A court has convicted one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. The verdict in Bjorn Hocke’s trial comes months before a regional election in the eastern state of Thuringia in which he plans to run […]
A 30-year-old man is facing decades in prison after he was convicted of molesting a young girl in Pasco. A Franklin County jury found Damaso A. Montes guilty of first-degree child rape and two counts of first-degree child molestation after deliberating for about two hours following a six-day trial, according to a news release from […]
Apr. 24—An Edgewood man was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday afternoon in the March 2022 stabbing death of his mother. A jury in Santa Fe delivered the verdict against Brian Farley, 53, who had faced a charge of first-degree murder as well as a count of tampering with evidence. Jurors deliberated the case for about […]
NEW CITY — A 32-year-old Spring Valley man faces several years in state prison for charges related to a domestic violence incident during which a woman suffered injuries, the Rockland District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. County Court Judge Kevin Russo convicted Michael McCutchen of felony and misdemeanor charges that involved fighting with police officers while […]
As a chartered ferry pulls up to Gorgona, an island off the Ligurian coast of Italy, the landscape showcases exactly what travelers might expect from the region: blue-black rocky outcrops on the shore, crystal-clear water below, and beautiful, rolling green hills with a glimpse of thriving vineyards visible from the right angle. And though the […]
Russia is recruiting female convicts to boost its military forces, a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson said. Moscow wants to recruit the convicts to auxiliary and combat roles, the Kyiv Post reported. More than 100,000 convicts from Russian penal colonies have reportedly been conscripted to fight in Ukraine. Russia is recruiting female convicts to bolster its war […]
Ukraine lawmakers are pushing a bill to allow prisoners to serve in the military. The bill aims to boost combat manpower while excluding people imprisoned for certain severe crimes. The move comes amid Ukraine’s struggle with soldier shortfalls in the face of Russia’s larger military. Ukrainian lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow prisoners […]
Fighting in Ukraine has given some of the ex-convicts Russia recruited their swag back. These men are granted freedom after surviving their military service. Around 15,000 ex-convicts have reportedly returned to Russia, per The New York Times. Ex-convicts who fought for Russia in Ukraine are heading home with newfound wealth and swagger, The New York […]
Mar. 29—The courtroom was quiet and Gary Ault was emotionless Friday when the room learned a jury convicted him of killing an 83-year-old Deer Park man in 2022. Richard Purdy was found dead by his longtime girlfriend on Dec. 26, 2022, in his home, 29410 N. Dalton Road, after he never made it to her […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Judges overseeing a high-profile human rights trial in Argentina convicted 11 former officials of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, in the first case to focus on the former military dictatorship’s overlooked practice of committing sexual violence against transgender women. The trial at the court in La Plata, a southern suburb […]
A Sutter County jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murder in the brutal stabbing of his wife more than 24 years ago before he fled to Mexico with the couple’s two children, prosecutors said. Francisco Arellano, 52, was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Blanca Duenas-Arellano, who was killed in […]
CANTON ‒ A Toledo man convicted of killing a 55-year-old southwest section resident in his running truck last year is facing life in prison. After less than three hours of deliberation on Thursday, a Stark County Common Pleas Court jury convicted Damon A. Mitchell of fatally shooting Steven Q. Troyer in the 1300 block of […]