Author: Edward Campbell

An 18-year-old Minnesota man is facing a second-degree murder charge after investigators linked him to the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old landscaping business owner whose body was discovered near a hiking trail in Shakopee. Emilio Vallejo Ortiz, of Brooklyn Center, was arrested on October 6 in connection with the killing. The victim, whose identity has not been publicly released, was found the previous evening in Wilkie Park, about 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis. According to the criminal complaint, three people walking through the park discovered the man lying in a ditch approximately 30 feet from the trail. Responding officers noticed…

A move into a new apartment ended in tragedy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a man fatally shot the friend who had come to help him carry his belongings. More than a year later, the case has resulted in a life prison sentence. Terry Jefferson, 35, was sentenced on October 8, 2026, after a jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Charles Williams. Jefferson will be eligible for release on extended supervision after serving 35 years in prison, according to court information. The shooting happened on February 26, 2025, as Jefferson was moving into an apartment…

A welfare check at a family home in Casey, Wisconsin, led to a disturbing discovery after a 25-year-old man allegedly told deputies he had killed his father and that the older man had been dead for more than an hour. Colton Christopherson is accused of killing his 56-year-old father, Allan Christopherson, on September 26. According to the criminal complaint, investigators believe the younger man stabbed his father in the neck multiple times before covering his body with a tarp in the home’s laundry room. The case came to light when relatives and acquaintances reportedly raised concerns about Colton’s recent behavior…

A dispute over a rented storage unit in Palm Bay, Florida, turned violent Saturday morning when a facility employee was shot in the face after confronting two women who allegedly were using the space as a place to sleep. Kandice Jo Pierce, 40, is accused of opening fire on the employee after being told that sleeping inside the unit was not permitted under the facility’s rules. She faces an attempted first-degree murder charge, along with other charges connected to separate allegations. The incident happened around 10 a.m. on October 10 at a Public Storage facility on Babcock Street in Palm…

A Memphis musician whose life was cut short outside a local bar in 2024 has been at the center of a murder trial that ended with a remarkably quick jury decision. Edward “Eddie” Wurl, 53, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of bassist Blake Rhea, along with illegally possessing a handgun as a convicted felon. The Shelby County jury reached its verdict after just eight minutes of deliberations, following a trial that included surveillance footage and digital evidence investigators gathered during the case. Rhea, 48, was killed in the early hours of November 6, 2024,…

A suspected relationship dispute turned deadly in Bloomington, Indiana, after a 23-year-old man allegedly approached a man sitting on an apartment porch and shot him in the head, according to police. Jaymon Trey Gilreath is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of 24-year-old Noah Slinkard. Investigators say Gilreath believed Slinkard was involved with his former girlfriend, who is also the mother of his child. The shooting happened on the evening of Thursday, October 8, in the 1000 block of North Illinois Street. Police received reports of gunfire at approximately 8:15 p.m. and arrived to find Slinkard near…

A Tennessee mother is facing multiple criminal charges after investigators say she drove a Honda CR-V off a cliff in Chattanooga with her two young children inside, leaving the vehicle upside down near active railroad tracks. Chase Ryan Klinedinst, 30, allegedly drove off Coffey’s Cliff, an area overlooking the Debutts Rail Yard, after traveling along Stuart Street. The SUV reportedly fell approximately 20 to 25 feet before landing on its roof beside the tracks. The September 7 crash prompted the suspension of operations on the easternmost rail line while emergency crews responded to the scene. One Child Suffered a Broken…

A Michigan man has been sentenced to six months in jail after a hit-and-run crash left an 18-year-old girl paralyzed from the waist down. The driver, James Lawrence Shaheen, 40, was also ordered to serve 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident that caused an injury. The crash happened on the night of October 22, 2024, when Shaheen was driving his Mini Cooper and struck Gabriella Golden, who was riding a longboard. Instead of stopping to help, he drove away, leaving the teenager seriously injured in the roadway. The collision was captured by…

A 64-year-old Maryland woman has died after being struck by a car while walking home from a Target store, leaving her family grieving and hoping the driver responsible will be found. Melissa Nocho was walking along Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, Baltimore County, on the evening of September 24 when the crash occurred. Her family said she was returning home from a nearby Target store and had to cross the busy road. According to investigators, officers responded to the 1700 block of Reisterstown Road at around 9:15 p.m. after receiving reports that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle. When…

A trip that should have been an ordinary day for two South Carolina families ended in unimaginable tragedy when a drunk driver struck and killed two young boys riding their bicycles. Now, the man responsible will spend decades in prison for the deaths of the children. Eri Otoniel Roblero Perez, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of driving under the influence resulting in death after the fatal crash in Spartanburg County. A judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison on Monday, according to court records. The crash happened on April 12 on Ashville Highway. Eight-year-old Mikhail’lee Smith and 12-year-old…