Boko Haram execute Christian NGO woman kidnapped with five men, threaten to behead their prisoners
In July, Boko Haram kidnapped six aid workers from the group Action Against Hunger. They quickly released a proof of life video showing that they had the workers, including one Christian woman named Grace. During More...
North Texas kidnapper Michael Webb guilty of abducting 8-year-old girl, faces life in prison
A North Texas kidnapper on Wednesday was found guilty of abducting an 8-year-old girl and holding her captive for eight hours. This conviction was announced by U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin More...
North Texas man, Jon Terry sentenced to 60 years in federal prison in child porn and rape case
A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox, Northern District of Texas. On Nov. 14, 2017, special More...
Leah Sharibu Alive, Negotiations Ongoing
(International Christian Concern) –Only a month ago, a video was released showing 6 aid workers who had been kidnapped in Nigeria. In the video, a woman named Grace is talking about how she and the others were More...
Kidnapper Destiny Galvan captured by Texas border patrol
Three preschool age children from the Rio Grande Valley are safe after CBP officers at the Presidio port of entry apprehended the person being sought in their kidnapping. CBP officers took custody of 21-year-old More...
Amber alert ends as 6-year-old Ollie Weidemann, mother Candace Harbin found dead in Texas parking garage
Police report that an Amber Alert for a missing 6-year-old boy has ended in tragedy as the boy, Phillip Oliver “Ollie” Weidemann and his mother, Candace Harbin, were both found dead inside a white minivan More...
Maryland Man, Timothy Nelson Pleads Guilty for September 1999 Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
A resident of Cumberland, MD, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse of person under 12 years old, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Timothy D. More...
Human trafficking bust in Kansas nabs Florida man, Evan Vollerthum, exploiting a child
A Florida man was arrested Monday for human trafficking and attempting to sexually exploit a child. Evan H. Vollerthum U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is More...
Christian girl Leah Sharibu turns 16, still a prisoner of Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group
Leah Sharibu’s 16th birthday will not be sweet. The Nigerian Christian girl was captured by Boko Haram on Feb. 19, 2018, along with 109 of her female classmates. Five girls died in captivity while 104 were released More...
Flagler County Man, Sean Farrelly Indicted for Sex Trafficking of a Minor
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Sean Patrick Farrelly (47, Palm Coast) with sex trafficking of a minor girl. If convicted, Farrelly faces a More...
Thomas Lawton Evans Sentenced to 3 Life Terms for Kidnapping, Assault, and Sex with Minor
United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Thomas Lawton Evans, Jr., 38, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in federal prison after pleading guilty More...
Round Rock Man, Terry Allen Miles Charged for Kidnapping 2 Sisters in December 2017
In Austin today, a federal jury convicted 45-year-old Terry Allen Miles for kidnapping two minors and taking them to Colorado, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, and Federal Bureau of Investigation More...
Brazilian Couple, Carlos and Jemima Guimaraes Sentenced for Kidnapping of Grandson
An international businessman and his wife have learned their fate for international parental kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI. A federal More...
Michael McLellan Arrested for Kidnapping and Murder of Hania Aguilar
The Lumberton Police Department and the FBI have arrested 34-year-old Michael Ray McLellan in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. McLellan was being held at the time of More...
FBI charges five members of the ‘Almighty Latin Kings Nation’ gang on conspiracy, kidnapping, gun charges
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief David Rosado today announced that, More...
Burma rebels have shut down at least 10 churches, detaining Christians
(International Christian Concern) –In September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Burma have shut down at least 10 churches and detained 92 Christian leader. Additionally, the militants burned crosses, destroyed church More...
Africa’s Islamic State, Boko Haram, continues attacks in Borneo
(International Christian Concern) –The Nigerian army has repulsed yet another attack by Boko Haram in Borno State. This is the fourth major attack this month by Boko Haram, of which, they were able to overcome More...
Massachusetts: Brockton woman, Yesenia Diaz, sentenced in kidnapping case with Sedrick Oliveira
A Brockton woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for the armed kidnapping of a Quincy man and two children. Yesenia Diaz, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris to four More...
Kentucky: ICE arrest Ryan Brock for producing child porn, now sentenced to 30 years
A Kentucky man was sentenced Thursday to the maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography. These charges were announced by the following agency heads: U.S. Attorney More...
Nigerian military rescue nearly 150 women and children from Islamic Boko Haram militants
The Nigerian military says it has rescued 149 women and children abducted by the armed group Boko Haram in the country’s northeast. Onyema Nwachuku, army spokesman, said on Sunday the freed captives included More...
