Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 06.27.24

Episode Date: June 27, 2024

Arizona parents starve 6-year-old to death. This bar patron's bark was bigger than his bite.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now. Ann Martinez calls Flagstaff, Arizona police when she finds her younger grandson dead. Deshawn Martinez, 6, unresponsive, and he only weighs 18 pounds at age 6. Parents Elizabeth Archibald and Anthony Martinez say Deshaun got sick and lost weight. But it's later discovered Deshaun and his seven-year-old brother are locked in a closet 16 hours a day without food. Nancy, the average six-year-old, weighs more than double that at 45 pounds. Grandmother Ann Martinez is also facing trial on several child abuse charges stemming from

punishing the boys by hitting them with a coat hanger. Anthony Martinez admitted to police he would sit outside the door of the closet while he played video games to ensure the boys did not escape. Mom, if you can call her that, Elizabeth Archibald, 29, pleads guilty to murder and child abuse as she should. Dad, Anthony Martinez, 28, found guilty of murder, two counts of child abuse. They're going straight to hell with a pit stop and a CI, Correctional Institute. A Florida bar manager approaches a group entering the bar with a dog and tells them only service animals allowed. The dog's owner, Kenneth Davis III, argues with the manager. The manager points at Davis, who lunges at the manager and bites at his finger. In return, the manager punches Davis in

the face and the whole group starts fighting. Cops are called, but the manager refuses to press battery charges. Don't know why. Kenneth Davis, 27, now facing disorderly intoxication. Poor dog. More Crime and Justice news after this. Now with the latest Crime and Justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. We begin in Arkansas as a man accused of a deadly mass shooting at a grocery store has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. For more, we turn to Sydney Sumner with Crime Online. 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey appeared in court for the first time and entered his plea on Tuesday. He faces four counts of capital murder and ten counts of attempted capital murder.

The shooting, which occurred at the Mad Butcher grocery store, left four people dead and ten others injured, including two police officers. Posey was injured by police gunfire during the incident. Authorities have not yet determined a motive for the attack and say Posey did not have personal connections to his victims. Greg Parrish, representing Posey through the Arkansas Public Defender Commission, addressed the court briefly on Posey's behalf. According to our friends with the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Posey confirmed that Parrish had explained the charges to him during the hearing. The case continues to unfold as investigators work to understand the circumstances surrounding the tragic events at the grocery store.

Authorities revealed chilling details about the tragic shooting in Fort Ice, Arkansas, as they described the events that unfolded last Friday. Travis Eugene Posey, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a pistol, and a bandolier filled with extra shotgun rounds, opened fire in a horrifying display of violence. According to police reports, Posey discharged most, if not all, of his rounds from the shotgun. The rampage began in the grocery store's parking lot, where Posey fired indiscriminately at bystanders before continuing his assault inside the Mad Butcher store. There, he continued to shoot at customers and employees indiscriminately, causing multiple casualties. Officials discovered shooting victims both inside the store and scattered throughout the parking lot, underscoring the chaotic and deadly nature of the attack.

The midday shooting shook the quiet community of Fort Ice, a city with a population of about 3,200, located approximately 65 miles south of Little Rock. The judge has ordered Posey to be held without bond and has not yet scheduled his next court appearance. Now to a story unfolding in Los Angeles, where a woman has pleaded guilty to the murder of Michael Latt, a prominent consultant in the entertainment industry and an advocate for social justice. Once again, Crime Online, Sidney Sumner. 36-year-old Jamila Elena Michael admitted to committing first-degree murder and first-degree burglary,

along with using a firearm during the attack. There was a mourning across Hollywood following the death of Michael Latt in November of 2023. Known for his work as a consultant focusing on social impact in film and entertainment, Latt collaborated with notable directors such as

Ava DuVernay of the film Selma and Ryan Coogler of Black Panther. According to court records and law enforcement, Michael allegedly knocked on Latt's door at his Los Angeles residence and forced her way inside, fatally shooting him with a semi-automatic handgun. Latt died of his injuries after being transported to a nearby hospital. Prosecutors asserted that Michael had been stalking and threatening director A.V. Rockwell, prompting several restraining orders against her. Police reports and court documents indicate Michael targeted Latt due to his association with Rockwell. Prosecutors say Michael faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole for 25 years.

Sentencing is set for July 10th. Thanks, John. Teresa Hartley, 66, agrees to make a birthday cake for a close friend, Robert Markwell's girlfriend. When Markwell comes by Teresa's St. Augustine, Florida home to pick up the cake for the party, Teresa's gone. The roommate says she left with a mutual friend. Markwell becomes concerned when she doesn't show up to the party and learns Teresa and the friend drove to Lake Delancey to collect firewood on Friday afternoon. The friend's car broke down and he went to get help. When he came back, he says Teresa was gone. Searches turn up two metal chairs

belonging to Teresa and cigarette butts near where she was last seen. Teresa Hartley, 5'8", 160 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing blue tennis shoes and a dark shirt. If you have info on Teresa Hartley, now missing a year, call Marion County, Florida Florida Sheriffs, 352-368-3508. For the latest crime and justice news, go to CrimeOnline.com. With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace. This is an iHeart Podcast.