Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 08.28.24 | Daycare Employee Throws Toddler to the Ground

Episode Date: August 28, 2024

Daycare employee throws 2-year-old girl into time out. This'll be an interesting line up! 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. Two-year-old Journey comes home from daycare crying and says her back hurts. She tries to explain what happened, saying, my teacher hit me like this, then jumping and falling to the ground. Florida police review daycare surveillance video and see employee Marlissa Rozier approach Journey while she's playing. She slaps the baby so hard the toddler falls to the ground. 20 minutes later, Rozier lifts Journey three feet in the air, walks her to a corner, and

throws her on the ground. Nancy, a daycare employee watching over another room, came running to see what happened after hearing a thump through the wall. Rozier said a child had fallen and, quote, all is well. When Rozier went on her lunch break that afternoon, she did not return to work. Detectives now say several children have come forward with stories of Ms. Rozier hurting them. Additional charges are expected. Marlissa Rozier, 25, now charged with child neglect, causing great bodily harm. May she rot in hell. Ernest Smith working at home and gets a notification of movement in his driveway. He checks his ring camera and spots two men trying to wheel off his motorcycle. He calls 911 and

starts banging on the front window. The thieves realize they've been spotted and run for it. One of the men apparently forgot a belt that morning and his pants start sliding down his legs, exposing his rear end to the ring camera. The man grabs a handful of pants to make it to the getaway car. Smith now hoping someone will recognize that big rear end and identify the motorcycle thieves. Now, that's one lineup I haven't seen yet, but it's something I'm certainly looking forward to. More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. South Carolina prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty for James Douglas Drayton,

a 26-year-old man accused of a brutal crime that shocked the Inman community nearly two years ago. For the latest, we turn to Sydney Sumner of Crime Online. The decision, announced by the Seventh Circuit Solicitor's Office, comes as Drayton faces charges for the fatal shooting of five individuals in October of 2022. Although the Solicitor's Office has yet to comment on the rationale behind seeking capital punishment, the gravity of the charges is clear. Drayton is accused of murdering five people, including four who were found dead at the scene in a home located in Inman, roughly 13 miles northwest of Spartanburg. The victims, identified as 37-year-old Thomas Ellis Anderson, 49-year-old James Derek Baldwin, 59-year-old Mark Allen Hewitt, and 32-year-old Adam Daniel Morley, were killed in what authorities

have described as a drug-fueled rampage. A fifth victim, 19-year-old Roman Christian Miguel Rocha, succumbed to his injuries later at a hospital. The case has drawn significant attention not only for the number of victims, but for the circumstances surrounding Drayton's arrest. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright revealed that Drayton confessed to the murder shortly after his arrest, stating that he was under the influence of methamphetamine and had not slept for four days. According to Wright, Drayton was staying at the home where the killings took place, a location known for frequent drug use. Drayton also reportedly surrendered the firearm he claimed to have used in the shootings. Following the murders, Drayton fled to Georgia, where his run from the law ended after a high-speed chase.

Deputies in Burke County, Georgia apprehended Drayton after he allegedly attempted to rob a convenience store at gunpoint and kidnap an employee. At the time of his arrest, Drayton was driving a vehicle taken from the Inman crime scene, this according to authorities. While no trial date has been set, the decision to seek the death penalty places this case within the broader context of South Carolina's capital punishment policies. The state, which has not conducted an execution since 2011, recently sought Supreme Court uphold the use of the firing squad, lethal injection, or the electric chair as methods of execution. This ruling has reignited the debate over the death penalty in South Carolina, making the outcome of Drayton's case one that will be closely watched. Thanks, John. Gordon White,

78, owns a large property in Idaho and frequently goes for ATV rides. Gordon, diagnosed with dementia, and lately his condition worsens. Neighbors see him on his usual ATV afternoon ride, but hours later, he still hasn't come home. Friends and neighbors go searching for Gordon and call for help when it becomes dark. In the early morning hours, cops find Gordon's ATV parked on his property with gas still in the tank. But Gordon is nowhere to be found. Dog teams, ATVs, helicopters, foot searches canvas the property. Nothing. After 11 days, the physical search is suspended. Gordon White, Caucasian, 6 feet, 170 pounds, gray hair, brown eyes. He usually wears a goatee. Now missing four years.

If you have info on Gordon White in Idaho, call Clearwater County, Idaho Sheriff's 208-476-4521. For the latest crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com and please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories. With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace. This is an iHeart Podcast.