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A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly enrolling at a Louisiana high school as a 17-year-old girl, authorities said. A 28-year- old woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a 17-year- old student and attending a Louisiana high school , authorities said. Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano, 28, and her mother, Marta Elizeth Serrano-Alvarado, 46, both of Boutte, Louisiana, were each charged Tuesday with one count of injuring public records, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Serrano-Alvarado allegedly used a fraudulent passport and birth certificate to enroll her 28-year-daughter at Hahnville High School in Boutte during the 2022-2023 school year, according to the sheriff's office. Hanhville High School in Louisiana is seen in a Google Maps Street View in 2016. Google Maps Street View MORE: Headed to college? For many, student loan debt remains the only option School officials launched an investigation after getting "a tip that a female student, w...

The men also allegedly vandalized the homes of one of the reporter's parents on two occasions, the U.S. attorney's office said. Three men have been charged with a conspiracy to harass and intimidate two New Hampshire Public Radio journalists in retaliation for a story the reporters were covering, federal authorities said. On three separate occasions between April and May 2022, Tucker Cockerline, 32, Michael Waselchuck, 35, and Keenan Saniatan, 36, allegedly threw rocks and bricks and spray-painted the homes of the two journalists after they started reporting on an alleged sexual assault by an unnamed New Hampshire businessman, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office from the District of Massachusetts. The suspects also allegedly vandalized the homes of one of the reporter's parents on two other occasions, the U.S. attorney's office said. In this image released by the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, a suspect is shown in Hampst...

Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison after a comment he allegedly made while watching Wimbledon with other inmates, according to sources familiar with the case. Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison after a comment he allegedly made while watching the women's Wimbledon Tennis tournament with other inmates, according to sources familiar with the case. Nassar, who was convicted of sexually assaulting U.S. gymnastics team members, allegedly said to other inmates on Sunday, "I wish there were girls playing," according to sources. That comment , according to sources, led a fellow inmate to go to Nassar's cell later in the day and stab him at least six times with a manufactured weapon, according to sources. Larry Nassar appears in court for a plea hearing, Nov. 22, 2017, in Lansing, Mich. Paul Sancya/AP, FILE MORE: Former US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar stabbed in prison: Source Several inmates then ran into Nassar's cell and took...

Two Black men who were allegedly tortured and assaulted in an incident by five Rankin County, Mississippi, deputies and one Richland police officer spoke out Thursday. The two Black men who were allegedly tortured and assault ed in an incident by five Rankin County, Mississippi, deputies and one Richland police officer, spoke out Thursday for the first time about the January interaction they say left one of them shot in the mouth. Michael Jenkins, 32, and Eddie Parker, 35, were at their residence on Jan. 24 when they say five Rankin County deputies and one Richland Police Department officer entered without a warrant to conduct a drug raid. The deputies and officer beat the men, threw eggs at them and shocked them with Tasers for roughly 90 minutes while handcuffed, according to the lawsuit filed by the men last month in collaboration with Black Lawyers for Justice. The officers also attempted to sexually assault the men with a sex toy before making them shower together before Jenkins...

A white teen is charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to drown a Black juvenile. A white teenager has been indicted by a grand jury on attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly trying to drown a Black juvenile in a pond in Chatham, Massachusetts, according to the Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois. The indicted teen, 14, who the district attorney said is "known to the court," met the victim and a third juvenile, a white male, at a local pond on July 19. After arriving, the indicted teen allegedly picked up a stone and threatened the Black juvenile , calling him a racial slur -- the n-word, Galibois said. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images The Black victim put on a life jacket and told the other juvenile s he could not swim, according to the district attorney. When the juvenile s entered the water, the indicted juvenile allegedly began to pull on the victim’s life jacket and submerge him underwater four to five times, causi...

The mother of a 9-year-old has been charged with child neglect for allegedly confining the girl to a home since 2017. A Florida mother has been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after not allowing her 9-year- old daughter to leave their house since 2017, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. Kelli McGriff-Williams, 42, did not allow her daughter to leave the home from 2017 to 2023, confining her "the majority of the time to a bedroom," according to the arrest report. McGriff-Williams is accused of not enrolling her daughter in school, with the report saying she was never provided with an Education . MORE: Controversial parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke formally charged with felony child abuse "The victim is unable to read and write," Miami-Dade police wrote in the report. "The defendant has never taken the victim to a doctor even when she has been very ill." "The victim would have to beg to eat, and the defendant would not always...

The chief will be on leave until an internal investigation is complete. A police chief who was allegedly seen on camera body-slamming a student has been put on paid leave , Georgia's DeKalb County School District said Friday. In a video that has been circulating on social media, DCSD Police Chief Brad Gober allegedly slams a student to the ground after the student appears to resist another officer who attempted to grab his arm. "The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is aware of a recent video circulating in the media regarding an incident involving DCSD Police Chief Brad Gober," the district said in a statement. "In keeping with the standard operating procedure, Chief Gober has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation. This standard procedure ensures a comprehensive and impartial assessment of the incident. No additional information will be provided while the investigation is ongoing." This is a dev...

A suspect police say was trying to hit people with his truck in a Boulder, Colorado, park Tuesday morning has been charged with attempted murder. A suspect police say was trying to hit people with his truck in a Boulder, Colorado, park Tuesday morning has been charged with attempted murder. Boulder 911 received its first emergency call at around 6:26 a.m. CT, with the caller reporting that someone was driving through Boulder’s Central Park trying to run people over, police said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. Officers arrived on the scene in about a minute, but the truck was gone. In this handout photo, provided by Boulder Police Department, a suspect is seen allegedly trying to run people down in Boulder's Central Park in Colo. on Sept. 19, 2023. Boulder Police/Twitter MORE: New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost Following a search involving officers and the police department’s drone team, the vehicle was eventually located in a ...

The DOJ has charged an IRS tax consultant with allegedly leaking private tax information about wealthy individuals. The Justice Department announced on Friday charges against a Washington, D.C., IRS consultant for allegedly leaking tax information associated with former President Donald Trump and thousands of other wealthy individuals to two separate news organizations. 38-year-old Charles Littlejohn was charged via a criminal information with one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information -- indicating he is likely set to plead guilty to the charge. The criminal information notes that while he worked at the IRS as a government contractor, he stole information associated with an unnamed high-ranking government official and disclosed it to a news organization. He also stole tax information from "thousands of the nation's wealth iest individuals and disclosed that information to a separate news organization," the Justice Department says. I...

A New York City police officer is accused of punching a man more than a dozen times while responding to a call about an emotionally disturbed child last year. A New York City police office r faces charges for allegedly punching a man more than a dozen times while responding to a call about an emotionally disturbed child last year, prosecutors said Wednesday. NYPD officer Christian Zapata has been indicted on one count of assault in the third degree stemming from the December 2022 incident, prosecutors said. Zapata, 36, of the Bronx, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault and was released on his own recognizance on Wednesday. Officer Christian Zapata is seen in body-camera footage during the service call on Dec. 7, 2022. NYPD While responding with several officers to a call of an autistic teen in crisis in a Harlem apartment on Dec. 7, 2022, Zapata allegedly punched the boyfriend of the teen's mother approximately 13 times in the span of nine seconds, prosecutors said. The in...

The Philadelphia journalist and activist who was gunned down in his home was allegedly shot by a 19-year-old he was "trying to help," police announced Friday. The Philadelphia journalist and activist who was gunned down in his home earlier this week was allegedly shot by a 19-year- old he was "trying to help," police announced Friday. Josh Kruger, a 39-year-old freelance journalist and former city employee, was shot seven times in the chest and abdomen early Monday, police said. Josh Kruger, a freelance journalist and former city employee, was killed in a shooting in his home in Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 2023. Josh Kruger/Facebook MORE: Philadelphia journalist shot and killed in his home; no arrests made An arrest warrant has now been issued for 19-year- old Robert Davis for Kruger's murder, Philadelphia Police Lt. Hamilton Marshmond said at a news conference Friday. In this screen grab from video, police tape is shown at the scene of journalist Josh Kruger's...

Three children were killed in a New Orleans house fire that was allegedly set by their father, police said. Three children were killed in a house fire in New Orleans early Wednesday morning that was allegedly set by their father following an apparent domestic dispute, police said. The father -- identified by police as Joseph Washington Sr., 29 -- was apprehended following a manhunt Wednesday and faces multiple charges including second-degree murder, according to New Orleans Deputy Superintendent Ryan Lubrano. "We are here because of the tragic and senseless, horrific deaths of three young children last night in a domestic violence situation," New Orleans interim Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said at a press briefing Wednesday. A fire truck outside of a house fire that left three children dead in New Orleans, Oct. 18, 2023. WGO The children's mother called 911 at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday night to report that their father intended to burn down their house, New Orleans poli...