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$10K Reward As PA Father Sought In Death Of 59-Pound Care-Dependent Son: Prosecutors $10K Reward As PA Father Sought In Death Of 59-Pound Care-Dependent Son: Prosecutors
$10K Reward As PA Father Sought In Death Of 59-Pound Care-Dependent Son: Prosecutors A father accused of leaving his care-dependent son to die weighing just 59 pounds has been on the run for more than a year — and now a $10,000 reward is being offered to find him. Vernon Hatchett, 40, of Glenside, is wanted in connection with the death of his 21-year-old son, Tylim Hatchett, who died from neglect on Sept. 18, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Tylim Hatchett Montgomery County District Attorney's Office Hatchett, who also goes by Khaliyl Ward, has been on the run for approximately 15 months since a warran…
NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG
NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG A 56-year-old Manchester nurse at a nursing home in Ocean County was indicted by a grand jury for assaulting an 87-year-old man earlier this year, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 16. On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to Whiting Gardens, at 3000 Hilltop Rd. in Whiting for a fight between staff and the man, Manchester police said. The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia, depression, and anxiety had become agitated and began damaging property,  Lisa Erickson, a nurse at the facility told officers, police said. The patient  was ripping a computer mouse…
3 NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police 3 NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police
3 NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police Three people at a nursing home charged after an 87-year-old man was pepper sprayed, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 15. On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to Whiting Gardens, at 3000 Hilltop Rd. for a fight between staff and the man, Manchester police said. The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia, depression, and anxiety had become agitated and began damaging property, Lisa Erickson, a nurse at the facility told officers, police said. Erikson said she deployed pepper spray to de-escalate the situation, and the man was confined to his room, pending the arri…
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…
Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims
Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims Five workers of a former adult daycare center in Middlesex County have been convicted and sentenced for their involvement in the physical abuse of two patients with severe disabilities, authorities said Friday. New Brunswick resident and former Broadway Respite and Home Care employee Asia Lunn, 24, was convicted of abandonment and neglect of a disabled person on July 23, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a release Friday. Lunn was sentenced to 180 days in county jail, five years probation and a $1,000 fine, Ciccone said. Lunn’s conviction and sentencing follows a nearly t…
Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son
Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son A Wayne father beat his 4-week-old son, leaving him with serious injuries, authorities charged. Slobodan Todoric, a 30-year-old Spring Valley native, was released with pre-trial monitoring, among other conditions, following a first appearance before a judge in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on Tuesday. It began with the unresponsive infant being taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on May 31, 2020, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Emergency room doctors discovered external and internal injuries, …