Manslaughter

A judge on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against three men prosecuted after a tourist boat sank and killed 17 people during a 2018 Missouri storm. More

April 6, 2022

Alec Baldwin is asking a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a Wyoming woman who said she received hateful social media messages after the actor shared on social media a photo she posted of demonstrators at former President Donald Trump's rally in January 2021 and made a political comment. More

April 5, 2022

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who pleaded guilty to being drunk when she caused a crash that killed her 5-year-old daughter has been sentenced to three years’ probation. Nory Lam was sentenced last week after pleading guilty in January to involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence, television station KSNW reported. Police investigators […] More

March 29, 2022

Jurors deliberated for less than an hour Tuesday before convicting 37-year-old Kimberly Maurer. More

March 23, 2022

26-year-old Long Island woman Lauren Pazienza arrested for manslaughter in the death of 87-year-old Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern, who was shoved to the ground on a New York City street. More

March 22, 2022

The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film "Rust" says it's "absurd" that Alex Baldwin believes he's not to blame for the shooting and he was "so angry" when Baldwin didn't accept responsibility. More

February 23, 2022

The “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures” of Baldwin and the film's producers “led to the death of Halyna Hutchins,” attorney Brian Panish said. More

February 15, 2022

The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin, alleging the actor exposed them to a flood of social media hatred by claiming on Instagram that one sister was an "insurrectionist" for attending former President Donald Trump's Washington, D.C., rally on Jan. 6 last year. More

January 19, 2022

Alec Baldwin turned his phone over to authorities investigating the deadly shooting on the set of the movie "Rust." More

January 14, 2022

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on Oct. 21 from a gunshot wound during a “Rust” rehearsal at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe in northern New Mexico. More

January 13, 2022

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday issued a search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s cell phone, saying it could hold evidence that might be helpful as they investigate a deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director. Baldwin was holding a revolver during rehearsal when it […] More

December 16, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer, backs up the actor’s assertion that he did not pull the trigger. Lisa Torraco, a lawyer for assistant director David Halls, told ABC News that her client has always […] More

December 2, 2021

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie, as they searched the premises of an Albuquerque-based firearms and ammunition supplier. More

November 30, 2021

Lawsuit alleges Alec Baldwin recklessly fired gun when it wasn't called for in script when he shot and killed Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on New Mexico set of "Rust." More

November 17, 2021

Prosecutors said Nouman Raja never identified himself as an officer and acted so aggressively that Jones must have thought he was about to be carjacked or killed. More

November 10, 2021

Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins blame producers for unsafe conditions. More

October 29, 2021

During a news conference Wednesday, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the set. More

October 28, 2021

Vinnie Politan discusses three big legal stories that have grabbed national headlines: Maya Millete, Maya Millete, Brian Laundrie and Alec Baldwin. More

October 28, 2021

The news conference promises the first detailed public comments by investigators about the killing of Halyna Hutchins at a New Mexico ranch. More

October 27, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy.   But Alec Baldwin the producer might be, along with several others in […] More

October 26, 2021

The camera wasn't rolling when the gun went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a report. More

October 25, 2021

Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer court records released show. More

October 22, 2021

Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set killing the cinematographer and wounding the director, authorities said. More

October 22, 2021

Paul Hoff man charged in the 2018 stabbing death of another man who was found buried at a Cedar Rapids home has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. More

September 28, 2021

Pacific Gas & Electric was charged with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes. More

September 24, 2021

By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 7-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet inside her Utah home, authorities said. The girl died at Heber Valley Hospital on Friday night, the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said. […] More

July 12, 2021

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday in a fatal shooting at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant that was sparked by an argument over a card game. Treshonda M. Pollion, 25, pleaded guilty in April to voluntary manslaughter in the Oct. 25 death of 29-year-old Eloise Chairs. […] More

July 9, 2021

Former officer Andrew Delke pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of Daniel Hambrick. More

July 2, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Scripps News Nashville) — The trial of former Metro Police Officer Andrew Delke was expected to begin July 12, but it won’t be happening now that Delke is expected to agree to a plea deal in the case. NewsChannel 5 has learned that Delke is expected to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, which […] More

July 1, 2021

A British police officer has been convicted in the death of Dalian Atkinson, a former professional soccer player who died after being Tasered and kicked in the head. More

June 23, 2021