A Bessemer City resident was recently arrested and charged with murder after ramming his car into a restaurant’s, killing his daughter and daughter-in-law. According to the police report, the suspect, a retired private investigator and former deputy, struggled with mental illness.

Retired Private Investigator Begged Family to Remove Firearms from Home

On the 20^th of May, Gaston County deputies arrested 62-year-old Roger Self, a former Sheriff’s deputy and retired private investigator. The man was later charged with two counts of first-degree murder after ruling out the possibility of an accident.

Based on eyewitnesses’ accounts and Self’s confession, the man went inside the Bessemer City Surf and Turf Lodge to have lunch with his family. Accompanying Self were 26-year-old Katelyn Self, his daughter, Amanda Self, Roger’s daughter-in-law, Katelyn’s husband and 13-year-old daughter and Diane, Roger’s wife.

Around noon, Self left the table. His family thought that he was going to the bathroom. However, as the investigation reveals, Self, in fact, left the restaurant and got into his car. Minutes later, he rammed the restaurant’s wall.

According to a Gaston County PD spokesperson, the perpetrator’s vehicle was completely inside the restaurant when the first responders arrived.

Amid the debris, paramedics identified three victims: Katelyn, Amanda, and Roger’s daughter-in-law’s child.

Both Katelyn and Amanda were declared dead at the scene. Amanda’s daughter was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Subsequently, the authorities took Self into custody after the investigation revealed that the man intentionally drove through the wall.

Conclusion

Austin Rammell, a Venture Church pastor and family friend, declared that the retired private investigator was wrestling with a mental illness.

Moreover, he recalls about how Self asked his family members to remove all firearms from the house.

Katelyn, Self’s 26-year-daughter, was a Gaston County deputy.

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A Texas jury recently found 24-year-old Joshua Bear guilty of first-degree murder. The man, who was accused in July 2014 of stomping to death his former girlfriend’s daughter, will spend the rest of his day behind bars. Based on court documents, the infant’s mother will also receive a 20-year prison sentence for tampering with evidence.

Texas Man Was ‘Annoyed’ By Ex-Girlfriend’s Infant, Authorities Declared

On Saturday, a Texas jury sentenced 24-year-old Joshua Beard to life in prison for the murder of an 18-month-old infant. The jury will also move forward to sentence 20-year-old Alexis Botello, Beard’s former girlfriend and accomplice.

According to court documents, in July 2014, Beard shared the same home with Botello and Tylea, the woman’s 18-month-old daughter from a previous marriage.

Far from being the perfect step-father, Beard brutalized Tylea on more than one occasion. During her police interview, Botello told the detectives that her boyfriend was irritated by Tylea’s crying, and not a day would go by without him hitting her.

However, on the day of Tylea’s mother, the Texas man took his beatings to the next level. Several hear-breaking confessions revealed that the monster hit the infant, grabbed her by the feet, and threw her across the room.

According to Botello’s testimony, the infant hit the side of a mattress before hitting the floor. Unfortunately, the Texas man did not stop there. While the child was still on the bedroom’s floor, the assailant stomped on the infant’s head and body until she could no longer breath.

Conclusion

Botello told the detectives that they’ve tried performing CPR but to no avail. Fearing the cops, the couple placed the infant’s body inside a car’s trunk, drove to a remote location, and buried her under a bridge. The baby’s body was found after a missing child’s report was filed by Botello’s relatives.

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A Louisiana woman was recently indicted for identity theft after the authorities discovered that the suspect stole the credentials of another woman to obtain a better position at the company she’s currently employed. The authorities were alerted after several employees claim that the woman could not fulfill the requirements of her new position.

Suspect Sentenced in Identity Theft Case Has a Long Criminal History

On Friday, a St. Tammy Parish jury found Cindy White, a Slidell resident, guilty of assuming and using another person’s identity. According to the court document, White, who’s expected to return to court on the 24^th of April might be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.

White’s criminal records indicate that this is not the woman’s first run-in with the law, being convicted of the same crime back in 1997.

According to the authorities, White, who at that times was employed at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Department, used her position to access and empty a colleague’s bank account.

White was arrested, charged with one count of forgery and one count of identity theft. Following a court agreement, White pleaded guilty to both charges in exchange for probation.

Interestingly enough, after 1999 police records indicate that the woman passed away, only two years after she received the court’s verdict.

White’s trail grew cold until 2015 when the woman got hired by Diversified Food and Seasonings. Disappointed by the fact that she earned $95G per year as an HR manager, White used her ‘skills’ in order to obtain a better position.

As a result, five months later, she was promoted to senior HR manager, a position that came with a $105,000 salary and other benefits.

Conclusion

However, a few weeks into her job, the company’s board not only realized that White was delegating too many of her responsibilities but utterly failed to accomplish even the simplest of tasks, despite the qualifications she wrote in her CV.

The authorities were alerted, and White arrested and charged with identity theft. According to woman’s arrest warrant, White stole another woman’s LinkedIn resume and her personal info.

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The Bellevue authorities declared that a 26-old-man was taken into custody on Friday for robbing a jewelry store. According to the police records, the suspect was dressed in military attire and claimed that he wanted to purchase an engagement ring for his fiancé. Before bolting off, the Washington man stole an exquisite marquise diamond.

Marquise Diamond Price Around $100G, According to Police

On the 22^nd of February, an individual donning a military uniform, later identified as 26-year-old Arquae Daveon Kennedy, entered the Diamond Inc. jewelry shot in Bellevue, Washington.

Based on the police report, the individual approached a staff member and told him a story about wanting to buy a diamond engagement ring for his fiancé, as they plan on getting married before being deployed off-seas.

Kennedy said that he’s looking for something more exquisite than the usual merchandise, indicated that the ring must have between 3 and 5 carats. The store owner who served Kennedy told the authorities that the suspect looked at the other diamond rings before making his move.

Per Kennedy’s request, the owner brought him a small glass jar with a 5.54-carat diamond stone inside. Before allowing the suspect to inspect the marquise diamond, the owner told Kennedy that this is the biggest stone available and that it costs around $100,000.

Several seconds later, the suspect grabbed the diamond and bolted off. The owner ran after him and managed to grab him by the shirt before getting into his car. Kennedy punched the store owner, who fell to the ground.

Conclusion

On Friday, the authorities managed to track down the individual and to take him into custody.  The diamond is still missing. Authorities believed that the driver who aided Kennedy escape might have the diamond. The suspect was not listed as being in the army.

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Ever since we were children and afraid of the dark, parents have been telling us that there’s no boogeyman hiding in the closet or under our beds. The following story shows that sometimes not everything our parents tell us our true. A Florida veteran got the shock of his life when he discovered a dangerous escaped inmate hiding from the police in his closet.

Florida Veteran Told Cops That Suspect Was Looking to Change Clothes

Herman Jackson is an 87-year-old Florida resident and a war veteran. Since the war ended, Jackson described his life as being uneventful until last Thursday when he made quite a startling discovery while investigating a strange sound coming from the living room.

According to the Florida veteran’s statement, he was just about to turn in when he heard a rustling noise coming from behind his living room’s sliding doors. When he went to investigate, the veteran discovered a man, later identified as Alexander Koretsky, standing in the middle of his living room and staring at him.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, Koretsky attempted to explain that he means no harm and that he wanted a glass of water. The Florida veteran told the authorities that before he had a chance to talk to the suspect, he grabbed a glass from the kitchen, drank it, and run out the front door.

More than that, it would appear that the suspect was looking for something more than water when he entered Jackson’s house. While searching the living room, Jackson found that the suspect rummaged through his closet, probably looking to change his clothes.

Conclusion

Later that day, Koretsky was taken into custody. Using his confession, the authorities also arrested 26-year-old Shelby Adams, the man’s girlfriend, and also a fugitive. Both suspects have a long criminal record.

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The Tennessee authorities have recently updated its endangered child alert after Devin Hester, the 17-year-old teen who was reported missing in March was seen in the company of two male suspects during a botched motel robbery.

 Tennessee Teen Seen After Athens Motel Robbery

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working side by side with the Athens Sheriff’s Office in a desperate attempt to located Devin Hester and her alleged kidnappers.

According to the authorities, Hester was reported missing on the 10^th of March, after she failed to show up at home.

Last Sunday’s incident, which took place at a motel, located 60 miles from Chattanooga, led the investigators to believe that Hester’s alive but her life might still be in danger.

At approximately 6:00 a.m., a black SUB pulls in front of the Athens Lodge motel. Seconds later, two males and a female disembark from the vehicle. The three suspicious individuals were on their way to the motel’s reception when they’d spotted a staff member smoking outside.

The victim told the authorities that the two male suspects came at him and asked him to open the motel’s safe. Seconds later, one of the pulls out a gun and points it towards the staff member.

The man fought the aggressor, trying to seize his gun. However, the man fired, wounding the motel employee in the leg.

Conclusion

Fortunately, the victim managed to get inside the motel and to lock the front door before calling the authorities. When the employee described the two aggressors, he mentioned a woman, probably a teenager, accompanying them.

He told the investigator that the woman remained by the vehicle during the motel robbery. The Tennessee Bureau Investigation was notified that the woman seen with the two robbers fits the description of missing Devin Hester.

 

Elizabeth Faye Cannon, the 47-year-old Macon former nurse, pleaded guilty on Monday for shooting 15-year-old Vernon Marcus Jr. in the head at the beginning of January 2017.  In her defense, the woman claimed she called the police on several occasions about ‘street gangs’ harassing her and thought Marcus Jr. to be a member.

Macon Former Nurse Might Have One or More Mental Illnesses, Attorney Argues

On the 16^th of January, Elizabeth Cannon, a 47-year-old retired nurse, was standing inside her Macon house when she spotted a group of teens, supposedly ‘street gang’ members, hanging outside her home.

The court documents reveal that the woman retrieved a firearm from the house, went outside the house, and fire at least five shots towards the teenagers gathered outside her home.

Unfortunately, Vernon Marcus Jr., a 16-year-old high school student, was passing through that area when the Macon former nurse discharged her weapon. The teen got hit in the back of his head by one bullet.

After firing her gun, Cannon went to see if the teens were still around, only to discover a badly injured Marcus Jr. The woman simply told the boy to hang on while she called the authorities. He was taken to the hospital, where the doctors managed to stabilize him.

Three years have passed since the shooting and Marcus Jr., once an aspiring athlete, is paralyzed on the right side, can’t feed or go to the toilet alone without his mother’s help. Since the incident, the 16-year-old has lost the ability to speak.

Conclusion

During her court appearances, Cannon’s attorney tried to exonerate her client by claiming self-defense or quoting from the woman’s medical record. A court document reveals that some of Cannon’s relatives took the gun from the former nurse’s house, fearing that her condition might push her to commit something atrocious.

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A Colorado woman was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. According to the woman’s arrest warrant, the suspect performed a self-abortion inside the room she rented from a couple and tossed the infant over the fence, where it landed on the neighbor’s patio.

Colorado Woman Claims She Didn’t Know that She Was Pregnant

On Tuesday, the Colorado authorities arrested 23-year-old Camille Wasinger-Konrad and charged her with first-degree murder.

Following a complaint received on the 2^nd of January, the Colorado authorities were summoned to a Castle Rock house. The caller told the 911 dispatcher that she found a newborn baby on her patio.

Detectives reveal that the newborn appeared to have been tossed over the fence, knocked over a chair, and landed on the patio. The investigation led to a house owned by a couple who rented a room to Wasinger-Konrad.

When first approached by the law enforcement agents, the woman became apprehensive but later agreed to talk to Adam Moorman, one of the detectives in charge of the investigation.

Moorman asked the Colorado woman if the baby was hers. At first, the woman refused to comment, saying that she doesn’t want to get into trouble but later told Moorman the whole story.

A couple of weeks ago, Wasinger-Konrad emailed her company about a new work schedule on account of her pregnancy. During the night, the woman said that she began experiencing several stomach cramps and when she slid the blanket she realized that she gave birth.

Conclusion

The woman told Moorman that she did not know that she was pregnant. After giving birth, the woman covered the infant’s mouth with a rag to prevent him from screaming and went to the front yard. There she sat approximately 10 minutes with her newborn in hands.

Out of the blue, the woman simply tossed the infant over the neighbor’s fence. When confronted by the authorities, the Colorado woman replied that she didn’t want the infant and she just got rid of it.

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