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2 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
An Indiana woman who was responsible for a fatal, multi-vehicle car crash that killed a 6-year-old boy was high on methamphetamine and doing her makeup in the mirror at the time, police said. According to court records, 43-year-old Khristal Grant was taken into custody on Saturday, months after she allegedly rear-ended a Ford Explorer that was carrying 6-year-old James Doniven Hodges and his grandparents on Nov. 9, 2024.
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2 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
An Arizona man who shot and killed his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter in front of the 1-year-old son they shared was sentenced to life in prison for the crime. Brandon Andres Bautista Torres, 30, pleaded guilty to one charge of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of reckless manslaughter last month almost six years after he killed 23-year-old Selina Toyos and her daughter, Aleena Bermudez, who died just days before her fifth birthday.
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2 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
A Wyoming woman who got involved in her friend’s personal problems allegedly shot at another woman — and was allegedly very determined to discharge her weapon. Rylie Woolson, 25, was arrested by the Casper Police Department on May 29 after her involvement in her friend’s domestic dispute allegedly ended in gunfire.
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2 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
Law enforcement agencies continue to search for a Washington man who was described by his ex-wife as “unstable” after the former couple’s three daughters were found dead — and he could have prepared himself to survive in the wilderness. Travis Decker, 32, was charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree kidnapping on Tuesday after prosecutors in Washington’s Chelan County originally charged him with three counts of custodial interference.
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3 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
An Indiana man who was allegedly pointing his gun at his friends during a casual hangout is now behind bars after he shot and killed one of them, police say.
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3 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
An Oklahoma woman allegedly told police that she has “anger issues” while confessing to firing the gunshot that killed her neighbor. Elisha Kirby, 30, was arrested by Oklahoma City Police on Sunday after an investigation into the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Billy Sorrels. Police said they responded to a call at Sorrels’ residence on Friday night and found him deceased of a gunshot wound when they arrived at the scene. His body was found on the front porch of his home.
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3 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
A Florida mother has been arrested for allegedly providing a false alibi for her teenage son, who was suspected of stabbing another teen. In a press release posted on their site, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Kayla Cobb, 33, who they said provided police with a false alibi for her 15-year-old son. He was accused by police of “jumping and stabbing” a fellow student near a middle school in Deltona, Florida, on May 14 and was arrested the same day as his mother.
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4 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
A South Dakota woman who pleaded guilty to neglecting her disabled 18-year-old son, who weighed just 80 lbs at the time of his death, was sentenced to prison. A press release from the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that a judge sentenced 40-year-old Naomia Prairie on Monday to 12 years in prison.
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4 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
A Wyoming teenager who faced a charge of attempted first-degree murder after stabbing his mother in the back while she slept will plead guilty to a lesser charge. Tharles Smith was 17 years old when he plunged a knife into the shoulder blade of his mother, Karla Smith, 42, in June 2024. According to court documents obtained by the Gillette News Record, the family had been arguing about where the reportedly unruly teen should live if he continued to refuse to abide by household rules.
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4 days ago | 
lawandcrime.com | Jamie Frevele
North Carolina police accused a man of allegedly crashing his car into another one in an attempt to kill his wife — which echoed what he alleged was heard saying at the scene. Anderson Singleton, 33, faces several felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, after police said he allegedly intentionally caused a head-on car crash on Saturday.
