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The adoptive mother of a 22-year-old with special needs is facing multiple charges after she allegedly chained the woman to a bed frame by the neck and left her in her own excrement for almost a week.

Just after midnight on May 29, a woman returned home from the store and reportedly heard screaming coming from the second floor. When she went to inspect, the woman reportedly discovered her mentally disabled adopted older sister. She allegedly had a chain around her neck keeping her bound to the bed frame in the room. Her hips were held in place with a bicycle lock, and her sister found the key and freed her.

The authorities were notified, and it was reported that the mother returned to the residence until she learned the police were coming. Her younger daughter kept her away from the room. She did not want her mother to move anything around before the officers could inspect it. Before the police got there, the mother reportedly took the chain and lock and left the residence.

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A man in Tennessee reportedly fell through three hotel room ceilings while allegedly trying to get away from the police, who were pursuing him for suspicion of armed robbery at a Waffle House restaurant.

According to reports, around 1:00 AM on May 28, a 31-year-old man from Harriman allegedly walked into a Waffle House in Crossville with a folding knife. He reportedly walked up to two employees and assaulted them. Before he left the eatery, he allegedly stole $388. The authorities were notified about the alleged armed robbery, and officers from the Crossville Police Department headed to the location.

Before the police arrived, the suspect ran away from the property and headed through the woods behind a Marathon gas station. He reportedly ended up in the attic at a nearby Red Roof Inn, and when someone from the hotel called to report it, they suspected it was the man involved in the restaurant robbery.

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A 25-year-old California man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting two elderly people within three weeks, in addition to kicking a police officer during his booking.

According to reports, on May 4 and May 24, a man from Campbell reportedly attacked two elderly men. The first incident allegedly occurred when he walked past an elderly gentleman and reportedly struck him in the stomach with a closed fist. He started to flee on foot, but turned around and faced the alleged victim. The man took a picture of the alleged assailant, and it looked like he struck a pose for the shot before running off.

The authorities were notified, and the alleged victim asserted that the man in the photo was the person who hit him. The police circulated the image to see if anyone in the area recognized him.

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A Florida octogenarian was arrested after allegedly verbally and physically attacking her neighbor because she believed he was using too much water to wash his motorcycle.

Last week, a woman who resides in the Palm Lake Village 55+ Apartments in Dunedin reportedly had a problem with what one of her neighbors was doing. It was reported that the 72-year-old man was washing his motorcycle while it was parked in the road. His neighbor allegedly took offense to the amount of water he was using, so the woman walked up to him to confront him about it.

She reportedly began hollering at him about how much water was on the street and told him it was an excessive amount to use for washing the motorcycle. The woman also took a few pictures of the wet ground for proof of the perceived indiscretion and threatened to show them to the manager of the property.

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A man in Florida is facing charges after he allegedly kidnapped and beat his girlfriend with a brass knuckle knife before leaving her injured and alone in the woods.

On the evening of May 9, a 33-year-old man and his girlfriend went out for some drinks, and when they went back to his Titusville residence they got into an argument. According to his girlfriend, the man gets angry easily when he has alcohol. The situation became intense, and the man allegedly brought his girlfriend to his vehicle and forced her to climb into the trunk.

He reportedly drove approximately 5 miles to the Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area with the woman trapped in the trunk. They reached a woodsy area, and the man pulled over and let his girlfriend out.

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A man on Florida’s Gulf Coast was arrested after allegedly throwing his excrement and urine-filled diaper at his brother during a domestic dispute.

According to reports, on May 15, an 18-year-old man and his older brother were having an argument in front of a guest in their St. Petersburg residence. Things began to intensify, and the teen, who is paralyzed but uses his upper body to help him get around, allegedly started throwing things around in the house.

His older brother reported that he wanted to make sure no one got hurt, so he took him outside before he called the authorities. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department headed to the address, but before they arrived, the teen reportedly took off his diaper. According to reports, it was full of urine and feces, and the man threw it at his brother. It reportedly hit him in the chest and left some of the waste matter on him. Some of the feces and the diaper were later found on the porch.

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A South Carolina man was accused of kidnapping his toddler son, driving across state lines, and jumping out of his moving vehicle after lighting it on fire with the child still inside.

On May 8, the 31-year-old father of a 3-year-old child went to the home in Belton where the boy resides with his mother, violating a domestic violence restraining order the woman obtained a week prior. According to reports, the man assaulted the woman and threatened their child’s life. Afterward, he allegedly took the child from the house and drove away.

The authorities were notified about the alleged assault and kidnapping, and they set out to locate the vehicle. When deputies in unmarked cars spotted the car, they followed it without the driver knowing. They trailed the man down the Interstate, and he eventually crossed the state line and entered Georgia.

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A Florida man is facing several charges after reportedly stealing a tractor from his place of employment and driving it to a college campus with the alleged intent of killing two people.

Early in the evening on May 4, a man who works as a groundskeeper at the Key West Golf Club reportedly swiped a tractor from the property and drove it to the College of the Florida Keys. When he reached one of the dormitories, the man allegedly drove into the lobby and used the bucket to wreck the plumbing in the building.

According to reports, he then made his way to the parking lot where a man and his daughter were sitting in a vehicle, and they reportedly watched as he allegedly smashed into a truck with enough force to flip it. Afterward, he reportedly struck the front of their car, and they got out to avoid potential injury.

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An officer reportedly had a sizeable piece of flesh bitten off his head by a Florida man at a music festival.

From May 2 through May 5, the yearly Sol Fest event took place at Vortex Springs in Ponce de Leon. According to the official website, “The purpose of Sol Fest is to create a safe haven where people can connect, establish long-lasting friendships, and create memories that will help them heal from loss and the challenges of life.”

While the festival rules state that narcotics are not permitted, the police reported that they found several substances on the premises, including psilocybin mushrooms, ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana, and others. More than 50 attendees were arrested for allegations of possession.

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A Mississippi woman sitting with a man in a vehicle parked outside of a business was arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on him during a domestic dispute.

Late in the afternoon on May 3, a man and woman were sitting in a car parked outside a business in Lafayette County. Their encounter was reportedly less than pleasant, and the woman allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at the man. He was able to get out of the car, and he ran inside the business where he could take cover while notifying the authorities.

The man told the workers what was allegedly happening, and they allowed him to wait inside until the police arrived. Shortly after, officers from the Oxford Police Department headed to the address, and when they got there, they saw a woman sitting in a vehicle as the caller described.

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