Darius Lucky Jr. guilty of Capital Murder in the killing of 9-year-old Cailee Knight
On April 9, 2026, a Mobile County jury convicted Darius Janoski Lucky Jr. of capital murder for the December 2023 […]
New HIV diagnoses in Chicago rose sharply by 29% between 2022 and 2024
The 2024 HIV Data Brief from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) reports a significant reversal in the city’s
40-year-old Haitian national arrested for bludgeoning mother of two
On April 2, 2026, Rolbert Joachin, a 40-year-old Haitian national, was arrested following a brutal hammer attack that killed 51-year-old
15-year-old charged as adult for his role in 2025 kidnapping and torture of an 11-year-old boy
Junior Bishop, a 15-year-old from Hastings, Florida, is facing life in prison after being charged as an adult in a
Kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand
Tanner Horner, a 35-year-old former FedEx driver, is currently facing the sentencing phase of his trial for the 2022 kidnapping
Four 17-year-old boys charged with kidnapping with a deadly weapon
In April 2026, four 17-year-old boys from Del Valle, Texas—Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda—were
Former police chief charged with forcible rape
William Chad Green, 51, a former North Carolina police chief, was arrested on April 5, 2026, and charged with second-degree
Stepfather accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old
On April 2, 2026, 39-year-old Anthony Federline of Enfield, Connecticut, was arrested and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk
12-year-old confined to bedroom for years
In early April 2026, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Lieutenant Joel Christopher Kohnert and his wife, Jennifer Renee Kohnert, were arrested
Miguel Rodriguez-Rolon sentenced for 2025 rape and kidnapping of an 87-year-old woman
In April 2026, Miguel Rodriguez-Rolon, a 29-year-old Columbus resident, received a sentence of 84 to 89.5 years in prison for