DOVER, Del. (AP) — The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field several years ago has pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges, according to court documents.
ATLANTA (AP) — A father from Georgia will not face another trial over his toddler's death in a hot car, prosecutors said Thursday, after the Georgia Supreme Court last year reversed his murder and child cruelty convictions.
Firm that hired kids to clean meat plants keeps losing work
May 1, 2023 GMTOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help sanitize dangerous razor-sharp equipment like bone saws has continued to lose contracts with the major meat producers since the investigation became public last fall.
Ex-military couple faces 4th sentencing in child abuse case
April 4, 2023 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former U.S. Army major and his wife accused of routinely beating their young foster children and denying them food and water as punishment will be sentenced for a fourth time. But, the sentencing will be handled by a different judge, a federal appeals court has ruled.
White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor
February 28, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S.
Hundreds of companies that employed nearly 4,000 children last year were found in violation of federal labor laws, a dramatic increase in the last five years.
Missouri man accused of confining woman faces new charges
February 14, 2023 GMTLIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted by a grand jury on nine new charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Police say drug lab found after San Francisco house blast
February 13, 2023 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investigators found an illegal drug lab in the wreckage of a San Francisco house that exploded last week, killing a woman and damaging neighboring homes, police said.
Darron Price, 53, was arrested Friday afternoon and was booked into the San Francisco County jail for investigation of involuntary manslaughter, manufacturing narcotics and two counts of child endangerment, police said in a statement.
Kansas man convicted of murder after son drowns in pool
February 10, 2023 GMTWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man whose 2-year-old son drowned in a swimming pool in Wichita has been convicted of first-degree murder.
William Kabutu was convicted Thursday in the July 7, 2020, death of Omari Garcia in a pool at a mobile home park.
Woman enters child endangerment plea in toddler’s 2018 death
January 22, 2023 GMTYORK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has pleaded guilty to child endangerment, 2 1/2 weeks after jurors acquitted her ex-boyfriend of murder and other charges in the death of her 2-year-old son.
Leah Mullinix, 26, entered an open plea to the third-degree felony charge last week in York County Court in the September 2018 death of Dante Mullinix.
Man acquitted of murder, endangering in 2018 death of boy, 2
January 3, 2023 GMTYORK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been acquitted in the death of a friend’s toddler son more than four years ago.
Jurors in York County Court deliberated for about two hours Friday before acquitting 43-year-old Tyree Bowie of first- and third-degree murder as well as child endangerment in the September 2018 death of 2-year-old Dante Mullinix.
Police: NYC man arrested after striking wife with SUV
December 28, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man accused by police of striking his estranged wife with an SUV and then stabbing her as their three children watched was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and other crimes.
California dad arrested after girl, 2, overdoses on fentanyl
December 20, 2022 GMTMERCED, Calif. (AP) — A central California man was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after his 2-year-old daughter overdosed on fentanyl, police said.
The child was treated at a hospital and she's expected to make a full recovery, the Merced Police Department said in a statement.
Prosecutor: Mother gets life in death of 17-month-old son
November 20, 2022 GMTCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman convicted of murder in the death of her 17-month-old son 4 1/2 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, authorities said.
Ex-cop guilty of murder in freezing death of 8-year-old son
November 5, 2022 GMTRIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A jury convicted a former New York City police officer on Friday of second-degree murder in the death of his 8-year-old son, who was forced to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage.
2-year-old overdoses on fentanyl, parents arrested
October 20, 2022 GMTCONCOW, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a toddler who was poisoned by ingesting fentanyl in Northern California were arrested on child endangerment charges, authorities said.
The parents of the child took their son to a fire station in the town of Concow Monday and told firefighters they feared he had ingested an unknown substance while in someone else’s care, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Tuesday.
Woman accused of abandoning autistic son sentenced
October 2, 2022 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — An Indiana mother accused of having abandoned her 5-year-old autistic son on a dead-end street in Ohio earlier this year has been sentenced to six months in a lockdown facility where she will receive mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Iowa woman charged in bathtub drowning death of infant son
September 30, 2022 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman was arrested Friday on a charge of child endangerment leading to death in the June drowning of her 9-month-old son.
Twyla Schiebel, 31, was arrested on the charge, filed Monday, and taken to Polk County Jail, television station WHO 13 reported.
Missouri couple charged after toddler shoots himself in head
September 18, 2022 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri couple has been charged with child endangerment after a 21-month-old St. Louis boy found a gun that had been left down on a television stand and fatally shot himself in the head.
Woman accused of abandoning autistic son enters plea
September 18, 2022 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — An Indiana mother accused of having abandoned her 5-year-old autistic son on an Ohio street earlier this year has pleaded guilty to child endangerment.
Heather Adkins, 33, of Shelbyville entered the plea last week in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court and is scheduled for sentencing Sept.
Boyfriend of slain boy’s mother to enter manslaughter plea
September 7, 2022 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The boyfriend of a slain 5-year-old New Hampshire boy's mother plans to plead guilty to manslaughter, according to a court document.
Joseph Stapf, 31, was originally charged with child endangerment and witness tampering in connection with Elijah Lewis' disappearance.
Woman sentenced to prison in 2019 infant’s death at day care
July 13, 2022 GMTDOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to prison in the death of an infant nearly three years ago at at unlicensed day care in suburban Philadelphia.
Lauren Landgrebe, 50, of Upper Southampton had pleaded guilty in Bucks County to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the August 2019 death of 11-month-old Victoria Watson.
Mom sentenced in death of newborn found in college dorm
June 21, 2022 GMTRAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A woman has been sentenced in the death of a newborn whose body was found inside a trash bag at college dormitory outside Cleveland.
Breyona Reddick, 21, of Cleveland, was sentenced Tuesday to a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 15 years, based on good behavior.
Life in prison for California killer in Reno motel shooting
May 25, 2022 GMTRENO, Nev. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Reno woman whose 5-year-old son told police he pretended to be dead after the killer started firing nearly two dozen gunshots in their motel room.
School bus driver charged with giving fentanyl to students
May 21, 2022 GMTRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A bus driver at a private Southern California school was charged Friday with selling fentanyl to special-needs students on campus, including a girl who was treated for an overdose.
Gun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged
May 18, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday.
Father charged after infant son dies of fentanyl poisoning
May 6, 2022 GMTDES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment, nearly a year after his 1-month old son died of fentanyl poisoning.
Michael Piazza, 40, of Des Plaines, was charged this week with the felony counts and ordered held on $300,000 bond by a judge.
Mom pleads guilty in death of newborn found in college dorm
April 12, 2022 GMTRAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a newborn whose body was found inside a trash bag at college dormitory outside Cleveland.
Breyona Reddick, 21, of Cleveland, entered her plea Friday as part of a deal with Portage County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss several other counts including aggravated murder, child endangerment and tampering with evidence,
3 plead not guilty to child neglect after 5-year old’s death
April 9, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three Bismarck adults have pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment-related charges in the February death of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found with multiple injuries.
Police: Mom who blamed toddler’s death on road rage arrested
March 31, 2022 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who said her 3-year-old son was killed in a road-rage shooting has been arrested on a child endangerment charge, police said Thursday.
Lacravivonne Monique Washington, 26, kept a handgun in her sport utility vehicle where it was accessible to her children, ages 2-4, who were unrestrained, according to a Dallas police affidavit.
Kansas father gets 29 years in prison for killing 3-year-old
March 26, 2022 GMTKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A father was sentenced Friday to 29 years for killing his 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a wooded area of Kansas City, Kansas, in 2020.
The prison term for Howard Jansen III, 30, was handed down during a hearing in Wyandotte County District Court, the Kansas City Star reported.
Woman convicted in death of boy, 12, faces life term
March 23, 2022 GMTANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been convicted of first- and third-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy authorities said was starved and beaten before his death almost two years ago.
Police: 7 children injured in DUI car crash in Fresno
March 6, 2022 GMTFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Seven children were taken to the hospital after a DUI car crash in central California, authorities said.
Two cars crashed Saturday at about 2 p.m. in Fresno, KFSN-TV reported.
Man sentenced to 100 years in grandson’s beating death
March 4, 2022 GMTBOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was sentenced Friday to 100 years in prison for his role in the beating death of his 12-year-old grandson in February 2020.
James Sasser Jr., of West Yellowstone, had earlier pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide, child endangerment and tampering with a witness.
Missouri man convicted in wife’s death admits child abuse
February 22, 2022 GMTCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his wife, burying her body and lying to authorities about her whereabouts pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges involving the couple's young daughter.
In case of child shooting, man accused of leaving gun out
February 21, 2022 GMTIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been charged with child endangerment in a case that saw one young child shoot another inside an Iowa City apartment last year.
Christopher Horras, 36, has been charged with two counts, one of misdemeanor child endangerment and one felony child endangerment charge, The Gazette of Cedar Rapids reported.
German woman charged with membership in Islamic State group
February 18, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Germany said Friday they have formally charged a German woman with membership in a foreign terrorist organization for traveling to Syria with her young son to join the Islamic State group.
Father pleads guilty in torture, starvation death of son
February 12, 2022 GMTANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania father about to stand trial on charges he tortured and starved his 12-year-old son before the boy died has pleaded guilty to several charges and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Man pleads no contest to homicide in child’s beating death
February 8, 2022 GMTGREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man pleaded no contest Tuesday to deliberate homicide in the beating death of his 5-year-old son in November 2019, Cascade County prosecutors said.
County Attorney Josh Racki reached a plea agreement with Emilio Renova, 32, in the death of Antonio “Tony” Renova.
Woman pleads not guilty to charges in Iowa infant’s death
February 8, 2022 GMTPRIMGHAR, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman accused of allowing her infant daughter to be abused by the baby’s father has been sentenced to probation.
Brittanee Baker, 22, of Sheldon, pleaded guilty last week to one count of felony child endangerment, the Sioux City Journal reported.
Iowa man arrested after infant son’s death ruled a homicide
February 7, 2022 GMTMARION, Iowa (AP) — A Marion man has been arrested and faces a possible murder charge after authorities ruled his infant son's death was a homicide.
Samuel Goodwin, 22, was arrested Monday on possible charges of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death, The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported.
Missouri women plead not guilty in separate child deaths
February 7, 2022 GMTLEBANON, Mo. (AP) — Two women charged in separate child deaths in Laclede County both pleaded not guilty to charges at arraignments on Monday.
Naomi Johnson pleaded not guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the June 3, 2020 death of 1-year-old Kimber McDowell at Johnson's unlicensed daycare in Lebanon.
Man charged in Dec. 14 shooting in Pittsburgh mall lot
January 26, 2022 GMTPITTSBURGH (AP) — A man has been charged with aggravated assault and other crimes in a shooting in a Pittsburgh mall parking lot last month.
John Hayden, 21, is also charged with child endangerment, reckless endangerment and weapons offenses in the Dec.
Mom charged in death of baby who had fentanyl in his system
January 21, 2022 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — A mother whose infant son was found dead in her Cleveland home last week with suspected fentanyl in his system has been charged with felony child endangerment.
A judge set Casey Bisner's bail at $50,000 during a court hearing Friday, rejecting prosecutors request for a higher bond.
Father, mother both face charges in infant son’s death
January 7, 2022 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged in the death of his infant son will now face an aggravated murder count after the child's death was ruled a homicide, authorities announced Friday.
Earnest Alexander, 35, of Cleveland, initially was charged with child endangerment in the death of 3-month-old King Kai Alexander.
Parents charged in case of teen accused of killing brother
December 30, 2021 GMTPENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old accused of fatally shooting his 5-year-old brother with their father’s unsecured handgun last month have each been charged with four counts of child endangerment, authorities said.
Jurors hear woman beg for life during 911 call; convict man
December 10, 2021 GMTCOVINGTON, La. (AP) — Jurors heard a 911 recording of a man’s threats and a woman’s pleas for her life, then convicted the man of attempted manslaughter and endangering her two children during a domestic abuse incident, authorities in Louisiana said.
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in daughter’s death
December 10, 2021 GMTWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who according to authorities allowed his wife to severely beat their two children for years, which eventually led to the death of their 6-year-old daughter in 2018, has been sent to prison for eight years.
Iowa man charged with murder for shooting death of wife
November 29, 2021 GMTELDRIDGE, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been charged with murder nearly six months after his wife was found shot to death inside their home.
Shane Bostrom, 34, of Eldridge, is now charged with first-degree murder in the June 10 shooting death of 28-year-old Jessica Bostrom, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday.
Autopsy: 5-year-old boy died of ‘violence and neglect’
November 22, 2021 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 5-year-old New Hampshire boy who went missing and was found dead in Massachusetts died of “violence and neglect," and his death was a homicide, according to autopsy results released Monday.
Child endangerment charges for mom whose kids died in fire
November 20, 2021 GMTEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — An East St. Louis woman whose five children died in a fire at her home while she was away has been indicted on child endangerment charges.
3rd arrest in probe that led to discovery of 2 buried girls
November 10, 2021 GMTCOGAN STATION, Pa. (AP) — A third woman has been arrested in the investigation that led to discovery of the bodies of two young girls missing for years and buried in the backyard of a Pennsylvania home, authorities said.
2 arrested after bodies of 2 missing girls found in backyard
November 9, 2021 GMTCOGAN STATION, Pa. (AP) — The discovery of the bodies of two young girls missing for years and buried in the backyard of a Pennsylvania home has led to the arrest of two women.
Authorities identified the bodies of 6-year-old Nicole Snyder and 4-year-old Jasmine Snyder on Monday.
Man charged in shooting death of wife at Eden Prairie hotel
November 7, 2021 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife, who was found dead Tuesday at an extended-stay hotel in Eden Prairie.
The Star Tribune reports Ryan Charles Rooney, 34, is being held on charges of second-degree murder and child endangerment, according to a complaint.
Illinois woman charged in August fire deaths of her 5 kids
November 5, 2021 GMTEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who she allegedly left in a southwest Illinois apartment without adult supervision.
Man charged in shooting that wounded woman, 1-year-old girl
October 31, 2021 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been charged in a Philadelphia shooting last week that left a woman and her 1-year-old daughter wounded.
The woman's boyfriend told officers sent to the southwest Philadelphia home shortly before 2 a.m.
Officer charged with punching woman during road rage clash
October 27, 2021 GMTSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A San Jose police officer was charged Wednesday with punching a woman during an alleged road-rage confrontation on the side of a San Francisco Bay Area highway in the summer while he was off-duty, authorities said.
SWAT standoff near Reno ends with arrest on fugitive warrant
October 25, 2021 GMTRENO, Nev. (AP) — A 47-year-old man who was arrested on multiple charges after an hours-long standoff with a SWAT team north of Reno was wanted on a federal fugitive warrant, the Washoe County sheriff’s office said.
Missing boy’s mother, man, plead not guilty to charges
October 20, 2021 GMTNASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The mother of a missing 5-year-old New Hampshire boy and a man who was arrested with her in New York pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to witness tampering and child endangerment charges as authorities continue to search for the child.
Nevada man accused of shooting at cars north of Reno
October 15, 2021 GMTRENO, Nev. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 44-year-old Nevada man accused of assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment after they say he was shooting at cars near his home in the high desert about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Reno.
Two people charged in death of 2-year-old Ames boy
October 14, 2021 GMTAMES, Iowa (AP) — Two people have been charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy in April, Ames police said Thursday.
Trevin D. Nicholson, 25, of Centennial, Colorado, was charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death.