Ex-outfielder Carl Everett arrested
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 18:12
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)
Former Major League Baseball player Carl Everett was facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Tuesday following a domestic spat with his wife, the St. Petersburg Times reported.
2-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Mother, Police Investigate Father's Role
Thursday, 28 April 2011 23:33
A toddler blamed for fatally shooting his mother keeps asking for his mom, while police are asking whether a 2-year-old boy was really capable of holding and firing the gun.
The boy's father, Troy Bailey Jr., may be charged for negligence for leaving his gun out where the boy allegedly picked it up and fired it. A gunshot struck his mother, Julia Bennett, 33, killing her instantly last Wednesday.
"This is not a clear cut case," said Tania Rues, spokeswoman for the Police Department in Miramar, Fla. "There is a still a lot of work we need to do to determine if this was an accident or not."
Bailey has a license to carry a concealed weapon. He told police he briefly left the gun unattended on a table while visiting Bennett's home. Bailey, who was not married to Bennett, told police he watched as the boy picked up his pistol and shot the woman. The boy's name was not released by police.
"We have interviewed the father at length," said Rues. "He came in voluntarily."
Police said there was more to the investigation that simply determining if the child could and did pick up the gun and pull the trigger. The gun was a Glock 9mm, which weighs three pounds when loaded and takes 4.5 to 5.5 pounds of pressure to pull the trigger.
"Most people assume you can just test and see if the child had [gun-shot residue] on his hands, but there are mitigating factors," said Rues.
She said that even if it is determined that the boy pulled the trigger, the father could still be charged with negligence.
Police said there had been no previous reports of violence at the home.
The boy was initially taken into custody by the Department of Children and Families, but following a hearing Friday was put in the custody of a maternal aunt.
Bailey did not attend the hearing, in which a judge said the father temporarily could not have contact with the boy.
Bennett's family is struggling to cope with the tragedy. "By the grace of God we are still holding on," Angela Thompson, Bennett's sister told WSV-TV.
"He just keeps calling her name, saying, 'Mom, mom," said Marva Anglin, another sister.
The case comes on the heels of several other shootings by small children who got their hands on firearms.
On April 19, a kindergartner was among three Houston elementary school students injured when the loaded pistol he brought to school fired when it fell from his jacket pocket.
Last month, a 4-year-old in Baltimore, Md., shot himself in the face and died after playing with an unattended loaded pistol.
13 killed in clash on Mexico-U.S. border lake
Monday, 09 May 2011 18:17
Twelve suspected members of the Zetas drug gang and a member of Mexico's Navy were killed in a shootout on an island in a lake that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Monday.
Rapper M-Bone Of Cali Swag District Dead At 22
Monday, 16 May 2011 18:22
M-Bone Of Cali Swag District Shot And Killed
According to published reports rapper M-Bone of Cali Swag District died late Sunday night.
4 sets of Long Island remains aren't linked to serial killer
Monday, 09 May 2011 18:21
The four sets of human remains most recently discovered on a Long Island beach don't appear to be related to four others discovered nearby that have been linked to a suspected serial killer, the Suffolk County district attorney said Monday.
DeMaurice Smith: NFL broke the law
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 18:18
DeMaurice Smith said Tuesday he's happy a federal judge lifted the NFL's lockout, but he's upset the league has created a state of turmoil by allowing players to show up at team facilities, but not use their weight rooms.
Video shows mom smothering baby [Video]
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Jurors in a Fort Worth trial watched dramatic hospital surveillance video Wednesday that showed a young mother smothering her 4-month-old son with a blanket and then her hand.
Shantaniqua Scott, 18, is accused of two counts of injury to a child with serious bodily injury. If convicted, she could be sentenced to life in prison.
Police: Wife stabbed Brandon Marshall
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 18:26
Dolphins Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall was released from the hospital Saturday after what police said was a domestic-violence incident in which he was stabbed by his wife with a kitchen knife Friday in the Miami area.
Cassidy Arrested In New Jersey, Suspected Of Murder
Thursday, 19 May 2011 08:37
Philadelphia rapper Cassidy has reportedly been arrested by New Jersey cops Saturday (May 14) while traveling in the Garden State on an arrest warrant.
Gucci Mane Arrested For Pushing Woman Out Of Moving Car
Monday, 02 May 2011 10:16
Gucci Mane Arrested, Police He Say He Threw Woman Out Vehicle
Gucci Mane is back in headlines now that he's been arrested once again in Atlanta.
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