Mom arrested after forcing child to walk to sheriff for ‘misbehaving’
A Florida mom faces charges for allegedly forcing her 9-year-old daughter to walk to the sheriff’s office for “misbehaving.”
Marshell Williams, 30, was charged with child abuse and neglect Friday after her malnourished daughter was discovered walking alone in Gifford, the Treasure Coast Newspapers reported.
Authorities said a Good Samaritan picked up the bruised child and contacted law enforcement.
The woman reportedly drove the girl home where Williams allegedly told the child, “I’m gonna f–k you up.”
Deputies arrested the mom after she admitted to striking her daughter to discipline her.
The young girl appeared to have several large bruises on her body, according to authorities.
Williams was booked at Indian River County Jail, where she was released Saturday on $20,0000 bail.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/08/22/mom-arrested-after-forcing-child-to-walk-to-sheriff-for-misbehaving/
Dad beat baby nearly to death because she ‘kept falling’ while learning to walk
A Texas dad accused of nearly beating his baby girl to death was allegedly punishing her for falling while learning to walk, according to officials.
Anthony Williams, of El Paso, remained in custody Tuesday for allegedly causing life-threatening injuries to his 1-year-old daughter, according to the El Paso Police Department.
Police said they responded to a family violence call at Williams’ home Friday morning and found the baby unresponsive. The little girl was then brought to University Medical Center for treatment.
The 27-year-old reportedly told police that he “struck” the baby multiple times “because she kept falling while he was ‘teaching’ her to walk.”
Williams was arrested the same day and faces charges for injury to a child. He was booked into El Paso Detention Facility, where his bond is set at $750,000.
Spike Lee Unveils Previously Unreleased Prince Song, ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ for BlacKkKlansman
It begins with piano riffs and drum. Prince’s dulcet falsetto pours out the first verse, then drops a register for verse two. It is, in a word, sublime. It is Prince at his most soulful, with the growls and runs that mark his genius.
The song: “Mary Don’t You Weep,” a gospel standard, a Negro spiritual, or a “slave song” that has rocked the ages, one that encapsulates our pain, but still rings out with hope.
Though it’s been covered by many, Prince’s version was heretofore unheard by the masses by Prince because it was unreleased.
But that all changed on Wednesday, when filmmaker Spike Lee released a video of the soaring song for the BlacKkKlansman movie, a film based on the real-life story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department, who courageously takes on the Ku Klux Klan.
Coincidentally, I had been listening to Aretha’s version of the song since her death, but this one is just as haunting.
Let the church say Amen.
Prince remake Mary don’t you weep
Aretha Franklin Mary Don’t you weep
Janet Hubert (1st Aunt viv) To Big Willy who cannot face me welcome to my BUTCHER block
DAYUM DOES SHE EVER STFU AND MOVE ON?
Madonna’s Self-Centered Aretha Franklin Tribute At VMAs Faces Criticism
MADONNA WAS LIKE ME, MYSELF AND I!
Many viewers felt the pop star made the speech all about herself.
With the MTV VMAs taking place only a few days after the passing of beloved Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, there was much speculation over how the late icon would be honored during the show. Rather than a musical tribute, Aretha’s legacy was entrusted in the hands of one of pop music’s biggest stars, Madonna, who shared some words about the singer’s impact on her life. Unfortunately, as many fans have pointed out, her speech didn’t really have much to do with Aretha at all.
People are upset about Madonna's Aretha Franklin tribute at the VMA's 'cos it was basically all about her and not Aretha. Whatchu think? Here's a snippet
Video credit @TheRaroLae pic.twitter.com/9loUPGTG24
— Kenzy Mohapi (@KenzyMohapi) August 21, 2018
It started out fine. “Aretha Louise Franklin changed the course of my life,” she said, but quickly the focus turned to a story of an audition in which Madonna sang an Aretha song. While it seemed the intention was to show how Franklin had inspired her to push forward as a woman in the music industry, the lack of focus on Aretha was somewhere between bizarre and disrespectful for many viewers. As one Twitter user Darlene26811165 so eloquently put it: “Aretha in heaven sitting on her throne looking down at Madonna like Bitch did You die or me?” On top of that, her outfit was criticized as culturally appropriative.
Eventually, Madonna got to the point, but it didn’t seem to win anyone over. “You’re probably all wondering why I’m telling you this story,” she said. “None of [my success] would’ve happened, could’ve happened, without our Lady of Soul. She led me to where I am today. And I know she influenced so many people in this house tonight, in this room tonight. I want to thank you, Aretha, for empowering all of us: R-e-s-p-e-c-t. Long live the Queen.”
The speech came just before Madonna announced the award for Video Of The Year, which went to Camila Cabello’s “Havana.” In the closing credits, Aretha’s “Respect” was played.
View some reactions from Twitter users below, and watch Madonna’s tribute above.
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Aretha in heaven sitting on her throne looking down at Madonna like Bitch did You die or me?
Aretha or Madonna #VMAS pic.twitter.com/L7Ibsu86Xj
— D.T. (@Darlene26811165) August 21, 2018
Netflix all about the Washington’s
Rev. Run from the hip hop group RUN-DMC Has a new comedy show on Netflix called all about the Washington’s. Run stars as a retired hip-hop star turned stay at home dad with his three children while his wife played by his real life wife Justine Simmons takes on my career of her own . Streaming now on Netflix!
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American Man Arrested for Allegedly Urinating on Sleeping Fellow Passenger During Flight to Japan
A man traveling from Chicago to Tokyo was arrested for allegedly urinating on another passenger, the Japan Times reports.
According to the local news outlet, Denish Kishorchandra Parekh, a 24-year-old engineer, was traveling from Chicago O’Hare airport to the Narita Airport on an All Nippon Airways flight when he allegedly relieved himself on a 50-year-old businessman who was asleep in the business class section. The crew on board the All Nippon Airways flight restrained Parekh and reported the alleged assault to Japanese police, the Japan Times reports. The outlet adds that the Chiba Prefectural Police said the two men did not appear to know each other, and did not have an argument before the alleged incident.
The police also told Japan Today that the suspect drank at least four glasses of champagne and one cup of sake before the alleged incident, and says the victim was seated two rows behind Parekh. When he was arrested upon landing, the suspect denied the allegation and said he had no recollection of the occurrence.
All Nippon Airways did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Teen killed, soon after posting he was glad to make it to 17
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis teenager posted online that he was glad to make it to his 17th birthday after all he’d been through. Just over an hour later, he was fatally shot in the head.
Armond Latimore was shot outside a restaurant about 1 p.m. Saturday — his birthday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. No arrests have been made. Homicide detectives are investigating.
His mother, Chandra Payne, said she had gone to a store when she got the news.
“He told me that he wanted ice cream,” Payne said. “I went to Save A Lot and three minutes later I received the call.”
Latimore’s post to Facebook earlier Saturday celebrated just getting to his birthday. It read: “Thru all the (expletive) I den been thru I’m just glad I can say I made it to see 17.”
Latimore was a sophomore at Vashon High School. After the shooting, Payne said she found a paper her son wrote for school about a bully who wouldn’t stop harassing him. She said Latimore never told her or other relatives about any problem he was having with anyone.
Payne said that since the shooting, concerned people have pointed out to her photos on Latimore’s Facebook page where he is seen with a lot of cash and posing with a gun. She said her son didn’t own a gun, and that the money belonged to someone else.
She said her son was a good kid.
“He was always a helping-hand child,” she said. “He would cut grass, wash your car or sell water. He loved music and loved money and always made it the right way.”
Harvey Collins, 60, saw Latimore two hours before his death when the teen helped move Collins’ daughter into her dorm at Harris-Stowe State University.
“I can’t believe that a couple hours later he was dead,” Collins said. “That’s a crying shame.”
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Florida Stepfather, Pastor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen for a Year Threatened Voodoo to Keep Her Quiet
Two men, including a pastor, were recently arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl over the course of a year in Lauderhill, Florida, and then threatening her with voodoo rituals if she told anyone.
Avo Roker, 32, and Ricardo Strachan, 40, face various charges in the case, the Miami Herald reported.
Authorities said Roker introduced the victim, his stepdaughter, to Strachan at church and they both allegedly had sex with her multiple times for about a year.
Strachan used to preach at the Prophetic Worshippers International Church and allegedly had sex with her more than 36 times between January and December of 2016.
Authorities arrested Strachan last Wednesday, while Roker was taken into custody Saturday, according to Broward County inmate records.
Strachan is being held on a $100,000 bond on a charge of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor between the ages of 12 and 16 years old, jail records showed.
Roker, who has been jailed without bond, faces charges of sexual assault by a person with custodial authority on a victim over the age of 12 and under 18, according to inmate records.
He’s accused of having sex with her more than 65 times from December 2015 to December 2016, the Miami Herald reported.
Strachan is also accused of having the victim steal clothes that would be used in voodoo rituals if she told anyone about the crimes.
Man claims he killed pregnant wife after she strangled their kids
The Colorado man accused of murdering his entire family told police that his pregnant wife is actually the one who killed their two young daughters — and he simply strangled her after finding out.
Christopher Watts, 33, said he “went into a rage” and took his wife Shanann’s life after finding their oldest daughter “sprawled” out on her bed “and blue,” according to the arrest affidavit.
Watching from a baby monitor, Watts told police that he saw Shanann “actively strangling” their other daughter, Celeste, just moments before setting upon her. He claimed that the children, ages 3 and 4, were both dead already by the time he got to his wife.
“[Watts] said he loaded all three bodies onto the back seat of his work truck and took them to an oil work site,” the affidavit states. “[Watts] said he buried Shanann near two oil tanks and dumped the girls inside the oils tanks.”
The North Carolina native — who was living in Frederick, Colorado — was arrested last week and formally charged on Monday with three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of murdering a child, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy and three counts of tampering with a deceased body. He remains held without bail.
According to the affidavit, Watts had been looking to leave his wife and was discussing it with her.
A two-day investigation revealed he was “actively involved in an affair with a co-worker” — and wanting to file for a separation. Watts told cops that he informed Shanann about his plans right before she strangled their two kids. However, he denied having the affair.
Watts, at first, claimed during police interviews that he and his wife discussed the possibility of getting a separation, and everything was fine.
“[Watts] stated it was a civil conversation and they were not arguing but were emotional,” the affidavit says.
He wound up changing his story, however, on the second interview after being allowed to speak with his father.
“[Watts] stated after he told Shanann he wanted a separation he walked downstairs for a moment and then returned to his bedroom to speak with Shanann again,” the affidavit says. “While in the bedroom, via baby monitor located on Shanann’s night stand, he observed Bella ‘sprawled’ out on her bed and blue and Shanann actively strangling Celeste.”
Watts later identified the three locations where he hid the bodies and was placed under arrest on Wednesday night. He is expected to appear in court Tuesday.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/08/20/man-claims-he-killed-pregnant-wife-after-she-strangled-their-kids/