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Trial of woman accused in husband’s shooting death set
Trial of woman accused in husband’s shooting death set

A woman accused of fatally shooting her husband in front of their two children inside the family's truck nearly two years ago is set to go to trial in March. The second-degree murder trial of Kathleen Jourdan, 33, is set to begin March 3 and is expected to be held over five days. More

January 24, 2022

Judge: Jurors can see school shooter’s Instagram photos
Judge: Jurors can see school shooter’s Instagram photos

The gunman who killed 17 at a Florida high school four years ago had no expectation of privacy when he posted disturbing photographs to a public Instagram account before his rampage and prosecutors can use them in his upcoming penalty trial, a judge ruled at a hearing Monday. More

January 24, 2022

FBI: Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook
FBI: Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook

The boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito admitted killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp, the FBI announced Friday.It was the first time authorities squarely pinned the blame for Petito's death on Brian Laundrie, though he was the prime suspect all along. More

January 21, 2022

Trial set for 2 men in assault of Capitol officer who died
Trial set for 2 men in assault of Capitol officer who died

A tentative trial date has been set for two men charged in the assault of a police officer who died after defending the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday scheduled a June 6 jury trial for George Tanios of Morgantown, West Virginia, and Julian Khater of State College, Pennsylvania. More

January 21, 2022

Access again an issue at federal trial in Floyd’s killing
Access again an issue at federal trial in Floyd’s killing

A closed hearing in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's killing was canceled Friday after prosecutors and the media objected, the second time in just days that access to the proceedings became an issue. More

January 21, 2022

Man arrested for attempted murder of son in Denver makes first court appearance
Man arrested for attempted murder of son in Denver makes first court appearance

The man arrested for investigation of the attempted murder of his 5-year-old son along the Cherry Creek Trail last week confessed to trying to kill his son and was driven by mental health issues, a Denver court heard Thursday at his first appearance. Michael Ninomiya, 42, was arrested Wednesday for investigation of attempted first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder – position of trust, attempted child abuse causing death, and child abuse causing serious bodily injury. More

January 21, 2022

Jury in federal trial in Floyd killing appears mostly white
Jury in federal trial in Floyd killing appears mostly white

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing, a case that the judge told potential jurors has “absolutely nothing” to do with race.  […] More

January 20, 2022

Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial
Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial

Michael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump during frequent television appearances, was introduced Thursday to prospective jurors who will decide whether he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of book-deal proceeds. More

January 20, 2022

Man accused of killing mother with sword transferred to jail
Man accused of killing mother with sword transferred to jail

A man accused of using a ninja-style sword to kill his mother and wound two other relatives was transferred to the county jail following his release from a hospital. Damien Washam, 23, sat in a wheelchair as he was taken into the Mobile County Sheriff's Office for questioning before being sent to the county jail. More

January 20, 2022