-year-old Therman Wallace Jr. as the boy rode a bicycle Friday evening in Rochester, a Beaver County borough northwest of Pittsburgh. Thomas Earl Cole, 53, faces charges including homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, accidents …

5-Year-Old Found Dead in Dumpster After Fatal Beating

Prosecutors say the child’s mother’s former boyfriend beat him to death inside a Panorama City apartment. PANORAMA CITY, Calif. — A 5-year-old boy found dead in a commercial dumpster last summer died from blunt force trauma, according to a newly released autopsy report in a murder case against his mother’s former boyfriend. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Elyjah Anthony Hearn’s death a homicide after documenting extensive injuries across his body. Prosecutors have charged …

Mom Charged After Teen’s E-Motorcycle Crash Critically Injures Man

Prosecutors say the 14-year-old rider was doing wheelies near El Toro High School. SANTA ANA, Calif. — An Orange County mother has been charged after prosecutors said her 14-year-old son critically injured an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle near a Lake Forest high school. Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, of Aliso Viejo, faces felony and misdemeanor charges tied to the April 16 crash near El Toro High School. Prosecutors said the victim, Ed …

Toddler Killed Weeks After Foster Placement

Prosecutors say 2-year-old Jaxon Juarez was repeatedly abused after a county foster placement with relatives. SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose teen has been charged with murder in the death of 2-year-old Jaxon Juarez, whose case is now drawing criminal, county and state reviews of a foster placement approved weeks before he died. Santa Clara County prosecutors say Jaxon, known to relatives and supporters as Baby Jaxon, was physically and sexually abused after he …

3-Year-Old Falls From 11th Floor While Father Is Gone

Court records say the 3-year-old left an apartment alone before falling from an 11th-floor hallway window. ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A 26-year-old St. Louis father has been charged after prosecutors said his 3-year-old son left an 11th-floor apartment alone and fell from an open hallway window at Parkview Apartments. Tarvis T. Phenix Jr. faces one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death in the April 10 death of his son, …

Missing Student Found Dead Near Bridge as Roommate Arrested

A roommate was arrested after deputies found Zamil Limon’s remains near the Howard Frankland Bridge. TAMPA, Fla. — A University of South Florida doctoral student missing for more than a week was found dead Friday near the Howard Frankland Bridge, while a second student remained missing and a roommate was arrested, authorities said. The death of Zamil Limon, 27, turned a missing persons search into a broader criminal investigation involving the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, …

Juvenile Accused in Killing of 10-Year-Old Girl

Katheryn Bigbee, 10, was remembered by her school as joyful, kind and full of life. PIEDMONT, Ala. — A juvenile has been charged with murder after 10-year-old Katheryn Aliceanna Bigbee was found fatally injured late Friday inside a home in this east Alabama city, police and the Calhoun County coroner said. The case has shaken Piedmont, where police have released few details because both the victim and the accused are juveniles. What began as a …

3-Year-Old Kills 2-Year-Old Sibling

Jurors returned lesser felony verdicts after prosecutors argued the 2024 death of 2-year-old Khalil Adams was preventable. COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kenton County jury has convicted Selena Farrell and Tashaun Adams of reckless homicide after finding that their actions helped lead to the 2024 shooting death of their 2-year-old son, Khalil, who was shot by his 3-year-old brother inside the family’s apartment. The verdict, returned Friday after a four-day trial, closed one stage of a …