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Mass Shootings 21 May 2018

Teacher Arrested For Making Terrorist-Like Threats

One high school teacher from Las Vegas is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly sending “terroristic” text messages to an anonymous friend. The Bonanza High School science teacher, Leslie McGourty, was allegedly exchanging messages with her friend the night before getting a...

Murder 21 May 2018

Smiling Mugshot from Woman Charged with DUI Manslaughter

The Orlando Sentinel reports that a Florida woman who smiled from ear to ear in her mugshot after a DUI arrest has been charged with manslaughter. Angenette Marie Welk is a wife and mother from Ocala. Welk, 44, surrendered to jail authorities in Marion County on Saturday after the new charge was ...

Mass Shootings 20 May 2018

Bowie High School Senior Prank Goes Too Far

Several Bowie High School students are facing serious charges and severe public backlash after deciding to fake a school shooting as their senior prank. After planning and preparing for the event, the seniors decided to implement their horrible idea on May 15. The group of teenagers rushed into ...

Cold cases 20 May 2018

Mount Zion High School Shooting

Just hours after the devastating Texas School Massacre, a lone gunman outside of a Georgia high school disrupted a graduation ceremony and killed at least one victim. Thomas Trawick, the Clayton County Schools Safety Chief, confirmed to local news reporters that a suspect did fire off his weapon...

Child Abuse 19 May 2018

Amber Alert Leads to Arrest of Mother

Taheerah Ahmad, an Oklahoma mother, was arrested on May 16th for egregious crimes against her own children. Her abusive ways were revealed when her 9-year-old daughter was able to escape and tell authorities her story. According to the child, Ahmad held her 11-year-old, 9-year-old and 8-year-old...

Other 19 May 2018

Rapper T.I. Arrested Trying to Enter His Own Neighborhood

Famous Atlanta rapper T.I. is no stranger to law enforcement, and his recent run-in with police has made headlines everywhere. The star, Clifford Harris Jr., was reportedly arrested on May 16th after trying to gain access to his own gated community. Around 4 A.M., T.I. was returning home to his ...

Cold cases 18 May 2018

Felon Charged in 2004 Cold Case Killings

The Press Democrat reports that a suspect in a California murder has been charged in two murders from a 2004 cold case. Shaun Michael Gallon, a native of Forestville, California is a felon who was first named as a suspect in the cold case killings last year. He was formerly charged for the murders o...

Child Abuse 17 May 2018

Christian Missionary Convicted for Sexually Abusing Cambodian Orphans

The Associated Press reports that a man has been convicted in Oregon for sexually abusing Cambodian orphans. Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40, is a Christian missionary and was convicted of molesting children living at his unlicensed Cambodian orphanage in Phnom Penh for several years. Johnson’s ...

Other 16 May 2018

ER Burglar Sentenced to Ten Years

Erik Albaverea, a 32-year-old Berwyn resident, has been arrested by authorities and convicted for preying on some of society’s most vulnerable. The suspect was allegedly working at a MacNeal Hospital emergency room which gave him access to patient’s records and addresses. He utilized thi...

Death Row 16 May 2018

Texas Slated to Execute Sixth Death Row Inmate This Year

The Houston Chronicle reports that Juan Castillo, known as the “Lovers’ Lane Killer,” is set to be executed for the 2003 Texas murder. Castillo has had three execution dates cancelled in the past year, due to a filing error, hurricane and recantation. He will now be executed on Wed...