A Colorado prison guard has been accused of attempting to smuggle a contraband-filled burrito inside of the prison with the alleged intention of distributing the contents. 27-year-old Trevor Martineau has been employed as a corrections officer at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility; a men’s state prison in Buena Vista County,…
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Ex-Convict Arrested For Hitting His Mom With Corn
A son who resides with his mom is facing charges after the 27-year-old allegedly threw a corncob at her in what has been deemed a domestic battery. Cody Cummins currently lives with his mother in her Zephyrhills, Florida, home. He previously served a prison sentence for over 3 years due…
Suspect Shot Contraband Over Prison Fence
A woman allegedly in possession of a t-shirt gun outside of a correctional facility was arrested after officers claimed they saw a package containing illicit materials fly over the fence, and they targeted her as the shooter. On Sunday morning, a vehicle reportedly pulled up to the barrier around the…
Renowned Child Abuse Survivor Sexually Assaulted Child
A woman who made the headlines after she was rescued from many years of torture and abuse as a young child has been accused of engaging in sexual encounters with a teenage girl. The now-25-year-old Lauren Kavanaugh became known to many as “The Girl in the Closet” nearly two decades…
Woman Arrested for Alleged Psychedelic Mushroom Grow Operation
32-year-old Jerilee Hughes was arrested after the Northwest Narcotics Task Force searched her home and found glass jars with psilocybin mushroom spores and growing supplies, as well as a small bag of useable mushrooms. Police also procured small amounts of marijuana and methamphetamine as well as residue-coated paraphernalia. Hughes faces…
Westminster Man who Downloaded More Child Pornography While on Bond is Sentenced
Peter Herz, a 61-year old Westminster resident, pleaded guilty to a possession of child pornography charge in February. This offense is among many that are eligible for lifetime sex-offender registration. Before his arrest and incarceration, Herz reportedly had a job as a pianist and musical director for Laguna Beach’s “Pageant…
Substance Abuse Counselor Drives with Man on her Windshield
Sherri Lynn Wilkins, a substance abuse counselor in California, hit a man with her vehicle and drove two miles with his body plastered to her windshield. Wilkins was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. The 55 year old Wilkins had pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and two…
Two Charged in $3.5 million Real Estate Scam
Angel Bronsgeest, a 55 year old woman from Lake Forest, plead guilty on Monday to federal charges of being involved in a real estate scam that cost Southern California investors $3.5 million, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Bronsgeest admitted that she, along with Shawn Watkins, a 46 year old man…
Transgender Woman Sent to Prison for Sex Acts with Teenage Boys
Jane Maria Nicholson, a 25 year old transgender woman, was sentenced to more the 5 years in prison on Wednesday for engaging in sex acts with teenage boys, one of them only 13. She propositioned the boys on a street in North Torrance. Authorities said that the boys did not…
Owner of Axis Benefit Administrators is Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud
On Wednesday in Portland, Oregon a U.S. District Judge sentenced Darren Bottinelli to 46 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for healthcare fraud. Bottinelli was also order to pay $3,093,918 in restitution to his victims. The purpose of his company was to put money into…