Midwest
Nebraska five-year-old dies in hot SUV after police say he was left alone for 'extended period of time'
A Nebraska foster mother has been arrested following a hot-vehicle death involving a five-year-old child, who police say had been left unattended in an SUV for an “extended period of time.”
Juanita Pinon, 40, is facing a charge of child abuse by neglect, resulting in death, after the incident that allegedly unfolded in Omaha on Wednesday, according to the city’s police department.
“Omaha Police Officers were called to 3025 N 93rd Street at approximately 5:11 pm on Wednesday July 10, 2024, for an unresponsive child,” police said in a statement. “The 5-year-old child was located inside of a vehicle and transported to the hospital by medics where the child was pronounced deceased.
“At this time, it appears that the child was left unattended inside of a vehicle for an extended period of time,” police added.
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Juanita Pinon has been charged with child abuse by neglect, resulting in death, following the incident on Wednesday, July 10. (Omaha Police Department)
The temperature in Omaha peaked at 86 degrees on Wednesday before the child was found, the Associated Press reported.
It was the tenth hot-car-death in the U.S. this year, according to data from Kids and Car Safety.
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Omaha police investigate the death of a five-year-old found in a hot vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, July 10. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
The day before, in Marana, Arizona, just outside of Tucson, a two-year-old girl died after being left alone in a vehicle.
“Initial information revealed the father of the 2 year-old girl arrived home while she was asleep in the vehicle. The father left the vehicle on and running in the driveway, with the air conditioning on and child inside,” the Marana Police Department said.
“He then went inside the residence. The mother was not initially home, but shortly after she arrived, the child was discovered in the vehicle, which was no longer running and the air conditioning was off,” police added.
Police in Omaha say the child had been left in the car for an “extended period of time.” (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
The high temperature in Marana on Tuesday was 111 degrees, according to Fox10 Phoenix.
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Detroit, MI
Detroit Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown dealing with knee injury
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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is dealing with a knee injury, though Lions coach Dan Campbell indicated he does not believe it’s serious.
St. Brown was listed as a non-participant on the Lions’ estimated practice report Monday, Dec. 22.
The Lions held a walk-through Monday in advance of this week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday (4:30 p.m., Netflix). Campbell said St. Brown showed up to the practice facility after the team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and reported the injury.
“We’ll know more a little bit later but this is just something that just popped up when he came in today,” Campbell said. “So hopeful this is something [that’s] just some type of irritation from the game. That’s what I’m hoping.”
St. Brown leads the Lions with 98 catches, 1,194 yards and 11 touchdowns and needs two catches over the Lions’ final two games for his fourth straight 100-catch season.
Taylor Decker (shoulder) and Avonte Maddox (back) also were listed as non-participants on Monday’s practice report, and the Lions listed nine others as limited participants including starters Marcus Davenport (shoulder), Graham Glasgow (knee), Christian Mahogany (fibula), Alim McNeill (abdomen) and Amik Robertson (hand).
The Lions (8-7) must win their final two games and have the Green Bay Packers (9-5-1) lose their final two games to make the playoffs.
Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee daycare van stolen with kids inside; 27-year-old woman accused
MILWAUKEE – A 27-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of stealing a running daycare van that had four young children inside. The accused is Katelyn Librizzi – and she faces the following criminal counts:
- Operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent
- Abduction of a child
Case details
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, a Milwaukee police detective responded around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16 to an abduction investigation near Appleton and Burleigh. A 911 call came from the owner of a daycare center indicating that a woman “jumped into her van and pulled off with her children inside,” the complaint says. That second person was later identified as Katelyn Librizzi, the defendant.
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A short time later, Milwaukee police conducted a high-risk traffic stop. The defendant was the driver and was arrested. The complaint says four young children were seated inside the van.
When police spoke with the daycare owner, she said she called 911 from the daycare because her personal cellphone was in the van that had been stolen.
Inside the recovered van, police found medical documents listed to the defendant, the complaint says. Investigators also used the daycare owner’s cellphone to get geolocation data, which showed the van’s path.
On Dec. 17, a detective interviewed the defendant who “indicated she had mental health issues,” the complaint says. The detective also reported Librizzi “was making statements and comments that are not typically mentioned in interviews,” the complaint says. Librizzi also told police “she had been driving and saw little kids in the back of the vehicle. The defendant also reported that the police pulled her over. She reported that the can had been running in front of a daycare,” the complaint says.
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What’s next:
Librizzi appeared in Milwaukee County court on Sunday, Dec. 21. Cash bond was set at $10,000. The court also ordered Librizzi to undergo a competency examination.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and the criminal complaint associated with this case.
Minneapolis, MN
Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Minneapolis real estate agent
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Lyndon Wiggins, the man convicted of plotting to kidnap and kill a Minneapolis real estate agent and mother on New Year’s Eve 2019, was sentenced to life behind bars on Monday without the possibility of parole.
Lyndon Wiggins sentenced
What we know:
In court on Monday, Wiggins faced a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the murder of Monique Baugh.
Before handing down that sentence, Judge Mark Kappelhoff told Wiggins he showed no regard for the lives of Baugh or her partner during the scheme that resulted in Baugh’s murder.
“Based on my view of the evidence, it’s clear to me that you are the criminal architect of a cold, calculated and cruel criminal scheme that led to the kidnaping and ultimately to the tragic, senseless and brutal murder of Ms. Baugh and the attempted murder of [her partner],” the judge said. “I guess I’ll never fully understand the full reasons behind that, but I don’t know that necessarily matters. Life is precious, but you showed no regard for the lives of Monique Baugh or [her boyfriend].”
Monique Baugh murder plot
Timeline:
Wiggins’ sentencing followed his second conviction in Baugh’s murder earlier this year.
Wiggins was originally convicted in 2021 for Baugh’s murder, but the conviction was overturned by the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2024 due to bad jury instructions during the trial.
In November, Wiggins was again convicted of aiding/abetting first-degree premeditated murder, aiding/abetting first-degree premeditated attempted murder, aiding/abetting kidnapping to commit great bodily harm, and aiding/abetting first-degree murder while committing the crime of kidnapping.
The backstory:
Wiggins was accused of being the mastermind of the plot to kill Baugh in 2019 with help from his romantic partner Elsa Segura, co-defendant Berry Davis and Cedric Berry.
The group lured Baugh to a home in Maple Grove for a fake home showing. There, Baugh was forced into a U-Haul truck and brought to an alleyway in Minneapolis where she was shot three times, execution style, at point-blank range.
Segura pleaded guilty to kidnapping in 2024 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Berry and Davis were both convicted by a jury and both sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
Wiggins allegedly targeted Baugh because she was dating a man who Wiggins viewed as a rival drug dealer. Court records also suggest Wiggins and Baugh’s boyfriend had a falling out over a rap record label they were both involved in.
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