An Alabama man pleaded guilty this week for threatening phone calls against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat. The U.S. Department of Justice charged Arthur Ray Hanson II for the phone calls he made a week before a special grand purpose jury indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 […]
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CBP officer pleads guilty to stealing $18K from flight passengers during inspections, officials say
A Customs and Border Protection officer pleaded guilty to stealing more than $18,000 from arriving international flight passengers by swiping the cash while doing currency verifications at a Florida airport, officials said. William Timothy, 43, pleaded guilty Tuesday and as part of a plea deal agreed to immediately resign from the border protection agency, the […]
Kansas City man pleads guilty to murder charge in 2022 fatal stabbing in Merriam
A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in the fatal stabbing of a man in Johnson County in 2022. John Daniel Crawford Murry, 27, was arrested on Nov. 9, 2022 in the killing of Charles Dillon, who was stabbed to death on Oct. 21, 2022. Police found Dillon, who had been stabbed, when […]
Alabama man pleads guilty to threatening Georgia prosecutor and sheriff over Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaving threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer because he was angry over the election-interference investigation into former President Donald Trump. Arthur Ray Hanson II made the phone calls just over a week before Trump and […]
Colorado LGBTQ club gunman pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
The gunman who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ+ club that was a refuge in the conservative city of Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges and was sentenced to 55 life terms in prison on Tuesday, but once again declined to apologise or say anything to the victims’ […]
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis and former U.S. Senate candidate James Lamon have pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in a case about trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The hearing Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom marked the last of 18 arraignments in […]
Accused lookout in James “Whitey” Bulger prison killing pleads guilty, gets no additional time
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger won’t serve additional prison time after pleading guilty Monday to a charge of lying to federal agents. Sean McKinnon, wearing shackles, was hugged by both of his attorneys after U.S. District Judge Thomas […]
Simi Valley man pleads not guilty to real estate crimes, more news
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Not guilty plea entered in real estate case A former real estate agent from Simi Valley pleaded not guilty late last week to 13 felony counts of forgery, grand theft and money laundering. Lane Yudell, 57, entered the plea Thursday to charges filed […]
Another South Carolinian pleads guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case
Another South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting an officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president. Christopher George Rockey, 54, of Cross, in Berkeley County, admitted his guilt Wednesday in court in Washington […]
Snapchat videos seen by jury change Ohio man’s mind, pleads guilty midtrial
After a Franklin County jury watched 90 Snapchat videos, more than 70 of which showed the brutal beating of a man, the man responsible for the assault decided Thursday morning to plead guilty to all of the murder charges against him before the trial was finished. The Common Pleas Court jury in the case had […]
66-year-old man pleads guilty to assault, road rage charges in Haralson County
A man pleaded guilty to several charges, including aggravated assault and a hit-and-run. On Monday, in the Superior Court of Haralson County Georgia, James Ray Watkins, 66, pled guilty to the charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and hit and run. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Haralson County Sheriff’s Office […]
Georgetown man sentenced to life in prison, pleads guilty to murder of wife
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — A Georgetown man pleaded guilty this week after he was charged with shooting and killing his wife in December 2022, Georgetown District Attorney Shawn Dick said in a news release Thursday. He will serve a sentence of life in prison. The shooting happened on Dec. 27, 2022. This was less than […]