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FORT EISENHOWER, Ga. (TCD) — A 30-year-old Army spouse stands accused of killing her 11-month-old child with a weapon in the presence of her two other children.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia, on Nov. 15, April Short of Fort Eisenhower allegedly “used a knife to cut the neck of an 11-month-old child” while she “engaged in the knowing and willful perpetration of child abuse.” The victim was transported to Eisenhower Army Medical Center and pronounced dead.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by WSB-TV, April Short texted James Short, a military staff sergeant at Fort Eisenhower, and made references to God. She allegedly said to him, “The days of darkness are upon us.”

James Short went home and reportedly found his wife shuttered inside a bedroom with their 11-year-old, 6-year-old, and 11-month-old. April Short would not leave the room, and authorities arrived on scene to help get her out.

According to WSB, April Short eventually left the bedroom with her 11-year-old and 6-year-old, and she walked out of the home with them.

James Short and the officers reportedly entered the bedroom and found the 11-month-old child suffering from stab wounds.

April Short allegedly tried to drive away with the two other children, but officers stopper her and took her into custody.

According to WSB, Short confessed to injuring the 11-month-old child. The two other children reportedly told police their mother said she stabbed the victim so the child could “be with Jesus and God.”

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the attorney’s office announced that a federal jury indicted Short on charges of premeditated murder and felony murder. She is in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service.

MORE:

• Fort Eisenhower woman indicted for murder in child’s death – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia
• Fort Eisenhower woman charged with murder in child’s death, 11/17/2023 – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia
• Ga. Army wife accused of killing 11-month-old, says she wanted him to be ‘with Jesus and God’ – WSB

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DES MOINES, Iowa (TCD) — A 40-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, bound her with tape, tortured her, then left her outside a hospital.

On Saturday, Dec. 2, at 9 p.m., the Osceola Police Department contacted Des Moines Police to report a situation at Clark County Hospital regarding a female who said she had been kidnapped. She told police her ex-boyfriend, Jordan Mangum, went to her home at approximately 2:30 a.m., tied her up with duct tape, and took her against her will.

The 32-year-old victim said she was taken to a home in Indianola and kept captive. Then, the suspect allegedly drove her to an unknown location, choked her, slashed her throat, and ran her over with his vehicle. Des Moines Police said the victim “pleaded for her attacker to stop.”

Mangum reportedly put the victim back in the car and dropped her off in the street outside of Clark County Hospital. The Des Moines Police Department statement said the victim sustained serious wounds and required surgery.

On Sunday, Dec. 3, detectives obtained a search warrant for an Indianola residence. He was subsequently arrested for first-degree kidnapping, willful injury, and violation of a no-contact order. Polk County Jail records show he is also being charged with first-degree domestic abuse assault.

In an update, the Des Moines Police Department said detectives arrested Mangum’s alleged co-conspirator, Jessica Wheeler, on a charge of first-degree kidnapping.

The victim is reportedly still hospitalized.

MORE:

• News Release – Des Moines Police Department
• Polk County Jail inmate information

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TCD) — A 49-year-old woman stands accused of killing her ex-husband this week during an argument about watching a movie.

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Memphis Police Department responded to a report of a domestic incident at 3713 Robin Park Circle. Inside the home, officers found a male victim suffering from stab wounds, and he was transported to Regional One Health, where he died from his wounds.

Officers apprehended a female, identified by WATN-TV as Tasha Williams, at the scene.

According to an affidavit obtained by WATN, Williams told police that she and her ex-husband, Michael Williams, were drinking when they got into a dispute. The victim allegedly wanted to go to another location to watch a movie, but Tasha Williams did not, and he knocked her glasses. Tasha Williams sustained a cut near her eye as a result.

Williams reportedly told police she cleaned around her eye, and the victim attempted to assist. Williams then became upset, grabbed a kitchen knife, and allegedly stabbed her ex-husband in the chest.

Williams and the victim had reportedly been involved in previous domestic violence incidents.

Williams was booked into the Shelby County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder. She remains held on $80,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 8.

MORE:

• News Release – Memphis Police Department
• Shelby County Jail Records
• Woman charged after argument over movie with ex-husband leads to deadly stabbing – WATN

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DES PLAINES, Ill. (TCD) — A woman was sent to the hospital after a man she met on a dating app allegedly ran her over with his car because they got into an argument.

According to a crime report by the Des Plaines Police Department, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 4:28 a.m., a patrolling officer heard a scream from a woman who was found knocking on a store’s front door. The officer made contact with the woman, who said she had been struck by a car. The police report noted the woman’s “clothes were wet and disheveled, showing signs of an incident occurring.”

Des Plaines Fire Department officials arrived at the scene and took the woman to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

During the investigation, police learned the victim and Jose Roldan Vazquez matched on a dating app and the two met in a parking lot across the street from where she was found. The victim got into Vazquez’s SUV and they left the lot. They reportedly returned to the parking lot, where they got into a verbal argument. The woman got out of the car during the dispute “to get away from Roldan Vazquez.”

After she exited the vehicle, he allegedly drove into her and she fell. Surveillance video from nearby businesses reportedly showed Vazquez’s SUV hitting the victim and knocking her down.

Des Plaines Police officers went to Vazquez’s home in Mount Prospect and arrested him on charges of aggravated battery and failure to report a personal injury motor vehicle accident. Police also ticketed him for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

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• Aggravated Battery / Failure to Report a Personal Injury Accident / Traffic – Des Plaines Police Department

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MELBOURNE, Fla. (TCD) — A 24-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend last year because she wouldn’t return his calls.

On Dec. 6, the Florida State Attorney’s Office for the 18th Judicial Circuit announced that a judge sentenced Carlos Jones to life in prison. A jury convicted him in September of second-degree murder in connection with the 2022 death of Sha’Dayla Johnson.

According to the state attorney’s office, on Dec. 20, 2022, shortly before 8 a.m., Melbourne Police officers responded to a home at 2827 Colbert Circle to a report of a shooting. Officers discovered Johnson unresponsive in the carport suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Johnson was transported to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Witnesses reportedly observed Jones, the victim’s ex-boyfriend, at the home at the time of the shooting. Jones and Johnson had previously lived together.

Jones eventually surrendered to police in Palm Bay at approximately 11 a.m. The state attorney’s office said he confessed to the shooting and claimed he and his ex-girlfriend had a dispute because Johnson wasn’t “responding to his phone calls or text messages.” WPEC-TV reports that Johnson was on her way to work when Jones confronted her.

Jones will serve his life sentence in the Florida Department of Corrections.

MORE:

• Carlos JONES II Sentenced to Life for Murder of Sha’Dayla Johnson – Florida State Attorney for the 18th Judicial Circuit
• Florida man accused of fatally shooting ex because she allegedly didn’t text him back, 12/23/2022 – TCD
• Police: Florida man shoots ex-girlfriend 15 times after she didn’t text him back, 12/23/2022 – WPEC

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (TCD) — Investigators allege a man sitting on death row killed another woman who was “left for dead” on the side of the highway over 20 years ago.

On Dec. 5, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced Lucious Boyd, who was previously convicted of killing 21-year-old Dawnia Dacosta, was charged with first-degree murder and sexual battery in connection with Eileen Truppner’s death. Boyd was found guilty in June 2002 of first-degree murder, sexual battery, and kidnapping for killing Dacosta. He was sentenced to death for Dacosta’s murder and life in prison for kidnapping.

In a press conference, Sheriff Gregory Tony said Truppner is “no longer faceless and no longer nameless.”

Dacosta was reportedly killed about two weeks before Truppner.

According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, on Dec. 18, 1998, a woman was dragged to the side of U.S. 27, where she “took her last breath in the grassy area where she was abandoned.” A boater discovered her body the next day. She was face-down and investigators determined there were “clear indication” that the perpetrator sexually assaulted her. The woman did not have any form of identification on her, so she became classified as a Jane Doe.

TThe sheriff’s office called the investigation an “uphill battle from the beginning,” saying the only piece of evidence they had was her clothing and a sketch. Deputies went to nearby businesses and asked if anyone had seen her, but they came up empty-handed. The case eventually went cold.

Several years later, detectives reopened the case and created a new sketch, which led to a “breakthrough” in the case. Truppner was positively identified in May.

Truppner moved to the U.S. from Puerto Rico “to start a new chapter in her life.” She had two children and a “loving family.”

Truppner’s sister said at the press conference Truppner was “very kind with a good heart,” but she went through depression after giving birth to her children.

Capt. Jonathan Brown said he and his detectives “strongly believe” Boyd is a serial killer who might have killed women all over Florida. Brown classified both victims as women “in vulnerable situations that he took advantage of.”

Tony, the sheriff, said, “Justice has no expiration date.”

MORE:

• BSO Cold Case Closed: Jane Doe’s Killer is Indicted – Broward County Sheriff’s Office
• Sheriff’s News Conference – BSO Jane Doe Cold Case Solved – Broward County Sheriff’s Office
• BSO’s Open and Unsolved: A Victim Without a Name, 10/28/2022 – Broward County Sheriff’s Office
• BSO’s Open and Unsolved: A Victim Without a Name is Identified, 5/4/2023 – Broward County Sheriff’s Office

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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (TCD) — A woman recently succumbed to her injuries almost two weeks after her son allegedly beat her with a hammer.

According to a news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, Nov. 19, at around 10:52 p.m., deputies responded to the 200 block of Mayfield Court to a report of a possible assault. At the scene, the sheriff’s office said deputies found 63-year-old Alison Marshall suffering from critical, life-threatening injuries.

Marshall was transported to Los Robles Regional Medical Center via ambulance. Deputies also found an unidentified male victim, age 64, who was taken to a local hospital.

The sheriff’s office identified Marshall’s son, 21-year-old Scott Goldberg, as the primary suspect and apprehended him at the scene. According to the Ventura County Star, the male victim is Goldberg’s father.

Goldberg was initially arrested and booked into the Ventura County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. His bond was set at $510,000.

On Dec. 1, the sheriff’s office posted an update and announced that Marshall died from her injuries in the hospital. Her autopsy results are pending, but her death is now being investigated as a homicide.

According to the Ventura County Star, prosecutors plan to file a murder charge against Goldberg. A judge also denied him bail at a recent court date.

MORE:

• Attempted Murder Investigation, 11/20/2023 – Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
• Assault Results in Death – Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
• Ventura County Jail Records
• Newbury Park woman attacked with hammer dies; son to be charged with murder – Ventura County Star

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UPDATE Dec. 6, 2023:

Las Vegas Police said Wednesday afternoon three people and the suspect were deceased and one was hospitalized in critical condition following the shooting.

University Police Chief Adam Garcia said the entire higher education system in the region was shut down for the day out of an abundance of caution.

The motive remains unknown.

LAS VEGAS (TCD) — Las Vegas Police confirmed there were “multiple victims” following a shooting on campus at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department said officers were responding to preliminary reports of a shooting at Beam Hall and that there “appears to be multiple victims at this time.”

In an update, police initially said the suspect “is contained.” Then, they announced the suspect had been located and was deceased.

The school also confirmed there was an active shooter in Beam Hall and urged students to “run-hide-fight.” The school said everyone should continue to shelter in place and that “this is not a test.” Minutes after that announcement, the school said there were reports of shots fired in the student union.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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• Active Shooter – Las Vegas Metro Police
• Emergency Notifications – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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