Bill Austin

On Oct. 24, Tanisha Shelton, 45, allegedly argued with Nathaniel Mathis, 33, and threatened to come back with someone to beat him up. She allegedly returned hours later. But she didn't come back with someone else. She allegedly came back with an accelerant. And a lighter. She allegedly doused him with the liquid and set him on fire. Mathis suffered burns on 80% of his body. He's not expected to survive. A witness pepper sprayed her as she fled, and deputies found her still wearing the same clothes. Someone who does that has to have a record, right? CORRECT. Court records show she pleaded guilty to arson in a 2005 Brevard County house fire. That case that started with child abuse and animal cruelty charges. She was also found guilty of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, firefighter or EMS worker in 2005, and she served time in Florida state prison for both cases. Now she has set a man on fire. And he is likely to die. The judge ordered her held without bond. This is a person who should NEVER be released into society again.

Lauren Heike was 29. She went for a walk on a Phoenix trail near her home in April 2023. She never came back. Zion Teasley, 22, followed her. He chased her over a barbed-wire fence. He stabbed her 15 times. They were strangers. On Friday he pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder. The plea took the death penalty off the table, so he'll get natural life. He was on probation when he killed her. He'd been released from prison just 5 months earlier after convictions for robbery and armed robbery. What police found: * He'd been fired for aggression toward female coworkers. * He told detectives he struggled with his sexuality and gender identity. * He said he "wanted to look like" Lauren. * Investigators found photos of him dressed in an outfit like the one she was wearing when he killed her. * He also pleaded guilty to possessing child porn. This man should never have been walking free. The system had its chance with him and let him go. Sentencing is Dec. 4.

What kind of monster beats a 2 month old baby girl to death, and then blames a 7 year old? This kind ⬇️ Demetrius Beatty, 40. Baby Khamyah Honesty was taken to the hospital on August 16, where she later died from multiple blunt force injuries to her little head. 4 other children were also taken to the hospital for examination. Those findings: * One child had abrasions on both sides of his head * One child had a healing burn on her back * Another child had a severe diaper rash Beatty and Honesty's mother couldn't explain the injuries to authorities, and Child and Family Services removed the children from their custody. * On the night of the incident, Beatty called 911 and said his 7 year old son "got to the 2 month old....was fighting her....and damaged her pretty good." *The 7 year old is described as nonverbal and autistic. * According to the autopsy, the fractures found on the baby's forehead, the back of her head, and under her chin couldn't have been caused by a child. * In a police interview, the mother said Beatty would often mention that he didn't like she had children with someone else. * According to the mother, Beatty told her that if she left the twins and went to visit the twin's father (who is in jail, big shock), they were "going to be dead." If he did this, I hope they lock this SOB up until the end of time.

10 years ago yesterday, Gilma Goodman was shot dead in her own home in Concord, NC. She was 90 years old. Two 17-year-olds came to rob an elderly woman. Here's where they are now: Isaiah Powell: * Convicted of first-degree murder * Life, with the possibility of parole * 31 prison infractions so far Anthony Cooper: * Arrested for first-degree murder, convicted of second-degree * Two months before the murder, he did a car break-in and larceny * Picked up assault charges while awaiting trial * All of it rolled into one judgment, no extra time * 19 prison infractions * Projected release: 2039, at age 40 Gilma doesn't get a release date. Remember her name.

Claudia Bismark was a beloved artist who lived in Fells Point for more than 35 years. She was 76. On Tuesday she went to breakfast with her husband. Charging documents say a man sat in the back of the deli and watched her husband pay in cash. When they left, he went out the back door and followed them. A few blocks later he came up from behind, knocked them both to the ground, and took a wallet with $150 in it. Claudia died Thursday. Her husband, Wade, was left with a concussion and facial injuries. The man charged is Montray McCray, 32. Prosecutors cited at least 5 prior convictions, and local reports list: * Guns * Drugs * Theft * Evading arrest * Violating a protective order * Retaliating against a witness * Court documents also list him as a lifetime registered sex offender. A lengthy criminal record. A lifetime sex-offender registration. And he was still free to walk into a market, pick out 2 victims over breakfast, chase them down and kill one of them. For $150. The judge held him without bail this time, and homicide charges are expected. A woman paid with her life. For $150. Her neighbors are the ones who helped identify him. Meanwhile, I couldn't find a word of national coverage. Only local Baltimore news has covered it. Baltimore, the least you owe Claudia is to make sure he never walks free again.