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'Swung him off the edge': Teenager who tossed 13-year-old with autism off a pier to his death changes his plea

Jamie FreveleOct 20th
Patient at assisted living home wanted a cookie at 3 am — and a 'frustrated' employee choked him to death over it: Police

Jamie FreveleOct 8th
Mother avoids prison after purposely overdosing her 16-year-old son with sedatives and telling deputies 'I'm tired of living like this'

Jamie FreveleSep 30th
Parents of 5-year-old with autism say school dad 'pursued actions of vengeance' against their child by pushing for assault charges: Lawsuit

Marisa SarnoffSep 18th
Man chased college student with autism through dorm, followed him into bathroom and repeatedly flicked his face while making video for YouTube: Cops

David HarrisSep 7th
People with special needs stowed away in basement and denied medication by therapy workers, door barricaded shut with metal bar: Police

Chris PerezAug 16th
6-year-old girl with autism died in a hot bus at daycare parking lot after driver forgot to check for her: Family

Jamie FreveleAug 14th
'Swung him off the edge': Man who allegedly threw 13-year-old with autism off a pier to his death now claims he didn't know it was wrong to do that

Jamie FreveleJul 29th
'Like a mop': Paraprofessional shoved nonverbal student to ground in his own urine, then cleaned it up with boy's shirt and placed it back on him, cops say

David HarrisJul 24th
Mom accused of beating her child's head in because she wanted to spend more time with her boyfriend avoids murder charge

David HarrisJul 8th
Woman tells teen with autism she has been sent to pick him up from gas station and that he is 'under the influence' then kidnaps him: Police

David HarrisJul 2nd
Behavioral therapist claimed he 'accidentally' kicked 5-year-old with autism in the head, but video showed otherwise: Police

Jamie FreveleJun 9th
Caregiver stomped non-verbal woman to death and then told police 'they would find a deceased person' in her home after car crash, cops say

David HarrisJun 7th
Autistic teen killed walking home from Arby's after he 'missed the last bus,' mom and cops say

Chris PerezMay 25th
School administrator in even more trouble after elementary student with autism allegedly found tied to a chair with jump rope

David HarrisMay 21st
School director led 'makeshift child fight club' where student sat on ground and classmates stood in circle and beat him

David HarrisMay 5th