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‘I’m still afraid’: Grandma sues US marshals after they erroneously arrested her, leading to 3 strip searches and a ‘sleepless night in a cold jail cell’

‘I’m still afraid’: Grandma sues US marshals after they erroneously arrested her, leading to 3 strip searches and a ‘sleepless night in a cold jail cell’

Left: Penny McCarthy (Institute for Justice). Right: McCarthy being mistakenly arrested by…
‘Act normal’: Man who claimed to be ‘member of the Cartel’ kidnaps 3 boys from park, puts them in crawl space after beating them with scythe, cops say

‘Act normal’: Man who claimed to be ‘member of the Cartel’ kidnaps 3 boys from park, puts them in crawl space after beating them with scythe, cops say

Guillermo Aboytes Saavedra (Lyon County Jail). Cops in Nevada say a man…
‘Too many times to count’: Young girl forced to drink from puddle to survive while being chained up for ‘not listening’ to family friend, police say

‘Too many times to count’: Young girl forced to drink from puddle to survive while being chained up for ‘not listening’ to family friend, police say

Inset: David Boyd (Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Chains hanging from the…
12-year-old girl was ‘restrained to a bed’ and forced to eat cat food by her mother and grandmother: DA

12-year-old girl was ‘restrained to a bed’ and forced to eat cat food by her mother and grandmother: DA

Stacey Ann Louder (left) and Amanda Lynn Gregorio (Luzerne County Correctional Facility).…
Dad who hid 5-year-old daughter in ‘triangle shaped void’ to keep the state from taking custody learns his fate

Dad who hid 5-year-old daughter in ‘triangle shaped void’ to keep the state from taking custody learns his fate

Left: Jon Thompson (Washington County Sheriff’s Office). Right: Images of the closet…
‘Let me out!’: Woman used soldering iron to stab 60-year-old man in head after accusing him of dating her friend, police say

‘Let me out!’: Woman used soldering iron to stab 60-year-old man in head after accusing him of dating her friend, police say

Share copy link Background: The Lincoln, Nebraska, neighborhood where Lisa Beverly allegedly…
‘Slammed the car door into her’: Florida man allegedly beats woman over handicapped parking space at church

‘Slammed the car door into her’: Florida man allegedly beats woman over handicapped parking space at church

John Phillips (Orange County Sheriff’s Office). Background: A church parking lot where…
Missouri prison refuses to release exonerated inmate as attorney general fights against judge who ruled the man innocent

Missouri prison refuses to release exonerated inmate as attorney general fights against judge who ruled the man innocent

Left: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey testifies before the House Judiciary Committee…