A mother is charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby with meth in its system
A 25-year-old woman in central California has been arrested and charged with murder after she delivered a stillborn baby that authorities said had toxic levels of methamphetamine in its system.
The Hanford Police Department said in a news release that Chelsea Cheyenne Becker delivered a stillborn child September 10 that medical professionals believed may have been exposed to drugs while she was pregnant. The death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy by the Kings County Coroner’s Office found methamphetamine in the baby’s system, police said.
Police put out a warrant for Becker, and she was arrested Tuesday night on a felony charge of first-degree murder and booked into the Kings County Jail in Hanford early Wednesday, records show. Her bail has been set at $5 million.
Becker pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Wednesday morning, and a phone call to her lawyer, Robert Stover, was not returned. Court records indicate her next hearing is November 19.
Detective Sgt. Justin Vallin of the Hanford Police Department said in an interview with CNN affiliate KGPE that three of Becker’s previous children were born with meth in their systems. Police said they learned through an investigation that she had lost custody of multiple children because of substance abuse problems.
Julie Lance, Becker’s aunt, had already adopted Becker’s 3-year-old son and has custody of her 1-year-old. Becker’s oldest child, a 4-year-old, was also adopted, according to KGPE.
CNN has reached out to both Vallin and Lance for comment but has not yet received a response.
Police said Becker admitted to using meth during her most recent pregnancy as late as three days before giving birth.
“The levels of methamphetamine in this baby’s system were such high levels, even for an adult, so we believe that she was using almost the entire time that she was pregnant,” Vallin told KGPE.
Becker’s cousin, Terra Ordonez, said she is optimistic her cousin will recover.
“I’m excited for her to straighten up and get clean because I know she’s smart enough to get out of it,” Ordonez told the affiliate. “Hopefully, it’s an eye-opener for a lot of women who are struggling. If you’re pregnant, scream for help.”
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Grace Millane murder suspect ‘went on Tinder date with her body still in his room’
The man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane went on a Tinder date while her body was still in a suitcase in his room, the court has heard. The first evidence in the five-week trial was presented today in Auckland, New Zealand, where 21-year-old Grace was killed last December.
The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, re-entered his guilty plea when the trial began on Monday. He claims Grace’s death was an accident, after “acts designed to enhance sexual pleasure went wrong” during consensual sex.
Grace Millane was on a year-long solo overseas trip when she disappeared on December 1, the eve of her 22nd birthday. That night, the backpacker went on a date with the accused man at SkyCity in Central Auckland after the pair met on Tinder. She was last seen alive at the CityLife hotel in Auckland at 9:41pm, but could not be traced after that. When Grace’s parents received no response to the birthday messages they had sent her, concerns grew and she was reported missing. Essex-born Grace’s body was found in bushland on the outskirts of Auckland a week after she went missing.
Almost a year later, a 12-strong jury made up of seven men and five women is being asked to decide whether Grace was murdered by her date back at his apartment, or whether the young woman was strangled by accident during consensual sex.
“Only two people know what happened in that room,” prosecuting lawyer Robin McCoubrey told Auckland high court. “One of them can’t tell us, and the other hasn’t told the truth about what happened.”
David and Gillian Millane, Grace’s parents, were seated in the front row of the packed public gallery as the trial officially opened today (Wednesday 6 November).
It was the first time the details of the backpacker’s death have been disclosed publicly for the first time, with prosecutor McCoubrey telling the jury that the young woman had died from close-range pressure to her neck. Officials determined she had “bruises that were consistent with restraint” when Grace’s body was later discovered in a suitcase in a shallow grave.
The trial continues.
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Azealia Banks Allegedly Thinks Andrew Yang is a Chinese Spy in Deleted Instagram Story
Rapper Azealia Banks went after Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang in her Instagram Stories and accused him of being a Chinese spy.
In the now-deleted post, the 28-year-old artist from Harlem, New York said she is “strongly against Andrew Yang.”
“Call me xenophobic if you wish, but he is to China what random Russian-American civilian spies are to Putin,” she said, adding she’s not ready for the “United States of China.”
“This country has yet to issue a final apology for slavery to African Americans. I’ll be damned if China takes control of this country before my black ass gets the piece of this American pie I’m owed.”
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A woman found dead in Ohio was killed by her own Great Danes
An Ohio woman found dead in her home was likely killed by her own dogs, police say.
Mary Matthews, 49, was found in her Clearcreek Township, Ohio, home, about 40 miles northeast of Cincinnati on Friday, local police told CNN affiliate WLWT.
The cause of death has been determined to be a “dog attack,” Clearcreek Township police Chief John Terrill told WLWT. Matthews suffered multiple wounds, according to an incident report reviewed by the affiliate.
Investigators found two “large but thin” Great Danes on an enclosed deck of the home and blood was present throughout the house, according to WLWT.
Matthews’ husband, Mark Matthews, found his wife unresponsive in the home Friday and called authorities. He had been in county jail since Wednesday and returned home that day, authorities told the affiliate. There was no information on when the attack might have occurred.
Mark Matthews said the family rescued the dogs about two years ago but one had recently become vicious, biting his arm, WLWT reported.
“I wanted to get rid of him, but she wouldn’t,” Mark Matthews told the affiliate. “She loves animals.”
Authorities believe that the dogs attacked the woman and she was able to put them outside before succumbing to her injuries. Police believe she may not have realized the severity of her injuries and there was evidence that she had changed her clothing as well as attempted to clean up the blood with towels, the affiliate said.
Police said the victim suffered from chronic alcoholism and took several prescription medications, which may have impacted her ability to respond to the situation appropriately, according to WLWT. The incident report reviewed by the affiliate says investigators found debris in the home including beer cans and medication bottles.
“Due to this history, it is felt that (Mary Matthews) may not have been in a clear-minded state to judge the severity of her situation and thus failed to call for help,” the police report said.
WLWT reported that the dogs were euthanized.
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Creepy teacher charged with having sex with student 46 years younger
A 63-year-old veteran high school teacher in North Carolina is charged with having sex with a 17-year-old student, authorities said.
Emma Neil Ogle, of Huntersville, was arrested late Thursday after the victim 46 years her junior reported that the pair began a relationship in the spring that took an intimate turn over the summer, WSOC reports.
Ogle was taken into custody hours after the student told school staffers at Garinger High School in Charlotte about the allegations.
There’s no indication that the sex acts took place on school grounds, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools told WCNC.
“I recognized her,” one senior at the school, Edward Ramon, told the station. “It’s just disgusting. It’s shocking and disgusting.”
The allegations will likely tarnish the school’s reputation, Ramon said.
“It just makes the school look bad,” he continued. “I think she should go to prison for that.”
Attempts to reach Ogle — a career and technical health occupations teacher at the school since 2014 and a district employee since 2005 — were unsuccessful early Tuesday.
She’s facing charges for a sex act with a student, indecent liberties with a student and crimes against nature, WLOS reports.
Ogle has been suspended with pay following her arrest, a school district spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday to The Post.
Ogle, whose bond was set at $10,000, was released from custody on Friday, jail records show.
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Man using racist slurs killed in Waffle House fight
JACKSON, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man was shot to death at a Waffle House after calling other patrons racist slurs and starting a fight.
The GBI says Butts County deputies responded Halloween night to three 911 calls that were minutes apart. The first reported an angry customer, the second reported a fight and a third reported shots had been fired.
Responding deputies found 27-year-old Nicholas Phinazee Bryan mortally wounded. An investigation determined that Bryan “was using racial slurs” toward 36-year-old Robert Lewis Henderson Jr. and 39-year-old Antonio DeMarty Evans. Waffle House staff told Bryan to leave. Then their argument became physical. Police say Henderson fired a single shot at Bryan, who later died at a hospital.
The GBI statement does not say whether charges will be filed.
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Leader of Bloods gang set pleads guilty to carving gang name in teen’s chest
Genesee Township, MI (WNEM) — A man has pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he held down a teen and carved a gang name into the boy’s chest.
Doniel A. Heard, 37, of Canton, pleaded guilty on Oct. 29 to assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, according to US Attorney Matthew Schneider.
In his plea, Heard admitted that at the time of the assault, Nov. 24, 2017, he was the leader of a Michigan set of the national Bloods street gang. Believing that the 15-year-old victim had disrespected two fellow gang members, Heard and three other gang members beat and robbed the boy in Genesee Township, outside of Flint. Investigators said after the beating, the other gang members held the boy down while Heard used a large knife to carve the name of the local Bloods set, “MOB 662” into the boy’s chest.
The teen suffered permanent bodily injury as a result of the assault.
“This was a vicious attack on a 15-year old boy by a violent street gang. This type of senseless violence will not be tolerated. We will continue to work with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to bring the full force of federal law upon gang members who seek to destroy our communities with violence and intimidation,” stated United States Attorney Schneider.
Sentencing is set for March 4, 2020 in Flint. Heard faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
The US Attorney’s Office said two other gang members who participated in the assault are also scheduled to be sentenced that day.
Talasha Willis, a gang member who also participated in the assault, was sentenced in May of this year to 100 months in federal prison.
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Man steals electric shopping cart from Walmart to bar hop and avoid a DWI
HOUMA, La. — A Louisiana man was arrested after stealing an electric powered shopping cart from Walmart to avoid getting a DWI, police said.
Brice Kendell Williams, 32, was charged with felony unauthorized use of a moveable after driving the motorized shopping cart over half a mile away from one bar to another, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. His bond was set at $2,500, police said in a statement.
A deputy with the sheriff’s office responded to a bar in Houma, Louisiana, around 12:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving a complaint about someone arriving to a bar in a shopping cart, according to the statement. The town is about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans.
When the deputy arrived, he found the shopping cart parked between two cars in the bar’s parking lot.
Williams told the responding deputy that he was at a different bar and thought that if he drove his car, he could get charged with a DWI, the sheriff’s office said. Instead, Williams opted to steal the electric shopping cart, which is meant for disabled people, and drive it to a different bar, the sheriff’s office said.
CNN has not determined whether Williams has legal representation at this time.
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Texas Mom Kills Her 3 Children in Murder-Suicide Days After Finalizing Divorce
Texas authorities have confirmed that three siblings — aged 7, 9, and 11 — were killed last week by their 39-year-old mother, who then took her own life.
The determination from the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office is that Ashley Auzenne shot and killed herself after fatally shooting her children — Parrish, 11, Eleanor, 9, and 7-year-old Lincoln — inside their Deer Park, Texas, home.
The four bodies were discovered the morning of October 29 when local police were asked to check in on the family after relatives were unable to reach them.
A motive for the murder-suicide is unknown, and KTRK is reporting the deadly violence occurred a week after Ashley’s divorce from her estranged husband became final.
The murder weapon was recovered at the scene.
Auzenne’s Facebook page indicates she had expressed anti-gun-violence views.
Relatives were shocked, saying they never saw this coming.
“They were kids you wanted to have around, they really were,” the children’s paternal grandfather, Murvin Auzenne Sr., told KTRK.
“They played well, they talked to the adults. They’re amazing children in all kinds of fantastic ways,” he added. “The family has all rallied around my son, Murvin. Our focus is only on one thing: helping through this difficult time.”
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Man stabbed to death following an alleged dispute involving Popeyes’ chicken sandwich
OXON HILL, Md. (Meredith) — A man was stabbed to death at a Maryland Popeyes after an altercation involving the restaurant’s chicken sandwich, according to reports. The sandwich popularized by social media had just recently made its way back to the restaurant’s menu after a hiatus.
FOX45 reports that the man was stabbed to death after a fight at the Oxon Hill, Maryland restaurant took place. Sources reportedly told the station the fight was about Popeyes’ chicken sandwich.
Local police said they responded to the restaurant’s location, where they found the victim suffering from stab wounds in the parking lot. He later died after being taken to a hospital.
An employee told the station that the restaurant is now closed.
Popeyes’ chicken sandwich was sold out for weeks after a social media frenzy starting with a feud between the fast food restaurant and several other fast food chains helped the sandwich to explode into popularity.
The sandwich finally made a comeback at the beginning of November, seemingly maintaining its popularity despite its short disappearance.
This incident is not the first act of violence seemingly caused by the sandwich’s popularity. One restaurant location was threatened by a group of people with a gun for running out of sandwiches. Another man even sued a restaurant location for running out of the chicken sandwich.
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