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
Scott Peterson who spent more than 15 years on Death Row in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son will be sentenced to life in prison this fall. More
September 23, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor in closing arguments at the sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly urged jurors on Thursday to make the R&B superstar “pay” for his alleged crimes, while a defense lawyer told them they’ve been misled by opportunistic accusers about consensual relationships. “It is now […] More
September 23, 2021
British police investigating the killing of a 28-year-old woman in London said Thursday they are probing whether she was attacked by a stranger, in a case that sparked new concerns for the safety of women walking the capital's streets. More
September 23, 2021
A double-homicide remains unsolved roughly five weeks after the bodies of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner were found outside of Moab. More
September 23, 2021
R. Kelly’s long-awaited racketeering and sex trafficking trial is underway in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Court TV will provide the latest legal updates and live analysis during the trial. More
September 23, 2021
Robert Durst avoided justice for the murder of his friend Susan Berman for 20 years, but that all came to an end last week when the L.A. jury charged with deciding his fate returned a verdict. More
September 23, 2021
Attorney Stephen Estey said the group of men he represents was devastated by the judge's decision. More
September 23, 2021
