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St. Louis County man pleads guilty in death of co-worker
St. Louis County man pleads guilty in death of co-worker

St. Louis County man sentenced 14 years in prison after he admitted stabbing a co-worker to death in September 2019. Alipasha Ibragimov was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Steven Tyrell Hill. More

January 18, 2022

Freed Missouri inmate sues over medical care in prison
Freed Missouri inmate sues over medical care in prison

A Kansas City man released from prison after serving more than 40 years for a wrongful conviction is suing the company that provides medical care for Missouri prison inmates. .Kevin Strickland alleges in his lawsuit that medical care provided by Corizon LLC officials left him dependent on a wheelchair and able to stand for only brief periods. More

January 18, 2022

Former Ferguson officer admits attack on handcuffed man
Former Ferguson officer admits attack on handcuffed man

Former Ferguson police officer admitted in federal court that he beat a handcuffed man and filed a false police report. Jackie Matthews pleaded guilty to a federal charge of falsifying information in a federal investigation. He could face up to 21 months in prison at sentencing. More

January 18, 2022

3 officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl
3 officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl

Three police officers have been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment after firing their weapons in the direction of a crowd of people exiting a high school football game outside of Philadelphia, killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring three people. More

January 18, 2022

Couple charged after 2 children ingest fentanyl, infant dies
Couple charged after 2 children ingest fentanyl, infant dies

An infant died and another young child became very ill after they ingested fentanyl in their family's apartment, authorities said. Nicholas Lee, 25, and Brianna Roush, 26, of Circleville, are each charged with involuntary manslaughter, attempted involuntary manslaughter, possessing and trafficking in fentanyl and two counts of child endangerment. More

January 18, 2022

Browns’ McDowell arrested on public exposure, other charges

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell, who was given a second chance by the team after serving jail time, was arrested Monday in Florida on charges that include public exposure. According to a police report, McDowell has been charged in Deerfield Beach, Florida, with “aggravated battery […] More

January 18, 2022

Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff
Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff

The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his congregants out safely. More

January 18, 2022

June sentence set for Ghislaine Maxwell in sex traffic case
June sentence set for Ghislaine Maxwell in sex traffic case

A late-June sentencing date was set Friday for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell after her conviction last month on charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy relating to the recruitment of teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. More

January 14, 2022

Man arrested in fatal shooting of teen restaurant worker
Man arrested in fatal shooting of teen restaurant worker

NEW YORK (AP) — A former employee was arrested in the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old cashier working a late-night shift at a Burger King restaurant in East Harlem, a crime that appalled New Yorkers including the mayor. The New York Police Department said Friday that Winston Glynn, 30, was facing charges including murder in […] More

January 14, 2022

Indiana man allegedly killed roommate with windshield fluid
Indiana man allegedly killed roommate with windshield fluid

A northwest Indiana man allegedly killed his roommate by repeatedly spiking her beverages with windshield washer fluid because he felt she was disrespecting him by not approving of his heavy drinking, authorities said. Thomas Holifield, 59, is charged with murder in the June 1 methanol poisoning death of 64-year-old Pamela Keltz. More

January 14, 2022

Shkreli ordered to return $64M, is barred from drug industry
Shkreli ordered to return $64M, is barred from drug industry

Martin Shkreli must return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company reaped from jacking up the price and monopolizing the market for a lifesaving drug, a federal judge ruled Friday while also barring the provocative, imprisoned ex-CEO from the pharmaceutical industry for the rest of his life. More

January 14, 2022

Lawmaker proposes mandatory neck guards after hockey death
Lawmaker proposes mandatory neck guards after hockey death

A Connecticut state lawmaker says she plans to introduce legislation requiring all hockey players to wear a neck guard or a similar protective device during practice or games following the death last week of a 10th-grade player whose neck was cut by a skate. More

January 14, 2022

Illinois judge disparaged lawyer in comments caught on video
Illinois judge disparaged lawyer in comments caught on video

An Illinois judge could be facing discipline after he mocked an attorney in comments that he apparently did not realize were being broadcast live on YouTube. Cook County Judge William Raines made the comments about attorney Jennifer Bonjean after she appeared before him during a court call. Bonjean — a New York-based attorney who has represented a number of high-profile clients around the country, including Bill Cosby — was before Raines in a case in which she is seeking to have a client's 1996 murder conviction thrown out. More

January 14, 2022

3 women charged with beating airline security officer at JFK
3 women charged with beating airline security officer at JFK

Three women are facing federal charges of attacking an airline security worker who tried to block them from boarding a flight at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport in September because of what prosecutors say was problematic behavior, including a refusal to wear a face mask properly. More

January 14, 2022