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New York Post
23-07-2025
- New York Post
Mother locks crying child, 2, in sweltering car so she could watch ‘Smurfs' movie undisturbed: cops
An 18-year-old Utah mother locked her crying 2-year-old child in a sweltering car so she could watch the 'Smurfs' movie at a theater undisturbed, according to local police. Tripura Merriex pulled her crying daughter out of a showing of 'Smurfs' at the Regal Cinema in Lake City, Utah, on Saturday — and placed her in a 2002 Cadillac Escalade after failing to console the tot, according to CBS47. Temperatures reached 94 degrees with a heat index of 107 degrees Saturday in Utah, the Lake City Police Department said in a statement. Advertisement Tripura Mirriex, 18, is accused of locking her 2-year-old child in a hot car so that she could watch the 'Smurfs' movie undisturbed. Columbia County Jail Responding police officers busted in through a window of the Cadillac and found the child was 'sweating profusely and was crying in distress,' Law and Crime reported. When Mirriex emerged from the movie theater, she attempted to brush off concern, behaved 'very nonchalant,' and 'acted as though the whole situation wasn't a big deal as she just stood next to her vehicle,' the police report stated. Advertisement The callous cinephile claimed to have simply forgotten her young daughter in the car momentarily — but witnesses painted a different picture. Mirriex, who attended the movie with her younger brother and sister, purposefully put the child in the sweltering SUV and periodically checked on the kid as the movie played, according to a witness cited by CBS47. A movie theater employee stated that Mirriex purposefully put the child in the car and periodically visited the SUV during the film. Google Maps She even sent her siblings to check on her child while staying in the cool theater to watch 'Smurfs,' Law and Crime reported, citing a Regal Cinemas employee. Advertisement Mirriex was arrested and charged with felony child neglect and remains booked in Columbia County Jail, according to reports. The 2-year-old child has recovered from what could have been a fatal incident and is doing OK, the family told the local CBS affiliate station. So far this year, at least 15 children have died after being left in hot cars in the US, according to the National Safety Council. An average of 37 children under the age of 15 die each year from heatstroke in vehicles.
New York Post
26-06-2025
- New York Post
Sheriff's deputy beaten into critical condition on live TV show by suspect he was seeking
A Tennessee sheriff's deputy was beaten badly on a livestreamed cop-themed television show by the same suspect he was trying to track down, according to a report. 'On Patrol: Live' captured the harrowing moment on Saturday when Knox County sheriff's deputy Dalton Swanger was knocked into critical condition by suspect Christopher Hensley in a wooded area in a residential Knoxville neighborhood, Law and Crime reported. 3 Deputy Dalton Swanger with the Knox County Sheriff's Department was sent into the ICU after being beaten by a suspect while participating in a live-streamed television show. Knox County Sheriff Advertisement Officers were responding to calls of a shooting in the neighborhood, seeking Hensley, 44, who drew cops to the dark wooded area behind a home. 'Sheriff's office!' several deputies yell into the woods, to which a voice from the darkness replied with challenging expletives. Deputy Swanger then went into the thicket to presumably confront the suspect, who deputies believed to be armed, with his own gun drawn. Advertisement Video showed Swanger then fall down on his side, limp, as the 44-year-old suspect allegedly struck the cop in the face with a brick or a rock. 'The entire studio went silent as we watched what happened next. His mates dragging him to safety to render aid… as Dalton tried to regain his feet, says, 'I'm going to be heavy,'' 'On Patrol: Live' co-host Tom Rizzo said in a statement posted to Facebook. 3 Swanger was pulled from the dark wooded area by fellow deputies and was soon taken to the hospital where he was entered into the ICU. Peacock Swanger's girlfriend told local news station WBIR that she was watching when the grievous assault occurred. Advertisement Fellow deputies dragged Swanger's limp body out of the woods by his arms. The tough Tennessean attempted to brush off the injury, but soon took a turn for the worse when cameras turned off. Swanger, whose age is not known, was unresponsive when brought to Tennessee Medical Center where in remains in the intensive care unit, Law and Crime reported. The Knox County Sheriff's Office announced that Swanger, though not out of the woods, has made small strides in his recovery and is able to move all four of his limbs, the report stated. Advertisement Hensley was arrested after the end of the broadcast and has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault on a first responder, possession of a firearm with intent to go armed, and manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, the outlet reported. 3 Swanger attempted to brush off the injury but soon collapsed and became unresponsive when the cameras cut off, the report stated. Peacock A GoFundMe for Swanger has raised over $65,000.
NDTV
05-06-2025
- General
- NDTV
US Man Kills Crying Baby After Throwing Him "Out Of Frustration"
New Delhi: A West Virginia stepfather admitted to fatally fracturing the skull of his wailing 17-month-old baby by throwing him "out of frustration." Zachary Williams, 27, admitted to tossing the crying baby, and police have charged him with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. In a fit of rage, Williams reportedly hurled his baby boy onto a bed frame and the floor, causing him to become pale and cease breathing instantly. The boy eventually died. The incident occurred at a residence in Jane Lew, some 100 miles northeast of Charleston, at roughly 9 am on May 25, per Law and Crime. Emergency workers were called to McWhorter Road in Jane Lew when a baby's breathing stopped. The boy was taken to the hospital by EMS, who tried CPR on him until officially pronouncing him dead an hour later. The mother reportedly told officers her son was "completely fine" when they woke up that morning. She claimed the boy had a cold and was more irritable than usual, refusing to take a nap. Williams told the authorities he went to the baby's bedroom and tried to calm him by bouncing him. He further claimed in the criminal complaint that the baby grew unresponsive and was "rigid and limp" upon being bounced. According to court documents, Williams admitted to hurling the child "out of frustration," which resulted in the infant's skull hitting the floor and a bed frame. Williams also said that "it was all his fault," according to the police. The child reportedly died from a "severe skull fracture on the back of the head," while police did not observe any significant injuries on him. According to police, the type of fracture was brought on by trauma. Authorities questioned the grandparents about whether anyone in the house used drugs or alcohol. The complaint claimed the child's mother would occasionally smoke Delta 8, a cannabinoid similar to marijuana, but only ever while she was not at home. The grandparents informed the police that they did not believe either parent had neglected the baby boy, WDTV reported. Williams is currently detained without bond at Central Regional Jail.
