Amish Beard Cutting Attacks: Defendants Plead Not Guilty
Twelve members of an Amish splinter group in Ohio pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a spate of beard- and hair-cutting assaults last fall on other Amish. The 10 men and two women were indicted on seven counts, including federal hate crime charges, for their part in the unusual attacks, which began [...]
Father beat six-week-old baby boy until he was blind and brain damaged
A father, who was driven ‘mad’ by the crying of his baby son, beat and shook the six-week-old so viciously that he was left blind and brain damaged. Nicholas McRoberts, 27, has been jailed for eight years – the maximum permitted – after admitting the attack on tiny Devin McRoberts. After the brutal beating, McRoberts [...]
Man who ‘stabbed out room mate’s eyes with a steak knife and car antenna’ laughs in court
A man who stabbed his victim in the eyes with a steak knife and car aerial laughed at a judge when he appeared in court. Eugene Dase swore and laughed when he faced assault and robbery charges. His behavior outraged judge Bernie Bouchard who told him: ‘You’re not going to see light of day for [...]
Gadget Shop tycoon’s wife WILL face trial in Florida over nightclub sex romp claim
Scots tycoon Mary Gorman has been told she must stand trial on drugs and violence charges that could see her jailed for up to ten years. The multi-millionaire wife of Gadget Shop founder Chris Gorman was arrested last year after allegedly performing a sex act on an unknown man in a U.S. nightclub toilet cubicle [...]
Germaphobe ‘body slams woman who was coughing on his flight’
Patrick White had a serious problem with the woman coughing on his American Airlines flight to Jacksonville International Airport in Florida. The 31-year-old Georgia man spend the plane ride harassing the sick 19-year-old, according to police. Unsatisfied that he had made his point, as passengers were getting off the plane last week, he began calling [...]
Joliet man, 20, allegedly beats mother and leaves her for dead
Bail was set at $1 million this afternoon for a 20-year-old Joliet man who allegedly beat his mother with a baseball bat Monday morning and then left her for dead at their home on the city’s Northwest Side. Joseph P. Conrad is charged with attempted murder and aggravated domestic battery. Read more: Chicago Tribune
Priest at Midway chapel accused of sex abuse
A 77-year-old priest assigned to the chapel at Midway Airport was charged Saturday with sexual abuse after he allegedly tried to grab the crotch of a man who had attended services before boarding a flight to Kansas. Father Bede R. Jagoe allegedly spoke to the 54-year-old victim after services on Dec. 11, Cook County prosecutors [...]
Woman attacks her sister at their mother’s funeral in battle over family heirloom jewels
A ‘catfight’ between two sisters at their mother’s funeral broke out Monday following a dispute over missing jewellery. Funeral home staff looked on in horror as the two women exchanged blows during a private visitation in a Texas funeral home. Kilgore Police said Kimberley Lynn Briggs grabbed her older sister Debra Gail Goff by the [...]
Nephew of O.J.’s murdered ex-wife Nicole arrested for ‘beating up girlfriend at home’
Anti-domestic violence campaigner Denise Brown has been caught up in the tricky situation of her son being accused of beating up his girlfriend. Ms Brown’s sister Nicole Brown Simpson was suspected of being killed by ex-husband O.J. Simpson in Los Angeles, California, in June 1994. In the early hours of this morning Sean Brown, 25, [...]
Band teacher arrested for sexual assault after having ‘month-long period of sexual misconduct’
A high school band teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting her student, though her supporters say the claims are false. Abby Shocik, 23, was arrested on Thursday and charged with sexual assault by Vermont state police. Shocik works as a band teacher at the Danville School in South Burlington, Vermont. Police are not releasing [...]