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Indiana cop charged after forcing daughter, 6, to stand in freezing cold with threatening sign
An Indiana police officer is accused of forcing his six-year-old daughter to stand outside in freezing temperatures holding a sign threatening her brother as punishment for pouting because she was not allowed to wear lip gloss.
Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his wife, Kylie Scott, were both charged with two counts of felony child neglect. The officer was also placed on leave, WTHR reported.
On Jan. 19, when it was only 18 degrees outside, a witness observed the girl standing outside with the sign and called 911.
“I want to stab and Kill my brother — I even take an antipsychotic — If you need to give pity — then give it to the victims,” the sign read.
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Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his wife, Kylie Scott, were both charged with two counts of felony child neglect. (Cass County Jail)
But Scott responded to the scene — along with his supervisor — and spoke to the concerned witness.
“This baby is standing out here in the freezing cold with a sign,” the caller said to Scott, body camera footage showed, according to WTHR.
Scott admitted to being responsible for the girl’s treatment, but defended his actions.
“Yup, she comes out here every 30 minutes, and she goes back inside every 10 minutes to warm back up,” he said.
While they were speaking, an “older male” pulled up and expressed concerns for the girl as well, asking Scott why she had to stay out in the cold with the threatening sign.
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Kylie Scott said the girl was forced to hold the sign because she pouted when she was told she could not wear lip gloss. (Cass County Jail)
“Well sir, aside from me cruelly beating her physically, I’ve not done any other punishment that has worked for her,” Scott said.
“She’s threatened to kill my family, she wants to embarrass us, she wants to urinate on herself and destroy things in the house. I have a [Department of Child Services] caseworker involved, she’s been in therapy for three years, she also has the wrap-around program at school,” he added.
Scott told the 911 caller that his daughter had been taken to a hospital twice but was “kicked out.”
“I threatened to not pick her up,” Scott told the caller, noting that he relented after he was warned that the Department of Child Services would be notified of abandonment if he did not pick her up.
Scott’s wife later told investigators that their daughter was forced to hold the sign because she pouted when she was told she could not wear lip gloss.
But this was not the first time the girl was required to hold a sign.
Cody Scott was placed on leave without pay. (Logansport Police)
The girl’s caseworker said in one incident, her parents made her carry a sign to school that said, “I pee on everything and cover it up like a cat.” Her school also reported that she was forced to carry a sign at Walmart that read, “I lie to hurt other people.”
The girl’s parents acknowledged that she suffers from behavioral disorders that require medications, which an investigator said appeared to be an attempt by the parents to justify their actions. But the investigator said this admission could make the alleged crime worse.
On Wednesday, the Logansport Board of Public Works voted to place Scott on leave without pay for the duration of the investigation.
The Logansport Police chief said they put Scott on leave and handed the investigation to the Indiana State Police “within hours” of the incident in January.
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Zach Pluhacek has been appointed as the new inspector general of the Nebraska Correctional System.
Pluhacek replaces former Inspector General Doug Koebernick, who resigned to work for the legislative audit office.
The office of inspector general for corrections was created in 2015 following a scandal involving the early release of some prisoners and a killing spree by released prisoner Nikko Jenkins.
Its duties include conducting investigations, audits, inspections, and other oversight of the Nebraska correctional system for the Legislature.
Pluhacek has worked for the office of inspector general since 2020. Before that he was as a legislative aide after working as a reporter and editor for the Lincoln Journal Star.
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -A North Dakota woman is facing a federal involuntary manslaughter charge after a deadly crash on an American Indian reservation last fall.
A federal grand jury indicted Brittany Renne Laverdure on April 22, 2026, accusing her of killing a person while driving under the influence of multiple substances on or about Sept. 21, 2025, in Indian country in North Dakota.
Because the incident occurred in Indian country, the case falls under federal jurisdiction, specifically under 18 U.S.C. § 1153, which gives the federal government authority to prosecute certain crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal lands. The indictment identifies Laverdure as an Indian under that statute.
According to the indictment, Laverdure acted with “wanton and reckless disregard for human life amounting to gross negligence.” Prosecutors say she attempted to make a U-turn and pulled into oncoming traffic while impaired, without due care for the safety of others.
The victim’s name is not being reported at this time and court documents did not provide any further details on the incident.
An arrest warrant was issued April 23, 2026 and a special agent with the FBI arrested Laverdure on April 28, 2026, in Grand Forks.
Laverdure is scheduled to stand trial June 23, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Peter D. Welte in Fargo. The trial is expected to last four days.
Involuntary manslaughter under federal law carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 32-year-old Ohio man is dead and two others are fighting for their lives after a crash on Route 5 in Henrico County Monday morning.
According to police, officers with the Henrico County Police Division and crews with Henrico County Division of Fire were called to Route 5 near New Market Heights Lane at around 6:15 a.m. on Monday, May 4, for a reported two-vehicle crash.
When officers arrived, they found a red Mini Cooper that crashed into a Chevrolet Express van.
Two men in the van were taken to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Thirty-two-year-old Layten Perkins of Ohio, the driver and only person in the Mini Cooper, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said a preliminary investigation indicates that the Mini Cooper, driven by Perkins, was headed west on Route 5 when he crossed the center line and hit the Chevrolet heading eastbound head-on.
The road was closed for about four hours, before it reopened at 10:21 a.m., police said.
Alcohol is not considered a factor in the crash, but Crash Team Investigators continue to look into the circumstances surrounding this crash.
Anyone with further information regarding this incident is asked to contact Officer C. Bolinger at 804-501-5000. You may also submit tips anonymously via Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or by using P3tips.com.
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