Father charged with murder after 9-month-old son s overdose
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A man was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in his 9-month-old son s overdose death.
In October 2019, 9-month-old Kayden Goldthreate overdosed on fentanyl, according to Metro Nashville Police. And on Thursday, a grand jury indicted his father, 36-year-old Phuoc Tommy Nguyen, on the charges
Police found that Nguyen was a heroin user and that the child ingested heroin/fentanyl while in his custody at a residence on Willow Branch Drive. Doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children s Hospital at Vanderbilt also found Kayden to be suffering from head injuries. An autopsy determined Kaydenâs cause of death to be acute fentanyl toxicity.
Arrest made in 17-year-old Columbus cold case investigation
Arrest made in 17-year-old Columbus cold case investigation By James Giles | January 21, 2021 at 9:28 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 12:07 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department announced Thursday an arrest in the 2003 murder investigation.
According to police, the body of 45-year-old Albert Woolfolk was found in his home on Macon Road at around 10 a.m. on the morning of July 18, 2003. Woolfolk had been stabbed multiple times. He had a son and a wife, who were not at the home during the incident.
âItâs a great feeling to be able to share with the family, and I was able to speak with them earlier to let them know that we appreciate their patience,â said Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon.
NORRISTOWN â A Philadelphia man accused of fatally shooting a Norristown man faces a trial in Montgomery County Court.
Gerard Gethers, 29, of the 400 block of West Wellens Street in Philadelphia, was ordered to stand trial, after a preliminary hearing before District Court Judge Gregory Scott, on charges of first- and third-degree murder, person not to possess a firearm, possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the alleged Nov. 3 fatal shooting of Jerry âSpiderâ White in Norristown.
Gethers will remain in the county jail without bail while awaiting his formal arraignment on the charges in county court.