Articles by Jacob Charles

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Suspect Posed as Animal Control Officer to Kidnap, Rape Young Girl Looking for Lost Dog

The suspect allegedly molested the child after luring her into his van and brandishing a handgun.
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Charges Filed After 11-Year-Old Gives Birth in Oklahoma

The 11-year-old gave birth at home without medical assistance; her mother and stepfather now face felony child neglect charges.
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Two Army Deserters Charged in Grisly Murder of Roommate

The victim, a fellow Army veteran, was shot, dismembered, and left in plastic bags after what investigators describe as a premeditated attack.
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Tenn. Quadruple Murder Suspect Claims He Was FBI Informant Whose Cover Was Blown

In a jailhouse call, the man accused of four murders says he’s not a killer, but a confidential informant caught in the middle.
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Police: Infant Had Fatal Blood Alcohol Level, Meth in System

Authorities say the child’s father was the only adult present and is now charged in the death.
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Woman Accused of Kidnapping Two Children in Plot to Smuggle Them to Mexico

Police say the Texas woman was paid by the children’s non-custodial father to bring them across the border.
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‘I Killed a Demon’: Alabama Mother Accused of Beating Infant Son to Death

Investigators say the baby was found with blunt force injuries and blood on the walls of the child’s room.
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Police: Man Returned to Bar He Was Kicked Out of With Machete, Injured Two

Witnesses say a man slashed two people with an 18-inch machete after being removed from a Charlotte bar during a fight.
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Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the Donna Adelson Trial

The South Florida grandmother is accused of orchestrating a plot to kill her former son-in-law amid a bitter custody battle.
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Teen Killed Sleeping Mother After She Took His Phone; Now Sentenced to 30 Years

Authorities say the teen shot his mother twice in the head while she was asleep in her bed.
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Years After Threats to Obama, Texas Man Convicted for Threatening Secret Service Agents

A federal jury found Tristan Langston guilty of threatening to kill two agents and their families in a series of online posts.
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Fugitive Beekeeper Who Unleashed Swarm on Cops Arrested in Tennessee

Authorities say she failed to appear in court after allegedly setting bees on sheriff’s deputies during a 2022 eviction.
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‘Sent by God’: Oklahoma Lawyer Accused of Trying to Kidnap Toddler From Daycare

The suspect, a licensed attorney, had no child enrolled at the facility and no legal reason to be there, authorities say.
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Man Who Murdered Cheating Wife in Front of Kids Says He Doesn’t Remember; Court Accepts Rare Plea

Minnesota’s Norgaard plea allowed him to admit the killing despite claiming amnesia.
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3-Year-Old Drowns in Pool While Caregiver Sleeps Nearby, Refuses to Help with CPR

Surveillance video reportedly shows the toddler struggling in the water for over 20 minutes as the man remained unresponsive.
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Mother Admits to Trying to Kill Disabled Son with Drug-Laced Feeding Bag

Prosecutors say she intended for her son to “go to sleep forever” and later admitted the attempt to family members.
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Young Daughters Survive After Parents Killed on Arkansas Hiking Trip

Police are searching for a man seen leaving the trail where the parents were killed.