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Two black teens murder White man, shot another White man, threaten two other White men in 'spree'
   A teenager charged in a February crime spree was formally charged as an adult Tuesday. Gabriel Edwards, 15, faces 14 charges, including murder, robbery and auto theft. Edwards was arrested following the spree on Feb. 13. His friend, Sirquain Burr, was arrested as well. Both teens are accused of several robberies, a high speed chase and the death of 38-year-old John Yingling. Yingling’s ex-wife, Janet, said the past few months have been difficult. “I couldn’t even begin to say how hard it’s been. I mean, he was, I’ve known him since I was like 17,” Janet Yingling said. During the string of alleged crimes, Edwards and Burr are also accused of shooting a man who was walking his dog. - (Black-on-white) |
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- Indianapolis Metro Police search for evidence after two-county crime spree
  Investigators the 15-year-old and 17-year-old committed five felonies in five hours. The crimes include two robberies, an attempted robbery and two shootings, one of which was fatal. Matt Erich was walking near his home in Speedway when he came face to face with the two teens now accused in a deadly crime spree. "Right where that stop sign is, is where they approached me," he said. The 15- and 17-year olds' run from the law ended in a violent crash after a police chase Wednesday morning. Earlier the same day, Erich says two teens in a blue Ford SUV pulled a gun on him as he walked in his Speedway neighborhood. "I turned around twice and continued to walk that's when he yelled out hey #^*&^#! and that's when I turned around and ran the opposite way," said Erich.
Rex Souter was out walking his dog along Dandy Trail near Eagle Creek Reservoir when a vehicle pulled up and someone started shooting at him. Souter ran, but a bullet struck him. Souter says the shooter looked at him and started firing without saying a word.
- Mom: Teen charged in crime spree, Sirquain Burr, a 'sweetheart'
Sirquain Burr, 17, was charged Tuesday with murder, attempted murder, robbery, attempted robbery, auto theft and carrying a handgun without a license.
- Second victim in crime spree fought back
62-year-old Kenny Winslow says he was out for his morning walk . “All of a sudden, the car started coming into Earl Court.” He says a teen got out with a gun. “He says, give me your wallet, I told him I said, I don’t carry a wallet. He said, give me your wallet. He’s got this gun right at me. Well, it looked like it was a fake weapon.” Winslow, who'd been in the army reserves, said he didn't think twice when he fought back, trying to get the attention of a neighbor nearby. “I put my hand on his hand with the pistol, and put it down at a 45 degree angle,” he explained. “I said, come on, let’s get it on, let’s get it on. He was starting to back up, and I’m going after him.” He said the gunman ran back to his car, while Winslow ran to a nearby home. “The good lord was looking out for me that day,” he added.
- Man shot while walking dog
- Crime spree victim's family speaks out
38-year-old John Yingling's two children and their mother speak out one day after their father was killed in a crime spree that spanned two counties. Police say John Yingling was pulling out of his driveway Wednesday morning heading to work when he was shot and killed. His ex wife is trying to make sense of the random act of violence. "He was a good man and he didn't deserve that. He worked everyday for everything that he had and it's just gone that quick," says Janet Yingling, the mother of his two children.
- Police link teens to five Wednesday crimes
7:33 a.m., 5800 block of Sapelo Drive, woman robbed in her open garage 7:40 a.m., Earl and Tammy drives, attempted robbery of a 62-year-old man 8:08 a.m., 3300 block of Babette Court, 38-year-old John Yingling killed in his driveway 9:33 a.m., Dandy Trail and 56th Street, man shot walking his dog 11:15 a.m., police chase that led into Brownsburg
- Dad of teen apologizes for crimes
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A three-judge panel has found a man not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of a homeless man he admitted to killing and partially eating. The judges deliberated about an hour before finding that prosecutors had proven 35-year-old Tyree Lincoln Smith of Lynn Haven, Fla., killed and cannibalized Angel Gonzalez in December 2011, but that Smith was legally insane at the time. The judges will determine on Sept. 9 whether Smith should be committed to a mental hospital. During the trial, prosecutors presented a videotaped statement to police in which Smith says he used a hatchet to kill Gonzalez, then took out the man's eyes and part of his brain and ate them. Smith was charged with murder in the death of Gonzalez, who was killed on the third floor of an abandoned Bridgeport home. His body was found more than a month later by an inspector for a mortgage company.
LAKE WORTH, Fla. —A South Florida woman is behind bars and her mother is in a hospital after a July 4 attack that left the suspect's mom seriously injured. Ferna Quesner, 34, is accused of "beating her mother with a white pole," according to an anonymous caller whose account was included in a release issued by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Quesner was "covered in blood" when deputies arrived at the home, according to the release. "The victim's eyes were discovered on the kitchen floor near a knife and a large pool of blood," according to the probable cause affidavit. Quesner suffers from an unknown mental disability, the release stated. Quesner admitted to the attack on her mother. 
SUFFOLK, Va. - An associate minister at a Smithfield church has been arrested on charges of sex crimes against a child. Travis Lashon McQuillia, 33, of Suffolk was arrested on two counts of abduction, two counts of indecent liberties with a child by a custodian, and three counts of sexual assault. McQuillia's charges were related to incidents that occurred between 2009 and 2012 in Suffolk with a female victim he knew, who was between 13 and 17 years of age. 
Houston police have arrested the third and final suspect wanted in the assault and kidnapping of a 28-year-old female on June 30. The third suspect, Justin Darreal Johnson, 20, was taken into custody and charged with kidnapping. Roy Dean Griffin, 20, and Delton T. Sidney, 21, were arrested and also charged with kidnapping. The female victim was involved in a verbal argument with her boyfriend at Time Saver convenience store. She proceeded to get into a vehicle with three unknown males and was then driven around the Lakewood subdivision. The woman was physically assaulted and a rape attempt was also made before she was able to flee on foot from the suspects. After investigators released surveillance video to the public, a Crime Stoppers tip led to the identities of the three wanted suspects. Sidney and Griffin were arrested on July 8. Griffin had changed his appearance and cut his dreadlocks since the day of the incident.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Columbia police have arrested a suspect they say sexually assaulted and kidnapped a woman. Officers took 47-year-old Anthony Tyrone Dervin into custody around 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Walmart on Bush River Road. Officers say they intend to charge him with sexual assault, burglary, and kidnapping. The assault took place Monday morning in the Rosewood neighborhood. According to officers, around 5 a.m. the suspect broke into the woman's home and forced her to perform a sex act on him. Officers say he then forced her to drive him to an ATM. 
THIBODAUX, LA — A Thibodaux man was arrested for hate crimes after he allegedly attacked a man and made racially charged statements. The victim was reportedly knocked unconscious, received lacerations on his face, and his teeth were damaged. “It’s not an entirely common charge,” a Thibodaux Police person, said. “You don’t see racially charged crimes very often, and I would say that’s a good thing.” It all started on Saturday, July 6 at a rented facility. The suspect, Demond Johnson, 29, is accused of attacking a man and allegedly stole his cell phone. “He made racially charged statements as soon as he took the victim’s phone,” Melancon explained. “A witness reported that shortly before the incident, he was heard yelling racial remarks on the dance floor. He asked why they were renting a facility from white people.” Officials say officers witnessed Johnson continue to make additional threats after the incident. “After he was arrested, officers reported that he continued to make racially charged threats against the victim.” Johnson, who is currently on parole, was arrested and charged with Hate Crimes, Second-Degree Robbery, and Second-Degree Battery. 
A 23-year-old Kenyan woman living in Johnson County, Kansas appears in court today, July 8th. 
A young mother turned detective to get her violent boyfriend jailed after he avoided prison by faking a glowing reference. 
Two men have been charged with sexually assaulting an
A man visiting from the Dominican Republic who was given a place to stay for several months by a friend is now in jail charged with sexually abusing and raping the young children living at the home. Moises Rodriguez, 56, is charged with four counts of sexual battery on a child and two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation. Police say his victims were 3, 7 and 8 years old.
MUNCIE, Ind. - A woman five months pregnant was raped at a Muncie store before the man robbed the place of $350 in cash. Travis Marlett, 25, admitted to police he “inappropriately touched” the woman without her consent before taking the cash. Marlett of Muncie is facing three felony charges. The woman told police on the Fourth of July she was working at Cirilla’s when Marlett asked for help locating a price on an item. When she got close to him, he grabbed her. When she tried to push him away, he used a stungun on her stomach before she told him she was pregnant. As a result, he punched her in the stomach and taped her hands behind her back, the woman told police. Marlett proceeded to sexually assault the woman before making her count out $350 for him.
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A Newark man convicted of robbing and raping a woman at Riverbank Park has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Jamal Peoples, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault. Peoples had been charged in connection with a 2011 robbery near a gazebo at Riverbank Park, where he held up a couple at gunpoint. Peoples took the cell phones of the man and woman, as well as the woman’s identification and cash. He then told the man to take off his shoes and run away. Once Peoples and the female victim were alone, the attacker sexually assaulted her at gunpoint.
NEW YORK – A woman who claims she was viciously attacked by her husband and left to die on a Queens street last week is speaking out. 
BENTON, LA - A Shreveport man found guilty of second degree murder in the deadly shooting of a Bossier City apartment manager has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. That's the maximum sentence Robert Earl Walter could have received, following his conviction on June 27 by a Bossier Parish jury. 32-year-old 
DAYTON, Ohio - A 19-year-old accused of raping a child at a church is expected back in court Monday. Blake Cole is charged with raping a 
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Sgt. Larry Tolpin said the charge of rape against Jeffrey Cooper was approved. He allegedly punched her eight to 10 times in the head. He then forced her into sex against her will, according to Tolpin.
LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A man accused of raping and murdering a Bonita Springs woman is expected in court. Robert 
Colorado Springs police say they arrested an active Fort Carson soldier for his part in a home invasion and sexual assault on Monday. Felicion Charles was arrested by police Saturday and charged with sexual assault, aggravated robbery and first-degree burglary. Police say Charles was one of two men who entered a woman's apartment early Monday morning in the 4000 block of Westmeadow Drive. Once inside police say Charles sexually assaulted the woman at gunpoint while his accomplice burglarized the home.
Douglas High graduate and former Gardnerville resident 
BEAUMONT - Wednesday marks one year since the murder of
MABLETON, Ga. - Cobb County police have arrested four alleged gang members linked to a fatal hit-and-run crash on Mableton Parkway. The suspects are accused of beating the victim and then forcing him into the path of a car. The fatal crash happened just after 1 a.m. 
Police are looking for a Toledo man who is accused of raping children younger than 10 years old. Timothy Bragg, 24, of 729 Walnut St., is charged in Lucas County Common Pleas Court with seven counts of rape. According to an indictment, the suspect’s alleged victims are children younger than 10 at the time. Police Sgt. Joe Heffernan said there was more than one victim. Police said they believe they have identified all victims. The reported assaults happened between Dec. 20, 2010, and April 3, 2013. Mr. Bragg is black, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and 215 pounds, according to jail records.
TUSCALOOSA | Authorities have brought charges of rape and incest against a Tuscaloosa man accused of abusing a teenager. Danny Williams, 51, faces once count each of second-degree rape and incest. He was arrested on Thursday and taken to the Tuscaloosa County jail, where he remained Friday on $45,000 bond. Lt. Brad Mason, spokesman for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said investigators in the department’s Youth Aid Division began a probe into Williams in June. Mason said the abuse had been occurring during the past couple of years and, in working with the 14-year-old victim, investigators were able to establish enough probable cause to bring the charges.
A 45-year-old Aurora man has been charged with kidnapping a woman from an Aurora park in August 2011 and raping and beating her. Tracy S. Taylor was indicted by a Kane County grand jury in late June and was being held on $1 million bail in Cook County jail on kidnapping charges, also from August 2011.
Police say Elijah Freeman, 20, stole a car at gunpoint Friday morning in Clayton County, south of Atlanta. After a short chase, police say Freeman crashed the stolen car on the front lawn of Clayton County police headquarters. Police say Freeman then tried to flee on foot but was unable to run well because he was wearing what a popular song called "pants on the ground." With his pants falling toward his knees, police say they were able to capture Freeman within seconds. As the suspect sat in a patrol car -- wearing only his boxer shorts and a T-shirt -- an investigator examined the suspect's fallen pants, crumpled on the ground nearby.
The suspect in a series of sexual assaults in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas will comply with a court order and submit to testing for sexually transmitted diseases, according to his attorney. Dallas police arrested 
Durham, N.C. — The leader of a Durham religious sect was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2010 murders of a 4-year-old boy and a woman who tried to leave his group. Peter Lucas Moses led a polygamist group that lived in a home in southeast Durham. He took several women as his "wives," and they referred to him as "Lord." In October 2010, he shot
Joseph Bryant has been in the Kent County Jail for more than a year after he was arrested on the campus of GRCC due to a young woman’s allegation that she had seen him masturbating three feet away from her as she practiced piano in a small rehearsal room. She said made a quick exit from the room, but Bryant followed her until she hid in a computer lab, she then alerted campus police.
CLEVELAND, OH - Federal Marshals arrested a fugitive Thursday afternoon after a situation called for a SWAT team. Marshals say Melvin Allen barricaded himself inside the attic of a home at 5608 E. 55th street. SWAT and Fire and Cleveland Police were called to assist the fugitive unit who were serving warrants. Allen was wanted by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force for burglary and rape. 
A Sarasota, Fla., woman is behind bars on charges of aggravated battery after authorities say she bit the ear of another woman during a dispute. Jail records show 32-year-old Kesha Taylor is being held on $7,500. Her arraignment is scheduled for July 26th. It's not immediately known if she has an attorney. Authorities say officers responded to a park on Wednesday afternoon in reference to a report of a battery. When they arrived they found a 38-year-old woman suffering from a severe bite to her left ear. The victim told officers that she and Taylor were arguing over a phone when the dispute turned physical.
PALM BAY, Fla. - A 30-year-old man was arrested in Palm Bay on allegations of biting his pregnant wife's butt during an argument in their car. Stepfon Muse was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated battery after Palm Bay police investigated the incident and found a visible bite mark on the woman's buttocks. Palm Bay police said Muse and his wife got into a heated argument near the intersection of San Filippo Drive and Foundation Parkway. Police said the woman tried to get out of the car, but Muse restrained her and hit her on the arm before biting her.
A Houston man is accused of robbing a northwest Houston grocery store using an unusual weapon - his teeth, according to Harris County prosecutors. Investigators said that Robert Lee Mosely entered Food Town, and loaded up a cart with beer and meat items. A store employee confronted the suspect as he tried to leave the store without paying for the items, police said. During an ensuing struggle, Mosely bit the employee on the hand, said a Houston police spokeswoman.
A Dothan woman has arrested and charged with biting her child's face. Camille Dorit Field, 28, was charged with Torture and Willful Abuse of a child, a felony. A document obtained by DothanFirst.com shows police alleges Fields bit her child, under the age of ten, in the face. A police press release also claims the youngster had injuries to the torso area of the body as well. 
DELAWARE, Ohio - A Delaware County grand jury has returned an indictment against a man who allegedly raped a child at a family party.
A Miami man has been arrested after allegedly posing as a photographer on Craigslist to lure two women to a remote spot and then assault them. Anthony 
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - A man incarcerated in Schenectady County Jail has been charged in the death of a retired nun found dead inside her home on New Year's Day. The Schenectady County District Attorney's Office says 37-year-old Michael Briggs, a parolee, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the killing of 
He was only going to be gone a short while, 
One teen is in custody and police are looking for another after police say they were involved in a robbery that ended with the shooting death of a man in Miami late Monday. Police said Tuesday they are searching for the suspect who shot 
An Orleans Parish jail inmate has been booked with rape after being accused of forcing his cellmate to perform oral sex on him. Louis Monroe, 28, faces one count of forcible rape, punishable with between five and 40 years in prison. Orleans Parish sheriff investigators say they spoke with an informant who told them about a possible sexual assault involving a 17-year-old inmate housed in the jail's Templeman V facility. Detectives visited the inmate, who agreed to an interview. The 17-year-old, who was jailed on a second-degree murder charged, told detectives that Monroe shook him awake on June 21 and told him: "It's time for you to pay up, kiss my (penis)," detectives wrote in an affidavit.
A Charlotte man lured a 14-year-old girl to a hotel room by promise of alcohol, then proceeded to engage in sexual acts, including photographing the nude minor, police say. Saturday night, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to La Casa Hote on a report that a 14-year-old had been raped by an adult male. Police say 40-year-old Stephen Lamont Ward met the girl at 
WINSTON, Ore. -- An 18-year-old was arrested after the Sheriff's office says it investigated a report of sexual abuse. On June 3, the Sheriff's office says it got a report about a possible sex abuse involving a 
LAVERGNE, TN - A Midstate police officer who was training to work with school children has been fired for what the chief calls gross misconduct and sexual harassment. Officer Mareno Smith was kicked out of a training school last week and fired from the La Vergne police force in what police Chief Mike Walker says is not only an embarrassment to the department but something that could result in criminal charges if the alleged victims decide to prosecute. Smith was in a training school in West Tennessee when he allegedly
A former Gates Chili basketball coach, who had sex with a 16-year-old student at Tinseltown Movie Theater was in New York State Supreme Court Wednesday. Judge Alex Renzi has to decide where Monte Nowden will be a Level 1 or Level 2 sex offender. Nowden is due to be released in August and will have to register as a sex offender. The Department of Corrections assessment designated Nowden as a Level 1 sex offender, the lowest level. But the District Attorney's Office says he should be a Level 2. 
MILTON, Del. - Delaware State Police are looking for a sex offender after he failed to verify his address. Police say Tony Boyer, 41, is at moderate risk for re-offending. He was supposed to re-register his home address for the Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (SOAR) as required by law, but he failed to do so. Boyer is described as a black male, 6'03'' tall and 240 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and may live in the Rehoboth or West Rehoboth areas. 
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. -- The charges against convicted sex offender
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Grand Rapids teenager has pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual conduct and unarmed robbery in a September attack on a Grand Valley University student. A prosecutor recommended that a judge sentence
EDINBURG – An Edinburg man is headed back to jail for allegedly having sex with a horse again. 
