A lawyer for a man accused in the Albuquerque slayings of three Muslim men entered a not guilty plea Friday on her client’s behalf as the community continues its struggle to understand the motives behind the killings. Muhammad Syed, 51, appeared remotely for the court hearing and will remain held …
Read More »John Tilley, former Kentucky justice secretary and lawmaker, charged with rape
A former Kentucky Justice Cabinet secretary and lawmaker was arrested Monday and charged with rape. Former state Rep. John Tilley, who oversaw Kentucky’s state prison system under former Gov. Matt Bevin, is accused of having sex at a Lexington hotel with a woman who could not consent due to her …
Read More »Missouri woman acquitted of murder in 2017 death of autistic teen daughter she gave up for adoption as a baby
A judge on Friday acquitted a southwestern Missouri woman on murder and two other felony charges in the death of the autistic teenage daughter that she gave up for adoption as a baby. Greene County Circuit Court Judge Calvin Holden found Rebecca Ruud not guilty of first- and second-degree murder, …
Read More »Psychiatric patient fatally stabs man and wounds another at Las Vegas hospital, police say
A knife-wielding psychiatric patient fatally stabbed one man and wounded another inside a Las Vegas hospital Thursday, according to police. The stabbings occurred in a secured area where psychiatric patients are treated at University Medical Center, said Lt. Jason Johansson, a spokesperson for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Johansson said how …
Read More »Alleged leader of Patriot Front among those arrested in Idaho
After the arrest of more than two dozen members of a white supremacist group near a northern Idaho pride event, including one identified as its founder, LGBTQ advocates said Sunday that polarization and a fraught political climate are putting their community increasingly at risk. The 31 Patriot Front members were …
Read More »Man arrested 3 years after remains of woman who said she “feared for her life” found in Vermont
Vermont State Police have arrested a man on a murder charge in the 2019 death of a woman following the identification of her remains. The arrest comes three years after the woman told authorities “she feared for her life.” Deven Moffitt, 32, of Bennington, was taken into custody on …
Read More »“Incendiary devices” found in vehicle after suspect strikes 3 school children, police say
Three children were hospitalized Monday after being struck by a vehicle a few blocks away from an elementary school in Orange County, California, police said. Several “incendiary devices” were found in the vehicle, police said. The suspect drove a vehicle onto the sidewalk and struck three children a few blocks …
Read More »Shoppers and security guard among 10 victims killed in deadly Buffalo shooting
Buffalo, New York — Shoppers out on a weekend afternoon and a retired police officer working as a security guard were among the 10 shot and killed at a Buffalo supermarket by a white teenager who authorities say was motivated by racial hatred. Police said Payton Gendron shot, in total, …
Read More »Massachusetts DA’s initiative to clear backlog of untested rape kit leads to first cold case rape indictment
An initiative by a Massachusetts district attorney to clear a backlog of more than 1,100 untested rape kits from his jurisdiction has resulted in an indictment in a 2010 sexual assault, authorities said Friday. It is the first time someone has been indicted since Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn launched …
Read More »Family of Monique Munoz, woman killed by L.A. teen Brendan Khuri speeding in father James Khuri’s Lamborghini, reaches $18.85 million settlement
The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced Wednesday. Monique Munoz, 32, was on her way home from work at a hospital on Feb. 17, 2021, when …
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