Sentencing set for Ohio man accused of plotting US attacks

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A sentencing date has been set for an Ohio man who admitted he plotted to kill military members in the U.S. Columbus resident Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud (ab-dee-RAH’-mahn shayk moh-HAH’-mud) is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 19. Mohamud pleaded guilty in August 2015 to supporting terrorism and making false statements to... Read More

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Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, Terrorism

January 10, 2018

Judge denies prison transfer request by ex-treasure hunter

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge in Ohio has denied a request by a former treasure hunter to change prisons because of an allergy to fiberglass. Judge Algenon Marbley in Columbus says Tommy Thompson has never been diagnosed or treated for fiberglass sensitivity. Marbley also said in a Monday ruling that Thompson hasn’t proven... Read More

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Tommy Thompson

January 10, 2018

Rancher: States, not feds, should manage range lands in West

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada rancher who had his charges dismissed in a 2014 armed standoff with government agents insisted Tuesday that it’s up to the states, not the federal officials, how to manage vast expanses of rangeland in the U.S. West. Some watching Cliven Bundy’s case think his message will find more traction... Read More

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Cliven Bundy

January 10, 2018

Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio announces bid for Senate

PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who was spared a possible jail sentence when President Donald Trump pardoned him for disobeying a judge, announced Tuesday that he would run for the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old longtime lawman said the lack of support for Trump’s agenda... Read More

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Joe Arpaio

January 10, 2018

Judge blocks Trump decision to end young immigrant program

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation. U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request by California and other plaintiffs to prevent President Donald Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program while their lawsuits... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration

January 9, 2018

3 Native American tribes sue opioid industry groups

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Three Native American tribes in the Dakotas are suing opioid manufacturers and distributors, alleging they concealed and minimized the addiction risk of prescription drugs. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate sued 24 opioid industry groups in federal court on Monday. Defendants include drug... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Drugs, Opiods

January 9, 2018

Judge jails Detroit man whose sentence is many years overdue

DETROIT (AP) — A judge says she’s “trying to get to the bottom” of why a Detroit man hasn’t been sentenced yet for manslaughter, six years after he pleaded no contest to the charge. Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway tells The Associated Press that the case is “very strange.” Leroy Moon has been free on bond... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Leroy Moon

January 9, 2018

Police union files suit over release of body camera footage

NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City police officers sued the department Tuesday, saying its release of body camera footage without a court order violates a state law that makes officer disciplinary records confidential. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, which represents about 24,000 uniformed officers, said the public release of footage, which began... Read More

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Law Enforcement

January 9, 2018

Hong Kong businessman pleads not guilty in bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — A Hong Kong businessman charged in a United Nations-linked bribery conspiracy pleaded not guilty on Monday to an indictment charging him with helping to arrange millions of dollars in bribes to the president of Chad and the Ugandan foreign minister. Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho, polite and soft spoken, said “not... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Chi Ping Patrick Ho

January 9, 2018

Ex-English soccer coach pleads guilty to child sex offenses

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A former English soccer coach has pleaded guilty to six child sex offenses at the start of his trial. Barry Bennell, a former coach at northern English club Crewe, is charged with a total of 55 offenses, including 42 counts of indecent assault. A jury is expected to be sworn in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Barry Bennell

January 9, 2018

Ex-wife of slain NBA player agrees to face Tennessee charges

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright will not fight authorities’ attempt to send her from California to Tennessee, where she’s charged with killing him nearly eight years ago. Sherra Wright briefly appeared in Riverside County Superior Court on Monday and agreed to go back to Tennessee to face first-degree... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

January 9, 2018

Campus sued over security cost for white nationalist’s visit

CINCINNATI (AP) — White nationalist Richard Spencer’s campus tour organizer is suing the University of Cincinnati’s president, saying the school wouldn’t rent space for Spencer to speak on campus unless a nearly $11,000 security fee was paid. An attorney for Spencer and organizer Cameron Padgett says requiring such payment because a speaker is controversial or... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Richard Spencer

January 9, 2018

Group home administrator pleads guilty in resident’s death

MADISON, Ohio (AP) — The former administrator of an Ohio group home has pleaded guilty to charges of reckless homicide and patient abuse in connection with the death of an 85-year-old resident. Fifty-five-year-old Alice Ramsey entered the plea Monday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors to drop a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Ramsey was the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Alice Ramsey

January 9, 2018

Supreme Court hearing 2 vehicle search cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — Terrence Byrd was driving his fiancee’s rental car on a Pennsylvania highway when a state trooper pulled him over for an alleged minor traffic violation. He acted nervously during the stop, at one point telling troopers he had a marijuana cigarette in the car, and officers eventually asked to search the vehicle.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Supreme Court

Sentencing set for Ohio man accused of plotting US attacks

Judge denies prison transfer request by ex-treasure hunter

Rancher: States, not feds, should manage range lands in West

Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio announces bid for Senate

Judge blocks Trump decision to end young immigrant program

3 Native American tribes sue opioid industry groups

Judge jails Detroit man whose sentence is many years overdue

Police union files suit over release of body camera footage

Hong Kong businessman pleads not guilty in bribery case

Ex-English soccer coach pleads guilty to child sex offenses

Ex-wife of slain NBA player agrees to face Tennessee charges

Campus sued over security cost for white nationalist’s visit

Group home administrator pleads guilty in resident’s death

Supreme Court hearing 2 vehicle search cases

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