The Jan. 6 defendant widely seen as the instigator of the violent breach of Capitol grounds was convicted Friday of multiple felonies for his role in the attack, including the assault of Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards, who was briefly knocked unconscious by the force of his charge. Ryan Samsel and four codefendants, who arrived […]
Prosecutors say the FBI discovered an assault rifle and 73 rounds of ammunition in a Jan. 6 defendant’s closet — even though he had been barred from owning firearms as a result of a 2005 conviction for shooting an Iraqi civilian in the head. Justice Department officials pointed to the discovery Wednesday in a bid […]
Prosecutors in Connecticut’s infamous “Gone Mom” case have presented evidence that they say links defendant Michelle Troconis to the 2019 disappearance of her boyfriend’s estranged wife Jennifer Dulos. The evidence included a shirt, bra, zip ties, gloves, plastic ponchos and other things with what state police sergeant Kevin Duggan said in evidence is a “blood-like” […]
Roman Hrynkevych, one of the suspects involved in a defense procurement corruption scandal, was arrested in Odesa Oblast trying to cross Ukraine’s state border, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin reported during a briefing on Jan. 22. Hrynkevych was the last suspect who had not yet been taken into custody. The other four defendants […]
Jan. 18—TRAVERSE CITY — A hearing to determine the competency of a man who rammed his pickup truck into several buildings in September devolved into chaos Wednesday when the defendant began screaming expletives as he was wheeled, strapped in a restraint chair and wearing a “spit hood,” into a hearing room at the Grand Traverse […]
Jan. 17—A man accused of breaking into a Boulder comic store and stealing more than $13,000 in comics took a plea deal Friday. James Dobbins Wear, 35, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault — knowingly and recklessly causing injury; and second-degree attempted burglary of dwelling. All other charges were dismissed. Wear is currently out of custody […]
ASHEVILLE – A Jan. 6 defendant arrested for punching a woman in an Asheville bar will not have his bond revoked and can remain free during his federal court proceedings, a judge overseeing the Capitol riot case has said. Judge Carl J. Nichols with the U.S. District Court in D.C. said Alan St. Onge of […]
Jan. 10—The last remaining defendant charged in the death of Alexis Baca on Flagstaff Road in 2022 has been sentenced to 26 years in prison. Cody Lee Hobirk, 45, pleaded guilty to felony murder on Aug. 10 as part of a plea deal. His charges of first-degree murder after deliberation, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, […]
A man caught on camera leaping over a judge’s bench to attack her last Wednesday in Las Vegas, was sentenced on Monday to up to four years in prison in an unrelated case. Defendant Deobra Redden, 30, was captured on camera vaulting over the judge’s bench of Clark County District Court on January 3. He […]
Welp…the court is trying once again to sentence Deobra Redden, a Nevada defendant who hurled himself over the judge’s bench after being denied probation last week. Redden, 30, was facing sentencing for attempted battery with substantial bodily harm last week, per court records. In video footage of the hearing, he begged Clark County District Court […]
A man caught on camera leaping over a judge’s bench to attack her last Wednesday in Las Vegas is scheduled to appear before her again on Monday morning. Defendant Deobra Redden, 30, was captured on camera vaulting himself over the judge’s bench of Clark County District Court on January 3. After leaping over the bench, […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defendant who was captured in courtroom video leaping over a judge’s bench and attacking her, touching off a bloody brawl, is scheduled to appear before her again Monday morning. In his Jan. 3 appearance before Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus, Deobra Redden, who was facing prison time […]