Ex-Resident Charged With Fatally Beating Stepson

A former Anne Arundel County man faces a federal murder charge alleging that he beat his 8-year-old stepson at a U.S. Air Force base in Japan almost two years ago.

Roberto E. DeLeon, 27, was indicted in U.S. District Court in Baltimore yesterday in a case that horrified the Japanese public on the island of Okinawa in 2007. DeLeon, who was not a service member, lived with his wife, Air Force Staff Sgt. Sabrina Renee DeLeon, and her children on the Kadena Air Base at the time of the boy's death...

Evidence: Ky. Man, 2½-Year-Old Die In Murder-Suicide

Authorities discovered a 37-year-old Kentucky man and his 2½-year-old son dead inside a Ghent residence on Friday, saying evidence points to a murder-suicide.

State troopers were called to a domestic violence complaint shortly before 9:40 p.m. in the 300 block of Campbell Road in Ghent.

Ralph Michael Utley, 37, and his toddler son were found not responsive, and the Gallatin County coroner pronounced both dead shortly after 10:30 p.m...

5 Dead, 1 Wounded in Apparent Murder-Suicide in California Condominium

Investigators are eager to interview the 14-year-old lone survivor of what they suspect was a murder-suicide that left five members of a family dead.

The teen, recovering from surgery for a gunshot wound to his torso, may hold the key to what happened at the condo complex in Yorba Linda, a bedroom community about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The apartment where the shootings occurred is across the street from the Richard Nixon Library.

"At this point, he's the only surviving eyewitness," said Lt. Jack Conklin of the Brea Police Department. Police can't interview the teen until Monday at the earliest because he remained sedated...

Juvenile facility staffer charged with rape

A male staff member at a Warren County juvenile detention center is accused of raping a girl while she was 14 and incarcerated there in November 2008.

When State Police investigators interviewed Stacey D. Williams, 29, of 509 Glen St., Glens Falls, he admitted having sexual contact with the victim, Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan said Tuesday.

Williams was arrested this week on counts of second-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child...

Man faces murder charge in death of infant son

A Fresno County judge has ruled that a 23-year-old man must stand trial on a murder charge in connection with the death of his three-month son.

Judge Mark Snauffer issued his ruling against Eddie Hamilton on Tuesday after hearing nearly three hours of testimony during a preliminary hearing.

Fresno police detective Chris Serrano testified that Elijah Jeremiah Hamilton died last April of blunt force trauma to his abdomen...

Peekskill man sentenced for sexual abuse of six-year-old girl

A Peekskill man was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Tuesday to 10 years in state and 15 years of parole on his guilty plea to one count of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree.

For nearly a two year period from September 2005 to June 2007 at a location in the City of Peekskill, Steven LaFuente, 23, engaged in several sex acts with his victim, a six-year-old girl...

Ex-school bus driver admits to abuse charge

Former school bus driver Alan A. Hamann admitted in Wyoming County Court Tuesday that he attempted to molest a Warsaw Central student on his bus.

Hamann, 64, of Gainesville, as part of a plea agreement reached by the attorneys in the case, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree attempted sexual abuse of a girl less than 11 years old. The charge is a Class E felony.

Hamann, answering questions from Wyoming County Judge Michael F. Griffith, said "I plead guilty" to attempted sexual abuse for his own gratification, for an incident that occurred in the period between September 2007 and April 2008. Several members of Hamann's family accompanied him to court Tuesday...

Trial starts for upstate NY man in wife's death

A jury is hearing evidence in the case of a 60-year-old upstate New York man accused of killing his estranged wife.

The Cortland County trial began Wednesday with opening arguments from prosecutors and the lawyer for Charles "Randy" Thibeault (THEE'-boh).

District Attorney Mark Suben described Thibeault as an enraged man bent on exacting revenge on his wife Wendy because she had filed for divorce. Suben said he would prove his case using blood evidence, statements from neighbors and the lack of an alibi...

Man charged in Oshawa homicide

A woman has been found dead and her common-law husband has been charged in what police are calling a "domestic-type homicide" in Oshawa.

Just before 10 p.m. last night, officials were called to Cunningham Ave. near Stevenson Rd. N. and Rossland Rd. W. for a disturbance call, said Durham Region police.

They found Sherry Martin, 52, dead with obvious signs of trauma on her body.

Police arrested Ken Mullin, 40, at the scene and charged him with second-degree murder...

Four in family dead in Miami-Dade murder-suicide, police say

A man shot his wife and two daughters to death before killing himself this morning, while another child was able to escape, according to preliminary information from Miami-Dade police.

The shootings happened shortly before 6 a.m. at a home in the 16000 block of SW 98th Court, police said.

The identities of those involved haven't been released, but police say the apparent gunman was 53, his wife was 45, and the two daughters were 11 and 12...

1 girl's mother testifies in Vegas video sex case

A mother told a Nevada jury Tuesday that her young daughter whispered to her that she was molested by a man who also is accused of videotaping his sexual assault of a 2-year-old.

"She kept whispering in my ear," said the mother, whose testimony was interrupted several times while Clark County District Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti ruled that the mother's recollections of what her then 6-year-old daughter told her in December 2003 were admissible evidence against Chester Arthur Stiles.

Stiles has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 14 years of age, 10 counts of lewdness with a child under 14, and one charge of attempted sexual assault with a minor under 14. All but one of the counts could mean life in prison if he is convicted...

Man pleads guilty to murder in shooting death of ex-wife's fiance

The man accused of paying a former co-worker $2,000 to kill his ex-wife's fiance pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday, according to the Lane County District Attorney's Office.

Dennis Sheridan, 41, will be sentenced after the conclusion of the case against 21-year-old Kevin Anderson, the man accused of killing Lance McBride in exchange for money last July, according to the district attorney.

Sheridan told two police investigators he paid Anderson $2,000 to kill Lance McBride, Eugene police Detective Tracey Belshee wrote in a search warrant affidavit filed in Lane County Circuit Court and obtained by The Register-Guard newspaper...

West Valley City man charged with attempted murder for assault on wife

A West Valley City man who allegedly fired a gunshot at his wife during a dispute has been charged with attempted murder.

The 34-year-old man began arguing with his wife Feb.5 at their home on the 2000 block of West Prichard Street (4015 South). During the argument the man pulled out a gun and fired it once at his wife, according to charging documents filed Tuesday in 3rd District Court.

The bullet narrowly missed the woman's ear and went into a wall. She tried to call 911 three times, but the man disabled the phone, charging documents state...

No leads in triple homicide; family history of domestic violence

Clarksville Police, with assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, are continuing to investigate the murders of a woman and two children whose bodies were found during a “welfare check” late Thursday night.

Responding to a call from an individual concerned with the family’s wellbeing, police, having no response to their knocking, entered the home at 901 Cal Court, where they found the bodies of Natalie Ann Vullo, 30, and her two children, Diamin Lynette Shanklin, 8, a third grade student at Minglewood Elementary School, and Paul Zacharius Vullo-Nelloms, 3. According to reports, there are no suspects at this time. Investigators are checking a back window of the home and some fingerprints were taken from the scene...

Police standoff ends in murder-suicide

Police have confirmed that two people are dead after Friday morning's police standoff.

The gunman, a male, allegedly shot his female hostage before turning the gun on himself. This is believed to be the result of a domestic dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend.

Police will continue their investigation and have not yet released the identities of those involved...

Penalty Phase in Reaves Trial

A Henry County jury will decided whether a Stockbridge father lives or dies.

It took them eleven hours to return guilty verdicts against Rodney Reaves in the death of his daughter Joella.

The jury convicted Reaves of felony murder, aggravated battery, and two counts of cruelty to children. Reaves could be seen weeping as the jury foreman read the verdict...

RI man gets life sentence in child's beating death

A man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for fatally beating his girlfriend's 3-year-old nephew because the child spilled milk and yogurt on a rug.

Gilbert Delestre apologized for his role in the October 2004 death of Thomas "T.J." Wright, telling Providence Superior Court Judge Netti Vogel he felt ashamed and prayed each day for forgiveness.

But Vogel called him a coward and "sick and evil" person whose only remorse was at having been caught.

"He cared more about his rug than he did about the well-being of this boy," Vogel said. "He cared more about spilled milk than he did about the safety of this boy."...

Child abuse charges filed

The blackened eye of a 2-month-old isn't something you see everyday.

So when a Fredericksburg police officer saw the small boy while responding to a different call at a Fredericksburg business, he became suspicious and took the child to the hospital.

Yesterday, a Caroline County man was arraigned on charges of child abuse.

Keith Chatman of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office said he responded to Mary Washington Hospital last Thursday after a Fredericksburg police officer suspected child abuse of the infant...

Double murder, suicide in Noble County

A young boy, his mother and father were all discovered early this morning at their home on Hunters Cut Road in Noble County after the father, Theodore A. Bayly, 39, called saying he had killed his family and was going to kill himself.

Noble County Sheriff Landon Smith said Bayly called his office just before 2 a.m. saying he had killed his wife, Janice, 40, and their son, Colton, 11 and told dispatchers where to find the bodies.

Smith said the dispatcher attempted to talk to Bayly for seven minutes, but Bayly went ahead and shot himself on an embankment near the family’s mobile home.
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Local business man charged with wife's murder

Police say that 44-year-old Muzzammil Hassan came to the police station at approximately 6:20 p.m. Thursday and said that his wife was dead.

Hassan told police that his wife, 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan, was at their business, Bridges TV on Thorne Avenue.

Officers responded to the business and found his wife inside.

Muzzammil Hassan was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree.

He was arraigned today by Judge Chimes and taken to the Erie County Holding Center...

Police Search For Man Accused Of Stabbing Girlfriend

Police are looking for a man accused of repeatedly stabbing his girlfriend at a Richmond Heights apartment.

Neighbors found the woman bleeding in the apartment and rushed her across the street to University Hospitals.

The suspect, Oscar Allen, is wanted on charges of attempted murder in connection with the attack...

Cop Witnesses Murder-In-Progress At Temecula Mall

A man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a woman to death Thursday afternoon in the parking garage of The Promenade mall in Temecula.

A Riverside County sheriff's sergeant was patrolling the shopping center at 40820 Winchester Road at about 1 p.m. when he saw the man stabbing a woman inside a parked minivan. The sergeant ordered the suspect out, but he did not comply.

The stabbing appears to be an act of domestic violence, sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez said...

Man murdered wife in house fire

A father-of-five has been found guilty of murder after locking his wife in a room and setting fire to their home.

Alan Stead, of Meynell Fields, Loggerheads, in Staffordshire, denied killing his wife, Anita, in May 2002.

She died in a room he built in the garage of their home used to hide a computer game counterfeiting operation, Stafford Crown Court heard.

Stead, arrested after police agreed to reopen the case, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years.

Prosecutors alleged Stead wanted to kill his wife because she had told him she wanted a divorce...

High School Senior Charged With Rape

A White Plains teenager was arrested yesterday after a female acquaintance accused him of raping her in an empty classroom at their Charles County high school, authorities said.

Anthony Hansley, 18, was charged with second-degree rape and second-degree assault and was ordered held on $150,000 bond, authorities said. Hansley, a senior at Henry E. Lackey High School in Indian Head, is accused of raping a 16-year-old junior about two hours after school let out Wednesday, authorities said.

Hansley, a basketball player at Lackey, was waiting at the school for a ride to his game at Chopticon High School, authorities said. The junior was there for a different after-school activity, authorities said...

Pr. William Man Arrested in Shooting of Wife, Children

A Prince William County man was arrested overnight and charged with fatally shooting his wife and her two teenage children, police said.

Carrillo Dean, 44, works for the county as a park ranger, said 1st Sgt. Kim Chinn, a Prince William County police spokeswoman. Dean was at home in the 18000 block of Cedar Drive in Triangle when police arrived to investigate the 10:45 p.m. triple shooting.

Chinn said police found 13-year-old Connor Kirk and 14-year-old Brittany Kirk in their bedrooms, and Elizabeth Dean, 45, in a different part of the house. All three had been shot, Chinn said. Connor Kirk and Elizabeth Dean died at the scene of the shooting, while Brittany Kirk was flown to a local hospital for treatment and died at 3:20 a.m...

As one knife broke ... 'I'd just grab another,' says accused murderer

Brittany Nichols' killer slashed her more than 17 times, reportedly in a rage that she was breaking up with him. That was the testimony given Monday during a hearing for Johnny Maurice Bell, who pleaded not guilty and will face a trial for her murder.

A deputy state medical examiner listed the wounds at Monday's preliminary hearing in 2nd District Court for Bell, charged with Nichols' Jan. 4 murder. The count could be 23 stab wounds with a group of six smaller injuries aligned together on the victim's back, small punctures that could have been caused when she fell.

In all Bell used five knives in the attack around midnight, according to testimony, including four cheap kitchen knives, which broke or bent...

Pennsylvania Husband Fails to Kill Wife, Himself in Murder-Suicide Because of Faulty Gun

Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say a faulty gun thwarted a man's plan to kill his estranged wife and commit suicide.

Investigators in Scranton say 48-year-old William Krause talked his estranged wife into entering a bedroom with him on Thursday, saying he wanted to show her something.

Officers say he handed her an apologetic letter and told her a murder-suicide was the only way they could be together forever...

Husband and Wife Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide, Police Say

An eastern Pennsylvania man and his wife are dead in a domestic shooting.

Pottsville police say they were called to the couple's home by the wife just before 8:45 a.m. Sunday.

They found Amybeth Williams and her husband, Jeffrey, in the basement with gunshot wounds.

Jeffrey Williams died at the scene from what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Amybeth Williams was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital where she later died...

30 Claim Abuse By Tracy Plastic Surgeon

Thirty alleged victims are now involved in a sexual abuse case involving a Tracy doctor, the lead investigator said Thursday.

Authorities said Wednesday that 47-year-old Dr. Peter Chi is facing 11 felony counts pertaining to the alleged abuse of eight adult female cosmetic surgery patients between September 2007 and December 2008.

More patients have since come forward in the investigation, investigators said...

Fairborn Man Faces Sexual Assault Charges

A 27-year-old man is expected in court Friday to answer to charge that he repeatedly sexually and physically abused a 4-year-old boy.

Jamie Rice was charged with felonious assault, child endangering and gross sexual imposition.

Police in Fairborn learned about the alleged abuse after the boy’s mother took the child to a local hospital, where doctors then called police...

Army cadet faces sexual assault court-martial

A U.S. Military Academy cadet accused of sexual assault faces a court-martial Monday.

Cadet Adam McMurray, a sophomore who played linebacker for Army football, was charged in October with three counts of assault, three counts of wrongful sexual conduct, one count of burglary and one count of drunk and disorderly conduct.

McMurray, of Davison, Mich., is accused of entering the barracks room of three female cadets in his cadet company while intoxicated. The Army has not released any other details of incident...

Leilehua Running Back Indicted On Sex Assault Charges

Leilehua High School running back Rico Newman was indicted Thursday on charges of first degree sexual assault on his girlfriend.

Newman’s girlfriend -- the mother of his 2-year-old son -- reported to police that she was assaulted after Newman saw what he thought was a “hickie” on her neck.

She said that he slapped and punched her face before sexually assaulting her...

Domestic Dispute Leads To Murder-Suicide

Two people are dead and one injured after a domestic situation erupted into a murder-suicide in a southeast valley neighborhood. Police say it began Thursday when a woman served divorce papers to her husband. The husband, 42-year-old Ricky Shadoan, reportedly went to his wife's parents' house on Del Sueno Drive, near Hacienda and Mountain Vista. There, Ricky Shadoan reportedly confronted his wife and an argument ensued...

Cops knew of threats to woman, family says

They say their sister went to police for help.

That she showed officers text messages she believed were from her ex-partner.

Messages she considered threats...

Kingston man admits raping 13-year-old

A registered sex offender from Kingston has pleaded guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

Jerome Fischer, 27, formerly of 81 Cedar St., pleaded guilty Tuesday in Ulster County Court before County Judge J. Michael Bruhn to charges of felony rape and violating the conditions of his probation.

Fischer was arrested Dec. 22, 2008, by Kingston police on charges he supplied the 13-year-old victim with liquor and beer during the evening of Dec. 21 until she became unconscious, according to a press release from the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office. The release said the victim awoke sometime later in the early morning hours of Dec. 22 as Fischer was raping her...

Murder suspect faces rape charge in fiancé's death

A man accused of killing his pregnant fiancé is now facing a rape charge in the case.Michael Mead was arrested in January and charged with first-degree murder, burglary and arson.Indictments issued Tuesday show Mead faces additional charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and first-degree rape.Mead is accused of breaking into Lucy Johnson's home on July 16, shooting her twice in the head and then setting the home on fire...

D.C. firefighter wounds 3, kills self

A D.C. firefighter shot his girlfriend, who is also a D.C. firefighter, and her parents before killing himself Wednesday afternoon, police and fire officials said.

The shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. at a home in the 6700 block of Hastings Drive in Seat Pleasant, Prince George's County police said. The girlfriend, who was not identified but said to be in her 20s, was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Officer Henry Tippett said the parents, both in their 60s, were expected to survive...

Men must help stop violence against women

The incidents of violence against women are rising in the district and a lot of work is needed to raise awareness about such problems in the region: Said Dr Sanjay, reader in the department of Social Work, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth and regional coordinator of Men's Action for Stopping Violence Against Women (MASVAW), while talking to TOI on Monday.

Referring to the registered cases of violence against women in the district, he said as many as 193 murders had been reported till September 2008, against 168 murders in 2007. Similarly, other kinds of violence against women, say dowry and eve-teasing, had been also been increasing during that period, he added...

Girl Calls 911; Deputies Find Both Parents Dead

A 911 call Sunday morning from a child saying her step-father had just shot her mother led to the discovery of the bodies of the married couple at the Lake Butler home.

Union County deputies found the body of 38-year-old Sharon Bailey in the front yard of a home on Northwest 138th Terrace.

As deputies approached the home, they found 37-year-old Robert Bailey dead of an apparent gunshot wound. They said a weapon was found beside him...

Man Kills Wife, Self in Apparent Murder-Suicide

The Hardin County Sheriff's office is investigating a murder-suicide involving a man and his wife.

Deputies say around 2:00 Sunday Morning, 30-year-old Danny Williams dialed 9-1-1 saying he had just shot his wife, 29 year old Jennifer Williams with a pistol...