Oregon’s high court to consider proposed gun-control measure

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A proposed ballot measure that would restrict ownership of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines wound up in the Oregon Supreme Court after a gun rights proponent on Wednesday petitioned for a review of the ballot title, saying it was politically charged and deceptive. The state’s high court received the review one... Read More

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Gun Control

June 7, 2018

San Francisco woman accused of dismembering roommate

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco woman was charged with murder in the slaying of her roommate, whose dismembered body was discovered in oozing plastic bags inside a maggot-filled storage container at their home, prosecutors said Wednesday. Police arrested Lisa Gonzales, 47, on Saturday after her 61-year-old roommate was reported missing. Gonzales told police... Read More

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Lisa Gonzales

June 7, 2018

Suspected killer had history of abuse, mental health issues

PHOENIX (AP) — The man suspected of killing six people in the Phoenix area last week had been committed to a behavioral health facility after a domestic violence incident and was restricted from seeing his son during a contentious divorce, which police say has connections to several of his victims. Court records and online recordings... Read More

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Dwight Jones

June 7, 2018

Leader of corrupt Baltimore police unit to be sentenced

BALTIMORE (AP) — An ex-leader of a rogue Baltimore police unit is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court. Former Gun Trace Task Force leader Sgt. Wayne Jenkins pleaded guilty in January to charges including racketeering and robbery. His plea agreement calls for a sentence of 20 to 30 years in prison. He will be... Read More

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Wayne Jenkins

June 7, 2018

Immigrant says US agents seized life savings at airport

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A U.S. citizen who immigrated from Albania has accused U.S. Customs and Border Protection of seizing and keeping his life savings of $58,000 even though he has not been charged with a crime since being strip-searched at an airport last year on a trip back to his native country. A lawsuit... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Rustem Kazazi

June 7, 2018

Judge sides with Philadelphia in ‘sanctuary city’ fight

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot cut off grants to Philadelphia over the way the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson said in his ruling that the conditions the federal government placed on the city in order to receive the funding... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Sanctuary City

June 7, 2018

Recall of judge in Brock Turner case stirs courtroom concern

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leader of the successful recall of a Northern California judge for an unpopular sexual assault sentence warned that the results show women’s rights and the #MeToo movement are now a potent political force that politicians ignore at their own peril. “The broader message of this victory is that violence against... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Sexual Abuse

Aaron Persky

June 6, 2018

Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent visit to the White House. “BEST NEWS EVER!!!!” was the Twitter response from Kardashian West. Alice Marie Johnson, 63, has spent... Read More

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Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian

June 6, 2018

Texas jury returns death sentence in border agent’s death

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A South Texas jury has sentenced a 34-year-old Mexican national to death for the fatal 2014 shooting of an off-duty Border Patrol agent. The Cameron County jury deliberated about two hours Tuesday before sentencing Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval in the capital murder of Agent Javier Vega Jr. It also sentenced him to life... Read More

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Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval

June 6, 2018

Man says CVS worker told his wife about Viagra prescription

MERRICK, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island, New York, man alleges in a lawsuit that a CVS pharmacy worker told his wife about his prescription for erectile dysfunction medication and it ruined his marriage. Michael Feinberg brought a Viagra prescription to a CVS store in Merrick last year, explaining to employees that he didn’t want... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

CVS

June 6, 2018

Judge rules class action against Weinstein Co. can proceed

NEW YORK (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge says six women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct can proceed with their class action lawsuit against the television and film company he co-founded. The judge’s ruling Tuesday granted a motion to lift an automatic stay on pending litigation against the Weinstein Co., which was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Harvey Weinstein

June 6, 2018

Tennessee hatchet death suspect is arrested in Kentucky

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect sought in a gruesome hatchet killing this week in Tennessee has been arrested in Kentucky. Metro Nashville Police tweeted Tuesday evening that Kentucky State Police arrested 36-year-old Domenic Micheli, who authorities say attacked and killed his former boss, 46-year-old Joel Paavola, early Monday with a hatchet and another bladed... Read More

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Domenic MIcheli

June 6, 2018

New sentencing date for man who tried to help Islamic State

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled sentencing for an Ohio man convicted of trying to help the Islamic State group. U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus on Tuesday in Columbus rescheduled Aaron Daniels’ sentencing from Thursday to July 6. Daniels pleaded guilty last July to a charge accusing him of attempting to travel... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Aaron Daniels

June 6, 2018

Man who cyberstalked Ohio sheriff to be sentenced

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Protecting his family during two decades of constant threats from a stalker took a significant toll and required many lifestyle changes, an Ohio sheriff told a judge ahead of his stalker’s sentencing Wednesday in federal court. Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin stayed on guard day and night, paid close attention to... Read More

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Sheriff Russell Martin

Oregon’s high court to consider proposed gun-control measure

San Francisco woman accused of dismembering roommate

Suspected killer had history of abuse, mental health issues

Leader of corrupt Baltimore police unit to be sentenced

Immigrant says US agents seized life savings at airport

Judge sides with Philadelphia in ‘sanctuary city’ fight

Recall of judge in Brock Turner case stirs courtroom concern

Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender

Texas jury returns death sentence in border agent’s death

Man says CVS worker told his wife about Viagra prescription

Judge rules class action against Weinstein Co. can proceed

Tennessee hatchet death suspect is arrested in Kentucky

New sentencing date for man who tried to help Islamic State

Man who cyberstalked Ohio sheriff to be sentenced

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