LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A man arrested plead not guilty by reason of mental defect in connection with the Dec. 2016 shooting death of a three-year-old boy. Gary Holmes, 33, was in…
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19-Year-Old Omaha man sentence of 58 to 82 years in prison for his role in a 2015 murder
Laurann Robinson Reporter OMAHA, NEBRASKA The final piece to a high-profile murder case: Jamar Milton, 19, the third of three teens involved in a local murder, was sentenced Wednesday. Milton received a…
Two Jailers Sentenced to Prison for Beating Inmates, Including Slamming One Head First to the Ground
OKLAHOMA A federal judge sentenced Raymond A. Barnes, 42, and Christopher A. Brown, 31, the former jail superintendent and assistant jail superintendent, to prison after a jury found them guilty of violating…
You could call US tourism a victim of Trump’s travel ban
MARK LENNIHAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS/FILE The lower Manhattan skyline, including One World Trade Center. Some experts say President Trump’s travel ban could be as damaging to US tourism as the Sept. 11 attacks. By…
Woman Guilty of Illegally Shipping 131,300 Rounds of Ammo to Philippines
LOS ANGELES A Long Beach woman plead guilty to federal offenses for illegally shipping tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Philippines. Marlou Mendoz, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday…
Fugitive’s Alleged Racially Motivated Hate Crimes Resulted Murders of Blacks
LOS ANGELES A member of the Avenues street gang who was on the run for well over a decade plead not guilty this morning to federal hate crimes charges stemming from…
Check Casher Sentenced to Prison for Cashing Fraudulently Obtained Tax Refund Checks
GEORGIA Check casher sentenced to prison for fraudulently cashing 250 tax-refund checks worth $645,000, officials said Tuesday. A federal judge sentenced George Rowell, 61, Columbus, Georgia resident to 18 months in prison…
Former Detective Sentenced for Filing False Report to Cover Up a Burglary
LOUISIANA A federal judge Monday sentenced a former detective with the Ville Platte Police Department to 18 months in prison for filing a false report to cover up a burglary, according to…
Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Report $3.5 Million Income to IRS
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced prominent Santa Barbara Attorney Darryl W. Genis to two years in federal prison for failing to file tax returns for several years, according to officials. U.S….
Center-left Frank-Walter Steinmeier elected president of Germany
A parliamentary assembly met at the Reichstag in Berlin to elect centre-left politician Frank-Walter Steinmeier the new president of Germany. Steinmeier, who once characterised Donlad Trump as a “hate preacher”, references the…
Florida police officer who mistook doughnut glaze for meth resigns
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida police officer who thought doughnut glaze was meth has been disciplined. Orlando Police Corporal Shelby Riggs-Hopkins resigned because of the incident, WFTV reported. Riggs-Hopkins was never trained…
Ex-L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca must pay $100,000 in jail beating verdict or face debtors court action
By Richard Winton Contact Reporter Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca must decide within a week whether to pay $100,000 in damages stemming from a civil lawsuit involving an inmate abuse case or face liens on his…