TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A former NASA space shuttle commander indicted on reckless murder charges in the traffic deaths of two girls pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday nearly five years after the crash. James Halsell Jr., 64, of Huntsville, pleaded guilty to two manslaughter and two assault charges during a hearing in which relatives […] More
May 27, 2021
By Ivy Brown BOISE, Idaho (Court TV) — Lori Vallow-Daybell has been declared not currently competent to stand trial in a recent court record. Vallow-Daybell underwent a competency evaluation after her “fitness to proceed was drawn into question by counsel,” according to the document. The state has contested the findings, leading the court to schedule […] More
May 27, 2021
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jurors deliberated for three hours Thursday without reaching a verdict in the trial of a farm laborer accused of fatally stabbing a University of Iowa student who disappeared in 2018 while out for a run. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in […] More
May 27, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Court TV) — Decommissioned Nashville police officer Andrew Delke will stand trial for first-degree murder this July. Delke is facing life in prison for the June 2018 shooting death of Daniel Hambrick. The victim was killed during a traffic stop that led to a foot chase, in which Delke reportedly fired multiple rounds […] More
May 27, 2021
PODCAST: Court TV has been in Iowa this week, covering the murder trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. Court TV’s Michael Ayala joins host Vinnie Politian to discuss some of the key testimony so far, including testimony from the police detective who initially interrogated Rivera […] More
May 27, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before her termination because of her race and gender. In her federal lawsuit, Amy Cooper said the […] More
May 27, 2021
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell made his first appearance in Idaho court Wednesday on three murder charges in connection with the deaths of his late wife and his new wife’s two children. Meanwhile, the mother of the two slain children, Lori Vallow Daybell, had her first appearance on murder […] More
May 27, 2021
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student claimed for the first time Wednesday that two masked men were responsible for the crime but forced him to take part at gunpoint. >>>READ MORE: Mollie Tibbetts […] More
May 26, 2021
After nearly five decades behind bars for a crime he says he didn't commit, Raymond Gray went home a free man on Tuesday. More
May 26, 2021
James Prokopovitz, who was convicted of murdering his missing wife has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More
May 26, 2021
SAN DIEGO (Scripps News San Diego) – Local family members are hoping new evidence will exonerate San Diego native Scott Peterson, convicted for the 2002 murder of his wife and unborn son. “We are optimistic that the issue before the court will result in Scott getting a new trial,” said Janey Peterson, Scott Peterson’s sister-in-law. […] More
May 26, 2021
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost a bid to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say links him to the crime. A judge on Monday rejected Nathan Sutherland’s claim that investigators […] More
May 26, 2021
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a grim case involving bizarre doomsday religious beliefs and two other suspicious deaths. >>>WATCH ON DEMAND: ID v. DAYBELL PRELIMINARY HEARING (2020) Lori […] More
May 26, 2021
CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio declared a mistrial in the murder trial of the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles after jurors said they had read legal paperwork that inadvertently was included in evidence given to them to review. All 12 jurors told the judge during their third day of deliberations on […] More
May 25, 2021
Beverly Hills, California, man is accused of hiring a “hitman” to kill a woman he had briefly dated. More
May 25, 2021
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in a New York jail have admitted they falsified records, but they will skirt any time behind bars under a deal with federal prosecutors, authorities said Friday. The prison workers, Tova […] More
May 25, 2021
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of a University of Iowa student is a hard-working, family-centered immigrant from Mexico who was pressured into making a false confession, his defense told jurors Tuesday. >>>READ MORE: Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Daily Highlights Jennifer Frese, […] More
May 25, 2021
Dylann Roof, on death row for murdering nine members of a SC church, says he wasn't competent during his criminal trial. More
May 25, 2021
A 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people in March at a Colorado supermarket made his second court appearance Tuesday. More
May 25, 2021
A judge has denied Justin Ross Harris' motion for a new trial in the hot car death of his toddler son, according to official court documents. More
May 25, 2021
William Jennette repeatedly told deputies he could not breathe. More
May 25, 2021
The ranking Louisiana State Police officer at the scene falsely told internal investigators that the Ronald Greene was still a threat to flee after he was shackled. More
May 24, 2021
A weeklong manhunt for a suspect wanted in the killings of four people ended without another shot fired Monday morning as hundreds of officers surrounded him in South Carolina. More
May 24, 2021
An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student testified Monday that a shortage of Spanish-speaking officers delayed and hindered his ability to question the man on trial in her stabbing death. More
May 24, 2021
After three days of dramatic and often emotional testimony from three women who said “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson raped them nearly 20 years ago, a judge on Friday found that he must stand trial. More
May 24, 2021
The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation is making his appellate argument that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned. More
May 24, 2021
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that his office will lead the prosecution of a former suburban police officer who is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. More
May 24, 2021
Blood found in the trunk of a farmhand's car was an exact match for a University of Iowa student who was abducted and killed while out for a run in 2018, a DNA analyst told jurors Friday. More
May 24, 2021
Attorneys said the trial for Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two people during chaotic protests, will last up to two weeks. More
May 21, 2021
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase — footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for […] More
May 21, 2021
