WASHINGTON — When students took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in April 1968, a young Joe Biden was studying law 250 miles away, just weeks from graduation. Protests and chanting and tie-dye shirts were not his style. “I was in law school,” he later recalled. “I wore sport coats.” Now, 56 years to the […]
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Gas station robbery that ended with bystander killing suspect was staged as part of visa scheme: police
A gas station robbery in January that ended with a bystander shooting and killing the robber was apparently a scheme between him and the victims who were trying to get temporary immigration status. Court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital indicate 22-year-old Rasshauud Scott had coordinated the fake robbery with another man named William Winfrey. […]
Student shot at North Kansas City High School campus was innocent bystander: Officials
Investigators determined the North Kansas City High School student injured in a shooting at the school’s campus Saturday was an innocent bystander, officials said Monday. The youth, who was initially said to be critically injured in the incident, has since been released from an area hospital and is recovering from their injuries at home, said […]
Father of innocent bystander killed in police chase sues city of Fort Worth for negligence
The father of a 57-year-old man who died during a police chase in July is suing the city of Fort Worth, alleging negligence and wrongful death. Uriel Lemon Brown, the father of Andra Craig, filed his lawsuit in Tarrant County on Jan. 11, according to court records. Fort Worth police officers from the Directed Response […]
Emanuel Lopes found guilty of murder in deaths of Weymouth sergeant, innocent bystander
Emanuel Lopes, the man accused of shooting and killing Weymouth Police Sergeant Michael Chesna and town resident Vera Adams in July 2018, was convicted of murder Friday in their deaths. The jury convicted Lopes of first-degree murder in Chesna’s death, and second-degree murder in Adams’ death, among other charges. As the jury announced its verdict, […]
Jury remains deadlocked in retrial over killings of Weymouth officer Chesna, bystander
After five days of deliberations, a deadlocked jury still could not reach a verdict in the trial of the man accused of murdering a Weymouth police sergeant and a 77-year-old widow. Emmanuel Lopes is accused of shooting and killing Sergeant Michael Chesna and 77-year-old Vera Adams in 2018. The 26-year-old’s first trial ended in a […]
Jury deliberations resume in new trial of man charged in murders of Weymouth sergeant, bystander
Jurors will resume deliberations on Monday as they look to reach a verdict in the trial for Emanuel Lopes, who is accused of killing Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and bystander Vera Adams in July 2018. Deliberations began Thursday in Lopes’ second murder trial, which began last month in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, six months […]
Las Cruces Police Department officer killed in the line of duty. Suspect killed by citizen bystander
A Las Cruces Police Department patrol officer was killed, and the suspected murderer was shot to death by a citizen bystander on Sunday. Officer Jonah Hernandez died from a stab wound while responding to a trespassing call. Hernandez, who is from El Paso and has been with LCPD for two years, leaves behind a wife […]
Fleeing Motorcyclist Taken Out By Bystander In Truck
Second trial for man charged in murders of Weymouth sergeant, bystander, a challenge for both sides
In Dedham Superior Court last July, it was a legal shock. After six days, one juror refused to deliberate, resulting in a hung jury and a mistrial in the Emanuel Lopes double murder trial. Lopes is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and 77-year-old resident […]
Opening statements set in new trial of man charged in murders of Weymouth sergeant, bystander
The new trial in the case of a man accused of murdering Weymouth Police Sergeant Michael Chesna and innocent bystander Vera Adams in July 2018 is slated to begin this week. Opening statements in Emanuel Lopes’ murder trial are set for Wednesday, six months after a mistrial was declared in his initial trial. During the […]
Opening arguments this week in retrial of man accused of killing Weymouth cop, bystander
WEYMOUTH – Opening arguments will start Wednesday in the second trial of Emanuel Lopes, 26, charged with murder in the 2018 deaths of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and Weymouth resident Vera Adams, a spokesman for the Norfolk District Attorney’s office said. Lopes first trial ended with Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone declaring a […]