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DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (TCD) — Deputies arrested a father this week on suspicion of child abuse, causing severe injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

On Sept. 26, detectives from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of child abuse against a juvenile in Denton, North Carolina, and launched an investigation. According to WXII-TV, the victim was 8 months old. The baby had reportedly sustained a brain bleed and three fractured ribs.

Medical staff from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center determined the victim’s injuries were consistent with inflicted head trauma, also known as shaken baby syndrome.

The sheriff’s office identified the victim’s father, Eddie Sims, as a suspect and arrested him on a count of felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury on Thursday, Nov. 16.

Sims is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 12.

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• News Release – Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
• North Carolina man facing child abuse charges after 8-month-old suffered ‘shaken baby’ syndrome – WXII

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OAKLAND, Calif. (TCD) — Police have identified a homicide victim whose body was found inside a suitcase floating on Lake Merritt last month.

According to the Oakland Police Department, on Oct. 31, shortly before 11 a.m., officers responded the 1900 block of Lakeshore Avenue to a report of a deceased body. Volunteers from the Lake Merritt Institute initially found the suitcase while cleaning around the area, KTVU-TV reports.

The volunteers reportedly tried to lift the suitcase out of the water, but it was too heavy. They eventually unzipped the suitcase and discovered the body, which seemed to be stuffed in a fetal position, according to KTVU.

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, police announced that the victim was identified as 23-year-old Gabriel Raymundo. Officers have asked the public’s help in gathering any information about the victim and the circumstances surrounding his death but confirmed they are investigating this as a homicide case.

Police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any tips leading to an arrest.

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• OPD Needs Help Solving Lake Merritt Homicide Case – Oakland Police Department
• Man’s body found inside suitcase floating in Northern California lake, 11/01/2023 – TCD
• Body found in suitcase floating in Lake Merritt identified – KTVU

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WILMER, Texas (TCD) — Officials believe a 38-year-old man kidnapped his 10-year-old son, who went missing after the boy’s mother was found dead inside her home.

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Wilmer Police Department announced an Amber Alert went out for Ian Aguilar, who was last seen the day prior at approximately 7:30 a.m. Police believe Ian Aguilar’s father, Juan Aguilar-Cano, abducted him and that Ian Aguilar is in “grave or immediate danger.”

They were last seen driving in a tan Chevrolet Tahoe. Wilmer Police said in an update law enforcement officials located the car, but Ian Aguilar and Juan Aguilar-Cano were not there.

According to NBC DFW, the car was found at a Tornado Bus Company stop in Houston. The bus company reportedly runs several lines to Mexico.

Juan Aguilar-Cano is reportedly also believed to be involved in the death of Ian Aguilar’s mother. KDFW-TV identified the mother as Zuleika Lopez. Lopez’s adult daughter reportedly became worried when Lopez failed to show up for work. When she went to Lopez’s house, she found her mother deceased inside.

One neighbor told KDFW, “The cops came out crying, so it had to have been a really brutal murder.”

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• Amber Alert – Wilmer Police Department
• AMBER Alert: Missing boy’s father suspected in mother’s death, sources say – NBC DFW
• AMBER Alert: Dallas County boy still missing, mother remembered – KDFW
• AMBER Alert: Dallas County father accused of abducting 10-year-old son, killing boy’s mother – KDFW

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TCD) — A 43-year-old man with a criminal history faces charges after he allegedly bit part of a police officer’s ear off during a traffic stop this week.

According to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office, the incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 14. WREG-TV reports that at approximately 5 a.m., an officer noticed Marcus Johnson and a female passenger in a 2002 Ford F-150. When the officer looked up the vehicle tags, they were registered to another car.

According to WREG, Johnson tossed a brown leather pouch on the ground, and the officer went up to him. Johnson reportedly provided car information that did not verify his identity.

As the officer tried to apprehend Johnson, he allegedly strangled him and bit a piece of his right ear off. Johnson reportedly hit the police officer multiple times in the face and stomach area. WREG reports that Johnson even took off the officer’s holster to allegedly get to his gun and Taser.

The officer eventually took Johnson into custody and recovered the leather pouch. According to reports obtained by WREG, the officer found marijuana, fentanyl, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and Xanax inside the pouch.

Johnson and the officer were subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment.

Officials later learned that Johnson had been driving even though his license had been revoked, and he didn’t have proof of insurance.

The district attorney’s office said Johnson had other felony drug charges from a 2022 case, and they advocated for his bond to be revoked.

The judge ultimately revoked Johnson’s bond in the 2022 case and increased his bond to $500,000 for an attempted second-degree murder charge from this week’s alleged assault on the officer.

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said in a statement, “When I saw how he had been a fugitive for about a year from a prior charge, I instructed our prosecutors to not only seek a high bond on the new charge, but to revoke bond outright. This defendant has already proved he can’t be trusted. I’m glad the judge agreed.”

Johnson remains held in the Shelby County Jail on multiple charges, including possession of a substance with intention to sell, criminal impersonation, attempted second-degree murder, resisting officials retention, driving while license suspended, violation of financial law, and violation of vehicle registration.

MORE:

• DA’s Office Gets Bond Revoked for Man Accused of Attacking a Memphis Police Officer – Shelby County District Attorney’s Office
• Shelby County Jail Records
• Man allegedly bites off piece of MPD officer’s ear during traffic stop – WREG

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AUSTIN, Texas (TCD) — A jury has found a 35-year-old woman guilty of killing her romantic rival and fleeing, which led to a nearly two-month-long manhunt.

The Travis County district attorney’s office announced Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted Thursday, Nov. 16, of first-degree murder for the 2022 shooting death of up-and-coming cycling star Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson.

The Associated Press reports the jury deliberated for about three hours before reaching the verdict. On Friday, Nov. 17, a judge sentenced Armstrong to 90 years in prison.

According to Austin Police, on May 11, 2022, at just before 10 p.m., officers responded to a residence on the 1700 block of Maple Avenue after someone called to report her friend, later identified as Wilson, was bleeding and unconscious. Police found Wilson has sustained several gunshot wounds and she was declared deceased at the scene.

The Associated Press reports Wilson, 25, had been shot twice in the head and once in the heart.

According to Armstrong’s affidavit, Wilson told her friend she was meeting up with a friend and fellow cyclist, Colin Strickland, that day and they planned on going swimming. Wilson was reportedly in Austin for a race that many speculated she would win.

Police obtained surveillance footage and noticed a dark SUV with a bike rack on the back park near the friend’s home. The SUV was reportedly the only car in the area until first responders arrived. Investigators went to Strickland’s home and found a dark Jeep Cherokee with a bike rack parked in his driveway.

He told investigators Armstrong owned the Jeep and he never drove it.

Strickland spoke with detectives and said he lived with his girlfriend, Armstrong. The two had been together for three years, but broke up briefly in October 2021. While separated, Strickland met Wilson and the two had a short relationship until he rekindled his romance with Armstrong.

The affidavit says Armstrong found out in May 2022 that Wilson and Strickland were still together even though he was back with her.

The U.S. Marshals Service said police issued a warrant for Armstrong’s arrest May 17, 2022. On May 18, 2022, Armstrong used a fake passport and flew to Costa Rica. Prior to her leaving, she sold her Jeep Cherokee to CarMax.

Marshals apprehended her in Costa Rica in June 2022 and extradited her back to Texas.

According to The Associated Press, while in Costa Rica, Armstrong underwent plastic surgery and dyed her hair.

After the verdict, Wilson’s mother said in a victim impact statement, “When you shot Moriah in the heart, you shot me in the heart.”

She added, “She lived as if every day was her last day. And she lived it so fully. She never wasted any time,” saying it seemed like Wilson “knew her life would be short.”

MORE:

• Press Release – Travis County District Attorney’s Office
• A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist ‘Mo’ Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison – The Associated Press
• Arrest Made in Homicide in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue, 7/5/2022 – Austin Police Department
• State of Texas v. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong
• Kaitlin Armstrong Captured in Costa Rica, 6/30/2022 – U.S. Marshals Service

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WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (TCD) — Two people were arrested after investigators found what they believe is the body of a missing 4-year-old girl who has not been seen since September.

On Nov. 14, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office put out a news release saying 4-year-old Chloe Darnel and her caretaker, Brittany Slaughter, were reported missing and likely traveling in a red 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer with a mismatched bumper. Investigators located the car Nov. 16 and found Slaughter in the area later that day. She was listed as “unharmed.”

Darnel, however, remained missing.

In an update on Friday, Nov. 17, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office announced Slaughter, 24, and Adam Hayes, 34, were arrested on charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. Investigators found a body they suspect to be Darnel’s and sent the remains to the medical examiner’s office.

WYMT-TV reports law enforcement officials discovered the body in a grave near a cemetery.

The Sheriff’s Office said additional charges could be possible as the investigation continues.

MORE:

• Arrests Made In The Case Of Missing Whitley Co. Child – Whitley County Sheriff’s Office
• Child’s body found in Whitley Co., two arrested – WYMT

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NEW YORK (TCD) — A 54-year-old homeowner faces charges after allegedly fatally stabbing two tenants and his girlfriend during a dispute about unpaid rent this week.

According to Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at around 7 a.m., David Daniel turned himself in to New York Police at the 113th Precinct. He told police, “I’m having issues with my tenants. I did something bad,” WPIX-TV reports.

Officers subsequently responded to 122-39 Milburn Ave. in the neighborhood of St. Albans in Queens, where they discovered Daniel’s two tenants, a man and a woman, deceased from multiple stab wounds in the basement. Katz said officers found Daniel’s girlfriend dead in a second-floor bedroom with multiple stab wounds as well.

Katz called it a “bloody crime scene” and said it was the “result of extraordinary brutality.”

WPIX-TV identified the victims as Daniel’s girlfriend, 51-year-old Coleen Fields, and his two tenants, 57-year-old Wayne Thomas and 55-year-old Evette Sweeney.

Daniel allegedly became upset when his tenants stopped paying their rent. He reportedly told reporters that he stabbed the victims because he was “under a lot of stress.”

Katz announced that Daniel was arraigned on three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Daniel faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. He was scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 17.

MORE:

• Homeowner Charged in Triple Homicide with Stabbing Tenants and Girlfriend to Death – Queens County District Attorney’s Office
• 3 people stabbed to death in Queens home; person of interest in custody: NYPD – WPIX
• Landlord ‘under stress’ charged with stabbing 3 people to death in Queens home: DA – WPIX

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