Witness Tampering

Oregon woman jailed for waterboarding infant and placing him in freezer

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GRESHAM, OR – A local woman has been handed a 30-day jail sentence following a disturbing incident in 2021, where she allegedly subjected her infant child to waterboarding and placed him in a freezer. The act was purportedly a twisted test of the father’s concern for the child. Sharday McDonald, 30, admitted to criminal mistreatment, identity theft, and witness tampering after authorities arrived at her residence in Gresham, Oregon, on October 28, 2021, in response …

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Woman sentenced to life for torture and murder of grandson

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A Montana resident, Patricia Batts, 51, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal torture and murder of her 12-year-old grandson, James “Alex” Hurley. Batts pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide in May, following a plea deal that saw prosecutors abandon their pursuit of the death penalty. The sentencing took place on Tuesday in a District Court in Bozeman. The case, described as “horrific” and “unnecessary” by District Judge John C. Brown, has shocked the …

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