Friend of Ohio shooter due in court for detention hearing

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A longtime friend of the Dayton gunman is due in court after authorities accused him of buying the body armor and helping assemble the weapon used in last week’s mass shooting. A judge scheduled a detention hearing for Ethan Kollie of Kettering in suburban Dayton on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators say there’s... Read More

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Ethan Kollie

August 13, 2019

Ex-NBA player Sebastian Telfair gets prison time in gun case

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair was sentenced on Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison in his New York City gun case. Telfair — a once highly touted point guard with a disappointing pro basketball career and a history of brushes with the law — had been convicted earlier this year... Read More

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Sebastian Telfair

August 13, 2019

Mental exam sought for teen charged in Texas school shooting

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Attorneys representing a teenager charged in a school shooting last year at a Texas high school are seeking a mental evaluation, saying their client cannot understand the legal proceedings against him. Dimitrios Pagourtzis is charged with capital murder for the May 2018 attack at Santa Fe High School that left 10... Read More

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Dimitrios Pagourtzis

August 12, 2019

Gun-control backers concerned about changing federal courts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, including a ban on the type of high-capacity ammunition magazines used in some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings. How long those types of laws will stand is a growing concern among gun control advocates in California and elsewhere. A... Read More

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August 12, 2019

Sides agree to extension in synagogue massacre case

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prosecutors and lawyers for the man charged with killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year have agreed to a 120-day extension in the case. The sides met briefly in federal court in Pittsburgh on Monday to review the status of Robert Bowers’ prosecution. The defendant wasn’t in court. Authorities say... Read More

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Robert Bowers

August 9, 2019

Suspect in NBA player’s death gets 16 years on gun charge

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a separate gun charge. Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Billy Turner during a hearing Thursday in Memphis. Turner pleaded guilty in June to possessing a weapon as a convicted felon. Prosecutors say... Read More

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Billy Turner, Lorenzen Wright

August 8, 2019

Chicago man charged in slaying of Northwestern grad student

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has denied bail for a man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Northwestern University graduate student who was caught in the crossfire of a shooting while walking in a Chicago neighborhood. Authorities say they were led to 20-year-old Diante Speed, of Chicago, after police in the suburb... Read More

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Diante Speed

August 8, 2019

Texas governor says ‘no red flags’ in El Paso suspect’s past

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he’s not aware of any “red flags” in the suspected El Paso gunman’s past and made no mention of taking major gun-control measures in Texas, where three mass shootings since 2017 have killed more than 50 people. Abbott, a Republican, said racism needs to be... Read More

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Patrick Crusius

August 5, 2019

Man charged with killing 4 due in court

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of killing four family members is due in court to face aggravated murder charges. Thirty-seven-year-old Gurpreet Singh potentially faces the death penalty if convicted. He was booked into Butler County Jail Friday after his return from Connecticut and is to be arraigned Monday. His attorney says he is... Read More

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Gurpreet Singh

July 31, 2019

Judge to hear pretrial arguments in newspaper shooting case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A judge will hear arguments over evidence in the case of a man accused of killing five people at a Maryland newspaper. A pretrial hearing is set for Wednesday in Annapolis. Attorneys will argue about potential redactions to jail records for Jarrod Ramos, who is charged with murder. Lawyers are expected... Read More

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Jarrod Ramos

July 30, 2019

Migrant tries to keep death penalty off table in murder case

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for a Mexican immigrant charged with murder in the 2015 shooting death of a convenience store clerk are urging the Arizona Court of Appeals to reject an effort by prosecutors to seek the death penalty against their client. Earlier this month, authorities appealed a lower-court decision that said prosecutors could no... Read More

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Apolinar Altamirano

July 26, 2019

Man gets 60 years for attack on college student in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say a gunman who randomly abducted, robbed and sexually assaulted a University of Texas at Arlington student has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Joel Mambe (JOH’-el MAHM’-bay) of Arlington was sentenced Thursday in Fort Worth after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping. Mambe must... Read More

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Joel Mambe

July 25, 2019

Minnesota deputy pleads not guilty in man’s death

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of an apparently suicidal 23-year-old man, in a brief hearing that gave no new details on the circumstances of the shooting. Brian Krook, 31, wore a dark suit and said little in a courtroom that was... Read More

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Brian Krook

July 25, 2019

Media wants search warrants unsealed from synagogue attack

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Associated Press and other media outlets are asking a San Diego judge to unseal 17 search warrants that contain details about the April shooting at a synagogue in the suburb of Poway that killed one worshipper and injured three others, including the rabbi. A San Diego Superior Court judge was... Read More

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John T. Earnest

Friend of Ohio shooter due in court for detention hearing

Ex-NBA player Sebastian Telfair gets prison time in gun case

Mental exam sought for teen charged in Texas school shooting

Gun-control backers concerned about changing federal courts

Sides agree to extension in synagogue massacre case

Suspect in NBA player’s death gets 16 years on gun charge

Chicago man charged in slaying of Northwestern grad student

Texas governor says ‘no red flags’ in El Paso suspect’s past

Man charged with killing 4 due in court

Judge to hear pretrial arguments in newspaper shooting case

Migrant tries to keep death penalty off table in murder case

Man gets 60 years for attack on college student in Texas

Minnesota deputy pleads not guilty in man’s death

Media wants search warrants unsealed from synagogue attack

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