SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — The abduction and killing of a Northern California website developer last year was a robbery carried out by four young men, including two who worked at a cannabis business the victim also ran, Santa Cruz County authorities said Thursday. The four suspects were arrested for murder, kidnap and robbery on […] More
May 28, 2020
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A college student sought by police as a suspect in a crime spree including two slayings in Connecticut has been captured in Maryland, police said Wednesday night. Peter Manfredonia, 23, had been the subject of a six-day search involving several police agencies and the FBI. He was found […] More
May 28, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges to be filed against the white police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed black man during an arrest, even after the man said he couldn’t breathe and stopped moving. Based on the video, Mayor Jacob Frey said he […] More
May 27, 2020
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Relatives of a Utah woman who police say was killed last weekend after meeting a man via the popular dating app Tinder have called the suspect a “monster” who took their daughter in “a crime as senseless as it was evil.” The family of Ashlyn […] More
May 27, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a shirtless black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was horrifying. Four officers were fired a day after George Floyd’s death, a stunning and swift move […] More
May 27, 2020
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — A Mississippi man found shot to death in Alabama was lured across the state line by someone offering a cheap used iPhone, his family said. Michael Jones, of Columbus, Miss., was traveling to meet with a seller on the “Letgo” trading app, according to Joshua Tatum, Jones’ brother-in-law. Tatum told Al.com that the […] More
May 26, 2020
Depending on how a judge rules on Robert Durst's defense motion for a mistrial, the murder trial may move to a different court. More
May 26, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island man suspected of fatally stabbing his father on a live Zoom call confessed to the caught-on-camera killing after police found him trying to wash blood off his body with Dr. Pepper, prosecutors said Friday. Thomas Scully-Powers, 32, was arraigned via video and […] More
May 22, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t put an Idaho transgender inmate’s gender confirmation surgery on hold while a lawsuit over the procedure moves forward. The order on Thursday means Adree Edmo can continue getting pre-surgical treatments and potentially even gender confirmation surgery this year while Idaho officials […] More
May 22, 2020
Don’t miss the special OJ25 Memorial Day marathon that begins Monday, May 25 at 11 AM ET. Court TV will air 12 back-to-back episodes of OJ25, giving the audience a chance to catch up. OJ25 provides viewers a front row seat in the Simpson jury box, to relive the trial or discover it for […] More
May 22, 2020
Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to their parts in a bribery scheme. More
May 22, 2020
Dr. Ingolf Tuerk, who was fired after a billing scandal, killed his wife and left her body in a small pond near their home, prosecutors said. More
May 22, 2020
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia man who filmed cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting was arrested Thursday and charged with murder. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan was arrested on charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. No other […] More
May 21, 2020
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was released from federal prison Thursday to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Wearing a surgical mask and a baseball cap, Cohen arrived at his Manhattan […] More
May 21, 2020
“Full House” Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, agreed to serve prison time as part of a plea deal in the college admissions bribery case, according to court papers filed Thursday. Loughlin has agreed to serve two months behind bars and Giannulli has agreed to serve five months under the deal […] More
May 21, 2020
MAYSVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are asking residents to preserve video footage from doorbells and security and wildlife cameras in case it might help in the search for a Colorado woman who disappeared after going for a bicycle ride. Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze made the request on Sunday for video taken between May 8 […] More
May 21, 2020
Court TV's coverage of the Mark Sievers murder trial continues with the testimony of Taylor Shoemaker, the ex-fiancé of one of the convicted hitmen. More
May 21, 2020
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism, al-Qaida and the Islamic State. Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in Colorado after narrowly escaping the death […] More
May 20, 2020
Megan Boswell was arrested Feb. 25 on a charge of filing a false report about her daughter’s disappearance. More
May 20, 2020
A video shows police in 2017 in Georgia using a stun gun on Ahmaud Arbery after he refused to let them search his parked car. More
May 20, 2020
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Florida deputies fatally shot an armed man in the afternoon of May 12 shortly after he fled a traffic stop, authorities said. Four deputies opened fire on the 37-year-old man outside his Deltona home after he pointed a rifle at them, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said during a news conference. […] More
May 20, 2020
By: Court TV Staff R. Kelly’s third attempt to be temporarily released on bond was denied by New York Federal Court Judge Ann M. Donnelly, who considers the R&B singer a “flight risk” and possible “danger to the community.” The judge further states, “The nature of the charges— which include crimes against minor victims, […] More
May 19, 2020
KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) — The family of two Wisconsin brothers who were killed in Missouri last year has reached a $2 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the man charged with killing them and his mother. The family of Nicholas and Justin Diemel of Shawano County, Wisconsin, filed the lawsuit in December against Garland […] More
May 18, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department’s internal investigation of the killing of a black woman by officers raiding her home two months ago. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad announced their request for additional federal help […] More
May 18, 2020
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just demanding prison time for his killers — but also changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said […] More
May 17, 2020
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s sergeant fired because he sat in a parked car during a 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will get his job back along with back pay, according to a statement from the union that represents deputies. The arbitrator dismissed the case against Brian Miller […] More
May 15, 2020
At a news conference, attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael said their clients have been vilified and much remains unknown. More
May 15, 2020
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Atlanta attorney convicted of arranging the slaying of his wife in 1992 has died in prison, according to his lawyer. Fred Tokars, 67, died of natural causes over the weekend while incarcerated in Pennsylvania, his attorney, Jerry Froelich, confirmed to news outlets this week. Fred Tokars had suffered from […] More
May 14, 2020
On Curtis Wright's wedding day, he says his best friend Mark Seivers offered to pay Wright $100,000 to murder his wife, Dr. Teresa Seivers. More
May 14, 2020
By Court TV Staff Do laws punishing state electors for failing to vote along with the popular vote violate the First Amendment? That’s one of the questions the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments for on May 13. In 2016, Colorado State Electors Polly Baca, Robert Nemanich and Michael Baca were required […] More
May 12, 2020
