A Kansas City teen was sentenced to five years and six months at a juvenile corrections facility in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Brianna Higgins of Lawrence. Davon D. Washington, 17, will remain in custody until six months before he turns 23 years old, according to Johnson County District Court records. Washington faces a 10 […]
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Pender man facing multiple counts of second-degree exploitation of minors
One Burgaw man is facing multiple counts of second-degree exploitation of minors. Richard Peacock, 39, was arrested on Thursday, according to a Facebook post from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office. Peacock faces 20 counts of second-degree exploitation of minors related to online internet activities. A CyberTip reported by the National Center for Missing and Exploited […]
Eighteen-year-old charged with second-degree murder of Lawrence teen: Police
An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of Isaiah Neal, 17. Lawrence police arrested Cir Allen Keith Glover on Friday in connection with the shooting. He is currently being held in Douglas County jail. Neal was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds around 1:15 a.m. Thursday at a home on Alabama Street […]
Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting inside middle school parking lot, sheriff says
Deputies in Marion County said a man has been charged with homicide after a shooting inside of a middle school parking lot. The shooting happened Wednesday evening at North Marion Middle School. Deputies said the school was hosting a student awards ceremony when the shooting happened. According to a report, a verbal argument in the […]
KC teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder in January shooting of Lawrence girl
A Kansas City teen pleaded guilty Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl from Lawrence in January. Davon D. Washington was charged with second-degree murder and illegal juvenile possession of a firearm on Jan. 29. He was a student of the Park Hill School District in Kansas City at the time of the […]
Driver in 2018 fatal crash pleads guilty to second-degree murder
A plea deal has been reached in a 2018 fatal crash case before heading to a second trial. Theresa Gafken, 41, agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder for the death of 48-year-old Kristine Donahue. In exchange, the St. Clair County Prosecutor’s Office agreed to drop charges for fleeing police and operating a vehicle while […]
Jury finds security guard who shot, killed Alvin Motley guilty of second-degree murder
After days of witness testimony and reviewing the exact moment of Alvin Motley Jr.’s death, a Shelby County jury returned a guilty verdict in the second-degree murder trial of Gregory Livingston. Livingston, a 57-year-old former contract security guard for Kroger, was arrested in September 2021 following the gas station shooting that killed Motley. Motley was […]
Jury finds Polk County man not guilty of second-degree attempted murder
Mar. 28—RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. — A Fertile, Minnesota, man was acquitted on Thursday, March 28, of second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault and stalking. The trial began in Red Lake County Court on Monday, March 25, and by 1:58 p.m. Thursday, the jury reached its verdict. Oliver Jon Berhow, 29, was accused of […]
Fort Myers firefighter suffers second-degree burns at house fire
A Fort Myers firefighter is headed to a burn center for treatment after injuries in a fire Monday night, officials said. City of Fort Myers Fire Department had responded to a house fire at 3830 Arlington St. about 6 p.m. for multiple reports of smoke and flames. A department Facebook post said the crew encountered […]
Man pleads guilty to second-degree rape of homeless woman in downtown Wilmington
A 52-year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree forcible rape and two counts of second-degree forcible sexual offense on Thursday in New Hanover County Superior Court, according to a news release from District Attorney Ben David’s office. Franklin Watt Mills “assaulted a 58-year-old woman while she slept at a homeless campsite in downtown Wilmington,” according to […]
Redby man arraigned on 3 counts of second-degree assault
Feb. 15—BEMIDJI — A Redby man has been arraigned on three counts of second-degree assault after being accused of holding a syringe to a person’s neck and running toward deputies while armed with a knife and machete on Monday in Bemidji. According to a release from Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs, at 1:30 a.m. on […]
NH corrections officer charged with second-degree murder for kneeling on neck of psych patient
A former New Hampshire corrections officer was arrested Thursday for his role in allegedly killing a psychiatric patient in his care. Matthew Millar, 39, of Boscawen, New Hampshire is charged with murder in the second degree for causing the death of a patient, 50-year-old Jason Rothe, at the Secure Psychiatric Unit of the Department of […]