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Defendant takes murder guilty plea in 2012 Gonzales home invasion Home The Advocate mdash Baton Rouge Louisiana

GONZALES — In one night, a tearful Craig Godbold testified Tuesday, a robbery aimed at stealing a safe thought to contain gold and collectible coins changed everything for his family. “In one night — in one night — my wife lost her whole family. In one night. Her mother, her brother and her stepdad,” said Godbold, commander of the Natchez, Mississippi, Police Department’s criminal investigations. Godbold was staring straight at defendant Bernard James, 27. James is one of five men accused in the brazen Gonzales-area home invasion more than two years ago that led to the slaying of Godbold’s in-laws, Shirley and Robert Irwin Marchand, and their 50-year-old son, Douglas Dooley. Since that February 2012 night, Godbold said, the joy in his wife Teresa Godbold’s voice is gone and she continues to live in fear. James became the second defendant in the slayings to plead guilty and accept life in prison to avoid a potential death sentence. 74-year-old Robert Marchand’s throat had been slashed, as had those of Shirley Marchand, 72, and Dooley on the night of Feb. 17, 2012. All three were severely beaten.

 

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Birmingham man pleads guilty to manslaughter in deaths of 2 women found in burned car in 2001 AL.com

BESSEMER, Alabama – A Birmingham man will serve prison time after pleading guilty to manslaughter more than 13 years after two women were found dead in a burned car. In March 2012, Cameron Rayford was arrested and charged with capital murder in the November 2001 deaths of Kimberly Roy, 29, of Hueytown, and Sandie Lyn Mitchell, 28, of Midfield. Rayford, now 30, appeared before Jefferson County Circuit Judge David Carpenter on Monday and pleaded guilty to provocation manslaughter and drug trafficking. As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, he received a 20-year split sentence with four years of confinement. Rayford will get credit for the two years he has already served in the Jefferson County Jail awaiting a resolution of the case

 

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Community Mourns Loss of Bryant Hit and Run Victim - FOX16.com

BRYANT, AR - A family is in shock along with a community and everyone involved as they try to process the death of a 20-year-old woman hit and killed when she was run over in a Target parking lot. We know more about what led to the fatal accident and what police say the suspect told them after he continued to drive away from the scene. Authorities say Heather Baker, 20, was on life-support following the accident but she died Friday morning. It's a case that many of those involved, including the Bryant Police Department, have struggled with. "Sadness," Bryant Police Sgt. Todd Crowson described the circumstances. "This one has really umm... This one's been tough." As the investigation continues, the case of Baker getting hit and killed in the Target parking lot has gripped the entire community. Police say Baker was walking across the Bryant Target parking lot when a pickup truck going at least 35 mph hit, ran over and dragged her. Marcus Dorsey, 39, the driver of the F-150 remains in Saline County Jail on a one-million dollar bond facing an upgraded charge of first degree murder. Dorsey allegedly told investigators he saw the woman crossing the street and that she tried to get out of the way but he "gunned it." Police say he never stopped. Dorsey allegedly told investigators he was on a combination of narcotic drugs and alcohol before hitting his victim.

 

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Last of three defendants admits to murder of Imo s pizza delivery driver in Hillsdale News

CLAYTON • The last of three men charged with killing an Imo’s pizza delivery driver in Hillsdale has pleaded guilty. Shermell A. Crockett, 22, admitted his role Thursday in St. Louis County Circuit Court in the 2012 death of Daniil Maksimenko. Crockett pleaded guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Crockett entered a “blind plea,” which means no plea deal was reached with prosecutors and Crockett is at the mercy of Judge Thea Sherry at sentencing Oct. 8. Maksimenko, 22, of Ballwin, had stopped his car to make a delivery in the 2200 block of Erick Avenue in Hillsdale when he was ambushed about 12:45 a.m. on May 19, 2012. Court records say he was robbed at gunpoint only of the pizza when he was fatally shot. Maksimenko had worked for the Imo’s franchise in Northwoods for about three years. Crockett has prior convictions for stealing a motor vehicle, burglary, theft and resisting arrest. Crockett was one of three men charged with second-degree murder in Maksimenko’s death. Police questioned a fourth man and released him without charges, saying no other suspects were sought. The others are: Davionte Williams, now 20, in St. Louis; and Chester Woods, now 22. Williams and Woods have both pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for next month, court records show.

 

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NYPD Hate Crime Unit Investigating Central Park Attack CBS New York

NEW YORK — The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an assault that happened in Central Park last Monday. According to police, a 36-year-old woman was assaulted while exiting the park near 60th Street and West Drive around midnight. Detectives say she was shot in the back of the head with a BB gun. “I immediately put my hand to the back of my head and there was blood everywhere and I turned around and I said, ‘What are you doing? What are you doing? What did you do to me?” she said. What they said to her next, she says, was a mix of expletives, and “white people should die.” She said she is still struggling to make sense of what happened to her. “I didn’t make extreme eye contact. There was nothing said,” she said. “I don’t understand, I don’t understand at all.” The victim spent the night in the hospital where doctors told her it’s too dangerous to remove the BB that’s now lodged in the soft tissue of her head, Champion reported.

 

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Man charged with murder in North Providence home invasion - News Weather and Classifieds for Southern New England

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Richard Catalano was murdered. His family members described him as having a "heart of gold." Catalano, 26, was killed late Sunday night in an armed home invasion that also left his mother in critical condition. "I saw a lady come out (of the house). She was covered in blood or what looked like blood," said Juan Rios, a neighbor. "It was coming down her legs. She was screaming." Rios said that he heard a gunshot and saw the aftermath. Like many neighbors in this area, he said the situation was shocking. "I don't know what happened, but I know it's a great neighborhood," said Jerry Joly. "I just feel so bad for the family that lost their child." Police have charged Dari Garcia, 24, of Providence, with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and other charges.

 

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Video shows man beating robbing Public Storage clerk Orange Co. cops say News - Home
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County deputies are searching for the man caught on video beating and robbing a 62-year-old female clerk inside a Public Storage business on Wednesday morning. Deputies said the man first talked to the clerk at the location on 45th Street in Orlando just after 10 a.m. and then put on a mask and threatened the clerk with a knife and a gun. In the video, the man can be seen beating the victim several times in her face and head. Deputies described the man as black, about 45 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall to 6 feet tall with a medium fit build, gray stubble on his face and wearing a short dread wig on his head. The man was wearing a white dress shirt with tie, dress slacks and carrying a blue fabric shopping bag, deputies said.

 

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Police: Cowardly criminal black scum stalk, rob (White) senior citizens at Philly-area banks
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA -- Police are trying to track down the trio of suspects who they say have been stalking out senior citizens at banks throughout Philadelphia then attacking and robbing them. "They're scum, really scum - going after people that really can't afford it," said Bayard Stonehill, victim. 83-year-old Stonehill, who is recovering from throat cancer, spoke about the suspects who police say have been targeting the elderly in Northeast Philadelphia, Juniata and Northern Liberties. Stonehill, who is on a fixed income, says the suspects took about $1,000 from him. Authorities say since last April, three men have targeted about 11 victims and all, except one of them, are seniors. The oldest victim is 96. Police believe the suspects follow the victims to the bank, stand behind them in line and listen to see if they are withdrawing large sums of money. "They're followed home and accosted and sometimes beaten, sometimes just pushed over, sometimes the money is just grabbed," said Lt. Dennis Rosenbaum, Philadelphia Police. One victim, an 86-year-old, remains hospitalized after suffering injuries from an assault during one of the robberies.

 

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Black Rockford man pleads guilty to murder of White woman
Joe Michael Boose pleaded guilty to a second degree murder charge related to the May 2013 shooting death of Katelynn Gourley. Boose, 21, was sentenced to a total of 26 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Twenty years will be served for the Second Degree Murder charge, and six years will be served for an Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm charge, according to Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato. In May of 2013, Rockford Police were called to 610 College Ave. for a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Gourley lying in the driveway. Witnesses say they saw Gourley and Boose get in to an argument when Boose pulled out a gun and started shooting. An autopsy found that Gourley died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. -

 

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SPD arrests third suspect in Highland homicide - KSLA News 12 Shreveport Louisiana News Weather Sports
SHREVEPORT, LA - Shreveport police say they have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man in the Highland neighborhood last week. Shavez S. Taylor 32, of the 7400 block of Southern Avenue in Shreveport, was taken into police custody just before 6:00 p.m. Thursday after surrendering to authorities at Shreveport police headquarters. Taylor's arrest comes 10 days after 48-year-old William David Carroll was fatally shot at his home in the 3100 block of Holly Street early on the morning of July 28. Police believe Carroll was shot during a robbery attempt. Two other suspects were arrested within days of Carroll's death for their alleged roles in the shooting. 35-year-old Kinoy Singleton is charged with second-degree murder. His has been set at $450,000. 41-year-old Robert Lynn Singleton (aka Robert LYnn) faces a charge of Lynn faces a charge of principal to second-degree murder with a bond of $325,000. Taylor has been into the Shreveport City Jail on a charge of principal to second degree murder.

 

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Police Identify Suspect Victim In SW OKC Double Shooting - News9.com - Oklahoma City OK - News Weather Video and Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY - Police have identified a man accused in the shooting that killed one person and injured another one Monday afternoon in southwest Oklahoma City. According to police, just before 6 p.m., officers responded to the report of a shooting at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of S. Grand Blvd. Carolyn Nicole Riggs, 20, was killed and another unidentified man was injured after being shot, police said. The suspect, 25-year-old Ricky Lee Knowles, was armed with a pistol and was heading out the back of the apartment when he was confronted by Lt. Marc Scott. Police said Lt. Scott fired at Knowles, missing him. Knowles then went back into the apartment and surrendered. He was taken into custody. During the investigation, officers learned that Knowles and Riggs were in a relationship. They were visiting family and friends at the apartment complex when Knowles grabbed a pistol from a backpack and shot Riggs numerous times. A short time later, police said Knowles shot a man multiple times before he was confronted by police.

 

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Philadelphia Police Officer Shot In Tacony Released From Hospital Police ID Suspect CBS Philly
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the city’s Tacony neighborhood early Tuesday morning. The officer was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in stable condition with a deep graze wound to the left side of the head. The injured officer has been identified as 15th District Officer Stephen Korpalski, a 14 year veteran of the force. Police responded to a report of a person with a gun shortly before 12:45 a.m. Tuesday to the 6400 block of Ditman Street. The suspect, who has been identified as 29-year-old David Ellis of Philadelphia, was spotted by officers. Police say Officer Korpalski and his partner were working in full uniform, operating a marked police wagon when they attempted to stop the suspect. “Officer Korpalski got out of the car to confront the individual. The individual turned and fired a round at Officer Korpalski. Officer Korpalski yelled to his partner that he had been hit. He suffered a graze wound to the left side of his head.” Even after he was struck, Korpalski returned fire, Ramsey said. “He did an incredible job there under some very difficult circumstances.”

 

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Man pleads guilty for Lewisville murder - Star Local News

Julius Smith, the final suspect in the 2011 murder of a Lewisville resident, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Smith entered his guilty plea July 25 in a Denton County court. The other suspects in the murder had already been sentenced. Tyrone Negale Jenkins was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in June. In April 2013, Markell Hardy was tried for murder, but it resulted in a mistrial. Before Hardy’s case came before another judge and jury, he accepted a plea bargain for a 40-year prison sentence and pleaded guilty to murder. The three men were convicted for the murder of Trevor Kronbach. On Dec. 20, 2011, Kronbach was found shot to death inside his apartment in the 1900 block of Lakeview Circle. Lewisville police originally responded to a call of “shots fired” the night Kronbach was murdered. Sgt. Bill Wawro and Rob Feagins, who were both detectives at the time, responded to the scene. The detectives, along with other investigative personnel, were able to identify the suspects, and one was arrested that same day. Warrants were issued for threeother suspects and, on Christmas Day 2011, the remaining three suspects were located and arrested in Mississippi. There were four original suspects, but police did not bring a case on the fourth.

 

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Police Man Robbed And Stabbed By Group Of Teenagers In Baltimore City CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE – A 24-year-old man is listed in critical condition after being robbed and stabbed multiple times by a group of teenagers. Early Monday morning around 4:20 a.m. officers were called to the 1200-block of Wall Street for a reported stabbing. When officers arrived they located 24-year-old Sal Schittino suffering from multiple stab wounds to his body. A preliminary investigation revealed that Schittino was attacked by four black males between the ages of 16 and 18, who had been riding on mopeds. One of the suspects got off his moped and approached the Schittino. After assaulting Schittino, the suspect took his wallet and personal belongings. Schittino was transported to a local hospital, where he is listed in critical condition. The victim is a graduate of Loyola Blakefield High School and played basketball at Washington College. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2499

 

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Beaten homeowner turns tables on intruder and kills suspect according to Jacksonville police jacksonville.com

Bruised and bloodied by an intruder, a Jacksonville man and woman exchanged gunfire with the invader and put an end to an assault early Friday at their home. The two were hospitalized, but a child there was unharmed and the suspect is dead, police said. The dead man has been identified as Marquise Trevel Yates, 21, whose last known address was in the 6100 block of Arlington Expressway. The adults were apparently just waking up when they heard a “loud noise” of someone breaking in the back door on Seabrook Cove Road, said Sgt. Michael Paul. “They had become involved in a scuffle with him inside,” Paul said. “The homeowner was able to retrieve a firearm and the suspect of the robbery is deceased at the scene.”

 

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Man who died after Grand Rapids playground beating was defenseless records show MLive.com

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Court documents show a 24-year-old Grand Rapids man was "defenseless" when he was kicked in the head during an attack at the Sibley Elementary School playground in May. Scott Simerson died on Sunday, Aug. 10. Police said he suffered multiple head injuries in the attack allegedly carried out by two juveniles and two older teens. Bystanders took cell phone video of the attack, Grand Rapids Police Lt. Pat Merrill said. Police said Simerson was watching two teenagers on the Sibley Elementary playground when a conflict developed with another group of teens. The attack on Simerson was not provoked, police said after the incident. Prior to Simerson's death, Donmard White, 17, and Robert Kelly, 18, were charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. White pleaded guilty to the charge in late July and is scheduled to be sentenced in September, while Kelly awaits a jury trial, court records show. Two juveniles, ages 15 and 16, are also held on assault charges connected to the crime. Police wrote in court records that White and Kelly allegedly kicked Simerson in the head when he was down, "inflicting a serious head injury." Simerson was a new father and engaged to be married at the time he was attacked, friends said. -

 

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Neighbors react after suspected rapist indicted for Port Wentwor - WTOC-TV Savannah Beaufort SC News Weather Sports

PORT WENTWORTH, GA - People in Port Wentworth are still in shock after learning on Wednesday that Torrey Scott has now been charged with raping and killing a soldier's wife. The indictment handed down on Wednesday described how Scott raped and then strangled 33-year-old Lisa Pynn in her Port Wentworth home in January. Scott was living next door to Pynn, staying with his girlfriend when the crimes happened. Scott is also the suspect in the rape of two Savannah State students and a Candler Hospital nurse. Now, Scott faces murder charges, and people in Port Wentworth are shocked. "Knowing that someone that evil lives across the street from you, it is even more frightening to find out," said Melanie Leysath, who lived across the street from Scott. Pynn's six-year-old son found her body and tried to get help, but it was too late. Scott's girlfriend, Nadine Lockwood, was also recently arrested for lying to police during the murder investigation.

 

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evshooting - story

Police in Evansville are investigating the death of a man a witness said was shot following a verbal altercation with a man in a vehicle. Officers responded to a shots fired call near the intersection of Garvin and Walnut streets around 3:23 a.m. Police found a man lying in the street who was not breathing. Eric Steven Brookins, 24, of Evansville, sustained at least one gunshot wound to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at Deaconess Hospital. An autopsy by the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Officer revealed Brookins died from a single gunshot wound to the heart. A person who was with Brookins told police that someone in a passenger car yelled at them as they were riding bicycles. The witness told police that Brookins and a man in the car got into an altercation before a gunshot was fired from the vehicle. Police have not said which direction the bicyclists were traveling. According to police, the weapon used in the shooting is a semi-automatic handgun. Authorities are working to identify the shooter. He was described as a black male. The witness described the vehicle as possibly a red Ford.

 

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Teen charged in Phipps Plaza carjacking attack www.wsbtv.com

ATLANTA — Police have arrested a teenager in the case of a woman beaten during a carjacking in the parking lot of Phipps Plaza. Atlanta police’s gang unit is working to identify the men seen in a surveillance video attacking a woman walking to her car. They have arrested 17-year-old Steven Spigner. Spigner is charged with four robberies going back to July 5, Lyon said. “In three of the four cases we charged him with, he assaulted a female before either stealing her car or stealing her property,” Lyon said. Michelle Wing was walking to her car outside Twist restaurant just after 11 p.m. Aug. 4 when she was attacked. “It's scary, very barbaric,” Wing said. “They ran up from behind me, like full-force run, and he didn't say anything, he just punched me in the face.

 

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Suspect In Martinez Church Murder Has Been Arrested Before - WJBF-TV ABC 6 Augusta-Aiken

Columbia County, GA - The man accused of murdering a Columbia County man, 55-year-old William Davitte, and then injuring the man's wife, Jennifer Davitte, has a criminal history. Daniel Robinson, 21, was arrested Friday morning in Jacksonville, Florida after police say he led them on a high speed chase. Robinson has been arrested at least 7 times in Florida, but he doesn't have any arrests in the state of Georgia. Columbia County Sheriff's Office investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened in front of Marvin United Methodist Church on Thursday night around 10:30 p.m.. "We have no idea why he was here, why he was in Columbia County, what he was doing here, who he had seen, who he was planning to see. I mean, all of those are unknowns right now. We hope to have those answers soon," Captain Steve Morris, of the Columbia county Sheriff's Office said.