A man imprisoned for concealing the death of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in two unrelated rape cases in a deal that lets him avoid additional prison time. Houston County Superior Court records show that Bo Dukes agreed to plea deals Nov. 13 to settle …
Read More »Nicaraguan man illegally in US facing 'enhanced' charges after drunken hit-and-run: sheriff
A Nicaraguan man in the United States illegally is facing “enhanced” charges – due to his immigration status – in Florida for a drunken hit-and-run over the weekend, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies arrested Roberto Sandobal-Lopez, 34, on Saturday after he crashed his …
Read More »Man gets probation for faking Native American heritage to sell art in Seattle
A Washington state man who falsely claimed Native American heritage to sell his artwork at downtown Seattle galleries was sentenced Wednesday to federal probation and community service. The U.S. attorney’s office said Lewis Rath, of Maple Falls, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to two years probation and 200 …
Read More »Mother, child hid behind stroller before deadly subway chokehold: court papers
FIRST ON FOX: A mother and son hid behind a stroller and a high school student prayed as Jordan Neely yelled “someone is going to die today” before he was placed in a fatal chokehold inside a packed NYC subway train, new court papers revealed. A woman described the erratic …
Read More »Police hunt serial sex assault suspect who escaped custody in second attempt
A Tennessee man accused of raping women and children has escaped prison in his second getaway attempt, according to local and federal authorities who are now searching for the suspect. Sean Williams, former owner of Glass and Concrete Contracting LLC in Johnson City, was most recently charged with 20 counts …
Read More »Ex-California Highway Patrol officer sentenced to probation for sharing suspect's nude photos
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A former California Highway Patrol officer has been sentenced to three years’ probation for sharing explicit photos from the cellphones of two women while they were under arrest. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1z7brao ) the judge also gave Sean Harrington six months in jail Tuesday, but …
Read More »Trial to begin with jury selection for final 3 defendants in hazing death of FAMU drum major
ORLANDO, Fla. – The trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major is set to begin. Jury selection is expected to occupy much of Monday. Defendants Benjamin McNamee, Aaron Golson and Darryl Cearnel are being tried together, and each …
Read More »South Carolina teacher accused of illicit tryst with teen: 'She ruined our son's life'
A former South Carolina teacher was arrested Wednesday for preying on a 17-year-old high school football player, according to a local news station. Married mother-of-two Reagan Anderson, 27, is facing two counts of sexual battery on a Holly Hill Academy student for the alleged abuse, WCSC reported. The alleged victim’s …
Read More »Amazon employee stabbed at California warehouse facility, suspect in custody
An employee at an Amazon facility in Southern California was stabbed Tuesday and a suspect was taken into custody. The stabbing occurred at around 9:30 a.m. near Obrero Drive and Jeronimo Road in the Mission Viejo area in Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department …
Read More »French pilot of plane that decapitated skydiver found guilty of manslaughter
A French pilot has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after the plane he was flying struck and decapitated a wingsuit skydiver over southern France in 2018. The pilot, only identified as 64-year-old Alain C, was found guilty on Tuesday following a trial and given a suspended sentence by Montauban …
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