Albert Cronkite

A criminal complaint says people close to the baby described prior interventions only after the 7-month-old suffered a fatal emergency. MILWAUKEE — When a 7-month-old Milwaukee girl died July 27, investigators learned that relatives and others said they had already witnessed troubling incidents involving the infant and her mother, allegations that prosecutors now cite in a felony child-abuse case against 22-year-old Makenzie D. Critton. The timing of those disclosures is one of the most consequential …

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Ruben Altidor was booked on attempted felony murder, aggravated child abuse and a probation violation after the Aug. 3 incident. MARGATE, Fla. — Three separate allegations now define the legal case against a 36-year-old Florida man accused of attacking his sister with a machete as she slept beside her 1-year-old daughter: attempted felony murder, aggravated child abuse and violation of probation or community control. Ruben Altidor was arrested Aug. 3 after Margate police responded to …

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A fight between employees was already underway when police say another worker, Jerry Henderson, shot and killed Jarvis Bowden. PINE BLUFF, Ark. — What began as an evening shift inside a South Olive Street pizza restaurant became a homicide scene Aug. 2 after a fight between employees was followed by gunfire that killed 25-year-old Jarvis Bowden, according to Pine Bluff police. The location is central to what police have disclosed about the case. The shooting …

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Later filings accuse the 49-year-old of approaching officers with a knife after an alleged attack on his mother. LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — What began as a criminal case accusing Sean Deibert of choking his mother and threatening a neighbor has expanded into a broader prosecution that includes three felony aggravated-assault counts stemming from the police encounter in which an officer shot him. The progression of charges provides the clearest timeline of how authorities’ understanding of …

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Serena Dolnics remains accused of killing her father as the court case turns from police allegations toward testing the evidence. VALPARAISO, Ind. — Serena Dolnics has pleaded not guilty to murdering her father, shifting a case first built through a welfare check and police investigation into a legal proceeding in which prosecutors must prove their allegations in court. The 32-year-old Indiana woman is charged with murder in the death of Gregory Dolnics, who was found …

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Tatiana Norman faces aggravated child abuse while investigators say prosecutors may consider additional charges tied to her 6-month-old son’s death. LAKELAND, Fla. — The death of 6-month-old Jeremiah Peters has been classified as a homicide, but the criminal case publicly announced against his mother remains an aggravated child abuse prosecution, leaving an important distinction between the medical examiner’s finding and the charge authorities say they can currently pursue. Tatiana Norman, 23, was arrested July 27 …

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The case against Troy Yazzie draws on Manuel Martinez’s statement, a 911 call, medical findings and statements attributed to the defendant. PHOENIX, Ariz. — A 911 call, an injured man’s statement to police, medical findings, a recovered construction helmet and statements attributed to the accused form the publicly reported foundation of a second-degree murder case against Troy Yazzie, 31, in the death of his 76-year-old roommate, Manuel Martinez. The records described by news organizations offer …

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The pregnant victim reached a rural road after regaining consciousness, setting in motion an attempted-murder case that ended with four guilty pleas. RIPLEY, W.Va. — The criminal case that ended with Logan Willis facing as many as 36 years in prison began with a development he apparently did not expect: The pregnant woman he had left unconscious in woods near Kenna woke up, reached a road and found help. That survival changed the course of …

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Alissa Huerta remains jailed without bond as her defense reviews evidence that includes video and recovered cellphone material. CALDWELL, Idaho — The first major evidentiary hearing for an 18-year-old accused of deliberately running over 19-year-old Jade Aliyah Ramirez has been delayed until Sept. 23 after defense attorneys said they received a substantial amount of discovery to review. Alissa Mae Huerta remains in custody without bond on a first-degree murder charge stemming from Ramirez’s July 26 …

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Deputies found Justin Emmick in a secluded part of his acreage after Ashley Ruhland called 911 and reported the shooting. LE MARS, Iowa — The first deputy sent to a rural Plymouth County acreage on July 29 had to be directed to a remote section of the property where Justin F. Emmick had been shot. What began as an emergency response in an isolated part of the acreage became a homicide investigation and then a …

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