Child endangerment

  • Lumberton Mayor Gina LaPlaca Arrested for DUI with Child in Vehicle

    Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca was arrested on March 17, 2025, for allegedly driving under the influence with her young child in the vehicle. The arrest followed reports from a concerned driver who recorded LaPlaca’s vehicle swerving erratically and nearly colliding with a utility pole. Authorities later traced the vehicle to LaPlaca’s home, where they…

  • New Jersey School Bus Monitor Sentenced to 3 Years for Negligence in Child’s Death

    A New Jersey school bus monitor has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to properly secure a six-year-old child in her wheelchair and ignoring her distress as she suffocated to death. Amanda Davila, 28, was convicted in January of endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the July 17, 2023,…

  • White Couple Accused of Adopting Black Children and Forcing Them to Work as ‘Slaves’ – Trial Underway

    The trial of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, a White couple from West Virginia, has begun, with the pair facing more than a dozen charges related to the forced labor and civil rights violations of the Black children they adopted. Allegations have emerged that the couple coerced their adopted children into performing labor…

  • White Couple Charged With Enslaving Adopted Black Children

    Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, a couple from West Virginia, face serious charges for allegedly enslaving their adopted Black children, forcing them to perform labor, and confining them in inhumane conditions. This case has raised significant concerns about racial targeting and human trafficking. Lantz, 63, and Whitefeather, 62, were initially arrested in October…

  • Tim Anderson’s Baby Mama Dejah McGee Arrested on Child Endangerment Charges

    In a recent turn of events, Dejah ‘Lanee’ McGee, known to many as the baby mama of MLB player Tim Anderson, found herself in legal trouble over the weekend in Illinois. According to police records, McGee was arrested on multiple charges, including child endangerment, driving with a suspended license, and attempting to flee police. The…

  • Woman Sentenced To Life For Trying To Kill Her Daughter’s Alleged Rapist

    A vengeful mother has found herself behind bars after taking the law into her own hands by attempting to kill her daughter’s alleged rapist. Danyale Harris, 42, was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony on March 22, 2024.…

  • Police Rescue Nearly-Starved Toddler from Filthy Home, Mother Arrested on Felony Charges

    Newly released body camera footage from the Fairborn Police Department in Ohio has revealed a harrowing scene of officers rescuing a severely malnourished 3-year-old girl from a deplorable living environment. The child, weighing a mere 16 pounds, was found in a feces-covered, bug-infested apartment that left authorities in shock. The incident unfolded on Jan. 8,…