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  • Georgia Inmate Found Dead After Being “Eaten Alive” In Bed Bug Infested Jail Cell

    Georgia Inmate Found Dead After Being “Eaten Alive” In Bed Bug Infested Jail Cell

    The family of an inmate in an Atlanta jail who died after being “eaten alive” by bed bugs and other insects are calling for a criminal investigation into his death, CBS News reported.

    On June 12th, Lashawn Thompson was arrested for a misdemeanor battery charge. Due to mental health issues, the 35-year-old was taken to the psychiatric wing of Fulton County Jail. Three months later, he was found dead in his cell. Thompson’s family have now retained a lawyer, Michael Harper, to both call for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, and begin the process of an upcoming civil suit.

    According to jail records, medical staff were aware that Thompson’s health was deteriorating due to a bed big infestation, but refused to help him. “They literally watched his health decline until he died,” said Harper. “When his body was found one of the detention officers refused to administer CPR because in her words she ‘freaked out.’” In a set of disturbing photos that Harper has released to the public, both Thompson and his jail cell are covered in thousands of bugs. Harper stated the cell was “not fit for a diseased animal.” 

    With a capacity of over 2,500 inmates, the Fulton County Jail is one of the largest jails within the United States and is notorious for the amount of issues and scandals surrounding it. Officers have been suspects of allowing inmates order food from restaurants, a female officer was caught on video having sexual encounters with an inmate, a deputy’s ear was bitten off, and more. Last month, more than 200 shanks were found, along with other contraband.

    “It’s no secret that the dilapidated and rapidly eroding conditions of the current facility make it incredibly difficult to meet the goal of providing a clean, well-maintained and healthy environment for all inmates and staff,” a spokesperson for the jail wrote. “That is why Sheriff Labat continues to call building a new Fulton County Jail and Criminal Justice Complex.”

  • Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Drugging His Mother With Fentanyl Before Killing Her

    Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Drugging His Mother With Fentanyl Before Killing Her

    A Pennsylvania man is now in police custody after drugging his 72-year-old mother with fentanyl and then fatally shooting her, The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office reports.

    Sunday afternoon, police in Falls Township were notified about a domestic dispute between 28-year-old Sean Rivera and his brother. Rivera reportedly told Adam Clark-Valle that their mother, Carol J. Clark, became sick, was taken to the hospital, and then had died of a heart attack. When Clark-Valle checked the area’s hospitals to look for her, and couldn’t locate her, he reported his mother as missing.

    After obtaining a search warrant for Clark’s home and vehicle, investigators discovered two guns, bolt cutters, a padlock, an empty padlock package, and a receipt from Home Depot. Prosecutors say that Rivera drugged his mother’s iced tea with fentanyl Saturday night, drove her to a shed in Philadelphia early Sunday morning, shot her multiple times, and locked her inside with one of the newly purchased padlocks.

    Rivera has since been charged with multiple crimes, including: criminal homicide, kidnapping, and aggravated assault. He is being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility without bond.

  • Pennsylvania Mother Charged With Murder After Her 11-Year-Old Son Was Found Strangled In Her Bed

    Pennsylvania Mother Charged With Murder After Her 11-Year-Old Son Was Found Strangled In Her Bed

    A Pennsylvania mother is now in police custody after strangling her 11-year-old son to death in their Horsham Township home. According to CBS News, Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead strangled Matthew Whitehead with a belt because she didn’t want him growing up with the family’s financial struggles.

    On Tuesday morning, at around 7 A.M., the victim’s father noticed that the main bedroom was locked, but his wife’s SUV was missing. He reportedly had slept in another room the night before. When he forced his way into the bedroom, he discovered his son lifeless on the bed.

    Prosecutors say that after the attack, DiRienzo-Whitehead drove 120 miles to Cape May, New Jersey, where she drove her SUV into the ocean. When the vehicle was recovered, the belt used to take Matthew Whitehead’s life was found on the floor of the vehicle. The suspect was located shortly after by the Cape May Police Department.

    DiRienzo-Whitehead has been arrested and charged with first and third-degree murder charges, as well as possession of an instrument of crime. The 50-year-old is currently being held in Cape May, and is expected to be extradited back to Montgomery County to be arraigned on the charges.

  • Colorado Man Buried In Cement Was Killed By “Best Friend”

    Colorado Man Buried In Cement Was Killed By “Best Friend”

    Two people are now in police custody after the body of a missing man was found encased in cement under a condo. According to Inside Edition, 38-year-old Haskel Leroy Crawford has been arrested and charged for the murder, and his ex-wife, 29-year-old Casie Bock, has been charged with accessory to homicide after she allegedly helped Crawford hide the body.

    On April 1st, police in Aurora, Colorado received a phone call from the family of Karl Beaman. They claimed to have not spoken with 36-year-old in 11 months, which was unusual. They had wanted to reach out to his closest friend, Crawford, but he was already in jail on unrelated charges of attempted first-degree murder related to another case.

    After receiving no help from authorities, Beaman’s family created a Facebook page to help locate him, where they received an anonymous message. “He’s buried under Casie Bock’s apartment in the crawlspace, under cement. Her and Leroy [Crawford] did it. I’m sorry,” the tipster wrote.

    While being interviewed by police, Bock says she had returned home from work and found Crawford in her condo. Beside him, she saw Beaman lying on the floor with a plastic bag over his head. She claims that Crawford threatened to harm her if she did not help him move and hide the body.

    The cause of Beaman’s death is pending a review by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office. Meanwhile, his family has created a GoFundMe page to help pay for funeral expenses.

  • Florida Man Arrested After Throwing Chicken Wings At His Wife During Argument

    Florida Man Arrested After Throwing Chicken Wings At His Wife During Argument

    A Florida man is now facing an assault charge after a heated argument about his alleged infidelity led to him throwing a box of chicken wings at his wife, The New York Post reported.

    On Sunday night, police were notified about a domestic disturbance in a home in Wildwood, Florida. When officers arrived, a woman with sauce “under her chin/neck area as well as on the thin shoulder strap to her shirt” and a baby in her arms explained that she wanted to be taken somewhere safe.

    According to police reports, Robert Francis Audette asked his wife for money so he could have a night out with friends, but she refused, stating that the money would be used on a mistress. Audette denied the accusations, and became irate, eventually throwing a cardboard box containing takeout chicken wings at the victim. The suspect’s wife then locked herself inside of their bedroom and refused to let him in.

    “When the victim didn’t open the door, the defendant is heard yelling ‘I’m about to beat your f****** a**’ and began violently banging on the door,” police documents report. Despite there being audio evidence of the incident, Audette denies that he threatened to harm his wife.

    The 38-year-old was arrested and has been charged with with simple assault, a misdemeanor. The next day, he was bonded out and released from the Sumter County Detention Center.

  • Parents Track Down Kidnapping Suspect And Tackle Him In Local Mall

    Parents Track Down Kidnapping Suspect And Tackle Him In Local Mall

    A one-month-old infant was safely returned to his parents after being kidnapped in his parents’ stolen car Saturday morning, Fox 24 reports.

    The incident occurred before 8 A.M., new parents John and Ashley were in front of their smoothie and coffee stand in Vancouver, Washington as they prepared to open for the day.

    “I turn my back for just a second, and he utilized that time to run and hop into my driver’s seat of my car door,” John said. “I said, ‘Hey my son’s in there, just give me my son. Take my car, just, please, give me my son.’ He hopped in and drove.”

    Less than 15 minutes later, the vehicle containing the newborn was found, and the child was returned unharmed. Later that day, John and Ashley discovered that someone was using their credit cards at the Vancouver Mall. After tracking the purchases at Victoria Secret and Footlocker, they spotted the suspect inside of a JCPenney. John then tackled the man and held him down until authorities arrived to make the arrest.

    Mario Dorian Andrews has now been charged with kidnapping, theft of a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment, possession of a stolen vehicle, and attempting to elude from an earlier case in Vancouver. According to Fox 24, Andrews was previously convicted of child molestation in 2005. He is currently being held at Clark County Jail.

    “It just goes to show you really can’t trust people nowadays,” John said. “It’s really difficult because, you know, we want to trust everybody and we want to be giving people the benefit of the doubt and assuming positive intent. It’s just not the world we live in, necessarily.”

  • 1 Dead And Nearly A Dozen Injured After 13-Year-Old Leads Police On High Speed Chase

    1 Dead And Nearly A Dozen Injured After 13-Year-Old Leads Police On High Speed Chase

    One person has died and almost a dozen people have been injured after a 13-year-old collided into two other vehicles while leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle in Woodland, California, NBC 5 has reported.

    On Saturday afternoon, an officer from the Woodland Police Department noticed a vehicle driving erratically and attempted to pull the driver over. Instead of pulling over, the young suspect increases their speed and were followed until they crashed into two other vehicles in an intersection, causing two of the cars to catch fire.

    Four ambulances arrived to help the nearly a dozen who were injured, but one of the victims was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene. The conditions of the remaining victims are currently unknown.

    Police later identified the suspect driver as a 13-year-old boy driving a stolen vehicle. According to an update released by Woodland Police Department’s Facebook page, the middle schooler has been charged with vehicular manslaughter with negligence and evading causing injuries.

  • New York Man Elbows His Mother In The Face, Then Destroys Her Phone To Prevent Her From Calling 911

    New York Man Elbows His Mother In The Face, Then Destroys Her Phone To Prevent Her From Calling 911

    A New York man is now facing charges after attacking his mother and then destroying her phone so that she couldn’t call for help, Finger Lakes Daily News reported.

    Deputies from Wayne County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a domestic dispute Easter Sunday, at around 10:15 in the morning. When they arrived to the Williamson home, they discovered that Gerrick Powers had attacked his mother. According to police documents, Powers allegedly grabbed his mother, elbowed her in the face, and then destroyed her phone so that she couldn’t notify authorities.

    Instead of spending time in police custody, the 31-year-old has been charged with harassment and criminal mischief, then was released on an appearance ticket. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department has yet to comment on the blatant leniency.

  • Maryland Man Arrested After Setting House On Fire With His Dad In The Basement

    Maryland Man Arrested After Setting House On Fire With His Dad In The Basement


    A Maryland man is now in police custody after setting a house on fire while his father was in the basement, CBS News Baltimore reported.

    On March 31st, a witness in Aberdeen, Maryland noticed the house fire, and kicked on the front door until the two men inside exited home. Fortunately, firefighters were able to contain the flames in a matter of minutes, and nobody was hurt.

    According to police, Patrick Joseph Brinsfield admitted to intentionally setting the home on fire. The 27-year-old says he was aware of the fire he started in the basement but claims he was not aware of a fire on the second floor. His motives remain unclear.

    Brinsfield has since been charged with first and second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree arson, first and second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment. After being released from the hospital, he was taken to the Harford County Detention Center, where he is currently being held without bond.

  • Imam Stabbed While Leading Prayers At New Jersey Mosque

    Imam Stabbed While Leading Prayers At New Jersey Mosque

    A New Jersey man is now in police custody after stabbing an imam at a mosque yesterday, The New York Times reported.

    At around 5:30 A.M., while the congregation was kneeling during the first prayer of the day, a hooded man moved to the front of the room and stabbed the kneeling imam. The assailant attempted to flee after the attack, but was stopped by the other worshippers within the mosque.

    “This is a senseless crime, but one that we strongly believe is an isolated incident,” said Abdul Hamdan, the mosque’s spokesperson. “Because of the swift action of the Omar Mosque congregants, the attacker was swiftly and immediately apprehended.”

    Serif Zorba was arrested shortly after and charged with first-degree attempted murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. The 32-year-old is scheduled to appear in court some time today for his bond hearing.

    The victim, Imam Sayed Elnakib of the Omar Mosque, was rushed to a nearby hospital to receive medical care. Officials say he is now in stable condition, and is now focusing on recovering and returning to his congregants.