Tag: Acquitted

Former EOSC instructor acquitted following jury trial

May 2—A former Eastern Oklahoma State College instructor charged in September 2022 with possessing drugs in his on-campus apartment was acquitted following a jury trial. Bryan Denny, 46, was initially charged with distribution of a controlled dangerous substance including possession with intent, unlawful removal of a dead body, possession of a firearm while committing a […]

Woman accused of killing ex-partner in Mead amid ongoing custody battle; Khaleel earlier acquitted of killing 5-year-old

Apr. 17—A 37-year-old woman once acquitted of killing her 5-year-old nephew is in custody after police say she killed her ex-partner amid their ongoing custody battle. Detectives have probable cause to charge Cynthia Khaleel with first-degree murder, burglary and assault in violation of domestic violence and no contact orders, according to a news release from […]

Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted

A Texas appeals court has thrown out a five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election that was rejected. Mason, now 49, attempted to vote in Fort Worth in the 2016 even though she was ineligible because she was […]

Man acquitted of murder pleads to lesser charge

Mar. 26—A man acquitted of murder earlier this year in a 2021 killing has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and was ordered released from custody on Monday. A jury in January found Brandon Holloman, 30, not guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 41-year-old Michael McCoy at a Southeast Albuquerque apartment complex. But […]

Cambodian official acquitted of smuggling rare wild monkeys into South Florida

A Cambodian official accused of illegally importing wild, long-tailed macaque monkeys into the United States that were destined for Miami was acquitted Friday of conspiracy and smuggling charges after a two-week federal trial. Masphal Kry, 47, the deputy director of the Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity for the Cambodian Forestry Administration, had been under home […]