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$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…
House Of Horrors: SEPTA Conductor Kept Girl Locked In Dog Crate, Bathroom For Years: Officials
A South Jersey couple was arrested and charged on Saturday, May 10, after they held a child captive for years before her escape, authorities said.
Law enforcement began investigating in Gloucester Township after an 18-year-old girl said she had been held captive for years and was the victim of sexual abuse, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins said.
Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing the girl since 2018, authorities said. She was removed from school while in 6th grade and confined to her home, authori…
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…
AG: Pennsylvania Woman Admits Keeping Disabled Sister In Wooden Cage
A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 23 months in prison and two years probation after she admit to keeping her disabled sister in a wooden cage and providing her with little to no medical care, authorities announced.
Leona Biser, of Washington County, was charged and release on bail on Jan. 15, 2020, then jailed in August of last year for failing to show up in court.
Biser’s sister, Loretta Lancaster, was discovered by OAG agents in November 2019 locked in a small, dirty wooden cage in the living room of her family home, PA Attorney General Joshua Shapiro said.
When confronted, Bis…
NJ Correctional Employees Indicted In Beating Of Federal Detainee Who Squirted Liquid At Them
Four Essex County correctional employees were indicted by a grand jury on civil rights charges in the beating last summer of a federal detainee.
The indictment returned in Newark charges Officer Damion James, 41, with assaulting the pretrial detainee at the Essex County Correctional Facility, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Sgt. Herman Pride, 51, Sgt. Jennifer Whitley, 38, and Lt. Nicholas Palma, 46, were all charged in the indictment with failing to intervene to stop the Aug. 17, 2020 assault, she said, adding that Whitley also was charged with submitting a false report. …
