Tag: firstdegree

Husband accused of hiring friend to kill wife in Hockinson faces accomplice to first-degree murder charges

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man who allegedly hired his friend to kill his wife on Saturday is officially facing first-degree accomplice to murder charges, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. James Rummell is also facing accomplice to first-degree burglary charges. Interstate 5 southbound shut down for emergency bridge joint repair Officials initially said […]

Simms convicted of first-degree murder, gun charges

Mar. 26—A Mount Hope man was convicted Tuesday of the felony offenses of first-degree murder and use or presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony. According to a press release from Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti Jr., Kayce R. Simms, 21, was convicted of the felonies following a six-day jury trial […]

Rockford man charged with first-degree murder

The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a 71-year-old Rockford man in connection with a March 6 stabbing death of a Rockford woman. According to the sheriff’s department, the body of 64-year-old Emily Sanders of Rockford was located Wednesday inside a residence in the 200 block of South Memorial Avenue. The Winnebago […]

Southport man charged with attempted first-degree murder

A Southport man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury and discharging a weapon into an occupied property. According to a social media post from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Marcelino Morales Sanchez, 49, was arrested and charged in connection with a […]

Thief River Falls man pleads not guilty to first-degree methamphetamine sales

Jan. 5—POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Thief River Falls man waived his Thursday, Jan. 4, omnibus hearing and pleaded not guilty to multiple drug crimes. David Robert Benson, 32, is charged with first-degree controlled substance sale, first-degree controlled substance possession and conspiracy to commit a first-degree controlled substance crime. These felony charges each have a […]