Lovell Anderson, 4, was playing in the backyard of his grandma's house when the pitbulls broke through the fence of a neighboring property and mauled him.
During a burglary investigation, police found evidence to confirm that Ashley Nicole Jones, 29, conspired with her mother, Marsha Allen, to poison her stepfather, Harold L. Allen, who died in December last year.
Leonard Allan Cure, 53, spent 16 years in prison before he was exonerated of a violent robbery conviction. On Monday, he was fatally shot by a a Camden County deputy during a traffic stop.
Barbara Ruiz and Lester Ortiz reported the child missing after they were unable to locate him inside the house. The 3-year-old was found in a nearby pond and later declared deceased.
Jose Mendoza-Espinoza, 29, has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence in connection with the beating death of his 35-year-old transgender lover, Sherlyn Marjorie.
Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom could be removed from the bench after an investigation revealed more than 500 inappropriate text messages she exchanged with her bailiff during the trial over the beating death of a 2-year-old.
Officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired over the incident following an internal investigation and disciplinary review panel into a violation of department policy.