As I write this, the reality of a horrific crime that has profoundly affected our community weighs heavily on my heart. Fernando Martinez-Rivera and Roberto Acosta-Lemuz, two undocumented Honduran immigrants, committed the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. These males enticed a little girl into their rented Abilene home on Anson Avenue, where they conducted … Read more
Luis Edel Trujillo Pena, a 29-year-old from Miami, has pled guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, according to US Attorney Roger B. Handberg. Pena faces up to 20 years in jail for wire fraud, up to 5 years for conspiracy, and at least two years for identity theft, as well as compensation … Read more
Illinois State Police detained a Delavan man as part of a multi-day human trafficking enforcement operation, the agency announced on Saturday. The agency took six men into custody, including him. According to Illinois State Police, Gerald Hochstatter, 71, was arrested and charged with indecent solicitation of a minor/aggravated sex, travel to meet a kid, and … Read more
Louisiana State Police have arrested a man accused of selling drugs to a Washington Parish school board member and political candidate, who later overdosed. Frankie Crosby Sr., 67, died on October 6, according to Franklinton police, who discovered him in his vehicle on the 1400 block of Parker Street. He had taken a fatal combination … Read more
A fraud suspect has been sentenced to federal prison for a series of crimes at local banks. The court sentenced Gary Dale Thrasher, 56, from Georgia, to four years and nine months in federal prison for bank fraud, passport fraud, and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentencing, the court issued a forfeiture order … Read more
John Anthony Hancock, a 42-year-old from Virginia, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 5 years of probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of 84-year-old Theresa Evelyn Bogu. Judge Stephen E. Toner’s courtroom received the plea earlier today, according to the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. The incident … Read more
The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested an 80-year-old Texas man for engaging in sexual activity with a child in Union Parish. Law authorities in Texas contacted UPSO in October 2024 about a sex offenses investigation. UPSO stated in a social media post, “During the course of their [Texas authorities] interviews, it was discovered that the … Read more
A fugitive wanted in Alabama and three others were apprehended Thursday afternoon during a raid on a Bibb County home that turned up drugs, illegal firearms, and a Glock Sear switch—an unlawful gadget that turns handguns into machine guns. The Suspects: Hunter Wayne Smith, 24, a convicted criminal and wanted fugitive from Alabama, was discovered … Read more
The body found by hunters in a hammock in Alabama’s Talladega National Forest has been identified as an Ohio hiker who went missing months ago. The Alabama Department of Forensic Science alerted Cleburne County Coroner Adam Downs on Wednesday that the remains were those of Vendula “Wendy” Rose, a 41-year-old wife and mother who went … Read more
A man accused of robbing a postal carrier in Arlington before committing a string of mail thefts throughout the Washington, D.C. area has been apprehended and faces many charges. Federal authorities think Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, stole a universal key during the robbery and used it to improperly access nearly a dozen mailboxes … Read more