Tag: Arrests
Woman dies after man fondles, punches her
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a man fatally punched a woman who tried to prevent him from re-entering a bar where he had fondled her against her will.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports 35-year-old Michael Lamothe was arrested on aggravated battery charges after the incident at Oyster Bay pub in Daytona Beach early Sunday. The charge was upgraded to manslaughter after 54-year-old Debra Jost died.
The newspaper says police found Jost on the floor with a cut to the back of her head and blood coming from her nose and mouth.
Witnesses told investigators Lamothe walked up behind her, hugged her and grabbed her breasts. He left the bar and Jost tried to close the door when he attempted to return.
Lamothe remains in jail without bond. Jail records don’t list an attorney.
via: http://nypost.com/2017/05/02/woman-dies-after-man-fondles-punches-her-cops/
Students arrested for catfishing teacher to get nude photos
Two North Carolina teens are facing charges after they catfished their French teacher and then shared nude photos of him, officials said.
Brian Joshua Anderson and Brittney Rennee Luckenbaugh, both 16, were charged with misdemeanor disclosure of private images, according to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers said the teens used a fake social media account to contact David Laughinghouse, a French teacher at Swansboro High School in North Carolina.
The teens obtained X-rated photos of the 51-year-old teacher, which they shared with other students at school, according to news station WNCN.
They were taken into custody last week and each released on $5,000 bail.
“This investigation remains an active one and we are potentially looking for other incidents of catfishing,” Sheriff Hans Miller told the Jacksonville Daily News. Anderson and Luckenbaugh are both scheduled to appear June 15 in Onslow County District Court.
via: http://nypost.com/2017/05/01/students-arrested-for-catfishing-teacher-to-get-nude-photos/
Man arrested for holding neighbor captive in backyard pit
A man in Ohio with a history of mental illness was arrested early Wednesday after a woman was found trapped in a pit in a shed in his back yard, police said.
Dennis Dunn, 45, of Blanchester, was arrested after police responded to his home following a neighbor’s report of cries and screams from the backyard shed. The woman, a neighbor, who was found inside the hole — more than 3 feet deep and 2 feet wide — was unable to speak when she was pulled out, WLWT reports.
The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released. Her mother reported her missing just hours before she was found in the hole, which was covered with wood and other heavy objects, WLWT reports.
The pit also was covered by a heavy wooden board, making it impossible for the victim to escape, WXIX reports.
Dunn, who was charged with one count of kidnapping, eventually came out of the home after four hours, walking out the front door “like he was going for a stroll,” investigators told WLWT.
Dunn was arrested earlier this month on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana after he called police four times to claim he was hearing voices and that people were trying to break into his home. Police Chief Scott Reinbolt said the incident highlighted the flaws in the state’s mental health system, the Wilmington Journal News reports.
“Each time an officer checked the home and surrounding area and found no one about,” Reinbolt told the newspaper.
On the fourth call to police on April 6, a responding officer reported smelling marijuana inside the home.
“Dunn told the officer that he smokes marijuana to help calm his nerves, then volunteered that he also grows it inside the house for his personal use, asserting his belief that growing marijuana under such circumstances is legal in Ohio,” Reinbolt said. “In a bedroom of the residence the officer found several small, potted marijuana plants. The plants were seized … Contrary to Dunn’s assertion, growing marijuana, even for personal use, remains illegal in Ohio.”
Reinbolt said it was unfortunate that Dunn was released from a mental health hospital within 24 hours.
“It would appear to me that Mr. Dunn is in need of some sort of psychiatric treatment,” Reinbolt said.
Reinbolt noted that Ohio has closed most of its inpatient mental health facilities during the past few decades, leaving few options for those who need help.
“Unfortunately, I am convinced that doing so has left individuals like Mr. Dunn without the care and treatment they need and deserve,” he said.
via: http://nypost.com/2017/04/26/man-arrested-for-holding-neighbor-captive-in-backyard-pit/
Woman busted for pepper-spraying, robbing Uber driver
A Florida woman was taken into custody Friday for an Uber ride that ended in robbery.
Police said Lontaisha Sharquay Durham, 21, and another woman pepper-sprayed and robbed an Uber driver during an April 4 ride in Delray Beach, Florida.
When the two women reached their destination, one of them allegedly used the pepper spray on the driver, Hermionne Belfort, temporarily blinding her, according to the Sun Sentinel.
Belfort said when she was able to see again, the passengers had vanished and her wallet, which was in the center car’s console, was missing.
The 29-year-old Uber driver reported the incident and was treated for exposure to pepper spray.
Police found Durham three days later with a nearly-empty bottle of pepper spray in her purse a few blocks from the scene of the robbery.
Durham was identified by the Uber driver in a police lineup and arrested, the Palm Beach Post reported.
She was booked Friday at Palm Beach County Jail, where she is being held on $3,000 bail. The arrest report does not indicate if the other suspect is at-large.
via: http://nypost.com/2017/04/25/woman-busted-for-pepper-spraying-robbing-uber-driver/