The Latest: Lawyers say woman ‘betrayed’ over Greitens audio

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ admission that he had an extramarital affair (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Attorneys for the woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens say her ex-husband “betrayed her confidence” when he released a secret recording of her detailing the sexual encounter.... Read More

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Eric Greitens

January 13, 2018

Man who escaped Hawaii hospital had fake IDs, phones, cash

HONOLULU (AP) — A man who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital and flew to California was caught with two high-quality fake IDs, two cellphones and more than $6,000 in cash, according to court documents. Randall Saito’s escape from Hawaii State Hospital in November “was not a matter of happenstance or a crime of opportunity,... Read More

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Randall Saito

January 13, 2018

Man convicted of 3 killing civil rights workers dies in jail

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the “Mississippi Burning” slayings of three civil rights workers, has died in prison at the age of 92, the state’s corrections department announced. Killen was serving three consecutive 20-year terms for manslaughter when he died at... Read More

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Edgar Ray Killen, Ku Klux Klan

January 13, 2018

Records: FBI knew Las Vegas gunman had big gun stashes

LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties and online accounts, according to court documents released Friday. However, new questions were raised after a U.S. judge in Nevada... Read More

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Stephen Paddock

January 12, 2018

WBC heavyweight champion Wilder sentenced in marijuana case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A municipal court judge has sentenced WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to 60 hours of community service for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Judge Ricky McKinney found Wilder, 32, guilty Thursday and ordered him to perform the community service at a local YMCA. Wilder received a 30-day suspended sentence and two years of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News, Sports

Deontay Wilder

January 12, 2018

‘Arrogant’ UK surgeon burned initials onto patients’ livers

LONDON (AP) — A British surgeon who burned his initials into patients’ livers during transplant operations has been fined 10,000 pounds ($13,600) and ordered to perform community service. LONDON (AP) — A British surgeon who burned his initials into patients’ livers during transplant operations was fined 10,000 pounds ($13,600) on Friday, and ordered to perform... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, International Justice Watch, News

Simon Bramhall

January 12, 2018

Attorney: Government plans to appeal immigration ruling

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice says the Trump administration plans to appeal a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking its decision to end protections for nearly 800,000 young immigrants. DOJ attorney Brad Rosenberg said during a court hearing Thursday that the administration was still reviewing the decision by U.S. District... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

DACA, Immigration

January 12, 2018

Bid to oust judge in Stanford swimmer case moves forward

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Voters on Thursday were a big step closer to getting an opportunity to decide whether to oust a California judge who was severely criticized for his handling of a sexual assault case involving a Stanford University swimmer. The campaign to remove Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky submitted nearly 100,000 signatures... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Aaron Persky

January 12, 2018

The Latest: Officer who made arrest described as well-liked

ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Louisiana teacher who questioned salaries at a school board meeting (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The deputy city marshal who roughly handcuffed a Louisiana teacher in a video-recorded arrest was described by another teacher as a helpful and well-liked officer. Alicia LaSalle is a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Deyshia Hargrave

January 12, 2018

Group sues over passport marker for sex offenders

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A group representing sex offenders sued again Thursday to challenge a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against children. Attorney Janice Bellucci filed the lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of her nonprofit organization, the Alliance for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws

January 12, 2018

Man sentenced to death for killing 10-year-old Missouri girl

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former middle-school football coach convicted of abducting and killing a 10-year-old Missouri girl has been sentenced to death. Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy sentenced 49-year-old Craig Wood on Thursday for the February 2014 death of Hailey Owens. Woods was convicted of first-degree murder in November but the jury couldn’t decide whether... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Craig Wood

January 12, 2018

Teacher: Lawsuit over her forcible removal seems likely

ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana teacher ejected from a school board meeting and roughly handcuffed in a video-recorded arrest after she questioned her superintendent’s pay raise said she thinks a lawsuit is likely in the case. Deyshia Hargrave declined, at first, to say with certainty whether she would file a lawsuit in the matter.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

ACLU, Deyshia Hargrave

January 12, 2018

Bill Cosby’s next trial will carry weight of #MeToo movement

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jurors couldn’t agree the first time around whether to accept a woman’s story that “America’s Dad,” Bill Cosby, sexually assaulted her over a decade ago. Now he faces a retrial in less than 90 days in a vastly different cultural climate, one in which powerful men from Hollywood to the U.S. Senate... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

January 11, 2018

Oklahoma jury: Woman guilty in daughter’s crucifix death

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A jury in Oklahoma has convicted a woman of killing her 33-year-old daughter by forcing a crucifix and medallion down her throat because she believed the woman was possessed by the devil. Fifty-one-year-old Juanita Gomez was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2016 death of Geneva Gomez. Jurors recommended... Read More

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Juanita Gomez

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The Latest: Lawyers say woman ‘betrayed’ over Greitens audio

Man who escaped Hawaii hospital had fake IDs, phones, cash

Man convicted of 3 killing civil rights workers dies in jail

Records: FBI knew Las Vegas gunman had big gun stashes

WBC heavyweight champion Wilder sentenced in marijuana case

‘Arrogant’ UK surgeon burned initials onto patients’ livers

Attorney: Government plans to appeal immigration ruling

Bid to oust judge in Stanford swimmer case moves forward

The Latest: Officer who made arrest described as well-liked

Group sues over passport marker for sex offenders

Man sentenced to death for killing 10-year-old Missouri girl

Teacher: Lawsuit over her forcible removal seems likely

Bill Cosby’s next trial will carry weight of #MeToo movement

Oklahoma jury: Woman guilty in daughter’s crucifix death

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