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 […]
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Fort Lee, NJ woman charged with manslaughter in overdose death of 12-year-old girl
A New Jersey woman has been charged with aggravated manslaughter days after a 12-year-old girl died of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said Friday. Frances Caso, 48, of Fort Lee, was arrested on May 26 and initially charged with child endangerment and drug-related offenses after police responded to reports of an unresponsive 12-year-old at a […]
Georgia Supreme Court overturns murder conviction, says manslaughter charge should’ve been an option
An East Georgia man’s murder conviction has been overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court, citing a procedural issue during his trial. Sherman Lamont Allen, of Elbert County, was originally convicted of malice murder for the 2017 death of Treston Smith. According to court records, Smith’s death followed a fight between himself and Allen over an […]
Suspected drug dealer charged with manslaughter for fentanyl overdose death
A Sanford man already in jail on drug charges now stands accused of selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to one of his clients. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS 50-year-old Dwight “DD” Oliver has been charged with manslaughter for the December 2023 overdose death of a 33-year-old Deltona man. The investigation began on the […]
Victorville woman who fatally stabbed man after sexual assault convicted of manslaughter
A San Bernardino County Superior Court jury convicted a Victorville woman of voluntary manslaughter Friday for fatally stabbing a man after he sexually assaulted her last year, court records show. The jury spent five days deliberating before issuing the verdict against Christina Gloria Correa, 38, in the Rancho Cucamonga courthouse. Prosecutors had been seeking a […]
Moraine man charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly Miami Twp. crash
May 24—A Moraine man indicted Friday reportedly tested positive for drugs following a crash that killed a Miamisburg man last August in Miami Twp. James Josef Elliott, 24, is scheduled to be arraigned June 6 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court after a grand jury indicted him for involuntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated vehicular […]
Pensacola man charged with manslaughter after unattended 1-year-old drowns in bathtub
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ferry Pass father Thursday after the man’s 1-year-old child died alone in a full bath tub. Marc Basulto was arrested on one count of aggravated manslaughter involving the death of a child after deputies responded to the Shoal Creek Drive home and found the 1-year-old dead. “An investigation […]
San Diego deputy who pleaded guilty to manslaughter now faces federal charges
FILE – In this May 2020 image taken from video, former San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Russell, center, points his gun at Nicholas Bils outside San Diego County Jail in downtown San Diego. Russell, the former San Diego sheriff’s deputy who already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of unarmed […]
Man driving pickup in Marion bus crash charged with 8 counts of DUI manslaughter
Man driving pickup in Marion bus crash charged with 8 counts of DUI manslaughter Eight people died and 38 others were injured when a bus carrying farm workers collided with a pickup truck on State Road 40 in Marion County. Read live updates below: 10:10 p.m. update The Mexican Consulate said the farmworkers on the […]
Woodland man arraigned on manslaughter in death of 2-year-old girl hit by truck at gas station
A Woodland man who allegedly left his truck unattended, resulting in it striking a 2-year-old girl after his 3-year-old child climbed into the driver’s seat, was formally arraigned in Yolo Superior Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. The case in Woodland also carries an enhancement alleging the crime involved great bodily harm […]
Jury finds McAlester man guilty on 4 counts of manslaughter
May 8—A Pittsburg County jury found a McAlester man guilty on four counts of manslaughter Wednesday following a three-day trial. Court records show Javen Ray Springs, 37, was charged with four counts of first-degree manslaughter in January 2022 for the September 2021 deaths of Meghan D. Ransome, 30; Christopher B. Carrion, 30; a 13-year-old boy; […]
Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter charge in 2023 stabbing death of KCK teacher
A teenager pleaded guilty in Jackson County Juvenile Court to voluntary manslaughter in the April 2023 killing of a Kansas City, Kansas teacher. The teen, whose identity is protected in the justice system, was accused of killing 44-year-old Wyandotte High School teacher Jamie Craig at her apartment on April 29, 2023. The juvenile was initially […]