Mom charged after 16-year-old son dies weighing just 42 pounds with skeletal structure ‘visible underneath the skin’
MILWAUKEE — A 32-year-old Milwaukee woman faces a felony charge of chronic neglect of a child — after the medical examiner determined her 16-year-old son died from severe malnutrition.
Iraida Pizarro-Osorio, 32, brought her son to the Sixteenth Street Health Center on Sept. 4. He was “unresponsive, had a faint pulse, and appeared extremely emaciated,” according to a criminal complaint. Despite efforts by clinic personnel and Milwaukee first responders, the child died at the health center.
The 16-year-old weighed just 42 pounds at the time of death — “placing (the child) in the zero percentile on the CDC’s growth chart for boys ages 2-20,” the complaint reads. A detective noted the boy’s “skeletal structure was visible underneath the skin” and he was “lacking muscle.”
When interviewed by police, Pizarro-Osorio indicated she had recently returned from Puerto Rico with her three children — including the 16-year-old. She told police the teen “became sick and was not eating.” Pizarro-Osorio said she took the child to a doctor in Puerto Rico and was turned away because she did not have insurance. She said after returning home on Sept. 4, she took the boy to the medical center after he was found unresponsive in his bedroom.
The complaint says Pizarro-Osorio told police the 16-year-old suffered from a genetic disorder, had seizures, epilepsy and autism. She said his condition impacted his ability to gain weight. Pizarro-Osorio told police the teenage “has never weighed more than 75-80 pounds in his lifetime.”
Investigators claim in the document that an 18-year-old woman they spoke with said in March, 2019 that “the defendant placed a lock on the outside of (the teen’s) door to prevent (him) from leaving his room at night.” The unidentified 18-year-old also said Pizarro-Osorio had not recently traveled to Puerto Rico.
In a second interview with police, the complaint says Pizarro-Osorio admitted lying — that she and her children “never went to Puerto Rico during the summer of 2019.” When asked about the lock on the teen’s bedroom door, the complaint says Pizarro-Osorio “claimed the lock was to ensure that (the teen) did not leave his bedroom at night. The defendant claimed that she would feed (the teen) dinner and then lock (the teen) in his bedroom at bedtime. When (the teen) fell asleep, the defendant claimed she opened the door back up so that the defendant could hear if (the teen) suffered a seizure.” When questioned about why she lied to police, the complaint says Pizarro-Osorio said she “was scared that child protective services would be called and the defendant’s children would be taken away.”
Pizarro-Osorio made her initial appearance in court on Sunday, Sept. 8. Cash bond was set at $35,000. Pizarro-Osorio is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 18.
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L.I. duo knock over woman holding baby before choking, kicking landlord
BAYVILLE, L.I. — A man and woman face multiple charges after a vicious attack on their landlord that sent him to the hospital and knocked a woman and her baby to the ground Sunday, according to police on Long Island.
Authorities said Johnathan Sunderland, 31, and Jennifer Garcia, 25, went to confront their landlord at his residence on Sunday around 10 p.m.
A woman holding her 1-year-old child started to open the door as the duo knocked, but then they pushed the door open, knocking the woman and her baby to the ground, police said.
Sunderland proceeded to charge toward the landlord, threw him to the ground and started choking him, as Garcia began to kick him in the face, according to police.
Both alleged attackers left the residence but were followed outside by the woman they had just knocked over, authorities said.
While in the driveway, Sunderland took a pellet handgun from his waistband and fired four shots toward the woman, missing her with each shot, police said.
Police arrived on the scene and both Sunderland and Garcia were arrested without further incident, officials said.
The landlord was transported to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries, while the female victim and her child were not injured, according to authorities.
Sunderland has been charged with burglary, assault, menacing, criminal obstruction of breathing, and endangering the welfare of a child. Meanwhile, Garcia has been charged with burglary, assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
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‘Keep That Nasty Black Thing Under Control’: Threat Sent to Family of Interracial Girl in Illinois
An Illinois family is working with police after receiving an anonymous letter threatening their 8-year-old interracial daughter on Aug. 23.
“You better keep that nasty black thing under control otherwise you just might find it in a ditch somewhere,” the writer said in the letter CBS affiliate WMBD-TV obtained. “Nothing but garbage ALL of YOU! Get out of this neighborhood. You are nothing [but] trash.”
Leona Heller, the great-grandmother of the child, Audrey Harvey, opened the letter at her Canton home.
The city is about 195 miles southwest of Chicago.
The letter writer added, this is the “1st warning.”
Heller told WMBD she cried when she got it.
“When I opened it and I seen the letter I got really mad [and] angry and I just wanted to go around and knock on everyone’s door and find out where this letter came from,” she said. “What right do you have to say this to my grand daughter?”
Heller told WMBD the child is afraid to play outside.
“My granddaughter is paranoid,” she said. “She won’t go off this street and that’s not right.”
When asked what she thinks would happen if she rode her bike around the neighborhood, the child told WMBD:
“My grandma, my mom, my family might find me in a ditch like he said in the letter.”
Canton police officers told WMBD the letter will be forensically analyzed, but murder cases and unsolved crimes take precedence.
“That’s the problem it’s sitting at the Morton Crime Lab as we speak, but it’s sitting on a backlog,” police spokesman Edward Glad told the news station.
“This is one of those things that will have to wait its turn, unfortunately. Fingerprinting is not an easy thing to do. It takes a while to track down anything in the system that might match up to it,” Glad said.
Heller said she doesn’t know what the world is coming to.
“I just want everything to stop and stop now,” Heller told WMBD.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Canton Police Department at (309)-647-5131 or Canton Crime Stoppers at (309)-647-3636.
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Eazy-E Gets a New, Extravagant Tombstone on 55th Birthday
Eazy-E would’ve been happy about this — his family just put in a new tombstone over his grave that’s worthy of his excellence … and that’s properly fact-checked too.
The unveiling of E’s new headstone went down Saturday at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Whittier, CA — where his kids, friends, fam and die-hard fans came out to show the world a newly commissioned engraving that was way more decked out than his OG slab.
It also included his correct date of birth, with the right year … 1964, not 1963 as his tombstone had indicated for years since he was buried in the ’90s.
Besides that, the headstone is truly a work of art — with photos of Eazy from his NWA days, and a new title that reads, “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap.” It includes the same line from his old tombstone — “We loved him, but God loved him more” — but has an additional remembrance as well … “He Put Compton On The Map.” Yep, he sure did.
Eazy’s kids have told the media that this is something they’ve wanted to do for a long time for their dad, as the old grave site was, frankly, not up to par … not to mention misleading.
What makes the day so special in addition to the new headstone itself is the fact that it was put on display on what would’ve been Eazy’s 55th birthday. People were certainly in a celebratory mood too, as the crowd rapped his lyrics and released doves to boot.
We talked to the creator of the new tombstone, and he told us about the pressure he felt in creating this new one in the ground. Looks like he did a job well done, ’cause his daughter was pretty ecstatic with how it all played out.
The rapper died in 1995 from complications due to HIV/AIDS. He was only 30 years old.
via: https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/07/eazy-e-new-tombstone-55th-birthday/
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Couple faces charges after spending over $100k accidentally deposited in their bank account
MONTOURSVILLE, Penn. — A couple in Pennsylvania is facing theft charges and over $100,000 in overdraft fees after allegedly using money that was accidentally deposited into their bank account, WITN reports.
State police said the couple living at a home on Cypress Street in Montoursville got themselves into hot water after spending money that wasn’t theirs.
Investigators said Robert and Tiffany Williams had $120,000 deposited into their account at BB&T May 31 through a mistake by a teller.
But instead of contacting the bank about the deposit, the couple allegedly spent most of the money in just over two weeks from June 3 to June 19.
Neighbors were stunned.
“That is kind of shocking. With all the procedures the banks have set up, checking and double-checking and triple-checking. There’s no way anybody gets away with that stuff,” said Nate Weaver, a neighbor.
State police said the couple bought an SUV, two four-wheelers, a camper and a car trailer.
They also said the money was used on bills, car repairs and cash purchases. Along with that, the couple allegedly gave $15,000 to friends in need of money.
“I’m not that dumb but some people do stupid things sometimes,” said Robert Painton, a neighbor.
Once the bank realized a mistake had been made, it transferred the $120,000 to the correct account.
The bank contacted Tiffany Williams June 20 and told her the couple had to pay back the $107,000 in overdraft fees they incurred.
The bank called again June 21.
Tiffany said she and her husband would work out a payment plan.
Court papers show after those two initial phone calls from the bank, the couple had no contact with bank representatives, despite several attempts by the bank to reach them.
The couple is now facing felony theft charges.
A man at the Williams’ home said he was Robert’s father and had no idea what was going on.
Robert and Tiffany Williams were released on $25,000 bail.
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Man accidentally shoots uncle while cleaning his gun overnight in north St. Louis
NORTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com)– A man is in critical condition after being shot by his nephew in the Ville neighborhood overnight.
According to police, a man was cleaning his gun in the 4200 block of North Market when it went off around 2 a.m. The bullet struck his uncle, who was nearby, in the stomach.
No additional information has been released. The investigation is ongoing.
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Man charged after boasting about murder on Facebook
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged a 38-year-old man in connection with a mid-July murder after the suspect allegedly boasted about killing people on social media.
According to prosecutors, the murder occurred just after 11 p.m. on July 17 in the 9000 block of Halls Ferry Road, located in the Baden neighborhood.
St. Louis police responded to calls for a shooting and found the victim on the ground suffering from several gunshot wounds. EMS arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The victim was later identified as 33-year-old Rafael Givins.
In August, St. Louis police released surveillance video from the neighborhood that appeared to show the suspect moments before shooting Givins.
Police received numerous tips identifying the shooter as Terrell Whiting, who lived just a few blocks away from the crime scene.
Whiting was taken into custody and questioned. Prosecutors said Whiting admitted to being in the area on the night of the shooting. He also admitted to owning a 9mm handgun, the same weapon used to kill Givins. He told investigators he had the gun with him that night but denied shooting anyone.
Investigators discovered that shortly after the murder, Whiting wrote on Facebook, “Whats the murder count inf St. Louis at this moment anyone know!!! #igot3.”
Whiting was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action. He was jailed without bond.
Police have not determined if Whiting is responsible for any additional murders.
via: https://fox2now.com/2019/09/06/man-charged-after-boasting-about-murder-on-facebook/
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Florida teens hospitalized after drinking ecstasy juice
LAKELAND, Fla. — Four Florida teens have been taken to a hospital after authorities say they drank ecstasy juice.
Polk County sheriff’s officials responded to a Lakeland high school on Thursday after reports that a 14-year-old gave a water bottle filled with juice and dissolved MDMA to another student. Four students were taken to the hospital and treated for exposure to ecstasy. The Orlando Sentinel reports one of the girls was held at the hospital for observation.
Two of the students, both 14-year-old boys, were also arrested on drug charges.
Deputies say they searched the teens’ backpacks and also found an anxiety medication with no prescription and a small bag of crystalline rocks.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/09/06/florida-teens-hospitalized-after-drinking-ecstasy-juice/
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Cat ‘detained’ by Florida police after being mistaken for burglar
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — No cat is above the law.
Officers responded to a report of a possible burglary in progress at a Collier County home. What they found was unexpected.
A small cat had gotten loose and was making “disturbing sounds” that prompted the call.
Police had a purr-fect response after finding the culprit.
The sheriff’s office posted an image of the cat “behind bars” on their Facebook page writing, “The ‘cat burglar’ was quickly detained and turned over to Collier County Domestic Animal Services for safekeeping and fur-ther questioning.”
The Facebook page later posted an update saying the feline, later identified as “Bones,” was microchipped and the shelter was working to contact his owner.
Collier County is about 56 miles east of Naples.
via: https://pix11.com/2019/09/07/cat-detained-by-florida-police-after-being-mistaken-for-burglar/
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Officer caught on camera kicking suspect resigns, is hired by other police department
BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. (KMOV.com) – A Woodson Terrace police officer who was caught on camera kicking a suspect in the head recently resigned and was hired by another police department, News 4 has learned.
Dash cam video showed the sergeant kicking a suspect after he surrendered. The incident happened near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Ogden in north St. Louis County in April.
News 4 learned the officer resigned days before an internal affairs review but was recently hired by Breckenridge Hills police.
Woodson Terrace police say they can’t investigate further because the officer resigned, but the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office said the US Attorney’s office and FBI are looking in the matter.
Breckenridge Hills Police Chief John Griffin would not confirm if he has seen the video but said the officer was certified, and that his hiring was approved by the city council. Griffin added that the officer’s record is clean, giving him no reason not to hire him.
The officer has not been charged in connection with the incident.
The Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training Department, which regulates police officer’s licenses, said any police department must contact them within 30 days after an officer left and must detail the reason why.
Any police department considering hiring an officer has access to that information.
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