Two smugglers convicted of federal charges in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022 were sentenced to decades in prison on Friday. Felipe Orduna-Torres, 32, and Armando Gonzales-Ortega, 55, are to be the first of several defendants sentenced …
Read More »Feds arrest New Hampshire CEO for allegedly devising conspiracy to stalk, intimidate journalists
The former CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, a network of drug and alcohol treatment centers in New Hampshire, was arrested Friday for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to stalk journalists, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Eric Spofford, 40, was accused of targeting journalists employed by New Hampshire Public Radio …
Read More »Bloodhounds hunting fugitive dubbed “Devil in the Ozarks” foiled by heavy rains after prison escape
A bloodhound picked up the scent shortly after the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped from a lockup in northern Arkansas. The hound didn’t have to go far to begin the hunt — it lives at the prison as part of a specialized unit that uses man’s best friend to help …
Read More »Police official shot to death in Acapulco, latest incident of deadly violence in Mexico’s resort
The head of traffic police was shot to death Thursday in Mexico’s troubled Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. The city government said gunmen killed Eduardo Chávez, the head of municipal traffic police. The assailants opened fire on Chávez on a street relatively far away from the resort’s beaches. The crime …
Read More »Deja Taylor, mother of 6
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator. Friday’s sentencing was the second time Deja Taylor was held to account for the classroom …
Read More »Wisconsin woman sentenced for killing and dismembering ex
A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. A Brown County judge sentenced Taylor Schabusiness, 25, for the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion, 24. A jury had convicted her …
Read More »Man, woman turn themselves in to face charges in Alabama riverside brawl
Police in Alabama said Thursday that a fourth person has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention, and an attorney confirmed a fifth arrest, also for a misdemeanor, on Friday. Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said 21-year-old …
Read More »Investigators dig up Long Island killings suspect Rex Heuermann’s backyard with excavator
An excavator was seen over the weekend digging up the backyard of the home of the suspect in several killings on New York’s Long Island and the heavy equipment was still behind Rex Heuermann’s house Monday morning. According to law enforcement sources, investigators are looking into whether any victims may …
Read More »“Mom influencer” Katie Sorensen sentenced to jail for falsely claiming couple tried to kidnap her kids at a crafts store
A social media influencer who went viral for a 2020 Instagram video falsely claiming a couple tried to kidnap her children at a crafts store in Northern California has been sentenced to jail, prosecutors announced Thursday. Kathleen “Katie” Sorensen, 30, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 of which …
Read More »1 of 2 inmates who escaped from Philadelphia prison caught while dressed in “full female Muslim garb” with a head covering, authorities say
One of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison early this week was captured Thursday night while dressed as a woman, federal authorities said. Members of a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force were conducting surveillance in an area of North Philadelphia where they believed 24-year-old Nasir Grant was …
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