Justice Department investigation finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons
ATLANTA (AP) — Justice Department investigation finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons.
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The incident reportedly prompted visitors to seek shelter at a nearby hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 2
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Judge Scolds ‘Privileged’ MAGA Election Official During Searing Sentencing
A Colorado judge threw the book at a MAGA folk hero on Thursday after bizarre scenes in court that included “magnetic mattresses” and courtroom outbursts. Tina Peters, the infamous election-denying Colorado clerk who tried to help Donald Trump overturn 2020 election results, was sentenced to nine years in prison—a far cry from probation, as her attorneys had asked for. Peters, 68, was found guilty last month of allowing a man associated with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell to enter the Mesa County elect
- People
Kentucky Sheriff Is Accused of Killing Judge After Calling Daughter on Victim's Phone, Which Had Number Stored: Police
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of District Judge Kevin Mullins
- People
Wife Was Caught on Dashcam Injecting Husband with Poison, Which Killed Him in Minutes: ‘Get Off of Me!'
Amanda Hovanec, 37, pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance that resulted in the death of her husband Timothy in April 2022
- People
Missing Mom's Skeletal Remains Found in Wooded Area Over 5 Months After She Vanished
Emily Strite's have been discovered after she was reported missing in April, officials said
- USA TODAY
Parents turn in children after police release photos from flash mob robberies, LAPD says
Parents have turned their children in following flash mob robberies at several stores in the Los Angeles area, the LAPD says.
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Parole rescinded for former LA police detective convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend’s wife in 1986
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A chance for parole was rescinded Wednesday for a former Los Angeles police detective serving a sentence of 27 years to life in the cold-case killing of her ex-boyfriend’s wife in 1986.
- The Canadian Press
Ex-Houston officer rushed away in an ambulance during sentencing at double-murder trial
HOUSTON (AP) — The sentencing of a former Houston police officer convicted of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid was put on hold Thursday after he suffered a medical emergency in the courtroom.
- People
Husband, Roommates Arrested as Body of Missing Jessica Barnes Found Weeks After Mom Received Unsettling Texts
Jessica Barnes' husband Brandon Barnes has been charged with murder in connection with her death
- CBC
Fisheries officers seize $100K worth of lobster from southwest N.S. facility
Federal fisheries officers have seized more than 5,900 kilograms of lobster as well as documents and electronic records during the search of a facility in Shelburne County, N.S.One person has been arrested and is being investigated for potential charges under the Fisheries Act in connection with maintaining a lobster pound without the required licence, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Social media posts from the federal department said officers obtained a search warrant for t
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Woman raped and killed on bench in Southall - court
A homeless man is on trial accused of the rape and manslaughter of Natalie Shotter.
- The Canadian Press
Ex-Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard concludes his testimony in sexual assault trial
Jacob Hoggard wrapped up his testimony in his sexual assault trial Wednesday after the Crown cross-examined the Canadian musician on apparent gaps in his memory.
- The Canadian Press
Three of five aggressors arrested after violent B.C. youth swarming: police
KELOWNA, B.C. — Police say they have identified five attackers in a violent youth swarming captured on video Friday in Kelowna, B.C.
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Paedophile child killer Dominic McKilligan refused release by Parole Board
Convicted sex offender Dominic McKilligan killed schoolboy Wesley Neailey in Newcastle in 1998.
- BBC
Infamous killer makes bid to be freed from prison
Jeffrey Gafoor murdered Lynette White in 1988, but was not jailed until 2003.
- The Canadian Press
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters to be sentenced for voting data scheme
A former Colorado county clerk and one-time hero to election conspiracists is set to be sentenced Thursday for leading a data-breach scheme inspired by the rampant false claims that voting fraud altered the result of the 2020 presidential race.
- People
'Mother to the Neighborhood' Postal Worker Was Killed on Mail Route in July. Police Just Arrested a 15-Year-Old
The teenager, whose name was not released by authorities, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July death of 48-year-old Octavia Redmond
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Moncton jury hears about guns, drugs and cash found in teen's home
An RCMP officer has testified about the firearms, drugs and thousands in cash police seized from the home of Joedin Leger after his 2022 death in Moncton. Cross-examination of RCMP Const. Julie Wood, who was the police exhibits officer for the investigation of the 18-year-old's death, continued Wednesday. The testimony came on the seventh day of the jury trial of Riley Phillips, 20, who faces a charge of second-degree murder. It's alleged he killed Leger on April 25, 2022.The Crown alleges Leger
- The Canadian Press
Lawsuit filed over road rage shooting by off-duty NYPD officer that left victim a quadriplegic
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a man who was left permanently disabled after he was shot in the head during a road rage encounter in New Jersey, allegedly by an off-duty New York City police officer, has filed a lawsuit against the city and police department arguing that the officer was an alcoholic and a “ticking time bomb” who should not have been carrying a department-issued gun.
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Thai police confirm all bodies from school bus fire identified
Thai police have identified all the victims of Tuesday’s school bus fire and will release the bodies of all the victims to their families on Wednesday, according to a forensics department spokesperson. (AP Video by Tian Macleod Ji)