Author: Edward Campbell

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…

Authorities have released new images showing what an unidentified young girl may have looked like before her death, hoping someone will recognize her and help investigators determine who she was. The girl’s remains were discovered floating in the Dominguez Channel near the Victoria Golf Course in Carson on September 1, 2026. She is believed to have been between 8 and 11 years old, but her identity has not yet been established. A facial reconstruction released by authorities shows an approximation of the child’s appearance in life. Images also show the clothing she was wearing when her body was recovered. Investigators…

An autopsy has determined that 25-year-old Shanteria “KT” Mosley was shot in the head before her remains were discovered at a Smyrna apartment complex, police said Tuesday. Mosley’s death is being investigated at Park Valley Apartments on Valley Parkway, where police first responded after her family reported that her phone and vehicle had been found there. Investigators believe she was killed sometime between 10 a.m. and noon on Sept. 23. Police have not said whether the gunshot wound itself caused Mosley’s death or exactly when the shooting occurred in relation to the dismemberment of her body. Investigators also have not…