Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 07.30.24

Episode Date: July 30, 2024

Cops attacked by noise-complaint suspects. Honey busted for bun battery.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to an iHeart Podcast. Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking crime news now. Newcastle County, Delaware police respond to a noise complaint at an address with frequent violations for noise, suspicious vehicles, and drug violations. When cops get there, a father and son, 52 and 26, answer the door and then slam it in the officer's faces. Cops use a battering ram to break down the door. Once inside, the residents fight the officers. The father even grabs a nearby ladder and throws it at an officer, hitting him in the face and knocking him to the ground. Two other officers step in, tasing the man to subdue him. Nancy, police had been called out

to the home nearly 30 times over the last year. Nancy, police had been called out to the home nearly 30 times over the last year. Dispatchers informed the officers that the residents are often aggressive and uncooperative with law enforcement, but they did not expect a full-on fight. The officers initially entered the home with guns drawn, asking both men to put their hands behind their back. When they refused, the officer holstered his gun and the suspects took the opportunity to attack. Both father and son now charged with assault and resisting arrest. Over a noise complaint, Andre Eason and his girlfriend, 39, pull over outside a Florida Walmart to enjoy an early morning breakfast.

Eason rustles through a grocery sack in the back seat looking for honey buns he saved for the occasion, but he only finds empty wrappers. As Eason becomes frustrated, his girlfriend admits she had them for dessert the night before. Eason attacks her, hitting her in the face several times. Cops are called. Eason, 47, now charged with domestic battery over two honey buns. More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. In Indianapolis, a mistrial has been declared in the case of Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III,

the young man accused of killing five people, including a pregnant woman, in a horrific shooting last year. For details, we turn to Sydney Sumner of Crime Online. The mistrial was announced after a dramatic courtroom incident in which a witness confronted Childs directly. Marion County Superior Judge Chris Miller made the decision, citing concerns over the fairness of the trial after the witness, Alonzo Velez, disrupted proceedings. Velez, who had testified about picking up Childs after the shootings, unexpectedly addressed Childs from the stand, asking, quote, Why did you do it, Raymond? This statement led to immediate objections from both defense and prosecution, and the judge quickly cleared the jury from the courtroom. The killings occurred in January 2021, with Childs facing six counts of murder for the deaths of his father,

stepmother, two teenage relatives, and Kiara Hawkins, who was nearly full-term with her unborn son. Prosecutors allege the violence was sparked by an argument over Childs, then 17, staying out late. Childs was arrested the day after the killings, which left his 15-year-old brother injured but alive after escaping the house. A status conference is expected this week to discuss the next steps in this case. In Boston, a man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of a young woman over three decades ago. 61-year-old Carl Vega was convicted of the 1988 killing of 21-year-old Judy Chamberlain. Her body was discovered in

the basement of a building by a maintenance worker. She had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Prosecutors revealed that DNA evidence linked Vega to the crime. Chamberlain's brother, John Olson, spoke in court expressing his family's enduring love for Judy, stating she remains in their hearts. Vega's conviction came after his DNA profile matched evidence from the scene. Initially identified as a suspect in 2011, authorities lacked sufficient evidence to proceed at the time. However, a grand jury indicted Vega in 2021 after new evidence emerged. Vega had a prior conviction for rape in 1987 and was required to submit a DNA sample in 1990, which ultimately led to his identification in Chamberlain's case.

Thanks, John. Chase Lackey, 25, grows up in Crosby, Texas, a northeast suburb of Houston, and he makes frequent visits from his apartment in the Wood Forest neighborhood. One Friday afternoon, Chase heads from his apartment to nearby Crosby for a game with the softball league. Chase Lackey, 25, grows up in Crosby, Texas, a suburb of Houston, and he makes frequent visits from his apartment in the Wood Forest neighborhood of the city. Of what city in Crosby, Texas? But okay, this is fucked up. Let me see if I can fix it. Chase Lackey, 25, grows up in Crosby, Texas,

a northeast suburb of Houston. One Friday afternoon, he heads over to Crosby from his apartment in the Wood Forest neighborhood of the city for a game with his softball league. He gets dinner with his dad after, then heads home for the night. On Sunday, an old classmate spots Chase walking his dog, Champ, just outside his apartment complex. Monday morning, he doesn't show up for work, and he doesn't answer texts or calls at his apartment. Police find his phone, keys, wallet, and truck, but no Chase and no Champ the Dog. Searches of the area turn up nothing. Police believe Chase may have met with foul play.

Chase Lackey, white male, 5'10", 150 pounds, short brown hair, brown eyes, and a large cross tattoo on his left shoulder blade. He also has scripture tattoos on his left arm. Chase Lackey, now missing seven years. If you have info on Chase Lackey, please call Harris County, Texas Sheriff's 713-221-6000. For the latest crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com. With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace.

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