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Ex-cop pleads guilty in rough arrest of woman with dementia
Ex-cop pleads guilty in rough arrest of woman with dementia

Former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia and later seen joking about it, pleaded guilty to assault in a plea deal opposed by the woman's family. Austin Hopp faces up to eight years in prison when he's sentenced in May. More

March 2, 2022

Dylann Roof takes church shooting appeal to US Supreme Court
Dylann Roof takes church shooting appeal to US Supreme Court

Attorneys for convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide how to handle disagreements over mental illness-related evidence between capital defendants and their attorneys, an issue that has played a role throughout his case over the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation. More

March 2, 2022

Mother of 3 girls slain by father feared for their safety
Mother of 3 girls slain by father feared for their safety

A mother of three children who were killed by their father at a Sacramento church had sought a restraining order out of fear for their safety, court documents indicate. David Mora, 39, also fatally shot a male chaperone who was supervising a visit with his daughters Monday afternoon before taking his own life at The Church in Sacramento. More

March 2, 2022

Police Instructor: Hankison trained to isolate target
Police Instructor: Hankison trained to isolate target

A police firearms instructor said Louisville officers are trained to identify a target before firing weapons in a threatening situation in the trial of former officer Brett Hankison charged in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. More

March 1, 2022

Murder trial with Fitbit evidence heads to jury selection
Murder trial with Fitbit evidence heads to jury selection

A second jury selection is set to begin Tuesday for the trial of a Connecticut man accused of killing his wife, whose Fitbit activity tracker is expected to be a key piece of evidence against him. Prospective jurors will be questioned in Rockville Superior Court for the murder case of Richard Dabate More

February 28, 2022

Scott Peterson lawyer can’t shake juror testimony over trial
Scott Peterson lawyer can’t shake juror testimony over trial

Lawyers trying to overturn Scott Peterson's conviction in the sordid slaying of his pregnant wife 20 years ago completed their questioning Monday without shaking a former juror from her crucial testimony that she acted properly before and during his 2004 trial. More

February 28, 2022

Prison for man who stole $500K watch in Beverly Hills
Prison for man who stole $500K watch in Beverly Hills

A third gang member was sentenced to federal prison for the brazen armed robbery of a man's $500,000 watch while he was dining outdoors in Beverly Hills, prosecutors said Monday. Marquise Anthony Gardon, 41, pleaded guilty in September to two felonies including robbery. More

February 28, 2022