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Georgia man guilty of manslaughter in shooting of teen girl
Georgia man guilty of manslaughter in shooting of teen girl

Marc Wilson, a biracial man who says he was fending off a racist attack on a Georgia highway when he fired a gun into a pickup truck was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting a 17-year-old girl in the truck's back seat. More

August 31, 2022

Parkland shooter’s jail cell scribblings include ‘666’ written in blood
Parkland shooter’s jail cell scribblings include ‘666’ written in blood

By Katie McLaughlin FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Court TV) — An open records request has revealed how Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz spent some of his time behind bars, and the results are nothing short of disturbing.    Earlier this year, after jury selection began in the penalty phase of the trial, officers discovered dozens of […] More

August 31, 2022

Medication recommended for Colorado clinic shooting suspect
Medication recommended for Colorado clinic shooting suspect

Robert Dear, mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 could become competent to stand trial if he is forcibly given anti-psychotic medication, a prison psychologist said. More

August 30, 2022

Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case

Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid to prove the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial. More

August 30, 2022

Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids
Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids

A judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that had sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors, including by booksellers and libraries. The books in question were “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe and “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas. More

August 30, 2022

Jury to decide: Did racist attack provoke bypass shooting?
Jury to decide: Did racist attack provoke bypass shooting?

A jury began deliberating murder charges Tuesday in the trial of a biracial man who says he was trying to fend off a racist attack on a Georgia highway when he fired a gun into a pickup truck and fatally shot a 17-year-old girl riding in the back seat. Marc Wilson, 23, faces life in prison if he's convicted of felony murder in the killing of Haley Hutcheson. More

August 30, 2022

WATCH LIVE: School shooter made threats years earlier
WATCH LIVE: School shooter made threats years earlier

During his middle school years, Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz frequently cursed at teachers and made threats, and his drawings of gunshot victims were so disturbing that one teacher kept them for years, turning them over to authorities immediately after he massacred 17 people. More

August 30, 2022

Testimony: School shooter witnessed dad’s death at age 5
Testimony: School shooter witnessed dad’s death at age 5

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's attorneys presented testimony that the mass killer exhibited violent, disruptive and troubled behavior from his earliest years and, just before his sixth birthday, witnessed his adoptive father's sudden death. More

August 29, 2022

Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison
Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison

Joshua Pruitt, a Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, was sentenced to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where authorities say he encountered Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. More

August 29, 2022