Jeremiah Blanks is an alleged killer who has been charged with the murder of former Clemson wide receiver Diondre Overton in Greensboro North Carolina last month
According to police reports Diondre Overton was visiting his hometown of Greensboro when he was fatally shot at what has been described as a loud party.
Police in North Carolina working with US Marshals would announce the arrest of Jeremiah Blanks in Michigan
Jeremiah Blanks will be extradited back to North Carolina to face murder charges
Police are still trying to figure out what was the motive behind the fatal shooting
Jeremiah Blanks News
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Michigan and charged with first-degree murder in last month’s fatal shooting of former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton, police in North Carolina said Tuesday.
Jeremiah Diago Blanks is believed to have slain Overton at a gathering in the former player’s hometown of Greensboro, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Guilford County Sheriff Danny H. Rogers said detectives traveled to Michigan and got help from the U.S. Marshals Service in arresting Blanks.
Police did not disclose further information about Blanks or a potential motive for the slaying. He was being held in the Oakland County Jail in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan, pending extradition to North Carolina.
Overton, 26, was found on the morning of Sept. 7 after deputies responded to reports of a loud party. He was given medical care but died at the scene.
Overton played for Clemson from 2016 to 2019 and was part of national title teams after the 2016 and 2018 seasons.
He had 52 catches for 777 yards and seven touchdowns for the Tigers.
News of Overton’s death came a few hours before the Tigers’ 66-20 victory over Appalachian State on Sept. 10. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney stopped to pay tribute at Overton’s plaque during the team’s entrance to the stadium.
“He truly was one of the sweetest, spirited kids that we’ve had come through here and, again, truly a great teammate,” Swinney said that night.
Sabrina Kauldhar is an alleged serial killer from Canada who is believed to be responsible for three murders in just three days however authorities are not ruling out more victims
According to police over a three day span Sabrina Kauldhar would allegedly murder Lance Cunningham, 47, in Niagara Falls; and, Mario Bilich, 77, in Hamilton and a woman believed to be in her sixties in Toronto
Police in Ontario Canada are not releasing too much information only that the two male victims were unknown to Sabrina Kauldhar however she and the unidentified victim in Toronto were known to each other
Police have also said that they are not ruling out the possibility that there are more victims out there
Sabrina Kauldhar has been arrested and has been charged with the three murders along with an assortment of other charges
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A 30-year-old Toronto woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the separate deaths of three people in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, according to the Toronto police.
Niagara Regional Police and Hamilton Police Service said in a news release the victims are: an unidentified woman believed to be in her 60s in Toronto; Lance Cunningham, 47, in Niagara Falls; and, Mario Bilich, 77, in Hamilton.
Sabrina Kauldhar has been charged with second-degree murder in the Toronto death, second-degree murder in the Niagara Falls death and first-degree murder in the Hamilton death.
Police said investigators were able to link the Hamilton and Niagara Falls deaths after they determined the suspect matched the description in both cases. Investigators later linked the suspect to the Toronto death.
Investigators believe Cunningham and Bilich were “randomly targeted,” while the Toronto victim was known to the suspect, police said.
Niagara police said they arrested Kauldhar in a Burlington hotel on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. After her arrest, she was charged with all three murders.
In Toronto on Tuesday, police were called at 2:08 p.m. to the Keele Street and Dundas Street W. area after it was reported that a woman in her 60s was found dead in a home with “visible trauma to her body.”
In Niagara Falls on Wednesday, police were called at 2:49 p.m. to John Allan Park after it was reported that there was a disturbance. When officers arrived, they found a man critically injured. Despite attempts to save his life by paramedics and firefighters, Cunningham was pronounced dead at the scene.
In Hamilton on Thursday, police responded to a request at 12:26 p.m. for an ambulance to the parking lot of 209 MacNab St. N., where an unresponsive man was suffering from “significant injuries consistent with a stabbing.” Bilich was taken to hospital, where he died.
At a news conference in Niagara Falls on Friday afternoon, Niagara Police Chief Bill Fordy said the accused appeared in provincial court in St. Catharines on Friday to face the three charges. Kauldhar was scheduled to appear Friday as well at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre virtually.
According to Toronto police, she is being held in custody by Niagara police.
Fordy said if convicted, the accused would fit the definition of a serial killer.
He added he was pleased that police were able to make an arrest given that the killings occurred over three days this week. He noted that police have not yet released exactly how the victims were killed. Attacks on 2 men believed to be random
Fordy said these types of offences have had a “significant impact” on the three communities, and that Cunningham and Bilich have families left behind in Niagara Falls and Hamilton.
“We offer our sincere condolences to the families,” Fordy said.
Fordy said police are not aware of any connection between the attacks on Cunningham and Bilich or any motive.
The two men “were both going about their business and we believe that they were random attacks,” he said.
Fordy said the accused has interacted with police before the incidents. He added it was not uncommon for her to use public transit and taxis.
He said more than 100 investigators are working on the case, trying to figure out the timeline of events, and have done an extensive canvas of video footage.
Fordy said police are in contact with other police services to see if there are other alleged attacks in Ontario that might be linked to the suspect.
Hamilton Police Det.-Sgt. Sara Beck told the news conference that Bilich, a retired teacher with the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, is well-known in Hamilton.
She said Bilich was in a social club before the attack, meeting with friends as part of his weekly routine, and police have video of the accused “present there,” following him to the area of his vehicle and then leaving the area shortly after the attack.
Patrick Daly, chair of the school board, said in an email Friday that Bilich was a “long serving faith filled and exemplary Catholic teacher” at Cathedral High School.
“He was held in the highest regard by students, his colleagues, parents and our board. We are shocked and saddened and will remember the repose of his soul, family and all who loved Mario in our prayers,” Daly said.
Kim Cunningham, wife of Lance, said they have a 13-year-old daughter together.
“He was my best friend. A wonderful father for our daughter, the fun Dad,” Kim said in an email on Friday.
“He loved fishing, hiking with our dogs…. A sports fanatic-lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Loved all kinds of music. Always trying to help people with advice,” she added.
“He did not deserve this. I want my husband back.”
Sophia Koval is an alleged teen killer from Florida who has been charged with the murder of her Grandmother
According to police reports fourteen year old Sophia Koval would beat to death her eighty year old Grandmother Yevheniia Kova with the woman’s walker and a belt
Sophia Koval reportedly told her father that Yevheniia Kova had scratched her and she would attack the eighty year old woman in self defense
Sophia Koval would be arrested and has been charged with manslaughter. The fourteen year old will be tried as an adult meaning she could face life in prison
Sophia Koval News
A 14-year-old girl accused of killing her grandmother in Lauderdale Lakes after she allegedly said she struck the victim with a belt and helped her die will be charged as an adult, the Broward State Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
Sofia Koval now faces a manslaughter charge in the May 23 killing of 79-year-old Yevheniia Koval, instead of the second-degree murder charge that she previously faced, prosecutors said in a statement.
The alleged beating happened at an apartment in the Pearl Condominiums on Northwest 41st Street. Authorities responded there after receiving a call about an unresponsive woman. They met Koval’s son, who said he’d gone to visit a friend from about 7 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. and left Koval with his 14-year-old daughter.
He said when he returned, he found Koval unresponsive on the floor with abrasions on her neck and bruising on her face, arms and legs, officials said.
According to an arrest report, the teen told her dad that her grandmother had scratched her, and she “struck the victim several times with a belt” to defend herself. She then started crying, saying “she was sorry for what she had done.”
Koval was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Koval’s death a homicide, and the teen was identified as a suspect and arrested.
In a redacted arrest report, the teenager allegedly told someone in Ukrainian that “the victim was already dying and that she had helped her die.” That person advised that the Ukrainian word the teen used did not have a good translation to English, but that was what she was saying.
According to the teen’s father, Sofia Koval had recently moved from Ukraine and was displaying “behavioral issues, which he believed are from the war she witnessed in Ukraine and her being separated from her mother,” an arrest report states. He had taken her phone on the day of the killing to discipline her.
The arrest report goes on to say that after the killing, the teen was “very agitated and appeared aggressive at times. She was also constantly moving around. At this time it appeared that Sofia Koval was suffering from a possible psychotic episode.” She was subsequently Baker Acted.
On her way to the Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center, Sofia Koval allegedly “made spontaneous utterances that she had killed her grandmother while her father was not at the residence” and “struck the partilion in the vehicle with her hand and caused a laceration.”
A redacted source in the report said the teen had never been diagnosed with a mental illness, but had been showing signs of aggression and being agitated. She had also not been eating or sleeping.
The redacted source also believed that the teen may have used her grandmother’s walker to hit her, because he noticed that a piece of the walker was broken.
Prosecutors formally filed the manslaughter charge against the teen on Tuesday, and she was moved from juvenile detention to the Broward County Jail where she will be held in protective custody, the state attorney’s office said.
A judge found probable cause for manslaughter and ordered her held without bond on Wednesday morning.
Though the maximum sentence for manslaughter is 15 years in prison, if convicted, the teen could be sentenced to juvenile sanctions.
“In the juvenile system, anyone found guilty and sentenced would have to be released after a maximum of three years and could only be kept under supervision in the community until age 21,” the state attorney’s office said. “Because she is not a U.S. citizen, she could be subject to deportation.”
In May, the victim’s son described his mother off-camera as faithful, humble and protective of her family.
“Because of the heinous nature of the crime and after considering everything presented by the defense so far, I believe it is appropriate that this case should be handled in adult court. We are considering all options and working closely with her attorneys at the Broward Public Defender’s Office to come up with an appropriate resolution that holds her accountable but also factors in her age and the circumstances of this offense,” State Attorney Harold F. Pryor said in a news release.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with the Ukranian consulate on this case.
A 14-year-old girl accused of killing her 79-year-old grandmother in Lauderdale Lakes back in May was sentenced to a juvenile program after pleading no contest in the death, prosecutors said.
Sofia Koval entered the plea to a manslaughter charge in adult court Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to up to three years in the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice maximum risk commitment program, the Broward State Attorney’s Office said.
After serving the maximum penalty in the program, she’ll be under community supervision until age 21, though it’s expected she’ll be transferred to federal custody for deportation to her native Ukraine because she is not a U.S. citizen, prosecutors said.
Koval was charged in the May 23 killing of 79-year-old Yevheniia Koval, who’d been found beaten to death.
The alleged beating happened at an apartment in the Pearl Condominiums on Northwest 41st Street. Authorities responded there after receiving a call about an unresponsive woman. They met Koval’s son, who said he’d gone to visit a friend from about 7 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. and left Koval with his 14-year-old daughter.
He said when he returned, he found Koval unresponsive on the floor with abrasions on her neck and bruising on her face, arms and legs, officials said.
According to an arrest report, the teen told her dad that her grandmother had scratched her, and she “struck the victim several times with a belt” to defend herself. She then started crying, saying “she was sorry for what she had done.”
Yevheniia Koval was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
In a redacted arrest report, the teenager allegedly told someone in Ukrainian that “the victim was already dying and that she had helped her die.” That person advised that the Ukrainian word the teen used did not have a good translation to English, but that was what she was saying.
According to the teen’s father, Sofia Koval had recently moved from Ukraine and was displaying “behavioral issues, which he believed are from the war she witnessed in Ukraine and her being separated from her mother,” an arrest report states. He had taken her phone on the day of the killing to discipline her.
The state attorney’s office said prosecutors met extensively with the victim’s family before agreeing to the teen’s change of plea, and said the victim’s son, who is also the teen’s father “fully supported the outcome and thanked the prosecution, defense and judge for how they had handled the case.”
The maximum penalty the teen had been facing was up to 15 years in adult prison.
The judge overseeing the case told Koval that if she violates any of the terms of her sentence in the future she will be sent back to him and could face that maximum 15-year sentence.
“Because of the heinous nature of the crime and after considering everything presented by the defense, I believe it is appropriate that this case was transferred to adult court and that juvenile sanctions were imposed,” Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor said in a statement Wednesday. “We considered all options and worked closely with the victim’s family and with the defense attorneys at the Broward Public Defender’s Office to come up with an appropriate resolution that holds her accountable but also factors in her age and the circumstances of this offense.”
Terryon Thomas who is better known as Mr Prada on TikTok is wanted in Baton Rouge Louisiana for the questioning of the murder of therapist William Nicholas Abraham
According to police reports the body of William Nicholas Abraham was found on the side of the road wrapped up in a tarp. It is believed the victim died from blunt force injuries
Terryon Thomas was driving the victims vehicle when police attempted to pull him over. Thomas would take off from police
So far police have said that Terryon Thomas is wanted for questioning in the murder investigation of William Nicholas Abraham and has not at this point been charged with murder
UPDATE – Terryon Thomas was arrested in Texas
Terryon Thomas News
Law enforcement has arrested a “TikTok” personality wanted in the case of slain Baton Rouge mental health therapist Dr. Nick Abraham.
According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Dallas police officers arrested Terryon Ishmael Thomas, 20, of Newellton, Louisiana, in Texas on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1.
The suspect will now have to go before a judge in Texas for an extradition hearing. During that hearing, the judge will determine if the suspect should be returned to Louisiana to face charges in the warrant from the Baton Rouge Police Department.
The arrest warrant for Thomas lists his charges as aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Police said Thomas is a popular “TikTok” personality known as “Mr. Prada.”
The warrant did not include any charges related to Abraham’s death.
All of the charges were related to Thomas allegedly crashing the doctor’s stolen vehicle in Baton Rouge Monday afternoon as police tried to stop him along Sherwood Forest Boulevard. Police said the person inside that vehicle got out and ran off and was not apprehended. However, an officer later picked out Thomas from a photo lineup, the warrant states.
Abraham, 69, was violently attacked and his body was wrapped in a tarp and dumped alongside a highway in Tangipahoa Parish where it was discovered Sunday morning. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker said.
Investigators believe Abraham was killed on Saturday but do not know where the homicide occurred.
A search of his apartment off of Corporate Boulevard in Baton Rouge did not show any signs of a crime being committed there, investigators said.
Monday evening, investigators released photographs of a “person of interest” in the case, saying the male in the photos was the last person known to have been driving Abraham’s car.
The photos came from a surveillance camera inside a store “in the Juban Crossing area,” investigators said.
Juban Crossing is a shopping center located off Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish. The images were captured on Sunday.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-STOP.
Family members say Abraham will be laid to rest in Mississippi next week.
The popular TikTok creator Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s deputies identified as a person of interest in the death of a Baton Rouge therapist on Sunday has been arrested in Dallas Tuesday.
The Baton Rouge Police Department tells WBRZ 20-year-old Terryon Thomas, known as “Mr. Prada,” was arrested by Dallas Police Tuesday night.
He was identified as a person of interest in the death of 69-year-old William Nicholas Abraham
According to court documents Garcia White would be convicted of the murders of Annette and Bernette Edwards, the sixteen year old girls were murdered along with their mother
Garcia White would also confess to the murders of Greta Williams who would be beaten to death and to the murder of Hai Pham
It was when Garcia White was being investigated for the murder of Hai Pham when officers learned he was responsible for the Edwards family murders
Garcia White would be convicted of the murders of Annette and Bernette Edwards and sentenced to death
White lawyers do not deny that their client is responsible for the murders however they are trying to get his death sentence overturned due to brain damage from football injuries and drug addictions
Garcia White Execution News
A Texas man linked to five killings and convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago is facing execution on Tuesday evening.
Garcia White was condemned for the December 1989 killings of Annette and Bernette Edwards. The bodies of the twin girls and their mother, Bonita Edwards, were found in their Houston apartment.
White, 61, a former college football player who later worked as a fry cook, was scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. White would be the sixth inmate put to death in the U.S. in the last 11 days.
Testimony showed White went to the girls’ Houston home to smoke crack with their mother, Bonita, who also was fatally stabbed. When the girls came out of their room to see what had happened, White attacked them. Evidence showed White broke down the locked door of the girls’ bedroom. He was later tied to the deaths of a grocery store owner and another woman.
“Garcia White committed five murders in three different transactions and two of his victims were teenage girls. This is the type of case that the death penalty was intended for,” said Josh Reiss, chief of the Post-Conviction Writs Division with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in Houston.
White’s lawyers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution after lower courts previously rejected his petitions for a stay. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Friday denied White’s request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty or to grant him a 30-day reprieve.
His lawyers argued that Texas’ top criminal appeals court has refused “to accept medical evidence and strong factual backing” showing White is intellectually disabled.
The Supreme Court in 2002 barred the execution of intellectually disabled people. But it has given states some discretion to decide how to determine such disabilities. Justices have wrestled with how much discretion to allow.
White’s lawyers also accused the Texas appeals court of not allowing his defense team to present evidence that could spare him a death sentence, including DNA evidence that another man also was at the crime scene and scientific evidence that would show White was “likely suffering from a cocaine induced psychotic break during his actions.”
White’s lawyers also argued he is entitled to a new review of his death sentence, alleging the Texas appeals court has created a new scheme for sentencing in capital punishment cases after a recent Supreme Court ruling in another Texas death row case.
“Mr. White’s case illustrates everything wrong with the current death penalty in Texas -– he has evidence that he is intellectually disabled which the (Texas appeals court) refuses to permit him to develop. He has significant evidence that could result in a sentence other than death at punishment but cannot present it or develop it,” White’s attorneys said in their petition to the high court.
In a filing to the Supreme Court, the Texas Attorney General’s Office said White has not presented evidence to support his claim he is intellectually disabled. The filing also said White’s claims of evidence of another person at the crime scene and that cocaine use affected his actions have previously been rejected by the courts.
“White presents no reason to delay his execution date any longer. The Edwards family — and the victims of White’s other murders … deserve justice for his decades-old crimes,” the attorney general’s office said.
The deaths of the twin girls and their mother went unsolved for about six years until White confessed to the killings after he was arrested in connection with the July 1995 death of grocery store owner Hai Van Pham, who was fatally beaten during a robbery at his business. Police said White also confessed to fatally beating another woman, Greta Williams, in 1989.
White would be the fifth inmate put to death this year in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, and the 19th in the U.S
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