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  • Mother Sentenced To House Arrest After Leaving Her 3 Young Daughters Home Alone For Days, Police Say

    Mother Sentenced To House Arrest After Leaving Her 3 Young Daughters Home Alone For Days, Police Say

    A Cleveland woman was sentenced to house arrest after she left her three young daughters home alone for a three-day trip to Florida earlier this year, per Inside Edition.

    Police were called after a concerned teacher requested a wellness check on the children. On February 22, officers found the apartment in

    “disarray”

    during their visit.

    “Garbage, bins and bags were strewn all over the floor,”

    court records state, per The Independent. 

    The children, 7-year-old twins and a 10-year-old informed the police that they had no cellphone but were communicating with their mother using Nest cameras and a tablet through FaceTime. However, the tablet was not charged or functional when authorities arrived.

    When she returned, Knowles was taken into custody. During a police interview, she initially denied leaving the state, but cellphone records obtained through a subpoena confirmed she was in Florida from February 21 to 23. She explained to the police that she was in Miami to help a friend undergoing liposuction surgery. 

    Knowles faced two counts of child endangerment and chose not to go to a jury trial, ultimately being found guilty by Judge Joseph T. Burke of the Rocky River Municipal Court. Her sentence included five years of probation, an $800 fine, 360 days of house arrest, and requirements to attend a parenting class and mental health counseling.

    “I don’t want to further victimize your daughters by separating you from them,”

    Burke told Knowles in court, as reported by The Independent.

    “It is now time for you to become the mother that your daughters deserve, need, and require.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Woman Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder For Zipping Her Boyfriend In A Suitcase

    Florida Woman Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder For Zipping Her Boyfriend In A Suitcase

    A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday after officials reported that she zipped her boyfriend inside a suitcase and abandoned him in 2020, per CNN. 

    Sarah Boone, now 47, claimed that her boyfriend got trapped in the suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, as noted in court documents. The couple had been drinking chardonnay and working on puzzles in their Winter Park apartment. They thought

    “it would be funny”

    to climb into a suitcase as part of the game, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

    When Boone zipped Jorge Torres Jr., 42, inside a blue suitcase, two of his fingers protruded, leading her to believe he could escape. She then went upstairs to sleep, thinking he would free himself and come join her. However, when she woke up, she found him still in the suitcase and not breathing, as stated in the affidavit.

    “Evidence presented during the trial included videos found on Boone’s phone where Torres could be heard frantically pleading to be released while Boone laughed and rebuffed him several times,”

    a release from State Attorney Andrew Bain’s office said.

    “In the videos she recorded, the victim could be heard telling the defendant he could not breathe and asking to be let out of the suitcase,”

    the release added.

    “Boone responded with, ‘That’s what you get,’ ‘That’s what I feel like when you cheat on me’ and other taunts.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Todd Chrisley Fired From Prison Chapel Job For Allegedly Being Too Chatty With Inmates

    Todd Chrisley Fired From Prison Chapel Job For Allegedly Being Too Chatty With Inmates

    Todd Chrisley is forced to seek new employment at the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, where he is serving 12 years for bank fraud and tax evasion.

    The former reality star was allegedly being too chatty with inmates and was fired from his prison chapel position, according to his attorney, Jay Surgent. Surgent told Page Six that his client was not given an

    “actual reason for his dismissal as an Administrative assistant to the Chaplain at Pensacola.” 

    However,

    “He was told that he was talking with [Residential Drug Abuse Program] participants, and that was not allowed.”

    He continued to add that the

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    “served in this voluntary capacity for almost 2 years, and it has been confirmed that the Chaplain had always been satisfied with his services.”

    The lawyer also told People that Todd Chrisley, who is 55, can no longer go to the office in the church where he used to do his volunteer work. He is

    “very disappointed and upset that he can no longer participate in the administration of the set-up for religious services at Pensacola, which includes Christian, Jewish, and Muslim services,”

    said Surgent.

    A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to comment about the situation, telling TMZ,

    “For privacy reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including their work detail assignments.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Woman Calls Out Airbnb Host For Refusing To Issue Refund After She Cancelled Her Trip Florida Due To Hurricane Milton

    Woman Calls Out Airbnb Host For Refusing To Issue Refund After She Cancelled Her Trip Florida Due To Hurricane Milton

    A woman, Kaitlynn Thayer, called out her Florida Airbnb host for lacking empathy after they denied her a refund for a family trip booked before Hurricane Milton at an Amelia Island beachfront property. The storm caused significant damage and fatalities, per the Independent.

    In Amelia Island, evacuation orders were issued on the day Hurricane Milton arrived, predicting storm surges over five feet and high tides in some areas. 

    Thayer shared a video that received over 160,000 views, explaining her request for a refund for the first two days of their Florida vacation due to Hurricane Milton’s expected impact. Yet, the host refused. She mentioned it was 4 adults and 7 children, including her foster children who were looking forward to the trip. 

    “If there is a hurricane coming towards you and somebody says ‘hey, I don’t wanna cancel my vacation, I would just like to push it out a few days to make sure that, one, you have power, two, you have enough resources from locals if you lose power, three, it doesn’t feel safe to drive into a hurricane, and four we are travelling with children that need to have state-approved papers to travel across state lines’, and you still make them forfeit their money, that is a lack of empathy and humanity,”

    the frustrated mother explained.

    The family booked their Airbnb in June but contacted the host days before their trip to discuss options after realizing the seriousness of the hurricane. Despite initial understanding, the host refused to refund the money. The host suggested changing the family’s vacation dates, but due to laws about traveling with foster children, they couldn’t work around this option.

    She also mentioned not wanting to take resources from locals or being a liability if caught in the storm. Airbnb initially couldn’t provide aid, but after evacuation orders, luckily, their executive team granted the family a full refund.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

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  • Three Undocumented Immigrants Arrested In Florida For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Child

    Three Undocumented Immigrants Arrested In Florida For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Child

    Three undocumented immigrants from Honduras have been arrested in Florida for allegedly sexually assaulting a child, as reported by the NY Post.

    The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office took Elvin Lopez Lopez, Erick Lopez Lopez, and Jesersson Lopez Lopez into custody on Friday. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the incidents may have started as early as August.

    The three men face multiple charges of Lewd and Lascivious Behavior (Capital Sexual Battery) involving a minor under the age of 12. Elvin and Erick entered the U.S. illegally in 2021 and were released by border agents shortly after, while Jesersson crossed the border last year and has a court date scheduled for 2028.

    Currently, all three men are being held in the county jail without bond, according to the sheriff’s office.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Looters Apprehended For Allegedly Stealing From Business Damaged By Hurricane Milton In Daytona Beach Shores, Police Say

    Looters Apprehended For Allegedly Stealing From Business Damaged By Hurricane Milton In Daytona Beach Shores, Police Say

    Police in Daytona Beach Shores said they arrested two men for allegedly stealing from a business affected by Hurricane Milton, per WFTV9.

    Austin Ryan, 36, was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon for stealing from Cyber Fuels on South Atlantic Avenue. The storm had broken the front window of the store, and Ryan used this as an opportunity to commit the theft.

    Officers reported that Ryan was found on a different property with a bag filled with stolen items. The report stated that he had taken snacks, alcohol, and tobacco products.

    Police also mentioned that Ryan was carrying a knife and had methamphetamine and drug-related items with him. 

    Earlier in the day, they arrested Timothy Work for stealing from the same place. These crimes occurred during a State of Emergency declared by Governor Ron DeSantis, which means the charges could be more serious.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Doctor License Suspended For Allegedly Removing The Wrong Organ From A Patient, Resulting In Death

    Florida Doctor License Suspended For Allegedly Removing The Wrong Organ From A Patient, Resulting In Death

    A doctor in Florida has had his medical license suspended after being accused of taking out an Alabama man’s liver instead of his spleen, which led to his immediate death, per NY Post.

    The Florida Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, filed an emergency order on September 24, accusing Thomas J. Shakvovsky of

    “repeated egregious surgical errors”

    and

    “egregious conduct of fabricating medical records”

    relating to the death of 70-year-old William Bryan on August 21.

    Before the incident, Shakvovsky was working as an Osteopathic Physician at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital. Bryan and his wife, Beverly, were in Florida for a visit when he started feeling pain in his lower left abdomen. They went to a hospital in Miramar Beach, where doctors were worried about his spleen and decided to admit him for more tests. However, Bryan refused

    “surgical intervention.”

    Tests showed a possibly enlarged spleen and some blood in his abdomen, but there were no active hemorrhage reports revealed. According to the order, Shakvovsky kept insisting on a laparoscopic splenectomy (spleen removal surgery) on three consecutive days, even though Bryan wanted to go back home to Alabama. Eventually, Bryan agreed to the surgery after Shakvovsky pointed out a slight drop in his hemoglobin levels, which was only minor during his hospital stay.

    The surgery was set for 4 p.m. on August 21, but the operating room staff noted that it was being done with very few professionals available to assist.

    “Staff had concerns that Dr. Shaknovsky did not have the skill level to safely perform this procedure,”

    the surgeon general’s order noted.

    The doctor claims he began to cut the ligaments connecting to what he thought was the spleen. However, it turned out to be the liver. He then found a blood vessel he said he could feel pulsing and used a stapling device to staple the vessel. This resulted in major hemorrhaging and led Bryan to go into cardiac arrest. The hospital staff started suctioning out blood and prepared for an emergency blood transfusion as a

    “code”

    was called, and they performed CPR.

    The staff tried to revive the victim. However, Shakvovsky kept working inside the abdomen without asking for help and ended up removing a 4.6-pound liver.

    “The staff looked at the readily identifiable liver on the table and were shocked when Dr. Shaknovsky told them it was the spleen. One staff member ‘felt sick to their stomach,’”

    a witness in the operating room said.

    Bryan was declared dead, and Shakvovsky stated that he died from a splenic artery aneurysm.

    “The staff in the room felt that Dr. Shaknovsky was attempting to convince them that this is what occurred, even though they witnessed something different.”

    Bryan’s death was ruled a homicide due to

    “liver removed during splenectomy,”

    Zarzaur Law P.A., the family’s lawyers wrote on Facebook. Bryan’s family plans to file a malpractice lawsuit.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Mother Accused Of Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material Involving Her Toddler For A Stranger Online

    Florida Mother Accused Of Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material Involving Her Toddler For A Stranger Online

    A Florida woman is in jail after she confessed to making child sexual content involving her toddler for a stranger she met online in exchange for money, according to authorities per Law & Crime. 

    Jenna Ann Hoffmann, 21, faces several serious charges, including child cruelty for promoting sexual acts, molestation of a child under 12, having sexual performance material with the intent to promote it, using a communication device to commit a crime, and theft, as reported by the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

    When asked about what happened, the mother reportedly told investigators that she agreed to make the illegal videos for money, which she never received. On September 23, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a

    “tip”

    about child sexual abuse material from a well-known social media platform and shared it with the agency that made the arrest, as stated in a press release. 

    “The digital files depicted a female performing sex acts with a toddler,”

    the sheriff’s office said. Within a few hours, investigators reportedly arrested the adult involved living at an address on Snow Memorial Highway in Brooksville, a small town about 80 miles west of Orlando. When detectives arrived, they first spoke to a family member. After showing this family member a still image from one of the abuse videos, they quickly recognized the child as Hoffman’s 23-month-old toddler. 

    After being read her rights, the defendant reportedly admitted to sexually abusing her child, according to the sheriff’s office.

    “Hoffman stated she was speaking with a stranger on social media who advised they would pay her to produce and send sexual videos involving her son,”

    the press release continues.

    “Hoffman said she made the videos at her residence and sent them but did not receive payment for the videos.” 

    Hoffman was arrested and is now being held without bond at the Hernando County Detention Center.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Teacher Arrested For Putting 3-Year-Old Autistic Boy In A Headlock While She Read Story To The Class

    Florida Teacher Arrested For Putting 3-Year-Old Autistic Boy In A Headlock While She Read Story To The Class

    A teacher in Florida was arrested for putting a 3-year-old boy with autism in a headlock with her legs while reading a story, reports the NY Post. 

    The child was crying, but the teacher continued reading, as reported by the police and seen in a shocking photo. On August 23, a classroom aide was preparing an activity in Vilma Otero’s classroom at Forest Lake Elementary School when she heard the boy crying. She saw the teacher holding him in what looked like a chokehold. 

    A surprising photo taken by the aide shows Otero, 59, sitting on a stool and reading to the class while the boy is lying on his back underneath her. The child’s face was red from yelling and crying as he tried to wiggle his way out of the teacher’s hold, according to the aide’s statement to the authorities. 

    The boy, whose name was not mentioned in the report, had difficulty communicating with the police due to his disability. However, he managed to express that he

    “got in trouble at school”

    and said,

    “She hurt me,”

    according to the report. When talking to the young boy, deputies saw some redness on his neck. 

    Otero told the authorities that she has been a teacher for 36 years, mostly working with special needs kids. She claimed that it’s normal to move a child to another room when they need to calm down and denied restraining the boy as the aide described. Otero is facing a serious charge of child abuse.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Man Arrested After Posing As Uber Driver and Raping Two Women In Miami, Officials Say

    Man Arrested After Posing As Uber Driver and Raping Two Women In Miami, Officials Say

    39-year-old Yadir Alejandro Gongora posed as a rideshare driver near popular Miami nightclubs, targeting intoxicated women. He faces charges of sexual battery and kidnapping after his arrest on Saturday

    “in connection to two separate cases.”

    Back in Aug. 2023, a 22-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted; however, she couldn’t remember the details, according to the Miami Herald. 

    A woman and her two coworkers enjoyed a night of drinking at Candela bar in Brickell. When her phone died, she lost contact with her friends and decided to leave the bar. Reports say she ended up getting into a car without remembering how she entered. Inside the vehicle, she was raped by one man while another man drove. The outlet added that the woman woke up inside the car five hours later, and one of the men told her to get out at a Publix that was merely two minutes away from the bar. 

    In May, officials got tips about Gongora, leading to his questioning. He denied knowing the woman but admitted to offering rides from clubs like E11EVEN and Club Space in Miami. Although he claimed to have worked for a rideshare app between 2017 and 2019, he said he later began driving around customers who contacted him directly. 

    In Sept. 2023, a 21-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted in a similar way after drinking with friends. She remembered being dropped off near her home but found her belongings were missing. Reports added that she discovered her underwear in her bag. 

    Gongora came to police attention in May after they

    “received information.”

    He had previously faced charges for robbery and sexual battery. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

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