May 15—MIDDLEBURG — A 53-year-old Middleburg man is jailed on child rape charges after admitting assaulting a 9-year-old girl then writing her an apology letter. Jeffrey Allen Try was arrested after state police at Selinsgrove received a ChildLine report about the alleged March 9 rape in Center Township, Snyder County. The victim detailed the assault […]
JAY, Okla – A Jay middle school baseball coach and a physical education teacher remains in jail held on a complaint of soliciting a minor. John Robert Downs, 25, of Grove, was arrested at his residence on a complaint of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology. No details of […]
A former Australian Army lawyer who leaked classified documents to journalists exposing details of alleged crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, a verdict criticized by press freedom advocates, who say it delivers a chilling message to potential whistleblowers. Cries of “shame” rang out in […]
A former Australian army lawyer has been jailed for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. David McBride, 60, was sentenced at a court in the capital, Canberra, to five years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to three charges including theft and sharing with […]
HONG KONG — A Chinese citizen journalist who was jailed over her reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic was due to be released Monday after four years in prison, supporters said. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer from Shanghai, went to the central Chinese city of Wuhan in February 2020 to cover the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies say they arrested a man who tried to break into a towing company near Battle Creek Sunday morning. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said it got a call around 10:15 a.m. from a someone who reported a suspicious man at the tow yard in Springfield. The caller said the man […]
Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of bodily mutilation that some readers may find upsetting The ringleader of an extreme body modification conspiracy who cut off men’s genitals and uploaded videos to his “Eunuch Maker” website was jailed for a minimum of 22 years in a London court on Friday. Norwegian Marius Gustavson was involved […]
May 7—A man who recently worked for the valet service at Reading Hospital and as a clerk at an Exeter Township convenience store is in Berks County Prison following his arrest over the weekend for crimes committed at both workplaces. Geovanne Holmes, 25, no permanent address, was jailed in lieu of a total of $100,000 […]
Rikers Island jail is “prepared to deal with the situation”, should Donald Trump be given prison time over continued violations of his gag order, the New York City mayor has insisted. Eric Adams was quizzed about the unprecedented situation on Tuesday, but told reporters that the prison would “adjust to whatever comes our way”. The […]
The captain of a California dive boat who jumped overboard rather than put out a fire that killed 34 people has been jailed. Jerry Boylan was sentenced to four years for criminal negligence over his response after a fire broke out on The Conception in September 2019, killing 33 passengers and one crew trapped below […]
The captain of a California dive boat who jumped overboard rather than put out a fire that killed 34 people has been jailed. Jerry Boylan was sentenced to four years for criminal negligence over his response after a fire broke out on The Conception in September 2019, killing 33 passengers and one crew trapped below […]
May 3—WILKES-BARRE — A 16-year-old boy currently charged as an adult for his alleged role in a drive-by shooting that seriously injured a 14-year-old boy in Nanticoke will remain jailed at the Lackawanna County Prison. A review hearing on the jail placement of James Alberto Jr. was held before Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. […]