Crime Stories

Richmond police issued a public alert for twenty six year old John Pettaway the fourth of Chesterfield County because investigators determined he was responsible for the fatal shooting of twenty three year old Charlamon Stokes and consider him armed and dangerous. The alert went out after officers responded to a shooting call and quickly built enough evidence to name Pettaway as the suspect in...

Police and health officials are urging parents to talk with their children and secure household medications after the death of 15-year-old Leah Presson of Enid, Oklahoma. The teen suffered seizures, was hospitalized, declared brain dead, and passed away in mid-June 2026 following an alleged attempt at the so-called “Benadryl Challenge,” according to multiple reports and her family. Leah’s father, Richard Presson, verified the facts in...