Child endangerment

Missouri couple charged after toddler shoots himself in head

September 18, 2022 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri couple has been charged with child endangerment after a 21-month-old St. Louis boy found a gun that had been left down on a television stand and fatally shot himself in the head.

Woman accused of abandoning autistic son enters plea

September 18, 2022 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Indiana mother accused of having abandoned her 5-year-old autistic son on an Ohio street earlier this year has pleaded guilty to child endangerment.

Heather Adkins, 33, of Shelbyville entered the plea last week in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court and is scheduled for sentencing Sept.

Boyfriend of slain boy’s mother to enter manslaughter plea

By KATHY McCORMACKSeptember 7, 2022 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The boyfriend of a slain 5-year-old New Hampshire boy's mother plans to plead guilty to manslaughter, according to a court document.

Joseph Stapf, 31, was originally charged with child endangerment and witness tampering in connection with Elijah Lewis' disappearance.

Woman sentenced to prison in 2019 infant’s death at day care

July 13, 2022 GMT

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to prison in the death of an infant nearly three years ago at at unlicensed day care in suburban Philadelphia.

Lauren Landgrebe, 50, of Upper Southampton had pleaded guilty in Bucks County to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the August 2019 death of 11-month-old Victoria Watson.

Mom sentenced in death of newborn found in college dorm

June 21, 2022 GMT

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A woman has been sentenced in the death of a newborn whose body was found inside a trash bag at college dormitory outside Cleveland.

Breyona Reddick, 21, of Cleveland, was sentenced Tuesday to a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 15 years, based on good behavior.

Life in prison for California killer in Reno motel shooting

May 25, 2022 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Reno woman whose 5-year-old son told police he pretended to be dead after the killer started firing nearly two dozen gunshots in their motel room.

School bus driver charged with giving fentanyl to students

May 21, 2022 GMT

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A bus driver at a private Southern California school was charged Friday with selling fentanyl to special-needs students on campus, including a girl who was treated for an overdose.

Gun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged

May 18, 2022 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday.

Father charged after infant son dies of fentanyl poisoning

May 6, 2022 GMT

DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment, nearly a year after his 1-month old son died of fentanyl poisoning.

Michael Piazza, 40, of Des Plaines, was charged this week with the felony counts and ordered held on $300,000 bond by a judge.

Mom pleads guilty in death of newborn found in college dorm

April 12, 2022 GMT

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a newborn whose body was found inside a trash bag at college dormitory outside Cleveland.

Breyona Reddick, 21, of Cleveland, entered her plea Friday as part of a deal with Portage County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss several other counts including aggravated murder, child endangerment and tampering with evidence,

3 plead not guilty to child neglect after 5-year old’s death

April 9, 2022 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three Bismarck adults have pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment-related charges in the February death of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found with multiple injuries.

Police: Mom who blamed toddler’s death on road rage arrested

March 31, 2022 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who said her 3-year-old son was killed in a road-rage shooting has been arrested on a child endangerment charge, police said Thursday.

Lacravivonne Monique Washington, 26, kept a handgun in her sport utility vehicle where it was accessible to her children, ages 2-4, who were unrestrained, according to a Dallas police affidavit.

Kansas father gets 29 years in prison for killing 3-year-old

March 26, 2022 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A father was sentenced Friday to 29 years for killing his 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a wooded area of Kansas City, Kansas, in 2020.

The prison term for Howard Jansen III, 30, was handed down during a hearing in Wyandotte County District Court, the Kansas City Star reported.

Woman convicted in death of boy, 12, faces life term

March 23, 2022 GMT

ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been convicted of first- and third-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy authorities said was starved and beaten before his death almost two years ago.

Police: 7 children injured in DUI car crash in Fresno

March 6, 2022 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Seven children were taken to the hospital after a DUI car crash in central California, authorities said.

Two cars crashed Saturday at about 2 p.m. in Fresno, KFSN-TV reported.

Man sentenced to 100 years in grandson’s beating death

March 4, 2022 GMT

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was sentenced Friday to 100 years in prison for his role in the beating death of his 12-year-old grandson in February 2020.

James Sasser Jr., of West Yellowstone, had earlier pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide, child endangerment and tampering with a witness.

Missouri man convicted in wife’s death admits child abuse

February 22, 2022 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his wife, burying her body and lying to authorities about her whereabouts pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges involving the couple's young daughter.

In case of child shooting, man accused of leaving gun out

February 21, 2022 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been charged with child endangerment in a case that saw one young child shoot another inside an Iowa City apartment last year.

Christopher Horras, 36, has been charged with two counts, one of misdemeanor child endangerment and one felony child endangerment charge, The Gazette of Cedar Rapids reported.

German woman charged with membership in Islamic State group

February 18, 2022 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Germany said Friday they have formally charged a German woman with membership in a foreign terrorist organization for traveling to Syria with her young son to join the Islamic State group.

Father pleads guilty in torture, starvation death of son

February 12, 2022 GMT

ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania father about to stand trial on charges he tortured and starved his 12-year-old son before the boy died has pleaded guilty to several charges and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Man pleads no contest to homicide in child’s beating death

February 8, 2022 GMT

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man pleaded no contest Tuesday to deliberate homicide in the beating death of his 5-year-old son in November 2019, Cascade County prosecutors said.

County Attorney Josh Racki reached a plea agreement with Emilio Renova, 32, in the death of Antonio “Tony” Renova.

Woman pleads not guilty to charges in Iowa infant’s death

February 8, 2022 GMT

PRIMGHAR, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman accused of allowing her infant daughter to be abused by the baby’s father has been sentenced to probation.

Brittanee Baker, 22, of Sheldon, pleaded guilty last week to one count of felony child endangerment, the Sioux City Journal reported.

Iowa man arrested after infant son’s death ruled a homicide

February 7, 2022 GMT

MARION, Iowa (AP) — A Marion man has been arrested and faces a possible murder charge after authorities ruled his infant son's death was a homicide.

Samuel Goodwin, 22, was arrested Monday on possible charges of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death, The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported.

Missouri women plead not guilty in separate child deaths

February 7, 2022 GMT

LEBANON, Mo. (AP) — Two women charged in separate child deaths in Laclede County both pleaded not guilty to charges at arraignments on Monday.

Naomi Johnson pleaded not guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the June 3, 2020 death of 1-year-old Kimber McDowell at Johnson's unlicensed daycare in Lebanon.

Man charged in Dec. 14 shooting in Pittsburgh mall lot

January 26, 2022 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man has been charged with aggravated assault and other crimes in a shooting in a Pittsburgh mall parking lot last month.

John Hayden, 21, is also charged with child endangerment, reckless endangerment and weapons offenses in the Dec.

Mom charged in death of baby who had fentanyl in his system

January 21, 2022 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A mother whose infant son was found dead in her Cleveland home last week with suspected fentanyl in his system has been charged with felony child endangerment.

A judge set Casey Bisner's bail at $50,000 during a court hearing Friday, rejecting prosecutors request for a higher bond.

Father, mother both face charges in infant son’s death

January 7, 2022 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged in the death of his infant son will now face an aggravated murder count after the child's death was ruled a homicide, authorities announced Friday.

Earnest Alexander, 35, of Cleveland, initially was charged with child endangerment in the death of 3-month-old King Kai Alexander.

Parents charged in case of teen accused of killing brother

December 30, 2021 GMT

PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old accused of fatally shooting his 5-year-old brother with their father’s unsecured handgun last month have each been charged with four counts of child endangerment, authorities said.

Jurors hear woman beg for life during 911 call; convict man

December 10, 2021 GMT

COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Jurors heard a 911 recording of a man’s threats and a woman’s pleas for her life, then convicted the man of attempted manslaughter and endangering her two children during a domestic abuse incident, authorities in Louisiana said.

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in daughter’s death

December 10, 2021 GMT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who according to authorities allowed his wife to severely beat their two children for years, which eventually led to the death of their 6-year-old daughter in 2018, has been sent to prison for eight years.

Iowa man charged with murder for shooting death of wife

November 29, 2021 GMT

ELDRIDGE, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been charged with murder nearly six months after his wife was found shot to death inside their home.

Shane Bostrom, 34, of Eldridge, is now charged with first-degree murder in the June 10 shooting death of 28-year-old Jessica Bostrom, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday.

Autopsy: 5-year-old boy died of ‘violence and neglect’

November 22, 2021 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 5-year-old New Hampshire boy who went missing and was found dead in Massachusetts died of “violence and neglect," and his death was a homicide, according to autopsy results released Monday.

Child endangerment charges for mom whose kids died in fire

November 20, 2021 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — An East St. Louis woman whose five children died in a fire at her home while she was away has been indicted on child endangerment charges.

3rd arrest in probe that led to discovery of 2 buried girls

November 10, 2021 GMT

COGAN STATION, Pa. (AP) — A third woman has been arrested in the investigation that led to discovery of the bodies of two young girls missing for years and buried in the backyard of a Pennsylvania home, authorities said.

2 arrested after bodies of 2 missing girls found in backyard

November 9, 2021 GMT

COGAN STATION, Pa. (AP) — The discovery of the bodies of two young girls missing for years and buried in the backyard of a Pennsylvania home has led to the arrest of two women.

Authorities identified the bodies of 6-year-old Nicole Snyder and 4-year-old Jasmine Snyder on Monday.

Man charged in shooting death of wife at Eden Prairie hotel

November 7, 2021 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife, who was found dead Tuesday at an extended-stay hotel in Eden Prairie.

The Star Tribune reports Ryan Charles Rooney, 34, is being held on charges of second-degree murder and child endangerment, according to a complaint.

Illinois woman charged in August fire deaths of her 5 kids

November 5, 2021 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who she allegedly left in a southwest Illinois apartment without adult supervision.

Man charged in shooting that wounded woman, 1-year-old girl

October 31, 2021 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been charged in a Philadelphia shooting last week that left a woman and her 1-year-old daughter wounded.

The woman's boyfriend told officers sent to the southwest Philadelphia home shortly before 2 a.m.

Officer charged with punching woman during road rage clash

October 27, 2021 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A San Jose police officer was charged Wednesday with punching a woman during an alleged road-rage confrontation on the side of a San Francisco Bay Area highway in the summer while he was off-duty, authorities said.

SWAT standoff near Reno ends with arrest on fugitive warrant

October 25, 2021 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 47-year-old man who was arrested on multiple charges after an hours-long standoff with a SWAT team north of Reno was wanted on a federal fugitive warrant, the Washoe County sheriff’s office said.

Missing boy’s mother, man, plead not guilty to charges

October 20, 2021 GMT

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The mother of a missing 5-year-old New Hampshire boy and a man who was arrested with her in New York pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to witness tampering and child endangerment charges as authorities continue to search for the child.

Nevada man accused of shooting at cars north of Reno

October 15, 2021 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 44-year-old Nevada man accused of assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment after they say he was shooting at cars near his home in the high desert about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Reno.

Two people charged in death of 2-year-old Ames boy

October 14, 2021 GMT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Two people have been charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy in April, Ames police said Thursday.

Trevin D. Nicholson, 25, of Centennial, Colorado, was charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death.

Iowa caregiver arrested after drugs linked to baby’s death

October 11, 2021 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman faces criminal charges after a baby girl who had been in her care died and was found to have illicit drugs in her system.

Des Moines police arrested Nicole Ghee, 40, on suspicion of child endangerment and drug possession in the April death of a 2-month-old girl, television station KCCI reported.

New trial slated for man facing child endangerment charges

October 10, 2021 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Wyndmere man facing four counts of felony child endangerment in Burleigh County is again scheduled for trial after missing several court dates since being charged nearly two years ago.

Man gets 19-year prison term in death of girlfriend’s son

October 5, 2021 GMT

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — A man was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years in prison for his role in the death of his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son, who authorities say died when his mother tried to abandon the child and his two older siblings at an Ohio park.

Mother of decapitated children charged in their killings

September 30, 2021 GMT

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — An Arizona woman accused of killing her two children, who were decapitated in their Southern California home last year, has been arrested at her Tucson home, authorities said Wednesday.

Dad, 2 women get lengthy prison terms in boy’s abuse death

September 29, 2021 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man and two women who pleaded guilty in what authorities called the “extreme abuse” death of the man's 10-year-old son were all sentenced Wednesday to lengthy prison terms.

Boy, 1, reported unresponsive in bathtub dies; man arrested

September 26, 2021 GMT

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A man was arrested after the death of a 1-year-old boy reportedly found unresponsive in a bathtub, authorities said.

Cleveland police said officers were called to the home just after 10:30 p.m.

Lawrence man arrested in connection with death of 2-year-old

September 24, 2021 GMT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Lawrence man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy.

Police said Friday that the 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated child endangerment and possession of a stolen handgun.