On Tuesday, a St. Louis man was arrested after video appeared to show him execution-style shooting a homeless man. Police said Deshawn Thomas, 23, has been arrested but has not been charged in connection with the Monday murder. A video posted online shows Thomas struggling to load his gun as he stands just a few feet away behind the homeless man, who is sitting on the curb. According to the video, he then appeared to …
Five inmates facing felony charges have escaped a Missouri detention facility, authorities have reported. Five inmates at the St. Francois County Detention Center in Farmington, Missouri, took advantage of a “quite a coincidence” on Tuesday. According to the Francois County Sheriff’s Department, at around 7 p.m. the four men, Larry Bemboom, 52, Dakota Pace, 26, Aaron Sebastian, 30, Lujuan Tucker, 37, and Michael Wilkins, 40, were able to get into a secure cell that evening, …
Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person executed in the United States, was executed Tuesday by lethal injection after being convicted of a 2003 murder. “McLaughlin was pronounced dead at 6:51 p.m.,” said a Missouri Department of Corrections statement. It was not clear whether McLaughlin had a final statement. The execution of McLaughlin – the first in the United States this year – is unusual: Women are already rarely executed in the United States. Prior …
Several charges are being filed against a couple in connection with the death of a Benton County, Arkansas, woman last seen on Monday, along with the baby she was carrying. Sherrif Shawn Holloway told a news conference Thursday that Amber and Jamie Waterman were in custody in McDonald, Missouri, after being arrested for first-degree kidnapping. More charges are expected to be filed in connection with the death of Ashley Bush and her unborn child. “This …
Three killed and at least 50 injured when Amtrak train derails in Missouri after hitting dump truck – CNN Authorities said Monday evening that three people died and at least 50 were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri. The train struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled intersection, and eight cars and two locomotives left the track. Robert Nightingale was taking a nap in his sleeper car when he heard something and saw …