Mistrial declared for border agent charged with killing teen

PHOENIX (AP) — A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a U.S. Border Patrol agent after an Arizona jury acquitted him of a second-degree murder charge in the killing of a teen from Mexico but deadlocked on lesser counts of manslaughter. The decision by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins means prosecutors could seek... Read More

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Lonnie Swartz

April 23, 2018

‘Tyrannical’ judge told ‘not to return’ after she berates defendant who died three days later

A Florida judge was relieved of her duties Friday after berating a woman in a wheelchair who was having trouble breathing due to two medical conditions and who died at home three days after the encounter. Broward County Circuit Judge Merrilee Ehrlich gave defendant Sandra Faye Twiggs, 59, who was in court facing misdemeanor charges... Read More

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Merrilee Ehrlich, Sandra Faye Twiggs

April 23, 2018

Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxing’s first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines. Trump announced Saturday on Twitter that the actor Sylvester Stallone, a friend... Read More

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Jack Johnson

April 23, 2018

Trump lawyer must say why he wants porn star’s case delayed

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer must declare in writing that his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination may be jeopardized if legal proceedings aren’t delayed in a lawsuit filed by porn actress Stormy Daniels, a judge said Friday. U.S. Judge S. James Otero in Los Angeles said there were “gaping holes” in... Read More

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Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels

April 23, 2018

Jury ends week with no decision on Border Patrol shooting

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge in the murder trial of a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged in the fatal shooting of a rock-throwing Mexican teenager told jurors to keep trying to reach a verdict after they reported they were unable to reach a unanimous decision. U.S. District Judge Raner Collins on Friday sent the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, National Security, News

Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, Lonnie Swartz

April 23, 2018

‘I had nightmares’: Nanny slay trial took toll on jurors

NEW YORK (AP) — One has recurring nightmares. Another can’t take a bath anymore. Still another can’t sleep. Jurors in the murder trial of a nanny who stabbed two small children to death in the bathtub of their Manhattan apartment said the nearly two-month-long experience took an emotional toll they fear will linger long after... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Yoselyn Ortega

April 23, 2018

Judge fights for job after admitting to courthouse affair

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ highest court will decide the fate of a judge who admitted to having an affair with a clinical social worker that included sexual encounters at the courthouse. The Commission on Judicial Conduct is asking for Judge Thomas Estes to be suspended indefinitely without pay to give lawmakers time to decide whether... Read More

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Judge Thomas Estes

April 23, 2018

Trial set to begin for ex-Arizona lawmaker in Alaska killing

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A trial is set to begin this week for a former Arizona state lawmaker accused of killing a man on a hunting and fishing trip in Alaska. Prosecutors say Mark Desimone shot and killed Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales in May 2016 outside of Juneau after a day that included drinking. Authorities... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Mark Desimone

April 23, 2018

Suspected Florida school shooter appears in court

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of opening fire at a Florida high school was denied bond during his first court appearance Saturday. The Ocala Star-Banner reported that Sky Bouche appeared before Judge Willard Pope via video conference at the Marion County Jail, with a public defender at his side. Pope said he denied... Read More

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Sky Bouche

April 23, 2018

Karolyis to NBC: ‘No way’ they knew about doctor’s behavior

NEW YORK (AP) — Former USA Gymnastics women’s national team coordinator Martha Karolyi and husband Bela tell NBC they were unaware of the abusive behavior by a former national team doctor now serving decades in prison. Martha Karolyi led the national team for 15 years before retiring after the 2016 Rio Olympics. She tells Savannah... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

April 23, 2018

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam gets 20 years in related case

BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian court on Monday found 2015 Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam and an accomplice guilty of attempted murder over shots fired at police as they sought to avoid arrest in Brussels. The court handed both Abdeslam, Europe’s most wanted fugitive at the time, and Sofiane Ayari the maximum 20-year sentence. It... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Salah Abdeslam, Sofian Ayari

April 23, 2018

Cosby defense team lobs attacks in court of public opinion

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors weren’t allowed to hear testimony that Bill Cosby’s chief accuser was once hooked on hallucinogenic mushrooms or had her sights set on becoming a millionaire, but that hasn’t stopped the defense from airing the explosive claims about Andrea Constand in the court of public opinion. With Cosby’s sexual assault retrial... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

April 20, 2018

Evidence of an oil spill was obvious, but was it a crime?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An acrid stink of petroleum sent Santa Barbara County firefighters scrambling three years ago in a search of a possible spill. When they arrived at Refugio State Beach, oil was staining the pristine sands and seeping into the surf. Uphill they discovered oil gushing like a fire hose “without a nozzle.”... Read More

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Plains All American Pipeline

April 20, 2018

Austin has hearing to appeal 5-game suspension

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin had his hearing Thursday to appeal his five-game suspension for his part in a brawl with the Boston Red Sox. John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, heard the appeal. Austin says he was told he’d likely learn the result of his... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Tyler Austin

Mistrial declared for border agent charged with killing teen

‘Tyrannical’ judge told ‘not to return’ after she berates defendant who died three days later

Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson

Trump lawyer must say why he wants porn star’s case delayed

Jury ends week with no decision on Border Patrol shooting

‘I had nightmares’: Nanny slay trial took toll on jurors

Judge fights for job after admitting to courthouse affair

Trial set to begin for ex-Arizona lawmaker in Alaska killing

Suspected Florida school shooter appears in court

Karolyis to NBC: ‘No way’ they knew about doctor’s behavior

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam gets 20 years in related case

Cosby defense team lobs attacks in court of public opinion

Evidence of an oil spill was obvious, but was it a crime?

Austin has hearing to appeal 5-game suspension

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