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Maryland Toddler’s Death Sparks Murder Charges Against Mother, BF After Year-Long Probe: Police Maryland Toddler’s Death Sparks Murder Charges Against Mother, BF After Year-Long Probe: Police
Maryland Toddler’s Death Sparks Murder Charges Against Mother, BF After Year-Long Probe: Police A year-long investigation into the death of a Maryland 3-year-old led to the arrests of the child's mother and boyfriend in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Columbia resident Kathleen Amesbury and Hanover, Pennsylvania native Dale Brown, Jr., have been charged one year after the toddler had to be rushed to the hospital. According to the Howard County Police Department, emergency calls were made by hospital staff on March 26, 2025, when the 3-year-old was taken to the hospital by paramedics from a home in the 7200 block of Procopio Circle with critical injuries. The child was pronounced…
20-Month-Old Dies From Severe Trauma In Virginia, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Police 20-Month-Old Dies From Severe Trauma In Virginia, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Police
20-Month-Old Dies From Severe Trauma In Virginia, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Police A Virginia man is facing a murder charge after police say he was linked to the killing of his girlfriend's 20-month-old child. Prince George resident Tyler William Skinner, 31, was arrested in the 100 block of Blue Jay Street this week following a police investigation into the death of the toddler on Monday morning. Shortly after 8:15 a.m. on March 2, Prince George Police and Prince George Fire and EMS personnel responded to a report of a non-responsive child. When first responders arrived, they found the 20-month-old boy suffering from what was described as "severe trauma." Life-saving m…
Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In Maryland Home; Mother Arrested: Police Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In Maryland Home; Mother Arrested: Police
Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In Maryland Home; Mother Arrested: Police A mother was arrested in Pennsylvania after being found responsible for neglecting her 3-year-old child, leading to the child’s death in Maryland last year. Shalyne Brown, 27, is behind bars following an investigation into the death of her toddler in November last year, according to the Howard County Police Department. On Nov. 1, 2024, investigators from the agency were called to a Columbia home, following a report of a dead child. Upon arrival, officers found the 3-year-old with multiple bruises and scars on its body. According to a subsequent autopsy that was completed in March, the deat…
Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police
Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police A Bristow man and woman are behind bars after they were accused of abusing a vulnerable adult relative inside their Prince William County home, police announced. Diego Balcazar Tabares, 53, and Evelyn Adriana Trossi-Balcazar, 54, were arrested on Thursday, July 24, following a disturbing investigation into multiple incidents of domestic abuse, police said Tuesday. Detectives said the abuse happened earlier in the month at the couple’s home in the Bristow area, where the victim — a 50-year-old man — was reportedly “forcibly grabbed, thrown, and struck” by Balcazar Tabares on more than one oc…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Monrovia Man Convicted Of Threatening To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In MD Monrovia Man Convicted Of Threatening To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In MD
Monrovia Man Convicted Of Threatening To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In MD A 46-year-old Monrovia man has been convicted of abusing and imprisoning a child he had previously threatened with a gun, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. Christopher Kraft, 46, was found complicit in assaulting a child earlier this year following an investigation by the sheriff's office into claims of child abuse that were filed in March.  On Sunday, March 3, deputies responded to conduct a welfare check of a child, who they met, along with Kraft. According to investigators, deputies were able to determine that shortly before they arrived, Kr…
Maryland Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say Maryland Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say
Maryland Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say Two former educators are facing criminal charges after failing to disclose a reported rape involving a student in Harford County, authorities announced. Former Aberdeen Middle School Principal Regina Jones, 44, and paraeducator Tonya Johnson, 56, were both arrested for failing to report alleged child abuse/neglect after a student came forward to advise them that they were the victim of a rape. According to the Aberdeen Police Department, on April 18, 2023, police were alerted by a local hospital about a past rape involving a minor, and it was later determined that the incident happened…
Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window
Emmanuel Olaeken Owoyeye Neglected Vulnerable Adult A 49-year-old home healthcare worker that failed to check in on his patient, who was found injured after jumping out of a Frederick County apartment building will spend time behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced. Emmanuel Olaeken Owoyeye was ordered by a judge to spend 12 months in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center with another nine years suspended for neglecting a vulnerable adult. In August last year, a resident was walking his dog when he spotted a man on the ground, and it was later determined that the 55-year-old victim was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, as well…
Malnourished, Starving Child Dies; Father Arrested For Neglect In Maryland: Police Malnourished, Starving Child Dies; Father Arrested For Neglect In Maryland: Police
Malnourished, Starving Child Dies; Father Arrested For Neglect In Maryland: Police The father of a 6-year-old boy in Washington County has been arrested after his son died and was found malnourished and suffering from starvation, police say. Andre Derek Ford, 31, has been arrested on multiple child abuse charges after allegedly neglecting his 6-year-old son and a second child who had to be removed from their Hagerstown home. Officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called on Tuesday afternoon to a home in the 200 block of North Locust Street, where there was a report of an unresponsive child. Upon arrival, they found the 6-year-old, who was pronounced dead, an…
Mother Charged With Murdering Teen Daughter Through Neglect In Maryland: Sheriff Mother Charged With Murdering Teen Daughter Through Neglect In Maryland: Sheriff
Mother Charged With Murdering Teen Daughter Through Neglect In Maryland: Sheriff A 45-year-old woman who was arrested in Virginia is facing a murder charge in Maryland in connection to the abusive death of her teenage daughter, authorities in Charles County announced. Cobb Island resident Virginia Stone is in police custody after being apprehended in West Moreland, Virginia on a warrant for her role in the death of her 18-year-old daughter Elizabeth Marie Evening Star Stone, who was found dead in bed in September 2020. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 17400 block of Audrey Road in Cobb Island on Sept. 30, 2020, where there was a report …