A small peaceful town in Idaho has experienced its first ever police officer-involved shooting, according to the Adams County sheriff. This weekend a local cattle rancher and well-known businessman, 62-year-old Jack Yantis of Council, Idaho lost his life after a quarrel with two cops. The shock proved too much for his wife Donna Yantis and … Read more
2015/11/02 Psychotherapist Beth Higgins only wanted to save her patient’s life. Never would she have imagined that exactly one hour after she called the police he would end up dead. The cops were supposed to save Afghanistan veteran Brian Babb. He was a former captain of the Oregon Army National Guard and had been injured … Read more
2015/11/02 Santiago Quintero still cannot talk about his 23-year-old son’s untimely death nine months ago without his eyes welling up. Yet, he courageously stands in front of community members holding up his hands, the same way his boy had done on January 3 when he was shot by a Wichita police officer. John Paul Quintero … Read more
Max Chantha | October 27, 2015 MISSISSIPPI – School resource officers – policeman assigned to protect vulnerable children at their schools – have been making headlines recently for their inappropriate and violent behavior. Regis Mister, however, will likely take the cake in terms of brutality. Mister has been sentenced to 48 years in prison, though … Read more
Michigan State Police has decided missing 72 hours of work is punishment enough for a state trooper who killed an innocent civilian, injured two others and left the department $ 7.7 million out of pocket. How did it happen? On July 3, 2014 State trooper Timothy Fagin was parked on the side of the road … Read more
2015/10/25 John Vibes | The Free Thought Project Lebanon, PA — Victoria ‘Tori’ Herr died in Lebanon County Correctional Facility last month after police hesitated to provide her with medical care for several days. Herr was addicted to heroin and began to go into withdrawal when she was taken into custody. This is a situation … Read more
Max Chantha | October 24, 2015 KENTUCKY – In yet another example of the thin blue line extending to not only cops but their criminal family members, a Bardstown Police Officer is believed to have helped his brother dispose of his murdered girlfriend’s body. Brothers Brooks and Nick Houck, the latter a police officer, gave … Read more
The family of a St Clair man has filed a lawsuit against the city and a police officer who they believe was responsible for their son’s death. Ironically, it is exactly 3 months after their son’s untimely demise. On July 22 James Bush was on his way to his parents’ home for dinner where his … Read more
The last time the Ballards saw their daughter was more than three months ago. Mother of five, Crystal Rogers, has been missing since July 7. The parents have had a gut feeling throughout this period that her boyfriend Brooks Houck, with whom she has a two-year-old son, has something to do with her disappearance. In … Read more
For a parent there is nothing worse than losing a child. However, Pastor Ted Rose’s story will send shivers down your spine. His mentally ill son was in his arms when a cold blooded killer shot him at point blank range, the father says he felt the bullets pierce through his boy’s body. Jonathan Rose … Read more
Max Chantha | An Independent Blog FLORIDA – As we have seen in previous cases, asking cops for help on the side of the rode can lead to getting shot in the head. However, after the case Corey Jones, it seems as though even when you’re not asking for assistance, a helpful officer may come … Read more
2015/10/20 At 18, Anya Slaughter gave birth to her first son Kendrec McDade. He was the apple of her eye. In so many ways, she says, she grew up with him. “He changed my life. He made me want to be a better person.” Nineteen years later, he was murdered by police a week after … Read more