Feb. 12—A jury on Monday convicted Christopher Maldonado of first-degree murder for what prosecutors described as a robbery-turned-homicide at a Northeast Albuquerque motel in 2021. Maldonado, 36, was found guilty of fatally shooting 33-year-old Rony Carrera-Flores during a robbery Maldonado had planned with two others. Maldonado’s attorneys told jurors in closing arguments on Monday that […]
Tag: motel
Lubbock police identify man killed in Sunday night motel shooting
Lubbock police have identified a man killed at a central-Lubbock motel Sunday night. Officers responding to reports of shots fired in the 5200 block of Avenue Q South Drive found 35-year-old Orion Akins dead from an apparent gunshot wound, police said. The call came in just before 8 p.m. Sunday. This embedded content is not […]
Former doctor accused of helping person die by suicide in New York motel, charged with manslaughter
An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after allegedly aiding a person to die by suicide in a New York motel in November, officials said. Stephen P. Miller, of Tucson, Arizona, was arraigned Friday where he pled not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter, and first and second-degree assault […]
Man escapes torture in Utah motel room, runs naked to highway for help, officials say
Stabbing at motel leads to one arrested, one injured in Decatur
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Decatur Police Department (DPD) says that one person has been arrested after a stabbing that happened at a motel on Sunday. DPD said that they were dispatched to Stay Lodge Motel, located at 2616 US Hwy 31 South, about a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located an adult […]
Residents of motel where teen’s body found shaken by death
Rick Smith said the teen who lived next to him at the Park Motel in Trenton, Ont. had always kept to himself, but in early January he noticed his neighbour’s unit seemed especially quiet. He remembers telling his wife, “I bet you there’s something wrong over there.” A few days later, police arrived for a wellness check and […]
AG’s office investigating fatal police shooting at South Brunswick motel
A man was fatally shot after exchanging gunfire with federal and New York law enforcement at a South Brunswick motel Wednesday afternoon, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced. The victim’s identity was not released by the Attorney General’s Office which is investigating. Members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force, assisting […]
Two arrested in Pennsylvania face murder charges in man’s 2021 death at Woodland motel
A 2021 homicide investigation by Woodland police led detectives to Pennsylvania, where they arrested two men who have now been charged with murder in the death of a 67-year-old Colusa County man found dead in a motel room. Markeec Brunson, 48, and Donald Womack, 46, have been arrested on suspicion of homicide in the death […]
A classic Door County motel is changing into a contactless, luxury boutique motel
FISH CREEK – One of Door County’s iconic motels is getting a new life from its new owners as a contactless luxury boutique motel. Katie Wanzer, Mitch Ehly, and Luke and Katie Nelsen are opening the Fresh Coast Motel this spring at the site of the former the By-the-Bay Motel they bought last fall from […]
Bath man charged with criminally negligent homicide after woman found dead in motel
A Bath man faces a homicide charge in connection with what authorities are calling a “suspicious” death at a village motel. Police said Richard I. Seager, 49, of Bundy Avenue, was arrested on one count of criminally negligent homicide after a 49-year-old woman was found dead in her room at the Super 8 motel late […]
Police search for man accused of shooting, killing man at Hall County motel
Gainesville police are investigating a murder that allegedly occurred on Friday afternoon at a Motel 6. At around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Gainesville Police responded to a shooting at the Motel 6 on Monroe Drive. Upon their arrival, a victim was found suffering from a gunshot to the chest and was taken to a nearby […]
Arrest warrant accuses Coudersport man of killing friend at Lowville motel
A Coudersport man faces a second-degree murder charge in New York state after his friend was found dead in a Lowville motel room earlier this month, law enforcement officials said. Jacob M. Vanbergen, 24, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police last weekend on a Lewis County, N.Y. arrest warrant in connection with the […]