Latest Crime & Trial News

So far, only about 80 cases have been resolved by guilty pleas — largely by those who were charged only with misdemeanor offenses. More

September 28, 2021

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting two young people inside a Southern California movie theater last July has pleaded not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity, to two counts of murder. Joseph Jimenez, 20, did not speak during Monday’s hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice, letting his attorney […] More

September 27, 2021

SHREVEPORT,La. (AP) — A woman accused of throwing two of her children into a Louisiana lake has been extradited from Texas to Louisiana, where she faces a murder charge that could send her to jail for life. Ureka Black, 32, of Shreveport, is accused of throwing her 5-year-old and 8-month-old sons into Cross Lake on […] More

September 27, 2021

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer America had yet to really understand sexual harassment when Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas in front of an all-male Senate panel in October 1991. He was confirmed to the Supreme Court anyway, but Hill’s work was just beginning. Now, three decades later, what does 65-year-old Hill wish she […] More

September 27, 2021

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Monday said the gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others at a Tennessee supermarket before killing himself had been asked to leave his job at the grocery store earlier that day. In a news release, Collierville police say UK Thang had moved to the upscale […] More

September 27, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in Georgia. Aaron von Ehlinger is being held without bond in the Clayton County, Georgia jail on a “fugitive from justice” charge, according to court records. He was arrested Saturday in connection […] More

September 27, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators have several “promising leads” in the shooting death of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe, the Salt Lake City police chief said Monday as family and friends mourned the football player killed less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan died in an accidental shooting. Lowe was shot at a […] More

September 27, 2021

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.    A jury of […] More

September 27, 2021

R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts at his sex trafficking trial. The R&B singer was convicted on all nine counts including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transport of “any woman or girl” across state lines for any “immoral purpose.” He faces life in prison. The jury of […] More

September 27, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Scripps News Nashville) — Metro Nashville Police Department homicide detectives charged a Chattanooga man Sunday with failure to report the discovery of a dead body and evidence tampering after he admitted to driving a corpse, believed to be that of his mother, from Hamilton County to Nashville. Thomas Henshall Jr., 37, arrived at […] More

September 27, 2021

John Hinckley was 25 when he shot and wounded the 40th U.S. president outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981. More

September 27, 2021

The court said that five men abducted an unidentified man after a dispute at a bar with the main defendant, in the village of Lasko. More

September 27, 2021

Sen. Katrina Robinson was accused of stealing federal grant money awarded to The Healthcare Institute, which provides training in the health care field. More

September 27, 2021

An actor at an Ohio haunted house is accused of stabbing a boy in the foot with a real Bowie knife. More

September 27, 2021

The recent revelations surrounding Murdaugh involved two lawsuits that said he tried to manipulate the legal system. More

September 27, 2021

Ken Middleton was sentenced to life plus 200 years in the shooting death of his wife, Kathy Middleton, at their Blue Springs home on Feb. 20, 1990. More

September 27, 2021

Police said they identified Coley McCraney as a suspect after using genetic genealogy techniques on crime scene DNA. More

September 27, 2021

Janet Hinds was convicted of driving under the influence when she hit and killed a police officer in a 2019 crash. More

September 25, 2021

U.S. Air Force airman on trial for kidnapping Mennonite woman in New Mexico fatally shooting her and dumping body in Arizona tried unsuccessfully to cover his tracks prosecutor told jurors. More

September 24, 2021

Attorneys federal government oppose Dylann Roof's request for new appellate hearing arguing he was properly convicted + sentenced for 2015 racist slayings of 9 Black congregation members. More

September 24, 2021

Pacific Gas & Electric was charged with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes. More

September 24, 2021

Massage therapist Shawn P. O'Brien sentenced 3 prison terms 25 years to life sex crimes against five people including a child and three female soccer players at the University of Kansas. More

September 24, 2021

A judge began instructing the jury at R. Kelly’s sex trafficking trial on the law Friday after it heard a prosecutor give a fiery rebuttal to the defense's closing arguments, which portrayed him as a victim of false accusations. More

September 24, 2021

The gunman acted alone and was a third-party vendor to the store who was on site on a daily basis, Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said. More

September 24, 2021

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence. More

September 24, 2021

A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight. More

September 24, 2021

A Georgia inmate was found guilty of murder Thursday in the slayings of two prison guards shot during a bloody escape in 2017. More

September 24, 2021

Timothy Haag of Longview was initially sentenced to life without parole for choking and drowning 7-year-old Rachel Dillard in a bathtub in 1994. More

September 24, 2021

A judge decided the evidence prosecutors presented in a preliminary hearing is sufficient to send Letecia Stauch to trial. More

September 24, 2021

Brian Laundrie, whose girlfriend, Gabby Petito's body was found at a national park, was charged with unauthorized use of a debit card. More

September 24, 2021