Dad forces 11-year-old daughter to assist with home invasion — then ditches her during attempted escape: Prosecutors



A Michigan father forced his 11-year-old daughter to assist with a home invasion — and then ditched her when the homeowner returned, according to the prosecutors.

Andre Stephon-Curtis Broadenax — a 29-year-old from Detroit — has been charged with first-degree home invasion, second-degree home invasion, larceny in a building, receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, inducing a minor to commit a felony, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

'Right now, you could have just lost your life and your child's, so it's really sad.'

On May 2, Broadenax was arraigned and received a $75,000 cash/surety bond with a GPS tether and was placed on house arrest. However, Judge William McConico on Monday increased his bond to $150,000 during a bond redetermination hearing.

Around 8:43 p.m. April 29, Broadenax reportedly arrived at a Detroit home in a stolen car, which allegedly belonged to a 52-year-old Dearborn Heights man.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement that Broadenax "forced entry into the 75-year-old victim's home" with his 11-year-old daughter in tow.

The dad reportedly "forced his 11-year-old daughter to assist him with the home invasion."

However, Broadenax allegedly fled the crime scene on foot — without his little girl — when the homeowner returned to his residence.

Detroit Police officers caught up with the suspect and arrested Broadenax shortly after he tried to escape, according to prosecutors.

A longtime resident, David Bridges, told WXYZ-TV that "me being a father of eight kids, I can't see me using none of my kids to actually break into a house or do anything to harm another person because it's wrong."

The neighbor added, "Right now, you could have just lost your life and your child's, so it's really sad."

Broadenax's probable cause conference is scheduled for May 14, and the preliminary examination is scheduled for May 21.

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How a pack of cigarettes helped solve a cold case murder mystery that haunted police for nearly 50 years



Police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a young woman that occurred nearly 50 years ago — and investigators were tipped off about a suspect in the cold case because of a pack of cigarettes.

On Feb. 1, 1977, police discovered the body of 24-year-old Jeanette Ralston wedged tightly in the back seat of her Volkswagen Beetle in the carport area of an apartment complex in San Jose, California.

'Cases may grow old and be forgotten by the public. We don't forget, and we don't give up.'

Ralston was last seen leaving the Lion's Den bar in San Jose with a man just before midnight the night before.

"Jeanette was at a bar with two of her friends, and they were just dancing and hanging out and having a fun night out, and she ran into the man who killed her," Santa Clara Deputy District Attorney Rob Baker told Fox News this week.

At the time, the medical examiner concluded that her cause of death was strangulation from a long-sleeve dress shirt tied around her neck. The autopsy allegedly showed evidence of sexual assault.

The killer reportedly tried to set the Volkswagen ablaze, but it did not catch fire.

Law enforcement could not identify a suspect at the time, and the murder case went cold for decades.

But last August, investigators managed a major breakthrough in the cold case — thanks to a pack of cigarettes.

Willie Eugene Sims — now a 69-year-old from Jefferson, Ohio — was named as the suspect in Ralston's 1977 murder.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement, "Sims — an army private assigned to Fort Ord at the time — was convicted in 1978 for an assault to commit murder in Monterey County. Sims moved out of state before his DNA could be entered into CODIS, the state’s DNA database."

Investigators found Sims' fingerprints on one of Ralston’s cigarette packs.

'I am hopeful with Mr. Sims’ arrest, the family can hold on to hope that justice will be served and, although several years later, they can finally bring some closure to their loss.'

Earlier this year, investigators with the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office's Bureau of Investigation and the San Jose Police Department traveled to Ohio to collect a DNA sample from Sims with the assistance of Ashtabula County authorities.

Weeks ago, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office's Crime Lab reportedly found DNA consistent with Sims on Ralston’s fingernails and the shirt used to strangle her.

"This is a case that's been haunting all the cold-case prosecutors for literally since 2011, when [our] Cold Case Unit was established," Baker explained. "About a year ago, we decided, ‘Hey, let's have the fingerprints in this case checked again.’ We caught a break last summer when we sent the fingerprints out, and we got a hit, which led us to the front door of Mr. Sims’ home in Ohio."

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Sims with the murder of Ralston. If convicted, Sims faces a prison sentence of 25 years to life.

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen stated, "Every day, forensic science grows better, and every day criminals are closer to being caught. Cases may grow old and be forgotten by the public. We don't forget, and we don't give up."

"Our guiding principle at the Cold Case Unit here in Santa Clara County is we never forget. We never forget the victims. We never forget the family of those victims, and we never forget the loved ones of those victims," Baker declared. "And we're always going to seek justice, whether it takes 10 years, 20 years, or 50 years."

Baker added, "I talked to Jeanette's son. He was 6 years old when she died, and he was very appreciative of the work we did and the work that we had done in the case."

Ashtabula County Prosecutor April Grabman stated, "I am hopeful with Mr. Sims’ arrest, the family can hold on to hope that justice will be served and, although several years later, they can finally bring some closure to their loss."

Sims is awaiting extradition to California.

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30-year-old thug accused of shooting Philly cop amid brawls near HS: 'You're a damn adult. You're supposed to know better.'



A 30-year-old male is accused of shooting a 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer amid brawls near a city high school Wednesday — and the police commissioner had harsh words for the suspect.

Dachan Seay is facing multiple counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, reckless endangerment, and other related offenses, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said the following day, WPVI-TV reported.

'I'm asking you to say a prayer for this officer and his family, as well as everyone who puts on that uniform to protect and serve Philadelphia.'

Bethel said several fights were underway outside Overbrook High School in the area of North 59th Street and Columbia Avenue when additional officers were called in, the station said.

Shots rang out around 2:40 p.m., WPVI said. Gunfire is audible on a cellphone video the station added to its report.

The commissioner said an adult armed with a weapon got involved, after which a shot was fired into the ground, and the officer was wounded "under his vest" by the the ricochet, the station said.

He was assigned to the 19th district in March.

The officer — hit by one shot in his stomach — was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he underwent surgery, officials told WPVI. The officer — who is new to the force, having graduating from the academy in 2024 — was recovering as of Thursday morning, officials told the station.

"I'm asking you to say a prayer for this officer and his family, as well as everyone who puts on that uniform to protect and serve Philadelphia," Mayor Cherelle Parker told listeners during a Wednesday news conference, WPVI said.

Bethel added that the officer didn't immediately realize he had been shot, the station said.

WPVI said the commissioner also had pointed words for the suspect: "You're a damn adult. You're supposed to know better. You're supposed to be the one who has to come in here to de-escalate, not escalate."

Sources added to the station that a teenager also was apprehended in connection with the incident.

Far-left Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told WPVI in a statement that "while this investigation remains open, I want to stress that my office will hold this suspect justly and appropriately accountable for his outrageous actions."

No officers fired their weapons during the incident, the station said, adding that no other injuries were reported.

Philadelphia police data indicates Wednesday's shooting was the sixth police-involved shooting in 2025 and the second time an officer was injured in the line of duty, WPVI noted.

You can view a video report here about the shooting and its aftermath.

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'Absolute animal': Man, 70, who allegedly forced teen into sex slave contract charged with trying to hire hit man to kill her



A Florida man already accused of forcing a teen girl into signing a "sex slave" contract now faces additional charges alleging that he tried to hire a hit man to kill her before she could testify against him.

According to the TCPalm, the teen contacted law enforcement to report being sexually assaulted on Aug. 17, 2021.

'And then if the victim was ... no longer here, he essentially gets sentenced to nothing.'

Officers with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office arrested Andrew Mustapick 10 days later. He was charged with unlawful sex activity with certain minors.

The 17-year-old victim alleged that she was forced to sign a "sex slave" contract in exchange for gifts, including a car.

WPBF-TV reported that the victim told detectives that Mustapick wrote in the contract that the teenager "was to complete these sexual favors on Mondays and Fridays over the next five years."

According to WFLX-TV, Mustapick purchased a car for the victim's friend so the friend could drive the victim to his house.

Mustapick took back the 2017 Volkswagen after the girl did not “uphold her end of the contract,” according to Law & Crime. The vehicle had reportedly been registered in Mustapick's name.

The victim reportedly recorded her last encounter with Mustapick, which she provided to investigators.

In late March 2025, Mustapick signed a plea of no contest to one count of sexual activity with a minor — a second-degree felony.

However, the Indian River Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a tip before Mustapick made a plea deal that he was attempting to hire a hit man to kill the teen to prevent her from testifying against him.

Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said, "So, in March, we were notified of this. Thank you to the person who came forward. We're not identifying them at this time. But we would not be here today if it weren't for that person that came forward and let us know about this."

According to police, Mustapick met with an undercover detective posing as a hit man for hire on May 1, 2025.

Mustapick allegedly told the undercover cop that he would offer $40,000 to convince the victim to refuse to testify and then offered another $50,000 to have her killed if she still decided to testify.

Flowers added, "His plan was to withdraw the plea deal. And then if the victim was ... no longer here, he essentially gets sentenced to nothing."

Police said Mustapick also was captured on video attempting to dispose of electronic devices, including a laptop and hard drive, by throwing them into the St. Sebastian River. The St. Lucie County Dive Team reportedly recovered the laptop and hard drive as evidence.

Authorities accused Mustapick of attempting to seek services to "use intimidation or physical force, or threaten" in order to prevent the victim from testifying or ensure the victim's absence from a criminal proceeding.

Mustapick was detained at the Indian River County Jail on a $7 million bond.

"This guy is an absolute animal," Sheriff Flowers said during a press conference. "Over eight months he’s going to spend in prison, he’s willing to have somebody bumped off."

Mustapick is scheduled to appear in court on June 6.

You can watch the police bodycam video of Mustapick speaking to an undercover cop here.

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NYT Says We Should Keep Criminal Aliens Here Because Deporting Them Makes Communities ‘Less Safe’

Framing ICE as the antagonist, violent offenders as victims, and the enforcement of immigration law as a threat to justice isn't journalism; it's narrative management.

Video: Alleged bully beats up crying 10-year-old girl, pulls her by hair to school restroom floor as other girls cheer attack



A Southern California mother shared disturbing cellphone video of an alleged bully beating up her crying 10-year-old daughter and pulling her by her hair to a school restroom floor as other girls cheered the physical attack.

What's more, the mother told KTTV-TV that the alleged bullying began against all three of her daughters after her husband died of a heart attack three years ago.

'How did it get this bad where the school didn't know anything about it, when I went to them multiple times about my daughters being bullied?'

"Ever since my husband passed, they've been getting bullied, telling them, ‘Oh, your dad died, hahaha.' It's so funny for them," Beatriz Hernandez told the station.

The station said Hernandez also showed KTTV a December 2023 report filed with Inglewood Unified School Police noting bullying against her daughters. The report said in one incident that one of her daughters was forced to eat hot chili peppers, and during another incident, milk and water were thrown at her daughters while they were walking with their grandmother, the station noted.

In regard to the cellphone video of the physical attack, KTTV said it occurred April 30 in a restroom at Woodworth-Monroe Academy in Inglewood at the end of the school day.

The attack happened after Hernandez' 10-year-old daughter ran into the restroom while her two siblings and their grandmother waited outside the school to head home, the station said, adding that other girls were waiting for her.

"My daughter was being dragged. She was literally being dragged," Hernandez told KTTV. "Even though it's another little girl, it's still bad. How did it get this bad where the school didn't know anything about it, when I went to them multiple times about my daughters being bullied?"

Believe it or not, her 10-year-old daughter was suspended after the April 30 incident for being "involved in a fight," the station reported.

KTTV said school officials didn't disclose if the other girls received punishments, but the district released a statement saying it's investigating the April 30 incident.

More from the station:

Emily Ruby, with Greenberg & Ruby, a firm that handles legal cases dealing with school bullying, says she is seeing younger and younger children involved in bullying incidents, where there seems to be a sense that nothing will happen to them.

She is also seeing that in more cases, it's putting the videos on social media that's behind the incidents.

But California law is stronger than the rest of the country, thanks partially to Seth's law which in 2012 required public schools to update their anti-bullying policies and programs, with a focus on protecting students who are bullied.

Hernandez told KTTV she's tired of going to school police and has filed a report with Inglewood Police.

You can view a video report here about the incident, which includes clips of the restroom attack and an interview with Hernandez.

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14-year-old student dead after triple stabbing outside high school; 2 students — ages 15 and 17 — turn themselves in



Two male students — ages 15 and 17 — turned themselves in to police overnight after a fatal stabbing Wednesday afternoon just outside Santa Ana High School in Southern California, authorities told KTLA-TV.

Santa Ana police noted to the station that the two teens — both of whom attend the high school — were with their parents when they turned themselves in, and they remained in custody Thursday morning.

KTLA said authorities couldn’t yet confirm if arrests were made.

Authorities told the station in an earlier story that the triple stabbing took place just outside Santa Ana High School's entrance and that Santa Ana police responded to the incident around 3:25 p.m. Two male suspects reportedly fled from the scene, after which police began searching for them.

One of the stabbing victims — a 14-year-old male student who hasn't yet been identified — was taken to a hospital where he later died, KTLA said. He was a freshman at Santa Ana High, and friends and classmates told the station he was “kind and funny.”

Dianna Vasquez told KTLA her daughter was friends with the student who was killed: “When she got home with her friends, and they found out, she was in tears. She was crying. She couldn’t believe it. She said he was a really nice kid.”

Two other victims — ages 15 and 17 — were stabbed in their upper torsos but were in stable condition and expected to make full recoveries, KTLA said. They both are students at Santa Ana High as well, the station said.

Police said the suspects are affiliated with gangs, as was the deceased victim and the two surviving victims, KTLA reported.

The Santa Ana Unified School District said it would increase police presence Thursday at and around Santa Ana High, according to a statement posted to social media Wednesday night, the station said.

“We are committed to providing a safe, caring, and supportive environment for all students and staff,” the statement reads in part, according to KTLA. “We will continue to share updates as they become available. Thank you for your continued support and compassion.”

Anyone with information about the attack is urged to call the Santa Ana Police Department at 714-245-8049.

You can view a video report here about the latest developments in connection with the fatal stabbing.

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Man's daughter died from fentanyl as he sexually assaulted her friend after drugging both on Thanksgiving, police say



A man was charged with murder after supplying his adult daughter and her friend with fentanyl so that he could sexually assault the friend, according to police.

Joshua Youngblood visited his 27-year-old daughter at her apartment for Thanksgiving Day in 2023 and allegedly supplied her with a lethal dose of fentanyl. He then proceeded to assault her friend as his daughter succumbed to the drug.

'You are a vile person. This is a heinous crime.'

On Tuesday, law enforcement officials announced that Youngblood was charged with murder as well as sexual harassment.

"While his daughter was gradually dying from fentanyl, Youngblood proceeded to assault his daughter's friend, who was also under the influence of fentanyl," said Special Agent Will Kimball with the DEA in Houston.

Youngblood was charged under a law that was passed by the Texas legislature in 2023 to allow murder charges in cases where fentanyl distribution led to a victim's death.

"This case is extremely, extremely disheartening because it goes against all decency," Kimball added.

Bernice Hawkins, the victim's mother, addressed Youngblood during a statement at the press conference.

"Josh, you are a vile person. This is a heinous crime. Jade loved you, and you took her from us," she said tearfully. "And for that I hope you pay with your life."

Hawkins said she gave birth to Youngblood's daughter after getting pregnant in high school.

"Josh was a come-and-go kind of person. When it was convenient for him. And then as Jade got older, it was more of 'What can Jade do for Josh?'" she said.

Hawkins said that her daughter fought to try to have a relationship with her father.

"She craved the love of her father, and I think she gave him a lot of exceptions and allowed him a lot of leniency in areas other people probably would not," Hawkins added.

He is being held on a $150,000 bond.

Scenes can be viewed on the news video report from KHOU-TV on YouTube.

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Shotgun-riding raccoon found with meth pipe in its mouth during bizarre traffic stop arrest



An Ohio woman was arrested during a routine traffic stop after police discovered crack cocaine — and a raccoon in the front seat with a glass meth pipe in its mouth, according to authorities.

At around 7:15 p.m. Monday, an officer with the Springfield Township Police Department pulled over a vehicle because the driver reportedly had an active warrant and a suspended driver's license.

'While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon holding a meth pipe is a first!'

"However, things took an unusual turn," the Springfield Township Police Department said in a statement.

"As Officer Branham returned to the vehicle, he observed a raccoon named 'Chewy' sitting in the driver's seat with a meth pipe in its mouth," police stated. "Chewy had somehow gotten hold of a glass methamphetamine pipe, leading officers to further inspect the vehicle."

Police said a subsequent search revealed a "bulk" amount of methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and three used glass meth pipes.

The driver — 55-year-old Victoria Vidal from Akron — was arrested "without incident" and charged with possession of drugs, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, and a citation for driving with a suspended license.

The Midland Daily News reported that a "grand jury will consider additional charges related to crack cocaine possession, pending lab results."

Vidal reportedly was turned over to Cuyahoga Falls Police on her active warrant.

The Springfield Township Police Department said, "Thankfully, Chewy the raccoon was unharmed, and notification was made to the proper authorities to determine that she has the proper paperwork and documentation to own the raccoon."

The police department joked, "While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon holding a meth pipe is a first! No raccoons were hurt or injured in this incident."

Police did not specify if Chewy would be returned to Vidal.

In Ohio, residents reportedly are permitted to own raccoons as pets if they file appropriate documents.

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Homeowner charged with murder after HS senior fatally shot amid what surviving teens say was 'ding-dong ditch' prank



A Virginia homeowner has been charged with murder after a high school senior was fatally shot amid what surviving teenagers said was a "ding-dong ditch" doorbell prank in the middle of the night over the weekend.

Tyler Chase Butler, 27, of Spotsylvania County was arrested Tuesday for second-degree murder, malicious wounding, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said, adding that Butler was being held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on no bond.

'It has been very emotional, honestly. We graduate next week.'

The sheriff's office said it received a call around 3 a.m. Saturday for a residential burglary in progress, during which a resident had fired shots. Officials said deputies responded to the area of McKenzie Lane and discovered that two people were wounded by gunfire and a third person was unharmed.

One of the wounded — 18-year-old Michael Bosworth Jr. — was taken to a hospital, where he died, officials said. The second wounded individual — a juvenile — was treated and released, officials said. The third involved person — another juvenile — will remain unnamed, the sheriff's office said.

Turns out, Bosworth Jr. was a senior at Massaponax High School in Fredericksburg, where he played lacrosse, football, and also wrestled, his stepfather told WRC-TV.

Not only was Bosworth shot just hours before his school's prom, WRC said, but also adding to the tragedy is that one of the juveniles shot at over the weekend told detectives they were playing a "ding-dong ditch" prank during which they ring doorbells and run away, hoping someone answers the door with nobody there, WJLA-TV reported.

WJLA said it obtained search warrants for the cell phones of the two surviving juveniles, and the aforementioned juvenile said the three of them had performed the "ding-dong ditch" prank at a few homes, took at least one video of them carrying it out, and were planning to post their videos on TikTok as part of a social media trend.

The juvenile in question told detectives that they ran away and tried to hide after doing a "ding-dong ditch" at the home where Butler lives — and then the shooting commenced, WJLA reported.

Both surviving juveniles were read Miranda Warnings, WJLA said, but neither of them were charged, and at least one voluntarily handed over a phone to a detective.

Sheriff's Office Capt. Charles Carey told WJLA the initial 911 call indicated that three people allegedly were trying to break into Butler's home by kicking in the back door.

Khamoni Keys told WJLA he was on the freshman football team with Bosworth and is a friend of the other juvenile who was wounded: "[Bosworth] wasn't ever scared to show how he felt about things. He was a very passionate person about stuff. It's sad he had to go the way he did, but I know his family won't be by themselves. We will all be there for them as well. I went to the hospital that morning when I heard one of my closer friends got shot."

Massaponax High School Principal William Lancaster III sent a letter to families after the shooting, WJLA said, adding that it noted Bosworth's death and said counseling resources would be made available to students.

What's more, Tuesday night was the annual senior sunset at the high school — and what was normally a fun event to celebrate students' upcoming graduation was decidedly somber, WJLA said.

"It has been very emotional, honestly. We graduate next week," Keys told WJLA. "It has been very rough, like I said, but I think we will all get through it if we stay together the way we are. That's how it is right now at the senior sunset. We're all together. No one's alone. We're just taking time to all mourn together instead of taking it by ourselves."

You can view a video report here covering the incident and reactions to it.

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