LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler may avoid the most serious charges filed against him stemming from Friday morning’s altercation with a police officer, according to three Kentucky criminal defense attorneys contacted by Yahoo Sports. Early Friday morning, with traffic already at a snarl because of a fatal accident in the area of Valhalla Golf Club, […]
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler tees off at PGA Championship after being arrested, charged with felony for incident outside Valhalla
World No. 1 player Scottie Scheffler was arrested early Friday morning following an incident with an officer outside Valhalla Golf Club, site of the PGA Championship. Scheffler was not involved in a separate traffic incident outside Valhalla that ended in a pedestrian fatality. Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, criminal mischief […]
Attorney John Eastman pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona’s fake elector case
PHOENIX (AP) — Attorney John Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, is the first […]
Sunday wreck leads to felony DUI charge
OXFORD – A single-car wreck on the east side of Oxford on Sunday ended with the driver facing a charge of felony driving under the influence. Oxford police responded to a single-vehicle accident Sunday, May 12, on Highway 6 near Buddy East Parkway. Responding officers say they found open containers of alcohol within the vehicle. […]
Discovery of handgun leads to felony count against Richmond man
RICHMOND, Ind. — The legal woes of a Richmond man have increased after he was allegedly found with a handgun in his possession. Joseph M. Carter, 38, was charged in recent days in Wayne Circuit Court with unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Level 4 felony carrying up to 12 […]
Jan. 6 felony rioter Derrick Evans loses GOP House primary in West Virginia
WASHINGTON — Derrick Evans, a Jan. 6 rioter who admitted in court that he committed a felony crime against police officers when he stormed the Capitol while yelling “Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” lost a Republican primary race against Rep. Carol Miller in West Virginia, NBC News projects. Evans pleaded guilty to a felony […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s appearance at Trump’s felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday as he became the highest-ranking Republican to attend court with Donald Trump, echoing unsubstantiated or disproven arguments made by the former president and his allies. It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics. The powerful House speaker signaled a turn of his […]
Tupelo man facing felony weapons charge
TUPELO – A routine traffic stop ended with a Haven Acres man arrested on a felony weapons charge. Tupelo police stopped a car for an equipment violation in the area of Beasley Drive on May 7. Two people inside the vehicle had misdemeanor warrants through Tupelo Municipal Court and were arrested. According to police, a […]
Felony drug charge lodged against Danese man
May 13—A felony drug charge was lodged against a Danese man over the weekend, according to Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley. Fayette County deputies performing routine patrol just before noon on Sunday, May 12 in Meadow Bridge conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a minor traffic violation, according to a press release from […]
Two sentenced on felony charges in Southeast District Court
May 11—Two people were sentenced recently on felony charges in Southeast District Court in Jamestown. Dean Allen Benter, 55, Rogers, North Dakota, pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sexual offender, a Class C felony. Benter was accused of being required to register as a sexual offender and failing to register a Facebook account […]
White Earth tribal member charged with felony cannabis possession after raid on tobacco shop
A White Earth tribal member whose Mahnomen business was raided last August has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession. Mahnomen resident Todd J. Thompson, 54, started selling cannabis from his northwestern Minnesota store, Asema Tobacco & Pipe Shop, on the day recreational cannabis became legal in Minnesota. But his store was only […]
One sentenced on felony charge in Southeast District Court
May 4—One person was sentenced recently on a felony charge in Southeast District Court in Jamestown. Brandon Thomas Zimney, 36, Jamestown, was found guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C felony, ingesting a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, and criminal trespass, a Class B misdemeanor. Zimney was accused of possessing one or […]