Category: Arrested

‘Idol’ Winner Laine Hardy Accused of Bugging Ex’s Dorm Room

BATON ROUGE, La.—“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy was arrested Friday after being accused of putting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend’s college dorm room, authorities said. Hardy, 21, of Livingston, Louisiana, faces a felony charge of interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communication, Louisiana State University spokesman Ernie Ballard said. Hardy surrendered to…


Ex-WNBA Guard Pleads Not Guilty to Strangling Former Partner

PORTLAND, Ore.—Former WNBA player Shoni Schimmel was arrested Friday and pleaded not guilty to assaulting a former partner on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeastern Oregon. Schimmel, 29, has been charged with assault by strangulation of an intimate dating partner and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The incident allegedly happened June…


‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Joseph Gatt Arrested for Alleged Sexually Explicit Communication With a Minor

“Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Gatt has been arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for Contact with a Minor for Sexual Offense under the California Penal Code, the Los Angeles Police Department announced on April 12. Officials said in a news release Tuesday that police served Gatt, 50, with a residential search warrant at his home early April 6 at around…


Woman Arrested in Crash That Killed 2, Including Officer

SANTA FE, N.M.—A New Mexico woman was arrested after authorities say she caused a crash that killed an officer and retired firefighter and then lied about having been kidnapped. Jeannine Jaramillo, 46, faces charges including two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said in a news conference Saturday. After a pursuit, the Wednesday crash on Interstate…


Ex-TSA Officer Arrested in Alleged Attempt to Smuggle Meth at LAX

LOS ANGELES—A former Transportation Security Administration officer was arrested Wednesday on a federal criminal complaint alleging he smuggled what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in exchange for $8,000. Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne, is charged with one federal count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine, and is expected to make his…


After 40 Years, Police Have Arrested a Suspect in a Marcus Hook Woman’s Murder

From The Philadelphia Inquirer Forty years after Denise Pierson was found beaten to death along an isolated railroad track in Marcus Hook, investigators announced Friday that they arrested one of the men they believe was responsible. Wayne Anthony Walker, 58, of Linwood, was charged late Thursday with murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, and related offenses. He remained…


Chiefs Release NFL Player Damon Arnette After Vegas Arrest

LAS VEGAS—NFL cornerback Damon Arnette was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of weapons and drug offenses, prompting him to be released by his latest team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Arnette, 25, was booked Saturday on suspicion of crimes that included assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, according…


Three Escapees form Northern Territory Work Camp Arrested

All three men who escaped from the Barkly Work Camp prison in Tenant Creek on Saturday night have been apprehended by Northern Territory (NT) Police. Two of the escapees, Maximus Cutta (20) and Richard Henwood (37), were arrested in Tenant Creek on Thursday afternoon after avoiding police for five days, while the third escapee, Ezra Austral,…


Ex-boyfriend Arrested in Death of Houston Teen Shot 22 Times

HOUSTON—An ex-boyfriend has been arrested and charged with murder in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot 22 times as she walked her dog in southwest Houston, police said Tuesday. Diamond Alvarez was fatally shot Jan. 11 a couple of blocks from her home near a field that was used as a neighborhood…


Ex-Alabama QB Jay Barker Charged With Domestic Violence

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, was arrested Saturday on a felony domestic violence charge, Tennessee authorities said. Barker, 49, was booked into a Nashville county jail early Saturday morning, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office website. He was charged with aggravated assault with a…