Criminal law, prosecutions, sentencing, and law enforcement policy and reform.
Mom who stopped taking seizure meds fell after having a seizure and crushed her 5-month-old baby to death: Police
A mother faces charges after her 5-month-old infant died when she collapsed during a seizure and crushed the child. The mother allegedly admitted to p…
Man confused neighbor for bear in chicken coop and fired volley of shots in the middle of the night, killing victim: Police
A Florida man fired multiple shots at night into his chicken coop, believing a bear was attacking his livestock. Instead, he struck and killed his nei…
Teen was speeding more than 100 mph when he crashed his BMW and killed a mother and her daughter, injured 12-year-old
An 18-year-old driver operating a BMW at speeds exceeding 100 mph caused a collision that killed a mother and her daughter while injuring a 12-year-ol…
Teen shot classmate on campus steps 'until the gun was empty,' then told cops 'if you're going to shoot someone, you may as well finish the job'
A Pennsylvania teenager received a lengthy prison sentence after shooting a classmate multiple times on school campus steps over a dispute involving B…
Andy Beshear Set Out to Make Drug Treatment Widely Available in Kentucky. Fraud and Abuse Followed.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's expansion of drug treatment access through Medicaid has generated substantial fraud and abuse, according to ProPublic…
AI For Criminal Defense: It’s An Issue Of Priorities. And Money.
The criminal defense bar faces a fundamental economic barrier to adopting artificial intelligence tools. Most criminal defendants lack the financial r…
Mom who said it was her 'best option' to abandon newborn in dumpster because she had 'no desire to have any more children' is likely headed to prison
Taylour Dickinson pleaded no contest to attempted murder after abandoning her newborn infant in a dumpster. The plea entered in the case represents a …
75-year-old man caught having sex with his 32-year-old girlfriend in a pool full of kids: Cops
A 75-year-old man faces criminal charges after police arrested him for engaging in sexual activity in a public pool occupied by children. Officers res…
Man parking at Walmart with 'visibly' pregnant girlfriend and son gets thrown headfirst onto pavement and suffers brain bleed in random road rage attack: Cops
A Florida man sustained a traumatic brain bleed after an attacker threw him headfirst onto pavement during a road rage incident at a Walmart parking l…
Subaru driver dragged and pinned woman between her husband's car and his own vehicle after purposely hitting the couple: Cops
A Subaru driver intentionally struck a couple's vehicle, then deliberately drove toward the husband and wife as they exited their car, according to po…
'Who wants to die today?': Man charged at commuters on city bus with knife and threatened to kill them, police say
A man faces criminal charges after allegedly brandishing a knife on a city bus and threatening to kill passengers. According to police reports, the su…
Parent who socked little girl in the face when she told the mom to 'wait her turn' for bathroom after she 'demanded' that the kid get out so her own daughter could use it gets probation
Latoya Gaines, 48, of Panama City, Florida, received 24 months of probation after pleading no contest to child abuse on July 17. Gaines punched a 10-y…
'Blood everywhere': Mom traveled across country to bring son TV and other items for his new home, ended up getting bludgeoned to death with a hammer, DA says
A California man faces murder charges after prosecutors allege he killed his 61-year-old mother with a hammer inside his Laguna Beach home. The victim…
'Today was the day he had enough': Man looked his mother in the eyes and shot her dead before setting body on fire because she 'wanted to be cremated,' cops say
A Florida man faces murder charges after allegedly shooting his mother and burning her body, according to law enforcement. The suspect killed the vict…
Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces voter fraud accusations from his 2024 Senate race opponent, even as Paxton campaigns on his record combating e…
73-year-old store manager leaving the mall to cash her paycheck was stabbed to death by 19-year-old who just felt like killing someone that day: Police
A 19-year-old stabbed a 73-year-old store manager to death in what police describe as an unprovoked killing motivated by the suspect's desire to commi…
Pair arrested after 2 sets of human remains found days apart on nature trail under 'suspicious circumstances,' cops say
North Carolina authorities have arrested two individuals following the discovery of two sets of human remains on a nature trail within four days of ea…
'P—ed me off': Man played Monopoly with his neighbors and girlfriend, then calmly went back home and slaughtered her with metal cane, claimed he found out she 'cheated,' cops say
An Arizona man killed his girlfriend with a metallic cane shaft after discovering she cheated during a Monopoly game, according to police records. Th…
Men killed dad as he buckled 2-year-old in car seat, shot toddler in face to avenge grandma's arson-murder
Isileli Mahe and John Talia Paasi received life sentences after fatally shooting a 30-year-old father and wounding his 2-year-old daughter during an a…
Man went about his life with girl held captive in his home for nearly half a decade: Police
A man held a girl captive in his home for nearly five years while maintaining an outward appearance of normalcy, according to police investigation. Di…
Woman tells husband to 'bring a gun' to Walmart to shoot shopper she was beefing with, watches him turn the store into 'Baghdad' and gets him killed: Cops
A Nevada woman instigated an armed confrontation at a Walmart that left two people shot, including her husband who died at the scene, according to pol…
Woman drove wrong way down highway, slammed into car killing paramedic, then claimed toxicology report showed drugs she did not use
A Florida woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing a paramedic in a wrong-way highway collision. The driver operated her SUV in the …
12-year-old boy forced to stay in laundry room with no air conditioning, fed food no one should have to eat and was not allowed to sleep: Cops
A 42-year-old Florida man faces criminal charges for allegedly subjecting two minors to severe abuse and confinement. Law enforcement reports that the…
'Trunk … reeked, like rotten meat': Parents stashed their dead 3-year-old away forever after dad threw the little girl against a wall for wetting herself, now they learn their fates
A Nevada couple received their sentences for the death of their 3-year-old daughter, whom they concealed and never reported to authorities. The father…
Dad shocked 7-year-old with Taser if boy dropped from push-up position while the rest of the family ate dinner
A 45-year-old Oregon man received a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to torturing his 7-year-old son with a Taser as punishment. The fath…
'I won't whoop him no more': Shocking new details revealed in death of 5-year-old boy who died from 'catastrophic' injuries all over his body, police say
A five-year-old boy died from catastrophic internal and external injuries, according to autopsy findings released by investigators. The medical examin…
Off-duty cop riding Harley-Davidson with mother of 3 smashed into by intoxicated Jeep driver, killing them both: Police
A Connecticut woman faces criminal charges after police say she drove her Jeep while intoxicated and struck an off-duty police officer and his girlfri…
Victim walking to greet 2 men at front gate gets shot dead before suspects hide murder weapon in fridge 'among food items'
A Texas man convicted of fatally shooting a victim during a dispute over money received his sentence after concealing the murder weapon in a refrigera…
'You're stabbing me?': Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter for role she played in death of ex-boyfriend who 'liked' one of her Facebook posts days before he died
A woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend, acknowledging her role in a stabbing incident despite claimin…
Police Rescue Kidnap Victim In Imo
The Imo State Police Command rescued a kidnapped victim during an intelligence-led operation targeting criminal hideouts in Owerri West Local Governme…
Woman poisoned ex-husband 'many times' by putting Visine in his CPAP and everything he drank 'so he would need her': Police
A Wisconsin woman faces criminal charges after police allege she poisoned her ex-husband repeatedly by placing Visine eyedrops into his CPAP machine a…
Dad ditched 1-year-old with strangers to attend party for hours, picked baby up drunk on motorcycle and immediately crashed: Police
Kabamba E. Kyalangalilwa faces criminal charges after leaving his 1-year-old child with strangers for several hours while he attended a party, then pi…
Father charged after distressed 11-year-old flags down police officer and says her dad is trying to kill her
An 11-year-old girl flagged down a police officer and reported that her father was attempting to kill her, triggering a criminal investigation and cha…
Man who caused 'Wild West-style shootout' that killed 19-year-old aspiring nurse in flurry of 110 bullets learns his fate
A Wisconsin teenager received a prison sentence for his role in a strip mall shooting that killed a 19-year-old nursing student in a volley of 110 bul…
People playing at park invite mom and her 2 kids to their home just for the woman to suddenly leave and then lie to cops that she didn't have kids: Authorities
An Illinois woman faces charges after abandoning her two children, including a 1-year-old dependent on a feeding tube, with strangers she met at a par…
Brendan Carr Lobs More Empty Threats At ABC For Not Airing Trump’s Election Fraud Lies
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has threatened ABC News with regulatory action over the network's decision not to air unsubstantiated claims about election fra…
Police intercept bomb bound for Northern Ireland and arrest two
Police in Northern Ireland intercepted an explosive device en route to the region and arrested two individuals in connection with the plot. Officials …
'Their prison cells will be far cleaner': Couple who locked 5-year-old boy in filthy room with zip ties and wooden boards face more trouble, cops say
A Pennsylvania couple faces additional criminal charges after authorities discovered a 5-year-old boy locked in a filthy room secured with zip ties an…
Couple starved 5 kids despite kitchen being 'stocked with nutritious food,' instructed them to 'lie to the DCF investigator': Police
Anthony Jones and Erica A. Bryant face child abuse and neglect charges in Florida after police discovered they starved five children in their custody …
Dad's story that 1-month-old rolled out of his arms does not explain baby's skull fracture, bleeding brain and kidneys: Police
A father's account of his one-month-old infant rolling from his arms and falling 36 inches onto the floor does not align with the severe injuries the …
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