In April 2024, a grand jury in Maricopa County indicted 11 Arizona Republicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump on felony charges stemming from a plan to keep him in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020. In reality, voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. […]
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Tickfaw man accused of breaking into Covington home, sexually assaulting child is indicted
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. COVINGTON, La. (WGNO) — A Tickfaw man who’s accused of breaking into a Covington home and sexually assaulting a child has been indicted. The Office of District Attorney Collin Sims reported that 34-year-old Zachary Lepine was indicted on charges of first-degree rape of a child under […]
Man indicted in April incident where 2 Lansing police officers were shot
LANSING — A Lansing man has been indicted on a federal weapons charge stemming from an incident in which he and two police officers were injured by gunfire during his arrest. Andrial Ched Ortiz, 29, repeatedly tried to steal weapons from Lansing officers during an April 10 struggle on West Holmes Road while the officers […]
Father indicted in fentanyl death of toddler
May 12—A 34-year-old Sloan man is now facing a manslaughter charge related to the fentanyl ingestion death of his toddler son. The child’s mother was indicted on the same charge earlier in the week. Joseph A. Smith of Sloan was arraigned Friday before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an indictment charging him with […]
Pima County parents indicted on first-degree murder charges in death of son with disabilities
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday that a couple had been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the 2022 death of their 8-year-old son in southern Arizona. Parents Joshua Aaron Butcher, 32, and Mercedes Moreno Caho, 29, were formally accused in May of first-degree murder and four counts […]
Pima County parents indicted on first-degree murder charges in death of son with disabilities
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday that a couple had been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the 2022 death of their 8-year-old son in southern Arizona. Parents Joshua Aaron Butcher, 32, and Mercedes Moreno Caho, 29, were formally accused in May of first-degree murder and four counts […]
Perkins man indicted for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple
BOSTON, Mass. (KFOR) — A Perkins man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston after being arrested for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple (TST) in April. Sean Patrick Palmer. Image courtesy Payne County Sheriff’s Office. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, was indicted […]
Inside the unusually aggressive Arizona grand jury that indicted Trump’s allies
The Arizona grand jury that recently indicted 18 people for their roles in former President Donald Trump’s scheme to subvert the 2020 election cast a far wider net than state prosecutors had publicly foreshadowed. The panel of 16 Arizonans displayed unusual independence from the prosecutors supervising the investigation, according to a rare inside look at […]
Preble County man accused of having child sexual assault material indicted
May 10—A 53-year-old Preble County man indicted Monday is accused of having child sexual assault material. Ernest R. Hatmaker Jr., was arraigned Friday in Preble County Common Pleas Court for five counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. The Preble County Sheriff’s Office […]
2 indicted after death of Genesee County sergeant
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people have been indicted on multiple counts in connection with the death of a Genesee County Sheriff’s sergeant in March, the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office announced. In March, Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello was working at Batavia Downs when he was notified of an alleged verbal confrontation. He and members of […]
Garfield Co. Judge indicted for alleged drive-by shooting
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Garfield County Associate District Judge Brian Lovell was indicted by the Multi-County Grand Jury on Thursday regarding an incident from February 2023. According to the indictment, Lovell, 59, allegedly fired a gun at his brother-in-law’s house in Bison, Oklahoma, on Feb. 12, 2023. Two days later, he claimed the gun had […]
25 indicted by Mineral County grand jury
May 9—KEYSER, W.Va. — Charges related to drugs, sex abuse and violent crime dominated a list of indictments handed up Tuesday by a Mineral County grand jury. According to the prosecuting attorney’s office, those indicted were: —Seth Elijah Workman, Keyser, two counts of second-degree sexual assault. —William Garrett Warfield, Keyser, malicious assault and attempted murder. […]