All Blog Posts Tagged 'teen' (8)

Newark struggles to curb teen slayings

NEWARK, N.J. — Bukhari Washington had resisted the lure of gangs and drugs that derailed the lives of so many in his tough Newark neighborhood.

But that resolve couldn't stop the bullet that tore through the 15-year-old's head on Aug. 14, killing him as he slept in his own bed.

Another teen living one floor down said the bullet accidentally fired as he was "fiddling" with a semiautomatic assault rifle he bought for… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 12:13pm — 4 Comments

Jury convicts teen of killing another teen last year

A Rochester teenager was convicted today of slaying another teen last year.

State Supreme Court jurors acquitted De’Shequan L. Nathan, 17, of second-degree murder but convicted him of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Christopher Jones, 16, on Nov. 17, 2007.

Nathan, who unsuccessfully claimed he was drunk and was defending a friend in a fight, faces a mandatory prison term ranging from five years to 25 years when Justice… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 5, 2008 at 9:00pm — 7 Comments

Social workers, parents charged in starvation death of teen

Two Philadelphia social workers were among nine charged yesterday in the death of a Danieal Kelly, a 14-year-old girl who starved to death in 2006, her body eaten by bed sores to the bone.

Unveiling a blistering grand jury report today, District Attorney Lynne Abraham blasted the city's Department of Human Services as an indifferent and callous agency that had let Kelly die needlessly.

Drawing gasps at a news conference in which she… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 1, 2008 at 11:15am — 7 Comments

'My soul is broken,' mother of beaten teen says

From the day she was born, her mother's dream for her was that she go to college.

The family raised her to put education first so that she could one day contribute something positive to a society that gave her immigrant mother freedom.

The girl with the dark silky hair is supposed to be preparing for college at the University of Florida, where she has a full scholarship.

Instead, she lies limp in a hospital bed, unable… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 12, 2008 at 5:38pm — 2 Comments

Baytown teen charged with capital murder in son's death

Authorities on Thursday took the rare step of filing a capital murder charge against a 14-year-old girl, whose newborn son died after being submerged in a Baytown school toilet and having toilet paper stuffed down his throat.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has not decided whether the girl should be certified to stand trial as an adult. If so, she could receive a life sentence without the possibility of release if convicted.

"This has been a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:51am — 2 Comments

Bangas kill teen in Chicago funeral procession

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Monday afternoon during an apparent gang-related attack on a funeral procession on Chicago's Southwest Side, an incident that briefly led authorities to lock down the hospital where the victim was taken for fear of more gang violence.

The victim, Issac Sauceda, 19, was shot about 1:40 p.m. in the 5800 block of South Archer Avenue, in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, according to the Cook County medical… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 23, 2008 at 11:08pm — 8 Comments

Brooklyn teen killed in mob beatdown

The family and friends of a 19-year-old Brooklyn student who was beaten to death in East Flatbush by a group of ten men are calling for justice.

Darcy Antoine had received a football scholarship to Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh but a decision to take a semester off and come back to New York ended his life.

"I was mad at first, mad at god, why didn't you protect him, he was so good, he never hurt anybody," said Magdalah… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 23, 2008 at 5:28pm — 4 Comments

Baltimore teen beats mom to death

A Baltimore County grand jury has indicted a 16-year-old in the death of his mother and the beating of his father, according to court records.

Lewin Carlton Powell III of Towson was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault, according to documents filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

Powell was arrested last month and accused of using a baseball bat to fatally beat… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 13, 2008 at 3:30am — 14 Comments