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Man Whose Girlfriend Went Missing Gets Arrested in Another Missing-Woman Case
Police continue to search for Typhenie Johnson, 25, who, authorities say, was last seen with her boyfriend, Christopher Revill, 32, on Oct. 10, CBS News reports. Revill has been arrested on charges of suspicion of kidnapping. Now the family of a previous girlfriend of Revill says that she disappeared under similar circumstances. According to authorities, Revill told police…
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Man Punches 69-Year-Old Woman Outside NYC Deli, Sends Her to Hospital
Richard “Kwasi” Springer, 28, is accused of punching a 69-year-old woman in New York City on Saturday morning, knocking her unconscious and sending her to the hospital shortly afterward with a serious injury, the New York Daily News reports. Springer reportedly got into an argument with an employee of the Sutphin King Deli in the…
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Fla. Youth Football Coach Fatally Shot in a Public Park
Dave Williams, 43, was shot shortly after bringing cookies and Gatorade to his team after football practice in a Fort Lauderdale park, as reported by CBS News. During the time of the shooting, hundreds of parents, kids, and coaches were at Mills Pond Park. It occurred at around 8:45 p.m. in the parking lot. Williams was taken…
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Michelle Obama Honored by 4 Beautiful ‘Love Letters’
Michelle Obama will grace the cover of the Oct. 23 issue of T, the New York Times Style Magazine, and inside are “love letters” written by four incredible people who have been inspired by the first lady over the past eight years. According to Jezebel, the letters pay testament to her historic run as first lady…
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3 Charged in Fatal Shooting of Tyson Gay’s Daughter
On Sunday, three men were charged in connection with the shooting death of Olympian sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter, Trinity, the Washington Post reports. Trinity was shot in the neck early Sunday morning outside the Cook Out restaurant in Lexington, Ky. Chazerae M. Taylor, 38; his 19-year-old son, D’markeo C. Taylor; and Dvonta Middlebrooks were all…
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Ex-Boyfriend of Missing Texas Woman Charged With Kidnapping
Chris Revill was arrested Wednesday on a kidnapping charge after his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend went missing, Fox News reports. Typhenie Johnson was last seen at an apartment complex in Fort Worth, Texas. Revill was the last person to see her before she disappeared, authorities said. Johnson’s twin brother, Asher, said that the former couple were outside talking…
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9-Year-Old Conn. Girl Banned From Soccer Game Because of Her Hairstyle
Aubrey Zvovushe-Ramos, 9, had never run into any problems with her hairstyle during the six years she has played soccer. But last Saturday the referee told her that if she did not remove the beads from her braids, she wouldn’t be allowed to play in the game with her Sapphires teammates in Monroe, Conn., ThinkProgress reports.…
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Ex-Cop Found Guilty of Shooting Woman He Met on Craiglist and Burning Her Body
Tahreem Rana, 25, was found guilty of several charges, including felony murder, Wednesday, more than two years after he fatally shot Vernecia Woodard, 26, after meeting her on Craigslist, CBS reports. Rana killed her the first night they met in person. The two were originally meeting for a “romantic exchange,” authorities said. Rana, who was an Atlanta…
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Houston 911 Operator Faces Charges for Hanging Up on Callers
Crenshanda Williams, a former 911 operator, is facing a misdemeanor charge of emergency interference with a telephone call after admitting to hanging up on callers because she didn’t feel like talking to them, Fox 5 reports. Between October 2015 and March 2016, Williams, 43, was apparently involved in thousands of short calls that lasted no…
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Sketch Released of Man Who Reportedly Attacked 11-Year-Old Boy in NYC
A man violently pulled an 11-year-old boy between two cars on a moving subway train in New York City, the New York Daily News reports. The boy told police that he saw two men play-fighting in his subway car when one of them asked him if he wanted to join. After he refused, the man…
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