Former Virginia Youth Pastor Hunted Teens On TikTok Before Targeting 15-Year-Old, Feds Say Former Virginia Youth Pastor Hunted Teens On TikTok Before Targeting 15-Year-Old, Feds Say
Former Virginia Youth Pastor Hunted Teens On TikTok Before Targeting 15-Year-Old, Feds Say A former youth pastor in Virginia who "prowled" social media sites trolling for vulnerable underage victims will spend years behind bars, federal authorities announced. Catawba resident Jacob Ryan Barnett, 34, pleaded guilty this week to his attempted coercion and enticement of a 15-year-old girl he sparked a "relationship" with on TikTok, officials say. On Sunday, May 18, prosecutors say that Barnett used the social media app to message "M.V.," and they began chatting. The two then started exchanging texts that got increasingly inappropriate.  According to court documents, to keep the tee…
Knifepoint Robberies At Neighborhood Stores On Long Island By 50-Year-Old Man: Police Knifepoint Robberies At Neighborhood Stores On Long Island By 50-Year-Old Man: Police
Knifepoint Robberies At Neighborhood Stores On Long Island By 50-Year-Old Man: Police A man is accused of carrying out two knifepoint robberies at neighborhood stores on Long Island, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Dec. 11.  Bryan McMenamin, 50, of 124 Acre Lane in Hicksville, was arrested after a search warrant was executed at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 a.m., according to Robbery Squad detectives. Investigators said McMenamin was linked to two robberies in which a man carrying a brown-handled butcher knife targeted businesses at the following dates and locations: Bolla Mart, 620 Old Country Road in Hicksville, on Sept. 22. A&N Grocery, 151 Le…
Teen With 'Impressive' Criminal History Sentenced For Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Carroll County Teen With 'Impressive' Criminal History Sentenced For Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Carroll County
Teen With 'Impressive' Criminal History Sentenced For Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Carroll County A Baltimore teen with what the sheriff once called an “impressive criminal history” will spend the next decade behind bars after killing a Carroll County motorcyclist in a stolen SUV, then fleeing the scene and stealing another vehicle to escape, according to prosecutors. Darius Bond, 19, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 8, after a judge found him guilty of hit-and-run causing death and theft under $100,000 in the crash that claimed the life of 55-year-old Taneytown resident Terry Crowl, the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Bond was driving a stolen Inf…
Brave Child’s Report Helps Convict Maryland Man Of Sexual Abuse, Prosecutors Say Brave Child’s Report Helps Convict Maryland Man Of Sexual Abuse, Prosecutors Say
Brave Child’s Report Helps Convict Maryland Man Of Sexual Abuse, Prosecutors Say A Maryland man is facing a long prison term after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing a child in his own household, according to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office. Derrick Henderson, 51, of Delmar, was convicted this week after a two-day trial in Salisbury, authorities announced late on Friday, Dec. 5.  Specifically, Henderson was found guilty of: Two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; Attempted second-degree rape; Attempted sexual offense; Sexual solicitation of a minor. Prosecutors said the abuse happened in 2024 inside Henderson’s home. No additional details…
Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA
Suicidal Teen Indicted For Execution-Style Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend In Nesconset: DA A Nesconset teen has been indicted for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend from behind in what prosecutors called an execution-style killing on Wednesday, Nov. 26, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.  Austin Lynch, 18, is accused of killing Emily Finn, 18, of Sayville, during a confrontation at his family’s home on Shenandoah Boulevard North while she was home from SUNY Oneonta for Thanksgiving break, the DA’s office said in the Friday, Dec. 5 release.  Finn had arrived to speak with Lynch in person after ending their three-and-a-half-year relationship …
Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say
Silver Spring Man Shot Dead By Girlfriend’s Son Now Ruled A Homicide, Police Say The death of a 40-year-old who was gunned down by his girlfriend's son over the summer in Maryland has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced. Silver Spring resident Julian Rogers, 20, is facing murder and other charges following the deadly shooting involving Derrick Jones over the summer, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, to investigate reports of shots fired in the 30 block of Hunters Gate Court in Silver Spring, where they found Jones suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. First responders ren…
Quarryville 'King Of The Truth' Lies About Age On Snapchat For Sex With 14-Year-Old: Affidavit Quarryville 'King Of The Truth' Lies About Age On Snapchat For Sex With 14-Year-Old: Affidavit
Quarryville 'King Of The Truth' Lies About Age On Snapchat For Sex With 14-Year-Old: Affidavit A man calling himself "King Of The Truth" on Snapchat is wanted after allegedly posing as a teenager on the platform to sexually assault a 14-year-old girl in Pennsylvania, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Dec. 1.  Nazzier Jaheim Morgan, 24, of Quarryville, used multiple Snapchat accounts — including one under the display name “King Of The Truth” — to contact the victim and claim he was 17 years old, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause.  The assaults happened between Aug. 18 and Aug. 21, 2025, at the girl’s home in Bainb…
ICE Detains Mother Of White House Press Secretary's Nephew In Revere: Reports ICE Detains Mother Of White House Press Secretary's Nephew In Revere: Reports
ICE Detains Mother Of White House Press Secretary's Nephew In Revere: Reports The mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to reports. Department of Homeland Security records confirm that Bruna Caroline Ferreira is being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. Boston University's public radio station WBUR first reported on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that Ferreira was arrested in Revere, Massachusetts, earlier in November. Ferreira, who's originally from Brazil, shares an 11-year-old son with Leavitt's brother, Michael. A Trump administrati…
Man Who Tried Robbing Victim From Facebook Marketplace Sought By Saddle Brook Cops, Chief Says Man Who Tried Robbing Victim From Facebook Marketplace Sought By Saddle Brook Cops, Chief Says
Man Who Tried Robbing Victim From Facebook Marketplace Sought By Saddle Brook Cops, Chief Says A Bergen County man was charged after police said a Facebook Marketplace transaction turned into an attempted robbery and assault earlier this month. On Thursday, Nov. 6, the Saddle Brook Police Department responded to reports of a physical altercation in the parking lot of a business on Route 46 west, Police Chief John A. Zotollo, Jr. said. A male victim met with Marten M. Mosiej, 22, of Hillsdale, in the parking lot of a business to "engage in a transaction of computer accessories" that originated on Facebook Marketplace, the chief said. That's when Mosiej assaulted the victim and t…
Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA
Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a father accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced on Monday, Nov. 24. Tyler Lee Prescott, 32, is charged with criminal homicide, rape of a child, incest, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses in the death of his toddler son in August, according to the McKean County District Attorney’s Office and newly filed court records. Prescott has been in custody since Aug. 14, when EMS and police were called to a Sherman Stre…
Long Branch Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, Girl: Prosecutor Long Branch Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, Girl: Prosecutor
Long Branch Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, Girl: Prosecutor A Long Branch man has been arrested and charged with committing sexual crimes against two children, a boy and a girl, authorities said. Raul F. Lopez, also known as Lee Escobar, 45, began abusing the girl when she was under 13 years old, and continued multiple times from 2020 to 2023, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. A boy was under the age of 16 when crimes were committed against him in 2023, Santiago said. Escobar turned himself in to authorities at the Long Branch Police Department earlier this month and was taken into custody without incident, officials…
Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff
Lexington Park Stabbing Suspect Found 900 Miles Away In Florida Weeks After Attack: Sheriff A man wanted in a brutal Maryland stabbing was arrested in Florida weeks after the attack, and investigators say he is now back to face serious charges, officials say. Deputies said Delonta Darius Robertson, 21, fled the state after a violent fight inside a home in the 21000 block of Essex Drive on Saturday, Sept. 27 in Lexington Park.  A man was found at the scene suffering multiple stab wounds to the torso. The victim was flown to a trauma center and survived, Lexington Park, September 27, evening, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said the stabbing followed “an…