Virginia Teen Confesses To Attempted Murder, Strangling Minor At Police HQ: Officials Virginia Teen Confesses To Attempted Murder, Strangling Minor At Police HQ: Officials
Virginia Teen Confesses To Attempted Murder, Strangling Minor At Police HQ: Officials A Virginia teen is behind bars after police say he walked into their headquarters Saturday night and admitted to trying to kill someone he knew. The incident was reported at around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, when 18-year-old Christian Pulley entered the Leesburg Police Department lobby and reported that he had just attempted to kill someone at a home in the 0 block of Catoctin Circle NE in Leesburg, according to the agency. Shortly after Pulley arrived, a family member of the victim — a juvenile — called 911 to report the attack, police said. The victim was treated by medical personnel an…
Kidnapper Who Took Montgomery County Mom, Son On Taxi Ride From Hell Learns Prison Fate Kidnapper Who Took Montgomery County Mom, Son On Taxi Ride From Hell Learns Prison Fate
Kidnapper Who Took Montgomery County Mom, Son On Taxi Ride From Hell Learns Prison Fate A man with a violent criminal history will spend decades in prison for kidnapping and robbing a Maryland mother and terrorizing her 12-year-old son during a taxi ride she was lured into through a private call, prosecutors said. Luis Davila-Marerro, 42, who has no known address, was sentenced to 35 years in prison this week after being convicted earlier this year for kidnapping and robbing a driver while her son was inside, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. The charges stem from an incident that began around 9:00 p.m. on July 6, 2024, in Montgomery Village, when a…
Male, 19, Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted By 63-Year-Old Man In Paterson: Prosecutor Male, 19, Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted By 63-Year-Old Man In Paterson: Prosecutor
Male, 19, Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted By 63-Year-Old Man In Paterson: Prosecutor A 63-year-old Paterson man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old man, authorities said. Nahum Maldonado was taken into custody without incident around 7:30 p.m. on July 30, near East 15th Street and Lyon Street in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a release Thursday, Aug. 7. The arrest followed a report made to the Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Aug. 20, around 5:10 p.m., Valdes said. A 19-year-old man told police he had been sexually assaulted earlier in the day in Paterson, the prosecutor said. An invest…
New DNA Tech Convicts Man In 25-Year-Old Rape Case In Western Mass New DNA Tech Convicts Man In 25-Year-Old Rape Case In Western Mass
New DNA Tech Convicts Man In 25-Year-Old Rape Case In Western Mass More than two decades after a woman on a walk in Western Massachusetts was pulled into the woods and raped, justice has been served, authorities said.  Jamie Dodge, now of Maine, pleaded guilty to aggravated rape and kidnapping in a 2000 sexual assault, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.  He was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in state prison, followed by three years’ probation. “This resolution brings a long-overdue measure of justice and accountability,” said Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. “For 25 years, the victim in this case lived without answers…
From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences
From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences A Pennsylvania couple whose 2022 crime spree left two people dead and two others brutally terrorized will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 30. Cortland Rogers, 31, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of first-degree murder for the execution-style slayings of Kevin Williford and Judy Hunter in Waynesburg on Feb. 1, 2022, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. A Greene County judge sentenced him in February to two mandatory life terms plus a concurrent 15-to-60-year sentence for kidnapping and assaulting two additional victims. No…
Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says
Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says A Long Island man was formally charged with plotting to have a former business associate kidnapped and murdered. Navdeep Singh, 48, of Dix Hills, was indicted on a dozen counts of conspiracy and criminal solicitation in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 29, weeks after his arrest. Singh offered $100,000 and 10 acres of land in India to a would-be hitman to carry out the attack, according to the Nassau County DA’s office. The alleged plot unfolded between late May and early June 2025. Singh allegedly met multiple times with the hired individual, providing cash payments, cell phones, phot…
Man Found Zip-Tied At LaGrange Store: Trio Charged With Kidnapping, Police Say Man Found Zip-Tied At LaGrange Store: Trio Charged With Kidnapping, Police Say
Man Found Zip-Tied At LaGrange Store: Trio Charged With Kidnapping, Police Say Three men are facing felony kidnapping charges following a disturbing incident at a Dutchess County cigar shop that left a man bound with zip ties and injured, police said. The incident began at around 2:35 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, when police responded to The Ambassador Cigar Shop at 1214 Route 55 in LaGrange, after Dutchess County 911 received a report of a disturbance, New York State Police announced on Friday, July 25.  When officers arrived, they found a 31-year-old man with visible facial injuries and his hands restrained with zip ties, police said. Also present were three othe…
US Warns Americans Not To Travel To This Nearby Caribbean Island US Warns Americans Not To Travel To This Nearby Caribbean Island
US Warns Americans Not To Travel To This Nearby Caribbean Island The US State Department is warning Americans not to travel to a neighboring nation. Rampant kidnappings, gang-controlled roadways and gunfire outside the country’s main airport, has just prompted the agency to raises its “Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti to Level 4, the same category reserved for active war zones.  In so doing, the agency is bluntly telling Americans to stay away or risk becoming hostages — or worse. The notice paints a country in free-fall. Armed gangs now dominate or contest large stretches of Port-au-Prince, where sporadic gunfights have erupted just outside …
Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA
Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA A Lehigh County man accused of raping and kidnapping a woman after a night at a bar is headed to trial, District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced on Monday, July 21. Erik Contes, 42, of Whitehall Township, is charged with: Felony Rape. Felony Kidnapping To Facilitate A Felony. Felony Sexual Assault. Misdemeanor Indecent Assault. His preliminary hearing was held before District Judge Jacob Hammond earlier in the day, and all charges were held for court. Contes is currently free after posting $100,000 bail. The incident occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, when a South Whi…
7-Year-Old Trapped In Stolen Car During 100 MPH Chase In Western PA: Police 7-Year-Old Trapped In Stolen Car During 100 MPH Chase In Western PA: Police
7-Year-Old Trapped In Stolen Car During 100 MPH Chase In Western PA: Police A terrified woman waved for help as the stolen car she was in with her 7-year-old son sped toward Pittsburgh — hitting nearly 100 miles per hour — with the driver refusing to stop, police said. A 7-year-old boy was trapped inside a stolen vehicle during a high-speed police chase in western Pennsylvania over the weekend, New Kensington Police said in a release issued Monday, July 21. Officers first spotted the stolen vehicle at Tarentum Bridge Road and Caldwell Avenue in New Kensington on Saturday, July 19 and attempted a traffic stop. But the driver — later identified as William Anick, 62 —…
Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Hartsdale Home: DA Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Hartsdale Home: DA
Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Hartsdale Home: DA A married couple from Westchester and their nanny have been indicted in a disturbing kidnapping and assault case involving a teenager employed at a business owned by one of the suspects, prosecutors announced. Wayne Barnes, 44, and Jasmine Barnes, 42, of Hartsdale, along with their 19-year-old nanny, Lizbeth Cerrato-Sanchez of Yonkers, were arrested and arraigned on Thursday, July 10, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Monday, July 21.  Prosecutors say the victim, a 19-year-old woman from Queens, worked for Wayne Barnes at his Bronx tattoo parlor, Sons of In…
MS-13 Gang Member Kidnaps, Beats, Stabs NY Teen At Abandoned Asylum In Brentwood: DA MS-13 Gang Member Kidnaps, Beats, Stabs NY Teen At Abandoned Asylum In Brentwood: DA
MS-13 Gang Member Kidnaps, Beats, Stabs NY Teen At Abandoned Asylum In Brentwood: DA A 15-year-old boy was lured, kidnapped, and beaten unconscious in a horror attack inside an abandoned building at the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Friday, July 19. Yeison “Yerba” Chavez Campos, 23, of Huntington Station, was convicted by a jury on multiple violent felonies for his role in the brutal gang assault, including Kidnapping in the Second Degree and Gang Assault in the First Degree, prosecutors said. Campos is the final member of the Huntington Criminal Locates Salvatrucha or “HCLS” clique of the MS-13 str…