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Woman arrested, charged with murder of man found in burning truck
    SHELBY COUNTY, TN - A woman has been arrested and charged with the murder of a man found in a burning pick-up truck. Shelby County deputies arrested 34-year-old Aleasha Cox after she confessed to her involvement in the robbery of 50-year-old Cleate Davis, which led to his death. Davis was found in his F-150 pick-up truck near Millington. After the fire was put out, his badly burned body was found inside the truck. According to an affidavit, Davis had two gunshot wounds to his face. The family said their only question is why. "Just to leave someone burning in a truck," said Rochelle Weber, Davis's daughter. "They will have to answer for this one day, and they will have to explain why they did this." Cox is charged with first-degree murder in perpetration of a robbery. She is due in court on Monday, Dec. 29. Cox's boyfriend, Morrieo Allen, 35, is also believed to have played a role in this murder and he is still on the run. The affidavit says that a witness helped to pin-point both suspects. The witness says that he was seen walking away from the burning car. - (Black-on-white) |
A Phoenix man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his roommate to death. Police said 23-year-old Mykel Cantrel Cooper has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Steven Horkovy. Officers found Horkovy's body Wednesday morning in the apartment he shared with Cooper, which is near 19th and Northern avenues. Investigators believe he was stabbed sometime Tuesday. Police said they were contacted by behavioral health workers after Cooper claimed he had done something bad to his roommate. Cooper had just been transported to the facility by officers after allegedly refusing to pay his bill at a restaurant. - (Black-on-white)
Jerame C. Reid, the man who was shot and killed by Bridgeton City Police on Tuesday night, previously served 13 years in prison on attempted murder and other charges for shooting at New Jersey State Troopers when he was a teenager, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Reid, 36, of Millville was killed Tuesday after the car he was riding in was stopped by police at South Avenue and Henry Street. Reid, the passenger, was shot after a handgun was "revealed" during the traffic stop, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. Both police officers, Braheme Days and Roger Worley, fired their weapons, investigators said. 
MIAMI – The Miami Police Department has released the name of the armed robbery suspect killed by Miramar Police officers who were forced to shoot after a neighborhood gun fight on New Years Eve. Investigators say 28-year-old Eric Tyrone Forbes was killed after 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Walter Lewis Johnson was arrested for allegedly impregnating 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Gainesville Police Department is looking for a man who is wanted for sexual battery. Investigators say 32-year-old Tjamal Peterson argued with the victim and left her home, but then returned and climbed in through a window while she was asleep. The woman told police she woke up with Peterson on top of her, choking her. She said when she tried to fight back, he put his knee on her neck and sexually battered her, then fled the scene. Police have a warrant out for his arrest and describe him as dangerous.
A blind-drunk Brooklyn street sweeper with an insatiable sweet tooth took his broom-mobile out to get candy — and ended up 40 miles away on a Long Island highway in a low-speed chase with cops, sources said on Friday. Jerry Mitchell, 48, who has no driver’s license, was cleaning the Gateway Center Mall while double the legal alcohol limit at around 8 p.m. on Thursday, police said.
Police surrounded a Montgomery County Target store after mall security spotted a man inside after hours. Authorities charged 18-year-old Isaiah Bell, of Philadelphia, with burglary and other related offenses after they caught the teen stuffing a duffel bag with multiple electronic items around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, officials said. 
MONROEVILLE — A Plum man is facing multiple robbery charges after police say he tried to target several stores inside the Monroeville Mall. Monroeville Police say 21-year-old Demetryaiss Holyfield was arrested a short time after the robberies Thursday.
Police are seeking a man in connection with an unprovoked attack on an interracial couple outside a Pasadena coffee shop, which authorities are investigating as a hate crime, officials said. 
FOREST PARK, Ohio – 
GRANDVIEW, MO - A Kansas City man has been charged in the Dec. 29 rape of a 67-year-old woman inside her home. Peter H. Hudson, 34, faces charges of first-degree rape, first-degree burglary and second-degree robbery. "It's horrible, it's horrible. Terrifying," said a woman who asked not to be identified. Friends and neighbors at the retirement community say they are too afraid to be identified after the horrifying incident. The victim, who lived in a retirement community reported to police that about 1 a.m. Monday she heard a noise at her door and saw a shadowy figure outside the window just before her door was kicked in. The attacker grabbed her around the waist, covered her mouth and took her phone before raping her, forcing her to shower and then tying her up in a closet with the cords of a heating pad and vacuum. The alleged rapist then went through her belongings and stole her vehicle. 
RAEFORD, N.C. - A Raeford man was arrested Friday and charged with multiple child sex crimes. Roy Samuel McNeill, 65, of Raeford, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with statutory
SPRING GARDEN -- The man accused of attacking and sexually assaulting a woman on New Year's Day in a Philadelphia parking garage has been formally charged. 32-year old Steven Woodson of Pittsburgh is charged with rape, robbery and attempted murder. It happened before 11:00 a.m. Thursday inside a garage at 17th and Callowhill Streets in Spring Garden. Authorities say Woodson followed the 33-year-old victim into the garage and started to rob her. He then forced her to undress and sexually assaulted her. A man driving into the garage saw what was happening, got out of his car and chased the suspect. 
MEMPHIS, TN - A man wanted in Memphis, suspected of raping and robbing at least three women, was found and arrested in New Bedford, Massachusetts. New Bedford officers responded to Market Ministries Shelter for an unrelated matter. When Dontel Morgan saw police, he reportedly ran out a door at the back of the building and over a fence. The shelter manager found his name for police, who then learned Morgan was wanted in Memphis. He had warrants for two counts of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, two counts of sexual battery, three counts of kidnapping, and three counts of possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to commit a crime.
Morgan is suspected of raping and robbing at least three women from Memphis apartment complexes. 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Police say they arrested a serial rapist on Dec. 31. Antwan Tinker is accused of raping four women. Police say the first rape took place on Nov. 1 and the last occurred on Dec. 30. 
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a Baton Rouge woman accused of raping a 12-year-old boy repeatedly over the course of last year. The victim’s mother contacted law enforcement after she found on her son’s phone inappropriate text messages with 18-year-old Teryiyanne Pierre, according to an arrest report. The victim told investigators he was in a relationship with Pierre, East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputies said. Pierre, 2815 Canonicus St., Apartment B, was booked Tuesday into Parish Prison on counts of sex crimes, included aggravated rape.
A man was brutally assaulted by two men in The Bronx, and cops have released dramatic video of the beatdown. Police say the video captured the Nov. 27 assault inside a deli at 285 E. 165th St. The video shows two men arguing in front of the register, and quickly cuts to one of the men taking punches from two thugs as they stomped on the downed victim. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released. Police describe one of the suspects as 6 feet tall and last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, a blue shirt and gray jeans.
A witness to a melee that broke out in Delray Beach on Saturday said the situation became heated when police officers approached a birthday party at a house in the Southwest neighborhood. It lead to a 50-plus person melee that included a group of people forming a human shield to keep officers from a man who police wanted to detain. Two officers wearing uniforms got out of the car, walked onto the lawn and accused the partygoers of smoking marijuana. The officers were afraid of what could happen in the situation and called for backup. There were four officers and an estimated group of 70 people involved by the end of the scuffle.
OLEAN, N.Y. - In a disturbing video posted online, a pit bull mix can be seen suffering as it slowly dies from being poisoned. Police now say they have caught the woman responsible. A video posted on Facebook shows a man holding down 
MIAMI – The boyfriend of a Miami mother who is accused of beating her 8-year-old son on several occasions and killing their one-month-old English bulldog puppy in front of him is speaking out, saying she has a history of problems because of her temper. He said he can not believe that she took the like of the puppy. “That’s like a human being. You don’t do that to a little animal. It’s just a puppy,” said the boyfriend. “What kind of person are you?” He provided some chilling and disturbing details about what happened inside his home at 360 N.W. 58th Ave. “I feel horrible about this. I feel horrible,” he said. “I am a single father.” He said he called Miami Police to their home on Tuesday when his girlfriend, 26-year-old Charlotte Wonjah, attacked him and his 14-year-old daughter. 
This guy’s big mouth is his real handicap. A Bronx paraplegic who was allegedly acting as the getaway driver during a deadly East Harlem stickup would have made a clean escape — if only he hadn’t mouthed off to a homeless man looking for change, law enforcement sources told The Post. Wayne Stewart, a reputed gang leader who lost one leg and can’t use the other, was allegedly waiting for his accomplices in a handicapped-equipped rental car when he chastised the beggar for claiming to be disabled. Stewart, lost the use of his legs 12 years ago in a shootout with cops. Meanwhile, Stewart’s pals were allegedly demanding money from a crew of Harlem pimps trying to sell a 16-year-old girl for sex.
NEWTON, N.C. — Police in Newton have charged a man with murder after he was accused of causing “horrific trauma” to his girlfriend’s 
Dainesha Stevens, 24, appeared this morning in Franklin County Municipal Court on charges of endangering children and tampering with evidence. She is accused of allowing someone to violently spank her son and remained in jail after bail was set at $150,000. 
SALEM, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman charged with slashing her children’s throats and setting fire to their apartment pleaded guilty. Tanicia Goodwin, of Salem, appeared in Salem Superior Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to seven charges, including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and arson. A judge sentenced Goodwin to a prison sentence of 20 to 25 years. Authorities allege Goodwin slashed 
A Florida man, 23, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after his brother called 911 to report the beheading of their mother, police said. Police responding to the home found the headless body of 
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Stapleton man who had recently pleaded guilty to a sex-related charge involving his girlfriend's teenage daughter was found hanged in his cell at Rikers Island on New Year's Day. Corrections officers discovered 
ATLANTA - A man is under arrest, charged with two especially grisly murders. Ardentric Johnson is accused of strangling 
Albert Holland, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to death — twice — for the 1990 murder of a Broward County police officer, is once again facing the ultimate punishment. Holland, 56, was gearing up for a third trial for the fatal shooting of
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. —Authorities in Newberry County are investigating the death of 
LIVE OAK, Fla. -- On a sticky hot Sunday in August 1952, a wealthy black woman named Ruby McCollum walked through the "colored entrance" of a doctor's office in the small north Florida town of Live Oak and 
TROY – A Hamtramck man has been bound over to circuit court on charges of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old. Aaron Massey is accused of molesting the child over a period of two years while he was an employee at the 
BALTIMORE – Darren Sanders, head of Ravens security, finds himself at the center of a sex offense allegation. The victim is a female employee at the stadium and says while she was directing the head of security to an elevator, he began hitting on her and then touching her inappropriately. When Head Coach John Harbough takes the field after a game, few people are paying close attention to the man always walking a few steps behind him. The 48-year-old former Baltimore City police officer has been charged with a fourth-degree sex offense. An employee filed a complaint with Baltimore City police alleging while she escorted Sanders in part of the building, he “groped her buttocks more than once,” he “pressed his body against her’s” even “kissed her neck” and then “attempted to force her to grab” his privates.
Two suspects with illustrious names have fallen foul of the law in Philadelphia, according to police. Ulysses Grant, 28, and Theodore Roosevelt Gaines, 49, who share their names with the 18th and 26th presidents of the United States respectively, were busted this month on separate drugs and theft charges. Grant was charged with possession with intent to deliver narcotics following his arrest on December 10. In a separate incident on Sunday, Theodore Roosevelt Gaines, 49, was caught stealing from a grocery store. 
Police are searching for “poopgangsta” in connection with the Christmas Eve shooting of a victim inside an Ohio nightclub. Tyrice Bowens is wanted for the attempted murder of a patron at the Blueprint Lounge. The victim was shot once in the leg and stomach. The 26-year-old Bowens uses the handle “poopgangsta” on Twitter, where his 475 followers are treated to refelections such as, “So my nigga out rhe bag young just spent $200 own drank I love my niggas no homo.”
The maximum penalty for Conspiracy to Harbor and Conceal Illegal Aliens is imprisonment for 10 years and/or a fine of $250,000. In the plea agreement filed with the Court, the Government agreed that a sentence of three years of probation was an appropriate resolution for Metts. 
Rumors of a 
One Boston police officer took an elbow to the throat that left his vocal cords bleeding and a second officer, punched in the face, will require further treatment for her head and hand after an effort to serve a warrant turned into a brawl with a Dorchester family, police and prosecutors said. Police Commissioner William B. Evans said his officers were “pretty banged up” and will be out of work for “some time” because of injuries received trying to arrest 
A man accused by his girlfriend of raping her at gunpoint in 2008 walked into New Orleans Police headquarters Monday morning (Dec. 29) to turn himself in for "murder, rape and robbery," court records show. Jerwlyn Powell, 31, was booked the same day on charges of aggravated rape, aggravated assault and attempted second-degree kidnapping, court records show. An Orleans Parish court magistrate commissioner did not find probable cause for the kidnapping charge, records show. Police are investigating whether Powell is responsible for any additional crimes. 
CHICAGO – An Uber driver has been charged with raping a woman in his car last month, and has been fired from his job with the popular ride-sharing service. Maxime Fohounhedo, 30, has been charged with one count of criminal sexual assault and one count of criminal sexual abuse, police said. Prosecutors said Fohounhedo picked up a 22-year-old woman around 3 a.m. when she arranged for a ride with Uber after a night of partying in the city. Fohounhedo allegedly asked the young woman to ride in the front of his car, claiming he was unfamiliar with the area. She did, and Fohounhedo allegedly began sexually assaulting the woman, and she blacked out. When she woke up, she found him on top of her.
DNA evidence linked a man to the rape of a 
RICHMOND, Ky. - A Richmond man is accused of beating and raping a woman over the weekend. Richmond police have charged Thomas Simmons, 48, with first-degree rape. According to the Richmond Register, early Sunday morning, a woman told police that she was walking along East Main Street when Simmons approached her and started a conversation. The woman told police Simmons grabbed her, punched her in the face and then forced her over to the back of a nearby apartment complex on South Fairview Street where she was raped. The apartment complex is near a YMCA in Richmond.
A Sandusky man has been indicted for the alleged 2012 rape of a stranger who was trying to help him at the time. Eric Gamble, 48, of the 2100 block of W. Forest Drive, is now behind bars at the Erie County jail on one charge of first-degree rape. Back in August of 2012, a Sandusky woman was walking near the former Club X property on West Water Street when she ran into a man who seemed drunk, Sandusky police Detective Ken Nixon said. The man — who has now been identified as Gamble — asked her to come along with him to his relative's downtown residence. The woman, who has some developmental disabilities, then walked Gamble to the home.
But inside, Gamble allegedly forced himself on her.
Durham, N.C. — Crystal Mangum, most widely known as the woman who
More than a year after he was accused of rape and other charges, the ex-boyfriend of a Columbus woman was taken into custody on Christmas Day to face a series of charges. 
A Florida pastor shot and wounded an employee in a gunfight after he told the man he was being fired. 
KANSAS CITY, MO - Police are searching for the gunman responsible for fatally shooting a man inside an underground parking garage in downtown Kansas City. An off-duty officer responded to a disturbance call at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested and charged three teenagers in Sunday’s robbery and assault of
BEDFORD PARK -- 
The Air Force reservist shot in the gut by her ex-boyfriend hours before he assassinated two NYPD cops has been released from a Baltimore hospital.
St. Paul police have arrested a suspect after a fatal stabbing on Sunday night. Police were called to the 300 block of North Dale Street about 8:30 p.m. Sunday on a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed multiple times. She was sent to Regions Hospital and died Monday from her injuries. Kevin Scott Evans, 49, was arrested Monday afternoon. He is the former boyfriend of the victim. The victim is 38-year-old 
A New York man accused of stabbing his sister was arrested after a struggle with police officers on Sunday, authorities said. Police responded to the 3400 block of Adams Avenue and found a 34-year-old woman with several stab wounds to the upper torso and started giving her first aid, police said in a release. Backup officers found attacker, Giovanny Alba, 23, of Brooklyn, outside the home near the officers who were tending to the victim and attempted to take him into custody, police said. A struggle ensued between Alba and 
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a cruise ship worker responsible for restocking guest room minibars groped a sleeping passenger. Karan Seechurn was detained early Saturday upon the ship’s arrival in Bayonne. He is due to appear in court Monday afternoon. Prosecutors say the attack occurred Dec. 23, when Seechurn used his room key to enter the woman’s cabin without her knowledge or permission. They say she awoke to find Seechurn touching her genitalia and she pushed him off. Authorities say Seechurn threatened to burn down the ship if she reported what happened. Prosecutors say the 25-year-old Seechurn is from Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean.
MIAMI – A Coral Gables doctor faces sex abuse charges in North Carolina. Dr. Robert Kemp Crockett, 62, was on vacation in Brunswick County in July when he sexually assaulted 
Lake Worth resident 
A federal court in Kansas has set a February hearing for Ronald A. Gray, a former Fort Bragg soldier currently sitting on the military's death row for a series of rapes and murders that began nearly 30 years ago. Gray, 48, is appealing a military court's decision to not grant him extraordinary relief in his attempts to have his death sentence lifted. The military jury convicted Gray in the deaths of 
Heather E. Cook, who was ordained in September as Bishop Suffragan, was responsible for the death of a bicyclist in Baltimore after she crashed into him and fled the scene. Police are investigating the accident. Bishop Heather E. Cook was involved in a traffic accident Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27, that resulted in the death of bicyclist 
Shan Cheley guilty on 5 of 7 counts including murder. Not guilty on rape charge. The jury deliberate over seven hours, and has convicted Cheley in the murder of 18-year-old 
ST. LOUIS • A recent parolee has been charged in the shooting last weekend of an off-duty St. Louis police officer in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. Authorities said the officer was critically injured Dec. 19 in a gunfight with people in a car driven by the parolee, Dominic Lamont Irons, 29, of the 2800 block of Delmar Boulevard. A court document says one of the others in the car was killed in the shootout. At least one other person was still being sought by police. Irons was charged Saturday with assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The circuit attorney's office said he also was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of the accomplice. According to a court document, Irons and the others in the car followed the officer's truck for the purpose of shooting him. Irons drove alongside and someone in the car shot at the officer. Authorities said the officer returned fire and Terrell Beasley, 28, of the 4000 block of Cleveland Avenue, was killed during the shootout. The officer was hospitalized for a week with a leg injury and nerve damage, according to a court document. Police haven't released his name but have said he's 28 years old and has been with the department about four years.
FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A suburban man was arrested for online threats to Chicago police officers after law enforcement officials said they found a homemade gun range in his basement. Aries Woodfin, 33, appeared in court Saturday. He has not been charged with making threats to police, but that is what led investigators to him. In court prosecutors painted a picture of an angry man who used Facebook to threaten the lives of police officers. A judge agreed, calling Woodfin a dangerous man. Charged with weapons possession, assault, having a firearm without a valid permit and disorderly conduct, Woodfin was denied bond and will for now remain in Cook County Jail. Prosecutors say they became aware of the threats after on December 8 when Woodfin posted a Facebook message in which he said he was, "going to kill cops and innocent white kids." 
EAST HARTFORD–Police have made an arrest in a July murder. Larry Williams (aka Lawrence Williams), 18, of Hartford, was arrested on Barbour Street in Hartford on Monday in connection to the shooting death of 
The cabby who ducked criminal charges after he killed a Manhattan boy is fighting two traffic tickets from the crash — and is now blaming darkness and bad weather. Koffi Komlani, 54, struck 
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Police in Georgia are investigating a murder-attempted suicide in Blackshear that happened in the parking lot of a Huddle House restaurant on U.S. 84. Investigators said around 11:30 p.m. Monday, 62-year-old Robert Lee Taylor shot and killed his 26-year-old girlfriend, 
Chicago’s 