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An Illinois woman is accused of stabbing two young girls, ages four and one, while babysitting them at their Lisle, Illinois, home. Jennifer Kouchoukos, 51, was charged with two counts of Attempt First-Degree Murder, two counts of Aggravated Battery to a Child Under 13, and…
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On May 25, 2023, the FBI announced that Donald Eugene Fields II had been added to its list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. He has yet to be captured, and a reward is available. Fields is wanted on allegations that he trafficked at least…
Read More FBI: $250K Reward For Missouri Man With Ties To Kentucky
A Florida man has been charged with the shooting and killing of his half-brother on Christmas day while visiting family in a Chicago suburb. The incident occurred in an unincorporated Naperville home in DuPage County, Illinois. Kendall Yarborough, 28, of Palm Harbor, now faces two…
Read More Florida Man Charged With Killing His Half-Brother In Illinois On Christmas Day
A 40-year-old Michigan woman has been charged in connection with the torture and abuse of her boyfriend’s elderly mother. The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Dec. 28 that Laura Tisdelle of Sterling Heights was formally charged and bound over to the court in connection…
Read More Michigan Woman Charged With Restraining And Brutally Torturing Boyfriend’s 80-Year-Old Mom
In addition to being charged with bribery and drug trafficking, a 36-year-old Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has been charged with illegally smuggling four undocumented aliens into the United States. Emanuel Celedon, 36, remains in custody and is set to make his initial appearance…
Read More Former Border Officer Picks Up More Charges In Texas For Smuggling Illegal Migrants
A serial bank robbery suspect in Arizona was sentenced yesterday to 109 months in prison after being convicted on five counts of Bank Robbery by a jury on June 30, 2023. Between April and August of 2019, Vivian A. Earle, 42, robbed five banks, including…
Read More Serial Bank Robber In Arizona Gets 109 Months In Prison
Two men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in an armed kidnapping for ransom of a New Jersey man. Julio Cesar Paniagua, 27, is charged with one count of kidnapping. Paniagua appeared last week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen in Newark…
Read More 2 Charged With Kidnapping New Jersey Man, Transporting Him To Massachusetts For Ransom
A Nevada man who recruited his victims over social media pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 federal charges related to child sex trafficking and exploitation. According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in April 2017 through December 2017, Jacques Anton Lanier, also known…
Read More Nevada Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Childen He Recruited On Social Media
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss the focused deterrence strategy implemented to reduce homicide rates, a suspect crashes into cruiser and sets it on fire, a cop flips robber to the ground to finish the arrest on video, and much more! The Tampa Free…
Read More Cop Flips Robber To The Ground To Finish The Arrest, LEO Round Table
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced Thursday that the Middle District of Florida has prosecuted over 1,500 people as part of Project Safe Childhood. The Department of Justice launched Project Safe Childhood in May 2006, a nationwide effort to combat the growing epidemic of…
Read More 1,500 Individuals Prosecuted In Middle District Of Florida On Child Exploitation Charges