Tag: Criminal justice system

So like, this dude Renee Rodriguez, who was a convicted rapist in L.A. County, got killed by another inmate over the weekend. Kenneth Wilson, the inmate who allegedly did the dirty deed, attacked Rodriguez...

The tragic events that unfolded on that fateful evening in August 2023 outside an Anaheim Hills home have captivated the nation. Jeffrey Ferguson, a 72-year-old former judge, found himself in a nightmare scenario when...

Sean “Diddy” Combs, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, is currently embroiled in a complex legal battle that has captured the attention of many. The case, set to go to trial in May,...

Dana Stubblefield, the former NFL star who was convicted of rape more than four years ago, has been granted his release from prison after a California appellate court reversed his conviction due to racially...

An L.A. County sheriff’s deputy, Trevor James Kirk, 32, of Santa Clarita, has been found guilty of excessive force after a violent incident outside a Lancaster supermarket. He faces a maximum sentence of 10...

On a typical day in Los Angeles County, Joseph McKinney, Joseph Sevilla, and Sal Almanza wake up at 4 a.m., fuel up with breakfast at their base camp in Pasadena's Rose Bowl, and then...

South Carolina to Resume Executions After Holiday BreakSouth Carolina is gearing up to resume executions after a holiday hiatus, with the state Supreme Court announcing the next one is scheduled for Jan. 31. The...

An Arizona death row inmate, Aaron Brian Gunches, is seeking an early execution date by urging the state Supreme Court to fast-track his lethal injection. Gunches, 53, was convicted of the 2002 murder of...

Sending Illegal Migrants Accused of Minor Crimes to Sanctuary Cities: TN Lawmaker's ProposalA new bill introduced by Tennessee State Rep. Todd Warner, a Republican, is stirring up controversy. The proposed Tennessee Illegal Immigration Act...

Jury Deadlocked in Daniel Penny Subway Chokehold CaseJurors in the Daniel Penny chokehold trial faced a difficult decision on the fourth day of deliberations. The 26-year-old Marine veteran and architecture student was accused of...

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, is pushing for an execution date for Charles Ray Crawford, a convicted killer who has been on death row for 30 years. Crawford was sentenced to death...

A man named Yohenry Brito, who is originally from Venezuela, was arrested once again after being released on bail for assaulting two New York City police officers in Times Square. This time, he was...

Ricky Alderete, a 45-year-old man from Wichita, Kansas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing a Jackie Robinson statue from a youth baseball league. This incident, which occurred on January 25,...

Malik Halfacre, a 28-year-old man from Indianapolis, was sentenced to 145 years in prison for a tragic incident that occurred in 2021. According to prosecutors, Halfacre wounded his girlfriend and fatally shot four of...

A former FBI agent turned Alabama state trooper, Christopher Bauer, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl over several years. Bauer, 45, was convicted in June...

The House Armed Services Committee is launching an investigation into the U.S. government's plea deal with the three alleged terrorists behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., is demanding documents...

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently made a ruling that allows death row prisoners to choose from three methods of execution: death by electrocution, firing squad, or lethal injection. This decision came after a...

Christopher Dunn, a man who spent over three decades in prison for a murder conviction that has now been overturned, was finally released in St. Louis. The Missouri attorney general initially blocked a judge's...

Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous Mexican drug lord El Chapo, appeared in Federal District Court in Chicago and pleaded not guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges. This came after a dramatic...

A former ballerina named Ashley Benefield has been found guilty of manslaughter in the infamous "Black Swan murder" case. The jury in Manatee County, Florida reached the verdict on Tuesday night. Initially, Benefield was...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has approved the death penalty for 57-year-old Loran Cole, who will be sentenced to death via lethal injection on Aug. 29. Cole was convicted of kidnapping adult siblings who were...

Officials in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have raised concerns about the testimony given by acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. during a Senate panel hearing. Rowe shifted responsibility to local law enforcement for...

One of the individuals involved in the brutal attack on two New York City police officers in Times Square earlier this year has received a one-year jail sentence as part of a plea deal....

A Michigan jury acquitted Michael Jackson-Bolanos of first-degree murder in the case of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll. The jury did find him guilty of lying to the police but could not reach a...

The Stanley Correctional Institution in Wisconsin has come under scrutiny for the quality of medical care provided to inmates. Out of the 60 staff physicians employed by the state corrections system over the past...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo recently addressed the tragic murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, cautioning against blaming immigrants for the crime. Hidalgo emphasized that evil exists regardless of immigration status and urged against politicizing...

The families of the victims of the tragic mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., two summers ago were left devastated after the plea deal in the case fell...

A Texas congressman criticized the Biden administration after a 12-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Houston by two illegal immigrants from Venezuela. Rep. Wesley Hunt stated that there is blood on Joe Biden's...

The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, are seeking freedom from prison after being convicted of brutally murdering their parents in 1989. The brothers claimed they were acting in self-defense due to alleged sexual and...

Anderson Lee Aldrich, the individual responsible for the tragic shooting at a Colorado Springs L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub in 2022, has recently pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and firearm violations. This decision was made in...

A Texas man, Brian Michael Gaherty, 61, from Houston, has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for leaving threatening and racist voicemails for California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters. The United States...

Three individuals from Florida have admitted guilt to charges related to their attacks on pregnancy resource centers in the state, including one in Winter Park, during the months of May to July 2022. The...

Prosecutors have decided not to press charges in the death of the executive director of Little Rock's airport during an ATF raid. The federal agent who shot Bryan Malinowski was deemed justified in using...

Rebecca Grossman, a California philanthropist, has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the hit-and-run murder of two young boys. The tragic incident occurred when Grossman was driving a Mercedes SUV...

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who is running for Senate in Maryland, shifted $20 million from a police training facility to a mental health and addiction treatment center. She made this decision despite a rise in...

The case of the 16-year-old suspect involved in the Super Bowl rally shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs remains in family court, as ruled by a Jackson County judge. The decision was made after...

Analysis: Trump's Rights as a Felon Explored After Historic ConvictionDonald Trump's recent conviction on 34 felony counts in New York has sparked a wave of questions regarding the rights he may lose as a...