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Miami Herald
06-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Man stabbed wife to death with plastic sword and pliers, Michigan police say
National Man stabbed wife to death with plastic sword and pliers, Michigan police say A Michigan man is accused of stabbing his wife to death. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Michigan man was arrested after authorities said he stabbed his wife to death. Timothy Morgan, 68, is charged with first-degree murder, according to a May 6 news release from the Detroit Police Department. Attorney contact information for Morgan was not available. On May 4, police were called to a home for a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found 67-year-old Kathryn Morgan unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to her back and head, police said. Paramedics pronounced Kathryn Morgan dead at the scene. Authorities said Timothy Morgan stabbed his wife multiple times with a plastic sword and struck her in the head with pliers. Shortly after, he turned himself into police. If you are experiencing domestic violence and need someone to talk to, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline for support at 1-800-799-7233 or text 'START' to 88788. Jennifer Rodriguez mcclatchy-newsroom Go to X Go to Facebook Email this person 330-781-1998 Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
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Miami Herald
06-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Human remains found in fire pit 9 months after man vanished, Ohio officials say
National Human remains found in fire pit 9 months after man vanished, Ohio officials say Xavier Menefee was reported missing in 2024. His remains were found in Akron, Ohio, officials say. Screengrab from Melanie Woods' Facebook post in Summit County Ohio Missing Persons' page. Officials in Ohio are investigating after they say human remains were found in a fire pit. Around 4:50 p.m. May 2, the Akron Police Department was called to a homeless encampment, according to a May 5 Facebook post by the Summit County Medical Examiner. Officers were called for a report of two men fighting. As they spoke with the men, one of them mentioned the human remains, WOIO reported. Nearby, officers found human remains in a fire pit, officials said. Akron police also found remains in a trash bag, WJW reported. Officials used dental records to determine the remains belonged to 22-year-old Xavier Menefee, the medical examiner's office said. Menefee was reported missing out of Canton in August, according to WJW. Anthony Fields, 54, and Kurth Conaway, 34, are charged with abuse of a corpse, according to court records. The two were arrested in connection with the remains found, WOIO reported. Akron is about a 40-mile drive south from Cleveland. Jennifer Rodriguez mcclatchy-newsroom Go to X Go to Facebook Email this person 330-781-1998 Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
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Miami Herald
06-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Great-grandpa of slain kids shoots at inmates, is killed by cops, IN police says
National Great-grandpa of slain kids shoots at inmates, is killed by cops, IN police says An Indiana man was shot and killed by deputies after he opened fire on a group of inmates and deputies walking into a courthouse, police say. Screengrab by WXIN. The great-grandfather of two kids who died in a crash during a police chase is dead after authorities said he shot at a group of inmates and deputies in Indiana, news outlets reported. On May 5, Mark Vawter stood outside of the Hendricks County Courthouse in Danville armed with a gun, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police. Just before 1 p.m., a Hendricks County Sheriff's Office van pulled up to the courthouse with a group of inmates who were being transported from the jail to court, state police said. As the inmates and deputies began walking toward the courthouse, Vawter pulled a gun out of his clothing, pointed it at them and fired one shot, according to authorities. Deputies returned fire, and Vawter was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. According to family members, Vawter's two great-grandchildren, 2-month-old Iris and 3-year-old Ares, were killed in a February crash involving a police chase in Avon, WXIN reported. Iris and Ares Vawter were killed in a crash in February in Indiana. Screengrab from Jack Vawter's Facebook post. On Feb. 5, police attempted to pull over S'Doni Pettis, but he sped into an intersection, slamming into the vehicle Iris and Ares were in, causing it to flip down the road and burst into flames, according to the news outlet, citing witnesses and police. Pettis was scheduled to be in court May 5, but his hearing was rescheduled for June 2, court records show. But Vawter's family members believe he may not have known the hearing was rescheduled and may have been targeting Pettis, WXIN reported. 'We can't say for certain why he was there. Right now, we are working with the police to help figure it out. Nobody had heard anything from him that would have led us to raise any flags,' the kids' mother, Jack Vawter, told WTHR. The Hendricks County Sheriff's Office told McClatchy News in an email that the Indiana State Police is handling the investigation. The two deputies who fired their weapons during the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, according to police. Pettis is charged with resisting law enforcement, causing death when operating a motor vehicle, causing catastrophic injury when operating a motor vehicle, conversion and auto theft, according to court records. Danville is about a 20-mile drive west from Indianapolis. Jennifer Rodriguez mcclatchy-newsroom Go to X Go to Facebook Email this person 330-781-1998 Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
