Author: Edward Campbell

A Seattle father accused of causing severe injuries to his 4-month-old daughter has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge following the infant’s death earlier this month. Dontaevian Marques Murray, 22, is accused of seriously injuring the baby while she was in his care at a Seattle home. The child was taken to Seattle Children’s Hospital on Sept. 4 after she was found unresponsive and having difficulty breathing. She remained hospitalized for eight days before dying on Sept. 12. Murray was charged in connection with the death on Sept. 18. He remains in custody on $2 million bail. Emergency…

A 17-year-old Texas girl is accused of arranging to meet a man at a Tomball park before attacking him with a pocket knife, leaving him with multiple stab wounds, authorities said. Gabriele Olortegui is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the Sept. 18 incident at Burroughs Park on Hufsmith Road. Deputies responding to the park found the man with injuries to his face, neck and hand. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was later reported to be in stable condition. Investigators allege the meeting was arranged under false pretenses. According to…

A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to felony first-degree DWI after his wife was fatally struck by the pickup truck he was driving in Sibley County last year. Jeremy Micheal Davidson, 49, pleaded guilty in connection with the Nov. 22, 2025, death of his 46-year-old wife, Melissa Davidson. Under the plea agreement, the criminal vehicular homicide charges against him were dismissed. Prosecutors are expected to ask for a three-year prison sentence when Davidson is sentenced Dec. 17. The incident happened near County Road 17 and 310th Street in Sibley County, roughly 70 miles southwest of Minneapolis. According to court records,…

A 55-year-old West Virginia woman is facing murder and arson charges after investigators determined that her husband and 21-year-old daughter died before a fire consumed the family’s home in rural Jefferson County. Nicole Taylor has been charged with first-degree murder, arson and using or presenting a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the deaths of 56-year-old Robert Taylor III and his daughter, Cynthia Taylor, according to the West Virginia State Police. The case began in late September 2025, when emergency crews responded to a home on Blackberry Lane near Harpers Ferry after a fire was reported.…

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is closing its doors Friday, Sept. 25, after storms caused extensive damage to parts of its office and warehouse, temporarily disrupting food distribution for families across the Borderland. The food bank, located at 9541 Plaza Circle, has dealt with weather-related damage throughout the week. Heavy rain earlier damaged two canopies at the facility’s Mercado area, forcing food distribution to end early Tuesday and leaving some people waiting for assistance without receiving food. The latest damage is more extensive. Videos shared by the organization show water leaking through several areas inside the building. Staff and…

A motorcyclist was left critically injured after a hit-and-run crash Wednesday evening on Lawlor Street in New Britain, according to police. Officers were called to the area of Lawlor Street at about 5:45 p.m. for a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle. When police arrived, they found the motorcyclist unresponsive in the roadway. Emergency medical personnel treated the injured rider at the scene before the person was taken to the Hospital of Central Connecticut. The motorcyclist remained in critical condition as of Thursday, according to officials. Investigators determined that the driver of the other vehicle left the area following…

Authorities in Gulf County are asking for the public’s help in locating a 49-year-old Georgia man who was visiting family in the area. Benjamin Russell Smith was reported missing Thursday, according to the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said Smith was in the area to visit relatives and may have been walking toward Panama City after leaving the Lake Alice Park area. Smith was last reported wearing blue shorts and a black shirt. His possible route has prompted authorities to ask residents and anyone traveling through the area to remain alert and report information that could help locate him. At…

A Wyoming woman accused of trying to arrange the killing of her daughter’s boyfriend has accepted a plea deal nearly three years after investigators say an undercover agent uncovered the alleged plan. Wendy Coe, 57, pleaded no contest Monday to attempted aggravated assault and battery in Park County. The plea reduced the original charge of soliciting first-degree murder, which had exposed her to a potentially much longer prison sentence. Under the agreement, prosecutors will seek no more than five to eight years in prison. Coe’s defense team can also ask the court to consider probation. Judge Bill Simpson accepted the…

A required safety check that could have revealed a 6-year-old girl was still inside a daycare van was not carried out on the morning she died in Cordova, Tennessee, according to state investigation records. Winter Jones, a nonverbal 6-year-old girl with autism, was left inside a daycare vehicle for nearly six hours on Aug. 13 after she was supposed to be taken from Kid University to Macon Hall Elementary School. The driver, 49-year-old Tametria Norry, later told Tennessee state inspectors that she did not complete the required walk-through of the van because she was hot, according to records from the…

A dispute involving a small lottery windfall ended in a fatal confrontation in a Portland apartment parking lot, where 75-year-old James S. Miller was struck by a vehicle in November 2025. Mary Ann McKinzy, 55, is now facing second-degree murder, first-degree assault and negligent homicide charges in connection with Miller’s death. She was arrested in Bakersfield, California, on Aug. 5 and returned to Oregon on Sept. 18, where she was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. According to court documents, Miller had won $3,200 through the lottery while he and McKinzy were in a relationship. Prosecutors allege that Miller…