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PALM COAST, Fla. (TCN) — Deputies recently arrested a 44-year-old man who was allegedly passed out while a toddler was wandering alone outside.

According to a news release from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, March 16, deputies received multiple 911 calls regarding a 2-year-old who was “walking in the middle of the street in pajamas with a heavily soiled diaper.”

Before the incident, witnesses saw the child in the front yard of a residence. They allegedly brought the toddler inside and saw Ross Judy, who WESH-TV reports is the child’s father, “passed out on his bed intoxicated.”

The sheriff’s office responded to the child’s location, and the victim led them to Judy, who allegedly reeked of alcohol.

Deputies searched the property and found dangerous tools and trash inside and outside the residence, as well as animal feces, filth, and an emaciated dog with an “almost rotted off” ear and missing fur.

In a statement obtained by WESH, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said, “It might as well be a landfill on the inside of the home. That’s how disgusting it looked.”

According to the sheriff’s office, the home was in “deplorable living conditions,” and there were multiple alcoholic beverage containers. Authorities reportedly observed bugs swimming in toilet water and a sink covered in so many layers of cigarette ash that it was “no longer visible.”

Deputies discovered pill bottles all over a spare room and on top of shelves in the living room. There were also reportedly exposed razors and hypodermic needles, which could have been accessed by the toddler.

Deputies arrested Judy on charges of child neglect without great bodily harm and abandon animal to die, sick, diseased, or infirm. He was booked into the Flagler County Jail on $4,000 bond.

The 2-year-old was transported to a family member’s home.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said, “No child should be living in deplorable conditions with an adult who obviously doesn’t care about their well-being.”

• Palm Coast Man Arrested after Toddler Found Wandering Alone, Residence in Deplorable Conditions – Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
• Flagler County dad arrested after toddler found wandering outside ‘unlivable home’ – WESH
• Flagler County Jail

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Audrii Cunningham’s family offered Steven McDougal a second chance by letting the convicted felon live in a trailer behind their home. Steven, however, ended up abusing that opportunity. He would later be arrested for kidnapping and killing 11-year-old Audrii, tying her body to a boulder, and leaving her in a river.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (TCN) — Police announced charges against juveniles they allege drove a stolen car into a man commuting to work on his bicycle last year.

The Albuquerque Police Department said in a statement that they took a 13-year-old into custody on charges of open murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death, and unlawful possession of a handgun in connection with the death of Scott Habermehl.

A 15-year-old is facing the same charges. Police allege an 11-year-old participated in the fatal hit-and-run, but they said he is too young to be charged with murder. Detectives are working with the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office and the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department to figure out what charges the boy could face and whether he can be placed in custody.

According to the police department, Habermehl was biking to work at the Sandia National Laboratory on May 24 at 4:40 a.m. when he was struck by the car on Moon Street. The suspects in the vehicle allegedly recorded the collision as they intentionally drove into the bike lane to hit Habermehl. Police said the juveniles “saw the flashing light on the bicycle and audio of the recording indicated they planned to hit the bicyclist.”

Albuquerque Police learned via an anonymous tip in February that the video had been shared on Instagram. The Instagram account was flagged in a separate investigation, but then a middle school principal told police that a student spoke up about seeing the video.

The video allegedly shows the 13-year-old talking about hitting Habermehl before he accelerates the car. The 15-year-old reportedly told him not to speed up too much, and said, “Just bump him, brah.” Police allege the 15-year-old told the 13-year-old to “go like 15, 20.”

The 11-year-old reportedly sat in the front seat and waved a handgun in the air. He allegedly ducked as the passenger side struck Habermehl. According to police, “There were loud sounds, including metal flexing, as the momentum of the crash carried Habermehl and his bicycle on top, and off, the passenger side of the vehicle.”

Police are reportedly still searching for the 15-year-old and 11-year-old.

According to his obituary, Habermehl worked as an engineer and published over 50 journal articles and six patents that are used in the national security and space fields. He was described as a “consummate outdoorsman and cared deeply for the wild spaces of the world.”

• APD arrests 13-year-old for murder of man riding his bike to work in 2024 – Albuquerque Police Department
• Scott Dwight Habermehl obituary

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (TCN) — Authorities recently arrested and charged an 82-year-old North Carolina man on suspicion of sexually assaulting and killing a 31-year-old Virginia woman and leaving her body in a parking lot over four decades ago.

According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, on March 3, 1979, a passerby discovered Kathryn Donohue’s body while walking in the 8400 block of Hamlin Street and called police. Officers responded and launched an investigation into Donohue’s rape and death, but the case remained unsolved for decades.

With advancements in DNA and genetic genealogical testing, the FBI Baltimore Field Office was able to identify a relative of the unknown male suspect in 2024. Investigators later named Rodger Brown as the primary suspect in the case.

With help from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina and the FBI Charlotte Field Office, police announced March 18 that Brown was arrested at his home in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Officers said, “There is no known connection between the victim and suspect.”

Brown faces charges of first-degree murder, rape, and other related offenses. He remains held in North Carolina and will be extradited back to Prince George’s County.

• PGPD Cold Case Unit Identifies & Charges Man for 1979 Cold Case Murder – Prince George’s County Police Department

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (TCN) — A 24-year-old U.S. Air Force airman is accused of killing a 21-year-old woman whose remains were located and positively identified months after she disappeared.

Sahela “Shy” Sangrait went missing in August after she was last known to be staying with a friend in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. She reportedly said she was returning to her home in Box Elder to get some personal items before traveling to California. However, friends and family lost contact with her and later reported her missing.

On March 4, a hiker contacted the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and reported finding a “badly decomposed body.” Forensic teams brought the remains to a lab for testing, where dental records helped investigators positively identify the body as Sangrait’s on March 12. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said they were investigating her death as a homicide. They did not reveal her cause of death.

Three days after Sangrait’s remains were identified, Pennington County investigators arrested Quinterius Chappelle, an active duty airman, on a charge of second-degree murder. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota took over the investigation because officials allege Chappelle killed Sangrait on the Ellsworth Air Force Base, which is government property.

The Associated Press reports Chappelle joined the Air Force in 2019 and serves in the 28th Maintenance Squadron as an aircraft inspection journeyman.

Twenty-eighth Bomb Wing commander Col. Derek Oakley said in a statement, “First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Sahela. We hold Airmen accountable for their actions, and if service members are found in violation of military or civilian law, they will be punished.”

If convicted, Chappelle could face life in prison.

• Missing – South Dakota Missing Persons
• Arrest Made After Human Remains Found in Pennington County – Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
• Airman Stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base Charged with Murder of Missing Woman – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota
• Airman charged in killing of Native American woman who went missing 7 months ago in South Dakota – The Associated Press

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