Arrests

Richard Todd's wife was arrested after cops say she attacked him with a pair of pliers at their Alabama home ... according to legal docs reviewed by TMZ.

According to Alabama officials ... Richard and Debra Todd began arguing on Sunday in Florence, Alabama, before she allegedly grabbed the pliers and hit him multiple times with them.

Cops say Richard had multiple cuts and abrasions on his arms. Documents state he did not go to the hospital or receive medical treatment at the scene.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a death warrant for Willie Seth Crain Jr., a man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a 7-year-old girl in 1998 ... whose body has never been found.

Crain is now scheduled to be executed on December 10, 2026 … more than 28 years after the little girl’s disappearance.

The FBI has revealed that they found a child inside the cruise ship cabin where a man is accused of violently strangling his wife to death.

FBI spokesperson Connor Hagan said ... "A child was involved in the situation and was found uninjured by the FBI and law enforcement partners."

The child -- who Hagan called a "family member" of the suspect and victim -- was found in the ship's cabin aboard the MSC Seascape ... according to reports.

Jason Watford, 48, was charged with murder after allegedly strangling his wife Susan Watford Sunday night.

"Below Deck" alum João Franco and his brother Karlos have been arrested in Turkey after a fight with shopkeepers turned deadly ... according to a bombshell report.

The incident went down in a clothing store in the city of Muğla Saturday night ... Page Six reported.

Local reports say that João and Karlos had used profanity in the store before the argument erupted.

Rex Ryan turned himself in to authorities Wednesday morning ... after the former NFL head coach allegedly ran over the feet of two pedestrians while driving his pickup truck in Nashville.

It's a shocking allegation against a guy who LOVES feet.

According to Nashville PD, the 63-year-old former Jets coach was driving his truck just before midnight last Thursday when he made a right turn, running over the feet of two people who were crossing the street.

The Department of Homeland Security is firing back at Mark Longo, the former owner of P'Nut the Squirrel, after he claimed his wife was being held in terrible conditions by ICE ... telling TMZ she overstayed her authorized stay in the United States.

A DHS spokesperson tells TMZ ... Daniela Bittner was arrested October 15 at Elmira Corning Regional Airport in New York and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

DHS says Bittner, a German national, legally entered the United States multiple times between May 2021 and November 2022, but overstayed the period she was permitted to remain in the country.

11/12 4:14 AM PT ... After our story was published, someone placed $400 in Markle's commissary account. Now, Thomas can eat until his heart is content.

Thomas Markle is seemingly not getting much support from his family and friends following his second arrest in his child porn case ... because Meghan Markle's dad has no funds in his commissary account.

Here's the deal ... Markle is locked up in the Pinellas County Jail in Florida after getting arrested early Tuesday for cutting off his ankle monitor while he was out on bond after his initial arrest on federal child porn charges, TMZ has learned.

Later in the day, the judge revoked Markle's bond during a court hearing and then remanded him to the custody of the county jail under the supervision of the federal U.S. Marshals Service.

Whitney Purvis has pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter ... more than a year after she allegedly gave a drug called Tranq -- a combination of fentanyl and xylazine -- to a man.

The former reality TV star entered an Alford plea last week. An Alford plea allows a defendant to plead guilty while also maintaining they are innocent of the crime to which they are pleading.

She pled guilty to three charges ... intentionally distributing a drug called Tranq -- a combo of Fentanyl and Xylazine -- to the victim.

Virginia Madsen and Antonio Sabàto Jr.'s son, Jack Sabàto, has made his first appearance in court after being charged in connection with a deadly hit-and-run ... after his alleged victim was identified.

Appearing at his Tuesday arraignment ... Jack told the judge working his case that he was working as an Amazon delivery driver and didn't have any money saved up ... KTUU reported.

According to the charging documents, he told officers that he was on his way home after “doing late night DoorDashing” when something suddenly appeared in the road. Sabàto knew he hit “something” but didn’t want to check because he was scared.

A missing baby was found buried alive inside a dog crate in the woods ... 24 hours after his father allegedly ran off with him.

Koah Sharpe -- the 11-month-old baby boy -- had allegedly been taken by his father Monday morning in South Carolina ... NBC News reported.

Koah's father Michael Comer was watching him at the time while the child's mother was working ... but when a friend arrived, they discovered no one was home.

After the child was reported missing Monday morning ... cops found the baby's belongings inside Michael's house but no baby.

Jamie Foxx's Halloween party was so crazy that cops were called ... and new videos show a massive brawl that broke out.

TMZ obtained video of a fight that broke out last Saturday between guests at Jamie's sprawling mansion in Thousand Oaks, California.

The clip starts with several men wailing on another and rolling on the ground in a wooded area. Other people can also be seen getting into it in the distance.

Tony McCollister, the former reality TV star convicted of charges related to child rape and sex with dogs, is headed to prison ... with a judge sentencing him Tuesday to 15 years to life behind bars.

McCollister learned his fate in an Ohio courtroom ... where the judge handed down the sentence for raping a child under 10 ... and he won't be eligible for parole for at least 15 years.

And that wasn't his only punishment ... McCollister also received prison time for gross sexual imposition, child endangerment, and charges involving child sexual abuse material ... along with jail sentences for sexual conduct with animals.

A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to New Orleans turned into a midair nightmare ... after a passenger allegedly claimed he had a bomb and tried to storm the cockpit, prompting pilots to send out a hijacking alert.

According to aviation content creator Aaron Rheins, United Flight 2174 was traveling from Newark Liberty International Airport to New Orleans Monday night when pilots alerted Air Traffic Control to a possible cockpit breach.

The Daily Mail reports Rheins reviewed air traffic control audio indicating a passenger claimed to have a bomb in his backpack ... triggering a hijacking alert.

1:11 PM PT -- Following a court hearing, Thomas was remanded into custody ... the court ordered him to undergo a mental examination. Prosecutors asked for Thomas to be moved from Florida to California ... but the judge has not made a decision.

Thomas Markle cut off his ankle monitor in the early morning hours Tuesday ... the Department of Justice says.

According to the federal agency -- cited by the Associated Press -- Markle cut off the ankle monitor just before 2 AM. It's not immediately clear why. He was arrested shortly after cutting off the device.

As we've reported ... Markle was arrested last week on a federal child pornography charge after authorities searched his storage unit in Los Angeles. Prosecutors claim investigators found photos allegedly depicting him with nude underage girls.

The man seen in a viral video allegedly trying to meet up with someone who told him he was 15 years old at a New York City Ritz-Carlton was arrested following a confrontation with so-called "child predator hunters."

Cody Plumlee was arrested Sunday in Manhattan, and according to a criminal complaint obtained by TMZ, prosecutors listed three screening charges against him ... attempted third degree rape, attempted disseminating indecent material to minors and attempted endangering the welfare of a child.

According to the complaint, Plumlee connected with the individual online, where he was allegedly told the person was 15 years old ... and acknowledged the age.

The brutal fights between 49ers and Raiders fans ended with 11 people being arrested at the stadium, TMZ has learned. 

The Santa Clara Police Department tells TMZ that, in addition to the arrests, a total of 45 people were ejected from Levi’s Stadium at Sunday’s game. 

Several videos of the fights were posted on social media, showing several people joining in on the action in the stands.