Author: Edward Campbell

A movie outing at AMC Burbank 16 reportedly took an unexpected turn when a disagreement over cellphone use ended with a man being pepper-sprayed inside the theater. Burbank police said 34-year-old Los Angeles resident Matthew Ware was arrested and booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. The incident happened while The Uprising was being shown at the theater. The movie was scheduled at AMC Burbank 16 that day, with afternoon and evening screenings. According to the account provided to police, the confrontation began roughly 30 to 40 minutes into the movie. Joe Rodriguez, who was…

An overflowing swimming pool sent thousands of gallons of water into a Hollywood Hills slope Friday afternoon, contributing to a partial hillside collapse that damaged a building below and forced eight apartment units to evacuate. Los Angeles firefighters responded to the area of North Wilcox Avenue after water had saturated the hillside and debris began coming down the slope. Cinder blocks and other material fell onto the structure below, creating a dangerous situation for nearby residents. Fortunately, the building at the bottom of the hillside was vacant at the time, so no one was inside when the debris came down.…

A Missouri man has admitted responsibility for the 2025 shooting death of an Amazon delivery driver, bringing a case that began as a reported traffic crash closer to sentencing. Thomas Coy, 65, of Wentworth, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the death of 23-year-old Jasmine Sky Taylor. His plea came shortly before the case was scheduled to proceed toward trial. He is set to be sentenced on Nov. 2, 2026. The shooting happened on Feb. 5, 2025, along Lawrence County Road 2152, west of Highway 97 near Wentworth. Taylor was working as…

More than two years after Deundray Cottrell disappeared during a Fourth of July celebration in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities have arrested a Georgia man in connection with his death. Julian Taylor Morris, 33, of Jonesboro, Georgia, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Miami on September 14, 2026, according to Birmingham police. He is facing a murder charge in the death of Cottrell, 31, who was visiting family in Birmingham from Atlanta. Morris remains in custody in Miami while he awaits extradition to Alabama. Cottrell was reported missing on July 4, 2024, after spending the holiday with relatives and friends…

Ramone Waupoose, now 17, is facing charges stemming from an alleged attack at his family’s home in Suamico on July 16, 2025. Prosecutors have charged him with attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon. The decision followed a hearing over whether Waupoose’s case should be transferred to juvenile court. His defense argued that he could receive more appropriate treatment through the juvenile system, while prosecutors maintained that treatment options are also available through the adult court system. Waupoose’s mother, who was injured in the alleged attack, supported…

A Miami-Dade County father is facing a child abuse charge after deputies accused him of striking his 5-year-old daughter several times with a plastic bathroom squeegee during an incident at their home. Yoanny Herrera Nieblas, 44, was arrested after deputies investigated allegations involving the child. According to the arrest report, the incident happened Sept. 8 at a residence in the Kendall West area of Miami-Dade County. Investigators said the girl was taking a shower when Herrera Nieblas entered the bathroom and confronted her about what he described as poor behavior at school. The arrest report states that Herrera Nieblas had…

A Rochester woman and her boyfriend are accused of restraining and severely neglecting her 33-year-old son before his death, with investigators also examining the use of his government benefits. A Rochester, New York, investigation that began with a 911 call over an unresponsive man has led to murder and kidnapping charges against his mother and her boyfriend. Timothy Green, 33, was found dead inside an apartment on St. Paul Street on Feb. 17, 2026. Police said he was found without clothing, weighed about 88 pounds and had bruising around his wrists and ankles. He was pronounced dead at the scene.…

A Maryland registered nurse will spend 30 days behind bars after pleading guilty to obtaining morphine by fraud while caring for a 10-year-old patient recovering from open-heart surgery at a Baltimore hospital. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Chalmers, 27, was working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center on June 25, 2025. She was responsible for administering morphine prescribed to help manage the child’s pain following surgery. According to case information, Chalmers documented giving the child an intravenous dose at about 8:30 a.m. Less than an hour later, around 9:18 a.m., the child was still experiencing severe…

The search for the last person missing after a deadly flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park has ended with the recovery and identification of his remains. Timothy Allen Smith, a 53-year-old pilot from western Wyoming, was identified after his remains were found Monday near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River. His death brings the confirmed toll from the Aug. 29 flooding to three. Smith had been on a multiday hiking, fishing and camping trip with Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and John Giusti, 46, both of Granbury, Texas. The three men were caught in the flooding that swept through Bright Angel…

A quiet gathering in Chatsworth brought families, friends and community members together Thursday evening to remember five people who died in two devastating crashes just hours apart. Candles, photographs and messages of remembrance filled the grounds of St. John Eudes Parish as people gathered to honor Daniel Castillo, Gage Weida, Eliana Moreno, George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia. The five deaths stemmed from two separate incidents on September 15 that unfolded within a few hours of one another in the San Fernando Valley. Two deadly crashes changed the course of one evening The first tragedy happened shortly after 5 p.m.…