Sentencing

Audrey Engler, a 25-year-old caregiver in Iowa, received a sentence of up to 10 years in prison for intentionally abusing an elderly hospice patient who died in her care. The Burlington woman had pleaded guilty to dependent adult abuse resulting in serious injury. Court records show she neglected the patient's basic needs, leading to severe health decline.

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Vaughn Boatner received a 35-year prison sentence for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend Monique Aldridge and wounding her new boyfriend in Hayward, California. The attack occurred in May 2023 when Boatner slid under a partially open garage door while their 5-year-old son watched a movie nearby. Boatner pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and attempted murder as part of a plea deal.

An 18-year-old driver in Tucson, Arizona, received a 2.5-year prison sentence for leaving the scene of a fatal collision that killed a 75-year-old grandmother last November. Alexis Eduardo Ibarra-Guerrero struck Sally Alcaraz Rodriguez as she walked to a bus stop, then drove off after briefly stopping. The collision was ruled accidental, sparing him charges related to her death.

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A couple in North Carolina has been sentenced to federal prison for a harassment scheme that targeted an intellectually disabled Chick-fil-A worker and contributed to his suicide. Trysten Anthony Cullon and Jade Ashlynn Stone pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit cyberstalking. The brief but intense extortion effort began in September 2024 and ended tragically days later.