manslaughter

24-year-old Taniyria Holt is facing possible manslaughter charges as she carelessly recorded herself parading a loaded gun that she did not own, and passing the gun to her sister, not knowing it was loaded, shot her in the face.

A New Orleans man pleaded guilty Thursday to killing his newborn daughter and received a 30-year sentence under an agreement with prosecutors, NOLA.com reports. Arsenio Chambliss, 29, pleaded guilty to a reduced count of manslaughter in the Jan. 17, 2017 death of his 4-week-old daughter Azyri from blunt-force injuries to her head. Chambliss was set […]

BOSTON (AP) — A young woman who as a teenager encouraged her boyfriend through dozens of text messages to kill himself is responsible for his suicide, Massachusetts‘ highest court ruled Wednesday in upholding her involuntary manslaughter conviction. The Supreme Judicial Court said in a unanimous decision in the novel case that Michelle Carter’s actions caused […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a deadly drunken-driving case agreed Tuesday to be sent from California to Texas to face a charge. Tonya Couch, 48, said very little at an extradition hearing in downtown Los Angeles, where she was flown after being deported […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A homeless woman who slammed a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip was believed to be on a trip to find the girl’s estranged father, authorities said Monday. Based on video, police believe Lakeisha N. Holloway, 24, intentionally mowed down people on […]

A 21 year old Brooklyn man who was convicted for shooting another man over a weave was sentenced to 23 years in prison. In 2011, Dennzel Holder killed Shawn Williams with three shots. The Daily News reports: “It started with a group of women who had a foolish argument over a hair weave,” said Supreme […]

28-year-old Tamira Mobley, who is an unlicensed beautician, injected Tamara Blaine with silicone on July 8, in order to give Blaine the larger rear end…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge after a one-vehicle accident that killed linebacker Jerry Brown, a member of the team’s practice squad. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas suburb. Argumaniz says Brent was speeding when […]

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge after a one-vehicle accident that killed linebacker Jerry Brown, a member of the team’s practice squad. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas suburb. Argumaniz says Brent was speeding when […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to causing the death of a man who prosecutors say she gave a fatal dose of silicone during a penile enhancement procedure. Kasia Rivera, 35, pleaded not guilty to reckless manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Justin Street. Both are from East Orange, […]