Author: Edward Campbell

A Salem father has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of criminal mistreatment involving his six-week-old twin children. Reece A. Sorenson, 29, was sentenced on September 25 in Marion County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to five counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment. The sentence includes 66 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections followed by 36 months of post-prison supervision. The case began after Sorenson and his wife took their six-week-old twins to Salem Hospital on August 10, 2025. One of the infants was having difficulty feeding, and hospital staff…

A former Wendy’s employee in Danville, Illinois, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting she tried to kill a co-worker during an attack at the restaurant last year. Tichina Marshall, 29, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder on September 24, 2026. Judge Karen E. Wall sentenced her to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, with Marshall required to serve 85% of the sentence. She will then serve three years of mandatory supervised release. The case dates back to May 26, 2025, when Danville police responded to the Wendy’s on North Vermilion Street following a stabbing.…

A 74-year-old woman was found dead inside her Baton Rouge home after investigators said she had been largely bedridden and had serious untreated wounds, leading to felony charges against two people who had been caring for her. Justin Gerard Bueche, 43, and Heidi Pandora Trahan, 42, were arrested after deputies responded to a home on Shady Bluff Drive on September 24 following a report of a deceased person. Both were booked on one count of second-degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities, according to arrest records. Investigators said the woman was Bueche’s stepmother and had been living with…

A 2-year-old child was found alone in the middle of a St. Cloud roadway late Saturday night, prompting deputies to search the surrounding neighborhood and eventually arrest the child’s parents on neglect charges. The incident happened around 11:39 p.m. Sept. 26 near Jones Road and Talisi Loop, where a passing driver spotted the toddler walking in the road. The driver stopped, got the child to safety and called 911. The child was wearing only a diaper and tank top and appeared frightened and was crying, but deputies said the toddler was not injured. Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched nearby…

A late-night disagreement at a Nashville McDonald’s escalated into a confrontation involving a knife, leading to the arrest of a 38-year-old employee, according to police. The incident happened shortly before midnight on Sept. 23 at the McDonald’s on Vantage Way Court. Police said the dispute initially began in the drive-thru before the customer went inside to ask for a manager and complain about what had happened. Inside the restaurant, the woman encountered employee Cedric Johnson, according to an arrest affidavit. Police allege the argument became more heated and Johnson made an insulting remark before taking a knife from his right…

A Louisville mother is facing felony charges after her infant daughter was taken to a children’s hospital with severe injuries, including multiple brain bleeds, according to police and court records. Marisela Hernandez Rios, 30, was arrested Sept. 24 and charged with first-degree assault and first-degree criminal abuse or neglect of a child. The investigation began after Child Protective Services notified Louisville Metro Police about the infant’s condition at Norton Children’s Hospital. The baby had reportedly stopped breathing before being brought to the hospital. Hernandez Rios initially told medical staff that the child had been lying on a Boppy pillow when…

A 63-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon at the Camelot Condominiums in South Fulton, where police are continuing to search for the person responsible. South Fulton police were called to the complex at 5655 Old National Highway around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 after receiving a report of a person shot. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound and began emergency aid before South Fulton Fire and Rescue arrived. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified by his family as Wendell Lowe Sr. His former wife, Germaine Jett, told FOX 5 that…

Two women were hospitalized Saturday night after a physical dispute at Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Atlanta ended with both women suffering stab wounds, police said. Atlanta police were called to 609 Thurmond St. NW at about 7:24 p.m. Saturday following a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found two adult women with lacerations after a confrontation involving another woman. Both victims were conscious and breathing when emergency crews took them to a hospital for treatment. Police have not publicly released their names or provided an update on the severity of their injuries. Investigators recovered a knife at…

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting late Friday night in southeast Atlanta, prompting a homicide investigation, police said. Officers were called to a home in the 900 block of Dunning Street SE shortly after 11:20 p.m. after receiving a report of a person being shot. When they arrived, they found the teenager suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Atlanta Police Department investigators from the Homicide and Gangs units responded as officers worked to determine what led to the shooting. Investigators have been speaking with family members and witnesses as they piece together…

A woman in her 80s and a man in his 50s were found dead Sunday at a Bellflower home after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for help and encountered an armed man inside the residence. The incident unfolded shortly before 1 p.m. Sept. 27 in the 9500 block of Maplewood Street, east of Lakewood Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were responding to what was initially described as a medical emergency. When they arrived, they saw an elderly woman unresponsive inside the home. Authorities said she appeared to be in a large…