Articles by Jacob Charles

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Man Accused of Killing Two Women Captured in Mexico a Little More Than an Hour After FBI Most Wanted Listing

Authorities say the suspect was arrested in Mexico just 73 minutes after the FBI added him to its Ten Most Wanted list, which makes it the fastest capture in the program’s history.
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Girl Kidnapped in California in 2020 Found Alive Using Alias in North Carolina

Authorities say a girl abducted from California in 2020 has been located nearly 3,000 miles away in North Carolina after a tip led investigators to a child enrolled in school under a false name.
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Police: Florida Parents Allegedly Faked Teen Son’s Cancer to Collect Donations

Investigators say the couple told community members their 15-year-old had cancer, prompting fundraisers and online donations before medical records revealed no such diagnosis.
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Shots Fired at Rihanna’s Los Angeles Home While Singer, Kids Were Inside

Police say a Florida woman armed with an AR-15-style rifle fired multiple rounds at the Beverly Crest home Rihanna shares with A$AP Rocky and their three children before being arrested minutes later.
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Psychologist Arrested After Trying to Abandon 8-Year-Old at Cemetery, Farm, and Laundromat

Police say a witness called 911 after Edmonds left her child alone at a laundromat while earlier attempts at a cemetery and farm had failed.
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Husband’s Suicide Claim Unravels After Wife Found With 17 Stab Wounds

Friends and family say Rachel Long would never have taken her own life, further raising questions about her husband’s story.
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Iranian Spy’s Plot to Assassinate Trump Foiled by Undercover Agents, Jury Finds

Prosecutors say the Iranian agent tried to hire killers and paid a $5,000 advance before discovering the “hitmen” were actually undercover U.S. law enforcement officers.
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How Did Aaron Spencer Win a Sheriff’s Primary While Facing a Murder Charge?

The father accused of killing his daughter’s alleged abuser is now the GOP nominee for sheriff in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
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Man Who Lured Victim on Grindr in Planned Anti-Gay Attack Sentenced to 12+ Years

Prosecutors say the Oregon man spent weeks researching anti-gay violence before arranging a meeting through the dating app and carrying out a brutal assault that left the victim with life-threatening injuries.
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Man Pardoned by Trump for Capitol Riot Now Charged in Metro Train Assault

The man who once faced federal charges for storming the January 6 Capitol riot and was later pardoned by Donald Trump is now in legal trouble for an alleged train attack.
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Husband Shoots Wife After Childbirth, Then Himself, Inside Alabama Hospital

Responding officers found both husband and wife dead from gunshot wounds inside the Women’s Center, while their infant was not hurt.
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Amish Mother Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Drowning of 4-Year-Old Son

Authorities said the tragic deaths at Atwood Lake stemmed from Miller’s mental health crisis, leading to the not guilty verdict by reason of insanity.
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Ex-Christian School Teacher Accused of Using AI to Put Students’ Faces onto Explicit Images

Investigators began their probe after Google submitted multiple cyber tips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Man Posing as USPS Mail Carrier Assaulted Couple in Bitcoin Extortion Attempt

Prosecutors say the suspect forced his way into a home in Phinney Ridge and assaulted a man and his wife as part of a scheme to extort bitcoins.
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Toddler Drinks From Sippy Cup With Bag of Meth Inside, Authorities Say

Investigators say four residents have been charged with child neglect causing great bodily harm in connection with the toddler’s meth exposure.
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Mother Charged With Murder in Case of Baby Found Floating in Pond

Prosecutors allege the 26-year-old caused her child’s death “under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life.”
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Two Daycare Employees Accused of Striking, Dragging Children

Police say seven boys, ages 4 and 5, were battered over a two-week period at a Des Plaines daycare, with one worker accused of dragging a 4-year-old across the floor by his foot.