Archive for the Project New Era Category
Video: Serenity Richardson’s Killers Sentenced to Life
Posted in Child Abuse, Justice, Murdered, Project New Era on November 5, 2011 by projectnewerahttp://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhjdr4SaCFBR2wHEFm
…and then have the nerve to fall out in court after the verdict is read!
Thank God justice has been served in the case of Serenity. Maybe now she can rest in peace.
To read more about the story, click HERE.
Missing: Jahessye Shockley
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on October 23, 2011 by projectnewera
More than 100 law enforcement personnel and volunteers are searching for Jahessye Shockley in Glendale, Ariz.
According to Glendale Police, an Amber Alert was issued Tuesday evening when the 5-year-old girl went missing from her family’s home in an apartment complex near Glendale Road and 45th Avenue.
It was around 5 p.m. when Jahessye’s mother returned from running a quick errand and discovered the girl missing, said Officer Tracey Breeden, a Glendale Police Department spokesperson.
Jahessye had been at home with her three siblings, ages 6, 9 and 12.
Breeden said the mother said that when she got home, the front door was open, but Jahessye wasn’t inside and the siblings did not know where she was.
The mother searched around the apartment complex and called 911.
No one else lived at the home with the mother and her children.
Missing: Rodney Goggins
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on June 2, 2011 by projectnewera
Watch the video HERE
Baltimore County Police are looking for a Baltimore City fire recruit who has been missing since Sunday.
Police say Rodney Goggins was last seen in the 4000-block of Rouen Road in Randallstown late Sunday morning. Relatives say Goggins then left to visit a friend who lives on Kenwood Avenue in Baltimore City. The friend told police that Goggins left her home late Sunday night, and has not been seen since.
Goggins is a black male, 20 years old, 5’6” tall, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has a light mustache, and tattoos on his arms.
Rodney Goggins drives a black 2000 Buick with Maryland registration 8FRT68.
Baltimore City Fire spokesman Kevin Cartwright says Goggins is expected to graduate from the city fire academy in September.
Baltimore County Police are asking anyone who may have seen Goggins or his vehicle to call the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-887-1340 or 410-307-2020.
18 Year Old Rosemary Newman, Pregnant & Strangled by Child’s Father
Posted in Pregnant, Project New Era on April 29, 2011 by projectnewera
Twenty-year-old Deandre Minkins and his girlfriend 19-year-old Shante Thomas have been charged with first-degree murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child. Good, but who knows how extensively they’ll be punished.
A brief investigation revealed that Minkins and Thomas extensively planned and plotted the murder of Rosemary Newman over a span of several weeks. Rosemary was nine months pregnant, and Deandre Minkins was the father of her unborn child, although the two weren’t romantically involved. Shante and Deandre must have come to a mutual understanding that this child must not be born, probably because the deadbeat didn’t want to pay child support, or maybe Shante was blinded with jealousy over having to share her new man with a young child and ex girlfriend. At any rate, they plotted and on the night of the murder, their plans came to fruition.
Read the full story HERE.
Missing: Tarasha Benjamin
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on August 5, 2010 by projectnewera
Tarasha Benjamin is 17 years old and was last seen by her mother at 10 am on Saturday, June 26th at home.
Tarasha was wearing blue shorts, a striped turquoise, yellow and white shirt and POSSIBLY silver sandals. The grey Mazda Tribute she was driving was found on the Cecil Jackson Bypass, without her in it. The truck has two missing windows on the driver’s side and a broken driver side door handle.
Call 334-419-0626 with any information!
Update: Cayla Bolton Found, Arrest Made
Posted in Project New Era on June 7, 2010 by projectnewera
You can read the original story about Cayla HERE.
UPDATE: CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – New details on the search for a missing Cleveland girl.
The 12-year-old was located at 3AM Wednesday morning in the Garden Valley Apartments located at E. 79th and Kinsman.
19 Action News has learned police arrested a seasonal Parks and Recreation city worker – Michael Hudson – and charged him with rape.
Cleveland Police learned of the child’s missing status on May 5th, when her mother notified police that she was under home detention and left home without permission. There was increased concern for her safety because she takes medication for bi-polar disorder and depression.
Her mother Tonae Bolton says she’ll is relieved her daughter is finally back home. “Everything was a mystery, so I’m just glad she’s home safe.”
During the investigation, with the assistance of the FBI Violent Incident Crime Task Force, Cleveland Police obtained information that led them to Hudson. He has allegedly been in a relationship and harboring the girl since she left home on May 5th.
Hudson is currently being held in the City of Cleveland Division of Corrections Central Prison Unit.
The child was taken to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, where she was examined and released late Wednesday morning.
Missing: Cayla Bolton
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on June 7, 2010 by projectnewera
Michael McGrath, Chief of the Cleveland Division of Police, is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12 year old female from the east-side of Cleveland. Cayla Bolton was reported missing by her mother Tonae Bolton on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Cayla is known to frequent the East High and Glenville neighborhoods. She is described as a black female 5’1”, 100 lbs., black hair and brown eyes. Cayla is currently being treated for a bi-polar disorder and depression.
Cleveland Police learned of Cayla’s missing status on May 5, when her mother notified police that Cayla was under home detention and left home without permission. She is concerned that Cayla has not taken her medication for her bi-polar disorder and depression for nearly two weeks. Numerous checks with friends and neighbors as well as area hospitals, schools and recreation centers have failed to turn up any signs of Cayla.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Cayla Bolton is asked to call the Cleveland Division of Police Fifth District Detective Bureau by phoning 216.623.5518.
Missing: Neahnija Woodall
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on June 7, 2010 by projectnewera
A police report has been filed. Neahnija Woodall is from Ohio but has been in Chicago for a week visiting her estranged father in the Englewood area. She left his home after he disciplined her. Neah has a cell phone but has not answered calls nor responded to any text messages from family or friends.
Neah (Nee-AH) is five feet three inches tall and about one hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty pounds.
If you have any information regarding her please call the Chicago Police Department.
Accidental Shooting: Zaire Cameron
Posted in Project New Era on June 7, 2010 by projectnewera
Editor’s Note: I wanted to posted this article for awareness for those of you who have guns in your home with small children. Purchasing a safety box or making sure that you have a protective clip on a gun saves lives. It’s sad that a baby had to lose their life for this type of awareness to be brought to life. We’ve got to be more careful, people!
A 2-year-old Milwaukee boy died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face after finding his mother’s handgun in a dresser drawer , according to WTMJ-TV (Channel 4).
The tragedy occurred in the the 3600 block of N. 4th Street.
Officials say Zaire Cameron was in a bedroom with two other children watching a movie Sunday before the incident occurred, WTMJ-TV reported.
His mother and father had been in a separate room and rushed in when they heard the gunshot.
Zaire was slumped over the end of the bed with the gun lying next to him.
According to the medical examiner’s report, which was obtained by the TV station, the boy’s mother had caught him playing with the gun a day before, punished the boy and then placed the gun back in the same drawer.
Both the mother and father own a handgun for protection.
Different Day, Same Scenario: 2 Year Old Beat to Death with Basketball Shoe by Mother’s Boyfriend
Posted in Found Dead, Project New Era on May 20, 2010 by projectnewera
Click HERE to watch the video (which gives MUCH more detail)!
A Memphis, Tennessee man is in police custody after authorities say he beat a 2-year-old to death with a basketball shoe after she accidentally defecated on the floor.
Police report that 23-year-old Calvin Jones was babysitting his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter when the child had an accident on the floor.
Jones told police that he “disciplined” the child with a basketball shoe and the back of his hand, smacking her several times.
When the child’s mother, 21-year-old Anisha Alford returned, the child reportedly complained of not feeling well and was cold to the touch.
A witness tells police they saw the child gagging and spitting up with her eyes rolling in the back of her head but say Alford refused to take her to a hospital. Instead the couple went to sleep and woke up in the morning to find the child dead.
Jones faces charges of first degree murder and aggravated child abuse. Alford has been charged with first degree child abuse as well.
Murdered: Aiyana Jones
Posted in Murdered, Police Brutality, Project New Era on May 17, 2010 by projectnewera
Aiyana Jones, 7 – accidentally shot and killed by a Detroit police officer executing a search warrant in connectin with a murder on
A spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department says a 7-year-old girl named Aiyanna Jones was accidently shot and killed by a DPD officer. It happened in the 4000 block of Lillibridge at 12:40 Sunday morning. According to Detroit Police, officers went to the house to arrest a murder suspect, with a valid search warrant.
Click HERE to learn more
Missing: Nautica Brown
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on April 26, 2010 by projectnewera
Endangered Missing
AGE: 14
SEX: Female
RACE: Black
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Dark brown – short
HEIGHT: 4’11”
WEIGHT: 98 lbs
WEARING: White shirt, blue coat
Last seen in the unit block of Brandywine Street SE
MISSING SINCE: April 23, 2010
MISSING FROM: Washington, DC
CONTACT: DC PD 202-727-9099
Thanks to @ThePBG for Source
Ridiculous: Queens Dad Murders 7 Month Old for Being a Mama’s Boy
Posted in Project New Era, Ridiculousness on April 15, 2010 by projectnewera
Jealous that his son “preferred his mother,” a Queens dad fatally beat his 7-month-old, the latest in a rash of violence against small children in the borough, officials said Wednesday.
“Toughen up!” Larry Greene yelled at the crying child before punching him in the chest, prosecutors charged.
Xiah stopped breathing moments later, and died Tuesday night at Queens Hospital Center, the fourth child in the borough to die at the hands of a guardian in five weeks.
“We’re grieving right now,” Pierre Nady, 47, the victim’s maternal grandfather, said Wednesday. “Xiah was only 7 months old – he was a cute, little boy [and] he was loved.”
Xiah had a bruise on his scalp, two bruises on the neck and five bruises on the chest that showed imprints of an adult’s knuckles, officials said.
The child’s mother, Cassandra Nady, asked Greene, 20, who lives nearby, to watch Xiah at her St. Albans home.
“He said the baby fell when he was feeding him but it wasn’t even close to the truth,” said Nady.
Prosecutors said they have a videotaped confession from Greene, who admits hitting his son – and told them he was upset the boy “preferred his mother.”
Greene’s shocked sister refused to believe he could be such a monster. “Larry is a good person, he wouldn’t do anything like this,” said Laquana Greene, 25. “It’s a misunderstanding.”
Greene was charged with second-degree manslaughter yesterday and could face up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Xiah was at the least the ninth child assaulted by a caregiver in the last five months.
“There is no excuse for these senseless attacks,” said Brown.
“Allah” Told Him to Murder His Four Family Members
Posted in Murdered, Project New Era on April 15, 2010 by projectnewera
In a scene police described as “horrendous”, a woman and three children — one seven months old — were found shot to death in their home in Marquette Park, allegedly by the father of at least one of the children who was visiting from Wisconsin.
A 12-year-old girl fled the home, notified police, and was taken into protective custody.
The victims include a 7-month-old boy who is the son of the gunman, his 3-year-old neice Kaleisha Larry, and his 16-year-old pregnant niece Keyshai Fields. The fourth victim, a 30-year-old female, was identified as the gunman’s wife, who was also believed to be pregnant.
Damon Larry, 13, and Leonna Larry, 57, believed to be the gunman’s mother and nephew, were also shot but survived the incident. They were transported to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn in serious condition. At least one of them is not expected to survive.
“This is a really bad crime scene, really horrendous,” said 8th District Commander John Kupczyk. “We see a lot of crime out here that is really tragic to the community and their families, but something like this is really incomprehensible”.
Mikarah Sanders Murdered Over Myspace Comment
Posted in Murdered, Project New Era, Ridiculousness on April 12, 2010 by projectnewera
*The story is about three months old but I still felt that it was worth posting.
A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting his girlfriend to death also shot himself in an attempt to make it look like someone else was responsible, prosecutors said.
Matthew D. DuBois has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mikarah Sanders. KOMO News normally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes, but prosecutors have charged DuBois as an adult.
According to court documents, DuBois was angry at Sanders because of a comment that an ex-boyfriend had left on her MySpace page. The two were arguing at an apartment complex at 12445 Ambaum Boulevard SW on New Year’s Eve, and Mikarah was shot once in the face.
Another girl who was in the apartment initially told police that the DuBois was not the gunman, but she later recanted her story and said she lied at DuBois’ request because she was scared of him.
She eventually told investigators that she was in another room when she heard a single gun shot. She looked into the other room and saw DuBois on top of Mikarah, and he told her to call 911, the documents said. The girl said DuBois then shot himself in the shoulder, told her to lie to police, and went to a different apartment.
Mikarah, who had been shot in the head, was rushed to Harborview Medical Center where she later died.
Neighbors have said that the couple argued constantly before the shooting. DuBois has prior juvenile convictions for witness tampering, unlawful posession of a firearm, burglary, and auto theft.
He is currently in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Harborview and is scheduled to be arraigned January 13.
If convicted as charged, he could face up to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Three Arrested in Jersey Couple Slaying
Posted in Follow Up, Project New Era on April 10, 2010 by projectnewera
I’m happy to report that there has been an official arrest in the murders of Michael Muchioki and Nia Haqq, who were buried side by side at Linden’s Rosedale Cemetery. RIP
A Jersey City woman whose brother was charged in the execution-style killings of two men earlier this year was among three teens arrested today for a similarly ruthless double-slaying: Sunday’s killings of a young couple as they returned home from their engagement party.
Darmelia Lawrence, 19, who sought to provide an alibi for her brother after his February arrest, was charged with felony murder, armed robbery and weapons counts in the shooting deaths of Michael Muchioki, 27, and Nia Haqq, 25, who were buried together in a Linden cemetery today afternoon.
Two of Lawrence’s friends — Latonia Bellamy and Shiquan Bellamy, thought to be cousins — also were charged. Both are 19 and from Jersey City.
The arrests brought some measure of solace in a case that has devastated two families and rattled many in New Jersey’s second-largest city.
“This was the worst type of violent crime — a homicide involving a stranger on stranger — and was an act of pure and random viciousness,” Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy said. “This tragedy has touched the lives of so many, and knowing these suspected killers are behind bars is the first step in the healing process.”
UPDATE: Sheneka Cole
Posted in Project New Era on April 8, 2010 by projectneweraThank goodness! Click HERE for the original story.
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Original article found here
While family feared the worst, six year-old Sheneka Cole — reported missing Tuesday night — was found safely sleeping at a friend’s house just a block away from her home early this afternoon.
Before she was found, police searched Washington Park, checked the lagoons and ordered up a bloodhound to follow the girl’s scent. Dozens of volunteers passed out fliers, scoured alleyways, Dumpsters and vacant buildings looking for Sheneka in the pouring rain.
The massive manhunt ended at about 1 p.m. when four Cole family friends going door-to-door found Sheneka sleeping at a friend’s house in the 6000 block of Eberhart — just around the corner from the playground where she was last seen at about 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Lee Key, a close family friend, said two girls pointed him to an apartment building where they found Sheneka sleeping face down on a love seat in an apartment that looked vacant with a kicked in front door.
When Key spotted Sheneka he grabbed her and hugged her. When Nicole Cole — Sheneka’s biological aunt, who is also her adoptive mother — got the good news, she ran to get the girl.
“God is good,” Key said. “I’m just ecstatic. It’s such a blessing to have found her.”
After a tearful reunion with family on their front porch, Sheneka appeared to be in good condition, but was “very shaken up,” family members said. A short time later, Sheneka was seen being removed from the house on a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance. A fire department spokesman later said she was headed for a quick medical check-up.
At about 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sheneka and her friend were at the playground across the street from her house in the 500 block of 60th Street when gunshots rang out nearby. The girls were scared. Sheneka fled to her friend’s house on Eberhart. Sheneka told family members she spent the night there because she was afraid to go outside after the shooting, which injured two girls near 61st and King Drive.
There wasn’t a radio, television or computer in the apartment where Sheneka was found and the adult woman who lived there did not know about the search for the girl, Key said.
Once Sheneka was reunited with her family, the woman who lived in the building where the girl was found was interviewed by police. No one has been charged with wrongdoing in the incident as of this evening.
Missing: Sheneka Cole (Missing 4/6/2010)
Posted in Missing, Project New Era on April 8, 2010 by projectnewera
Sheneka Cole was last seen playing in the park located at 518 E. 60th Street. She was reported missing at approximately 8:05 pm. Sheneka was last seen wearing a lime green Rocawear shirt and pink jeans. Anyone having information on Sheneka whereabouts please contact Area Two Detective Division Special Victim Unit at 312-747-8274.
Last Name: Cole
First Name: Sheneka
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Height: 4’00
Weight: 97
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Complexion: med
Race: Black
Date of birth: 08 Nov 2003
Date of last contact: 06 April 2010
Murdered: Gina Clarke-Lewis
Posted in Murdered, Project New Era on April 6, 2010 by projectnewera
This story is ridiculously sad. Although the story below says no killer had been found, you can read the update HERE.
A 27-year-old Temple University student was shot and killed outside of her apartment in Lindenwold Friday night.
Camden County Prosecutors have yet to name a suspect or make an arrest, though family members have a theory as to who murdered the young woman.
Gina Clarke-Lewis was coming home after working at her job as a waitress at Cibo Bistro and Wine Bar in the Philadelphia International Airport when she was shot and killed right outside her apartment door, according to the Camden County Prosecutors Office.
On her way home from work, Clarke-Lewis stopped at Pat’s restaurant in Lindenwold, N.J. to pick up food. Her dinner was lying on her doorstep next to her body when police arrived at about 10 p.m. Friday, according to prosecutors.
Clarke-Lewis’s family believes that the Temple student’s ex-boyfriend shot her, reports the Daily News.
“This was a murder,” Brenda Lewis, Gina’s mother, told the Daily News. “This whole thing was planned out. Every time she moved, he followed her.”
Clarke-Lewis categorized her “mood” on her MySpace page as “stalked” the last time she logged on in January, says the Daily News.
The prosecutor’s office has not commented on any suspects or persons of interest in the murder case yet. Anyone with information should contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office James
