May 14—GRAND FORKS — When a Grand Forks woman was arrested on a warrant Monday, May 13, law enforcement found approximately 653 fentanyl pills inside her purse, police say. Danielle Caroline Hudson, 30, had her initial court appearance Tuesday morning, May 14. She is charged with Class A felony possession of at least 40 grams […]
May 6—A 50-year-old Albert Lea man was sentenced to five years in prison last week for unlawfully possessing a firearm during a traffic stop in May 2023 in Albert Lea. Oziel Valdez pleaded guilty in November to one court of ineligible possession of a firearm in exchange for the dismissal of one count of first-degree […]
LUBBOCK — The green wave some Lubbock residents hoped for didn’t materialize Saturday as voters rejected Proposition A, which would have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana in the city. Nearly 65% of voters rejected the proposal. The ordinance would have instructed Lubbock police to stop arresting adults for possession of marijuana if they have four […]
Apr. 29—FARMINGTON — A former Franklin County dispatch supervisor was sentenced Friday to serve four months of a three-year sentence for possessing sexually explicit material of a child under age 12, according to court documents. Levi J. Gould, 35, of Farmington pleaded guilty Friday to the charge at a Farmington court. Three counts of possession […]
Apr. 24—A 49-year-old North Idaho man who had over 2,000 images and videos of child pornography was sentenced last week to four years of probation. George Kevin Nolan was convicted of three counts of possession of child porn, according to a Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office news release. Undercover detectives learned Nolan had child porn between […]
Apr. 21—A 49-year-old North Idaho man who had over 2,000 images and videos of child pornography was sentenced Thursday to four years of probation. George Kevin Nolan was convicted of three counts of possession of child porn, according to a Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office news release. Undercover detectives learned Nolan had child porn between May […]
SHEBOYGAN — A Sheboygan man is being charged with six felonies after he’s suspected of causing about $17,000 in damages to a man’s garage and more than 240 grams of various drugs were found in the garage and his belongings. Paul M. Briones, 40, was charged Dec. 20, 2023, with the following felony charges: burglary […]
Mar. 28—A 60-year-old Nine Mile Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing and creating child pornography. Robert Wayne Hutton pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in early January. About a week later, he was convicted of production and attempted production of child pornography after a bench trial. U.S. District […]
HOWELL — A Howell man has been sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography. Thomas Paul Flanders, 39, of Howell, was sentenced to 10-40 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections. Flanders was sentenced Thursday, March 14, in Livingston County 44th Circuit Court before Chief Judge Michael Hatty. Flanders receives credit for 217 days served in jail. […]
A former Army lieutenant colonel who pleaded guilty to possessing and sharing images on an instant messaging app of children younger than 12 being exploited sexually was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Edgar Ali Cerda, 49, of Cooper City, will also serve 15 years of supervised release for […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their criminal case midtrial Wednesday against three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Aaron Ginandes informed the judge at 10 a.m. that prosecutors would no longer proceed […]
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was placed on administrative leave without pay after he was arrested Tuesday at Miami International Airport for possessing ecstasy. Bryan Vidal Lorenzo, 35, was charged with two felony counts of possessing a controlled substance. According to BSO, Sgt. Lorenzo was hired by the agency on June 3, 2013. According […]