A Southern California doctor who was convicted of strangling his wife and then calling 911 and saying she’d fallen down the stairs was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Friday, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. E. Scott Sills, a fertility doctor, was convicted by a jury in December of second-degree murder […]
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Massive South Florida house explosion stemmed from accidental gas leak
A massive explosion that rocked a Broward County neighborhood days before Christmas has been deemed an accident by state fire investigators. The Dec. 19 blast — detonating just after midnight — leveled one home at 5206 SW 20th Street in the city of West Park and sent shock waves and debris throughout the neighborhood, damaging […]
Infant dies after accidental drowning in Magna
This is a developing story. ABC4 will update this post with more information as it becomes available. MAGNA, Utah (ABC4) — A 7-month-old child died in the hospital after an apparent accidental drowning. According to officials with Unified Police, officers were called to an agency assist around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. Protester injured in hit-and-run, […]
Woman pleads not guilty to charges stemming from alleged accidental shooting
Feb. 3—A woman arrested for drunkenly shooting a man in the leg in Columbia Falls late last year has pleaded not guilty to a felony criminal endangerment charge. Stephanie Lea Roszko, 45, appeared before Judge Danni Coffman in Flathead County District Court for her Feb. 1 arraignment. She was subsequently booked into the county jail […]
Woman charged with killing boyfriend’s toddler researched ‘accidental poisoning,’ officials say
A Pennsylvania woman accused of researching dangerous household items for months has been arrested in the death and alleged poisoning of her boyfriend’s 1-year-old. The girl, who died in June, had ingested batteries, a metal screw and water beads, the state’s top prosecutor announced Thursday. Aleisia Owens, 20, has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted […]
Pennsylvania woman charged with killing boyfriend’s daughter spent months researching ‘accidental poisoning,’ officials say
A Pennsylvania woman accused of researching dangerous household items for months has been arrested in the death and alleged poisoning of her boyfriend’s 1-year-old. The girl, who died in June, had ingested batteries, a metal screw and water beads, the state’s top prosecutor announced Thursday. Aleisia Owens, 20, has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted […]
Rostraver father will stand trial after July accidental shooting of 4-year-old son
Jan. 5—A 4-year-old Rostraver boy continues to recover from a head wound after accidentally shooting himself in July with his father’s gun. Meanwhile, his father was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of child endangerment and reckless endangerment. The gun was left loaded and unsecured under a bed next to a child’s painting set, […]
Sacramento man arrested in accidental shooting of wife. Here’s charge he faces
A 50-year-old Sacramento man was arrested early Saturday and taken to Sacramento County Main Jail after the apparently accidental shooting of his wife, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they responded to a “frantic 911 call” about 1:40 a.m. from a man who, according to a Sheriff’s Office media release, said that […]
Oklahoma County Department of Corrections reports third accidental inmate release of December
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police say that for the third time this month, the Oklahoma County Detention Center released an inmate by accident, according to a post on their Facebook page. Pedro Hernandez was arrested on December 13th after allegedly attacking one of his employees. While searching Hernandez’s home, OKCPD found “a large […]
Netanyahu says accidental hostage deaths ‘broke the whole nation’s heart’
In his first speech since it was announced that three Israeli hostages were killed in Gaza by Israeli forces, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deaths “broke the whole nation’s heart.” Netanyahu said the news that the hostages were killed “shocked me” and that he is haunted by the thought of “what would have […]