A Johnson County woman faces a second-degree manslaughter charge after DNA linked her to the 2001 death of her newborn daughter, according to a news release. The Texas Attorney General’s office said in the release that Shelby Stotts is responsible for the death of the baby who bled out after she was dumped in a […]
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Elmira residents charged with manslaughter in drug-related death of 2-year-old child
A Chemung County grand jury has indicted two Elmira residents in connection with the 2023 death of their two-year-old child. Lance Townsend, 44, and Keyana Townsend, 35, were arrested Monday on superior court warrants following the grand jury indictment, according to the Elmira Police Department. Both were charged with second-degree manslaughter, a class-C felony, and […]
Husband pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter
Jun. 20—A Brown Rd. man who told authorities a shotgun discharged accidentally while he wrestled for control of the weapon during a domestic incident involving the death of his wife pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Criminal Court. Donald Wayne Jackson, 40, entered the plea to voluntary manslaughter June 7 and received a four-year prison sentence […]
Jury in manslaughter trial of aristocrat Constance Marten and partner Mark Gordon discharged
A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the trial of aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon. Marten, 37, and her partner Gordon, 50, have been on trial accused of manslaughter after their newborn daughter Victoria died while they were camping on the South Downs in wintry conditions. The parents were charged after […]
Miami-Dade officers face manslaughter charges for the deaths of UPS driver, bystander
Four Miami-Dade police officers are facing manslaughter charges after a grand jury indicted them for the deaths of a kidnapped UPS driver and a bystander stuck in the middle of a 2019 shootout, prosecutors announced on Saturday. “Given the enormity of the gunfire in this incident at an extremely busy intersection packed with civilian motorists […]
Saugerties man convicted of manslaughter, other charges in 2022 beating death
KINGSTON – A Saugerties man was found guilty of manslaughter and other charges Friday in the beating death of another man in October 2022. According to the Ulster County District Attorney’s office, Joseph Karolys, 39, of Saugerties, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence, all felonies. Karolys was accused in […]
Van Buren woman pleads not guilty to manslaughter after meth found in child’s blood
Pellet gun is lethal weapon in Owyhee shooting. Melba man charged with manslaughter
A Melba resident who allegedly killed a man with a pellet gun over the weekend was charged with a pair of crimes. Owyhee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Christian Price, 29, at his Melba home Saturday afternoon on felony charges of voluntary manslaughter and the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, […]
Lexington mother who fatally stabbed her two children pleads guilty to manslaughter
A Lexington mother entered a plea deal Monday morning on amended charges for fatally stabbing her two children in May 2022. Nikki James, 45, was charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of her children, who were 5 and 13 years old, Lexington police said previously. The children were stabbed to death at […]
New Mexico man sentenced for assaulting guard, violating release conditions after manslaughter case
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico man has been sentenced for an assault. Officials said he also violated his supervised release conditions. Court documents claimed Zachariah Nez, 25, of Sanostee, was serving supervised release for a voluntary manslaughter crime when he was arrested for violating his conditions. When he was detained, he reportedly punched a Cibola […]
Woman’s 12-hour torture killing took place Christmas Day, judge hears in manslaughter plea
Tammie Doreen Howard was last heard from on Dec. 24, 2016. Court heard Monday that Howard was the victim of a brutal killing on Christmas Day 2016. (Calgary Police Service – image credit) WARNING: The details in this article are graphic and violent. One of the people responsible for torturing and killing a Calgary woman […]
Woman’s 12-hour torture killing took place Christmas Day, judge hears in manslaughter plea
Tammie Doreen Howard was last heard from on Dec. 24, 2016. Court heard Monday that Howard was the victim of a brutal killing on Christmas Day 2016. (Calgary Police Service – image credit) WARNING: The details in this article are graphic and violent. One of the people responsible for torturing and killing a Calgary woman […]