The man accused of slashing tents at a homeless encampment last week appeared to be carrying a firearm and had been threatening and harassing people for two weeks before the incident, according to court records. The warrants were signed March 8 against 42-year-old Daniel Barnett, who also goes by the name Davinci Barcelo. The warrants include misdemeanor counts of…
WATERBURY, Conn. (TCN) — A 56-year-old woman is facing multiple charges for allegedly holding her stepson captive in her home for 20 years and subjecting him to malnutrition and “inhumane treatment.” According to a statement, on Feb. 17, the Waterbury police and fire departments responded to a fire at a home on Blake Street, which was…
A woman warned Sen. Thom Tillis to be “very careful about going out in public.” A man said he wanted to cut Tillis’ throat. Another told the North Carolina Republican that a constituent could take an ax handle and cave in his head. And the threats — all received since the last election — extended to his staff, his…
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. (TCN) — Authorities recently arrested a 24-year-old day care worker on suspicion of pulling out a “substantial amount” of a child’s hair. Leitchfield Police launched an investigation after receiving a report on March 11 that a 1-year-old child sustained suspicious injuries at a local day care facility. Officials obtained surveillance footage from the center that…
A 32-year-old emaciated man, weighing just 68 pounds at 5-foot-9, was allegedly held captive by his stepmother in a Waterbury residence in conditions described by police as worse than a jail cell since he was pulled out of school 20 years ago after school officials allegedly began raising red flags to the Department of Children and Families. Kimberly…
DENVER (TCN) — A man will spend six decades behind bars for fatally shooting his girlfriend of 10 years before abducting her 2-year-old grandson, who was next to her at the time. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced March 11 that Clemente Flores-Hernandez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree assault in connection with the…
