TOPEKA, KS – Mickel Cherry, a 25-year-old homeless man, was arraigned on Thursday on charges of murder and rape linked to the death of a 5-year-old girl named Zoey Felix in Topeka, Kansas. Cherry is facing one count each of capital murder, first-degree murder, and rape in connection with Zoey’s death on Monday. He is currently detained in Topeka with a $2 million bond, and his subsequent court date is yet to be scheduled. Mark …
TOPEKA, KS – A man from Topeka, Kansas, has been taken into custody following the tragic death of a 5-year-old girl, Zoey Felix, law enforcement officials reported on Tuesday. The grim discovery was made when police responded to a medical emergency at a local gas station shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, where they found emergency services trying to revive the young girl. Despite immediate medical attention and being rushed to a hospital, Felix did …
KIGALI, RWANDA – A 34-year-old Rwandan man, Denis Kazungu, has confessed to a series of heinous crimes that have shocked the nation. In a court hearing that took place on Thursday, Kazungu admitted to the murder, rape, and robbery of at least 14 people, the majority of whom were women. Kazungu’s confession was delivered in a chillingly emotionless manner. The charges he pleaded guilty to were presented at the Kicukiro Court in Kigali, the capital …
In a shocking development, Jaynie Crosdale, a potential witness in a gruesome kidnapping and rape case, was discovered dead in the Missouri River, one year after her disappearance. Crosdale was considered a crucial witness against Timothy Haslett Jr., who was apprehended last October. A woman, who managed to escape from Haslett’s basement in Excelsior Springs, reported to the police that she had been kidnapped, raped, and tortured by Haslett for a month. The torture involved …
A Douglas County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for months of exploiting and assaulting a 13-year-old girl after another individual kidnapped and traded her for drugs. Serving as a reminder of the need to raise awareness of human trafficking, Dale Drzewucki, 46, recently pleaded guilty to a slew of offenses including trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, rape, statutory rape, enticing a child for indecent purposes, child molestation, and contributing to …
On Wednesday, May 5, two men from Chattanooga, Tennessee, 36-year-old Joseph Farmer and 27-year-old Trevor Casteel, were charged with a slew of crimes, including rape and kidnapping. The victims in this harrowing case are a Kentucky college student, 18 years of age, who had been visiting downtown Nashville. Investigators followed up with the victim’s accounts and it became evident that the suspect’s misconduct did not begin with the kidnapping. At a bar on Broadway Street, …
Mowngly Lucas, 32, has been sentenced to 20 years. His prison was given as a result of sexually assaulting a 59-year-old woman in the early morning of November 18, 2018, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Lucas approached the woman from behind, put her in a chokehold, and raped her in two different locations before sexually abusing and raping her again in a white commercial van parked on Parkside Avenue. The attack took place …
In Miami, a local biochemist is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women. Jeremy Bittner, 41, stands accused of drugging and sexually-assaulting three women between October 2022 and February 2023. His workplace from October 2020 to present has been listed as principal of MedBio.com. Prior to that, he held the position of National Director of Integrated Cardiovascular Solutions at Phillips. His apartment at the Waverly South Beach, a hotspot for snowbirds and college spring breakers, was …
A 40-year-old man from Excelsior Springs, Missouri, named Timothy M. Haslett, has been charged with nine counts of serious crimes, including rape, sodomy, kidnapping, assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges were brought against him after a grand jury indictment was announced by Clay County Prosecuting Attorney, Zachary Thompson. Haslett is currently being held at the Clay County Detention Center with a $3 million bond. If he is found guilty of the …
A homeless man with an extensive criminal record was arrested for raping a 43-year-old woman along Manhattan’s Hudson River Park on Thursday. He fled the scene with her headphones, cell phone and wallet. The suspect, who has not been named yet, was arrested after police found him using the victim’s credit cards at Target. The suspect has 18 prior arrests for petit larceny and assault, and no open criminal cases in New York. A man …