OK Parents Face Murder Charges After Locking Their Tot in a Room with Starving Dog | Crime Alert 3 PM 12.10.25

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton.
A couple from Oklahoma is facing enhanced murder charges following
the tragic death of their two year old daughter, who
was killed by a dog in their home. Darcy Lambert,
twenty four and Jordan McGuire thirty four, have been charged
with first degree murder and two counts of animal cruelty

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in relation to their daughter's death, as announced by the
Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office. Initially, the couple was charged
with second degree murder. It remains uncertain whether they have
made any please or secured lawyers at this time. On
November eighteen, police in Oklahoma City were called to a
family residence after a report about a child who was

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not breathing. Upon arrival, officers discovered the girl dead, suffering
from quote horrific injuries believed to be caused by a
dog attack, According to the District Attorney's Office, at the scene,
four dogs, three of which were reportedly malnourished, were t
and by the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare. Oklahoma City Police

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staff Sergeant Dylan Quirk previously stated that detectives discovered the
child had been left in the same room as the
dog for a significant amount of time before anyone even
realized she was dead. He noted that the investigation ultimately
led to the murder charges. The child has been identified

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by family members as two year old Lachlan Rose McGuire,
according to a GoFundMe campaign set up to help with
memorial cost The campaign describes Lachlan as pure light, highlighting
her curious and joyful nature. She loved deeply and was loved.
Her family said. Losing her is such a heartbreak, an

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unexpected way for a little girl's life to end. Authorities
claimed that Lambert and McGuire maliciously failed to protect their
child and allowed her to stay in the presence of
a perilous, malnourished dog, fully away of the significant risk
of harm. This, according to the District Attorney's office. Investigators

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alleged that evidence indicates the child had previously been attacked
by the same dog, sustaining serious injuries. Prosecutors explained that
the charges were elevated after a thorough review of the
horrendous details surrounding the case. State Representative JJ Humphrey weighed in, you're.

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Going in in November six and you're seeing the conditions
of these dogs what I've been told the conditions of
the dogs were. And then when you're seeing that upside,
the kid was attacked and had to go to medical.
You know, it doesn't take any brain surgeon to say, hey,
we probably ought to take his kid or remove these dogs.

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You got to remove the harm. Either remove the kid
or remove the harm. Pretty simple to do. Can't understand
why that wouldn't be done, but absolutely if they did
their job, you would not have a death here, you'd
have a live baby.

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It found guilty of first degree murder, Lambert and McGuire
could face life in prison. They are currently being held
on a one million dollar bond or Crime and Justice
News After this and now to Ohio, where police say
a drunk father allegedly punched his six month old in

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the face while attempting to pull down the child's mother.
He was then transported to a hospital where he proceeded
to attack police officers, attempted to bite a nurse multiple times,
attacked a doctor. The defendant was enraged, yelling racial slurs
and banging around the hospital room. According to a probable

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cause statement from the Avery Mapes arrest, the twenty three
year old is charged with assault and endangering children, domestic violence, obstruction,
and disorderly conduct. Police took Mapes into their custody on
Thursday after he allegedly attacked his living Feeyance, the mother
of his child. Police say he was heavily intoxicated. The

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woman had several marks and bruises all over her body,
and the woman backed up the story that he had
punched their six month old child in the face multiple times,
leaving red marks and bruising on the baby. The defendant
attempted to strike the mother of the child multiple times
while she held the baby, striking the baby at least

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three times. When officers arrived at the couple's home, they
found Mape's fiance with bloody handprints on the back of
her hoodie. According to police, she had bruising and red
marks on her forehead and upper right area of her body.
The probable cause statement says that Mapes allegedly ran at
his fiance before unleashing the attack. He claims it was

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all because he was drunk and doesn't really remember what happened.
For now, he has been arrested and is being held
at the local county jail. The mother and the baby
are safe. In Torington, Wyoming, police are searching for a
missing man that was reported missing by his family. According
to his family, the man was last seen or heard

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from earlier in the week. In a press release, the
department stated that thirty five year old Glenn White was
last in contact with someone on Monday. He is reported
as five nine weighing one hundred and sixty pounds. No
description is available of White's clothing when he disappeared. The
Torrington Police Department also report that White has no vehicle,

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his phone is not missing, his wallet is not missing,
but the man has disappeared. If anyone sees White or
may have information on his whereabouts, they are asked to
contact the TPD at three zero seven five three two
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