Jerry Lambe

6 days ago | lawandcrime.com | Jerry Lambe

A 34-year-old man in Missouri has been arrested for allegedly killing the mother of his child, who was found sitting upright in a chair inside her home with a plastic bag taped over her head. Karl Mayberry was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with one count of first-degree murder in the 2021 slaying of 31-year-old Alvatyne Thomas, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department on Dec.

6 days ago | lawandcrime.com | Jerry Lambe

The remains of a missing Alabama toddler who was presumed dead last year have been located in a “burn pile” discovered near his family’s home. Authorities on Thursday confirmed that the body of 1-year-old Kahleb Collins, who has been missing for eight months, was found on the property of his mother, Wendy Pamela Bailey, who is currently jailed on numerous felony charges.

6 days ago | lawandcrime.com | Jerry Lambe

A mother in Louisiana has been arrested after her 3-year-old girl was found alone and “running naked in the street during a rain storm,” until she was spotted by a bus driver who brought the child on board and called police. Kaneesha Williams was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with multiple counts of criminal neglect of family, authorities announced.

1 week ago | lawandcrime.com | Jerry Lambe

The Justice Department this week continued to insist that the U.S. has no authority over the fates of more than 100 migrants removed to a terrorist prison in El Salvador with minimal, if any, due process under President Donald Trump’s controversial invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, but a federal judge in Washington, D.C., is not taking the administration at its word.

1 week ago | lawandcrime.com | Jerry Lambe

Attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was deported to El Salvador despite his protected status, are accusing the Trump administration of defying a federal judge and the U.S. Supreme Court by refusing to provide any information regarding what has been done to “facilitate” his return to the country.