Man faces two years in prison for killing his children’s bunnies after argument with wife over who was going to feed them
A man who killed his family’s pet bunnies after an argument with his wife is facing two years in prison. Reginald Owen Sear, Jr., 35, went to the bathroom and twisted three bunnies in his hands until they died after arguing with his wife over who would wake up to feed them. The father-of-two pleaded [...]
‘You’re next’: Taunting war of words rages on between hunters and animal rights activists as ‘cruel’ pictures of wolves maimed in traps hit internet
A debate about the ethics of hunting wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains has taken a threatening turn after gruesome images of the animals, dead and maimed by traps, swept the internet. The FBI is investigating a report of an anonymous email received by anti-trapping group Footloose Montana warning advocates will ‘be the target next’. [...]
Two women arrested in gang killing after ‘dismembering ringleader’s girlfriend, 21, then dumping her remains in a bathtub’
A 21-year-old Ohio woman was found dead in her bathtub on Friday, the victim of a grisly murder. Jessica Rae Sacco, of Urbana was stabbed, suffocated and dismembered, with some of her body parts taken about 90 miles to Kentucky, the rest abandoned in the bath. Five people – including a man believed to be [...]
‘Satan did it’: Son, 54, found covered in blood after ‘stabbing elderly MOTHER to death at their home’
A man accused of stabbing his mother to death has blamed Satan for killing her, authorities said. Joseph L Nerone, 54, was ordered to under go psychological testing after he was arrested at his home on Friday ‘covered in blood’. A neighbour discovered Nerone and the body of his elderly mother Elaine Nerone, 84, at [...]
Boy, 11, ‘starved to death in locked bedroom by father and stepmother before they dumped his body in storm shelter’
A boy was slowly starved to death by his parents as a punishment for bad behaviour, police have said. Johnathan Ramsey, 11, had not been seen for at least nine months after allegedly being locked in his bedroom by his father and stepmother and restricted to a diet of bread and water. According to police, [...]
Schodack man arrested on rape charges
NASSAU, NY – Nassau police arrested a Schodack man on rape charges stemming from an incident with a female juvenile. Police arrested 18-year-old Michael Gaioni on Friday in the Village of Nassau. Police say the arrest follows a sexual incident involving a female minor. Gaioni is charged with Rape, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, [...]
Two arrested for murder of man found in Bonnie Lake
WHITMAN COUNTY– Whitman County authorities arrested two men in connection with a body found in Bonnie Lake last weekend. Police used dental records to identify the victim as 23-year-old Marcus A. Schur of Rosalia. A fisherman spotted Schur’s body floating in the shallow waters of a creek near Belsby Road. Schur died from a massive [...]
Cops: Child porn found on Des Plaines man’s computers
A 49-year-old Des Plaines man has been charged with nine counts of aggravated child pornography after the images were discovered on his computers during a sexual abuse investigation involving his relatives. Last summer, Des Plaines detectives investigated an alleged aggravated criminal sexual abuse case involving James Brewer, of the 100 block of Village Court, and [...]
Another Des Plaines man charged with child porn possession
A 45-year-old Des Plaines man will appear in Skokie court April 16 after being charged with 20 felony counts of aggravated possession of child pornography and possession of child pornography, authorities said. This is the second arrest on child pornography in Des Plaines this week. Bruce Liedke, of the 1300 block of Rand Road, allegedly [...]
Father accused of injuring twin infant daughters
LYONS, Ore. – A father faces allegations he assaulted his infant twin daughters, fracturing multiple ribs of both girls and causing brain bleeding in one of the girls. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office took Corey Michael Repucci, 22, of Lyons into custody on Friday on charges of Assault 1, two counts Assault 3 and one [...]
Kidnapper and Child Rapist: Ward Weaver
Ward Francis Weaver III is a convicted felon. He is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for sexual assault, rape, attempted murder, and the murders of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis in Oregon City, Oregon. In August 1997, Weaver began an affair with a woman he met at work. They eventually moved into [...]
Portland police officer arrested for alleged online corruption of a child, luring a minor
PORTLAND, Ore. – A 22-year veteran of the Portland police force who used to register sex offenders now finds himself accused of sex crimes. Officer Scott Elliott, 50, made his first court appearance Friday afternoon since his arrest Thursday. According to a charging document filed Friday, Elliott was caught by one of his own: another [...]