Author: Edward Campbell

A 46-year-old Maryland man is facing charges after a garbage truck struck and killed a 13-year-old student riding a pedal-assist e-bike in Fairfax City earlier this month. The crash happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 in the 3900 block of Pickett Road, near a shopping center and Frost Middle School. The teenager was riding along the sidewalk when he entered a marked crosswalk as a garbage truck was leaving the shopping center. Police said the truck driver, Lawrence Onley of Fort Washington, Maryland, had stopped at the shopping center exit and was looking to his left. As he…

A disagreement between two siblings in Waco, Texas, over a container of grapes quickly turned into a violent confrontation that brought police to a local apartment complex, according to an arrest affidavit. Waco police responded shortly after 7 p.m. Sept. 24 to a reported domestic disturbance at the Tribeca Apartments on Sanger Avenue. Officers encountered 20-year-old Briasia White, her 18-year-old brother, Lamarian De’Shawn Girtman, and their mother outside the residence, according to the affidavit. Police first spoke with White about what had happened. White told investigators the dispute started after she confronted Girtman about eating grapes she had recently purchased.…

A weeks-long investigation into a deadly hit-and-run in northwest Miami-Dade has led to an arrest, with investigators alleging that the driver not only left the crash scene but later tried to replace damaged parts of his vehicle. Arick Metayer, 33, surrendered to authorities on Sept. 28 and was taken into custody in connection with the Sept. 9 crash that killed 10-year-old Peyton Williams and seriously injured her 15-year-old brother, Wilbrent Bain. The siblings were riding an electric bike near Northwest 117th Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. when they were struck by a silver 2012 Nissan Versa,…

Alexus Chenelle Williams has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in the 2021 Houston killings that left a couple and their 6-year-old daughter dead. Williams, 33, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three reduced murder charges connected to the deaths of Donyavia Lagway, 29, Gregory Carhee, 35, and their daughter, Harmony Carhee. The plea agreement brought an end to a case that had originally included three capital murder charges. The killings happened on June 30, 2021, at an apartment complex in the 12101 Fondren Road area of southwest Houston. Investigators said Williams had previously been in a relationship…

Jacob Bailey, 38, and Renee Carpenter, 43, have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of their roommate, 34-year-old Robert Sikes, in Vinita, Oklahoma. The case began in September 2025, when authorities responded to a home on South Foreman Street after Sikes was found suffering from serious injuries. He was taken to a hospital but later died. An examination by the medical examiner determined that the injuries were consistent with homicide, prompting a broader investigation. Investigators eventually identified Bailey and Carpenter as suspects. The two had been living with Sikes,…

A Nevada man who attacked a therapist while he was a teenager at a Las Vegas-area youth facility has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison after violating the probation he received in the case. Tavari Pearson, now 19, was 15 when he attacked the therapist during an outdoor counseling session at Spring Mountain Youth Camp in May 2022. According to police and court records, the therapist had been speaking with Pearson after he was upset about being removed from his high school track team. During the walk, Pearson attacked the woman, striking her with a rock and…

A Merrill, Wisconsin, woman once accused of trying to kill her teenage son has avoided prison for now after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child neglect. Heather Joy O’Neill, 56, entered the pleas on July 31 in Lincoln County Circuit Court, bringing a more than three-year-old criminal case to a close. The original charges included attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. The case began on June 20, 2023, when O’Neill called 911 from her Merrill home and reported that she had given medication to herself and her 16-year-old son. The boy, who has autism,…

A Kentucky child protection worker is facing criminal charges after investigators alleged he sent two young girls back to their home despite visible signs of serious abuse, where authorities say the children were beaten again later that day. Alan Zhang, 24, was arrested in connection with the Gallatin County investigation. He faces charges including official misconduct, wanton endangerment, failure to report child abuse and complicity to commit assault. The case began on Aug. 28, when staff at Gallatin County Lower Elementary School reported concerns about two girls, ages 6 and 8. School officials had noticed injuries that included black eyes,…

Sharon Jacks went to Selby General Hospital in Marietta, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2025, for a below-the-knee amputation of her right leg, which had been affected by cancer and a chronic ulcer. Instead, according to a lawsuit filed this month in Washington County Common Pleas Court, doctors amputated her left leg. Jacks’ attorneys say the right leg had been identified as the operative limb before surgery and was marked accordingly. The complaint also alleges that the surgical team carried out two separate safety “time-outs” before the operation, procedures intended to confirm the patient, planned procedure and correct surgical site. Despite…

A 4-month-old girl was found dead inside a dumpster in South Los Angeles late Monday night, leading to the arrest of her 19-year-old mother on suspicion of murder, authorities said. The infant was discovered around 10:30 p.m. in the area of the 5200 block of Alba Street. A neighbor who was looking through a trash bin initially believed she had spotted a doll inside a heavy black bag. She soon realized it was an infant and alerted her daughter, who called 911. Emergency crews responded and took the baby to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The investigation took…