Troy Armstrong, of Palatka, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after being convicted of multiple sex crimes against a child. Armstrong was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery against a person younger than 12 and three counts of child molestation against a person younger than 12, the State Attorney’s Office announced […]
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Hobbs man sentenced to 54 years in prison for killing pregnant girlfriend
HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Hobbs man who killed his pregnant girlfriend and shot her two-year-old daughter will spend more than 50 years behind bars. In September 2021, Steven Samreth shot and killed his girlfriend with two small children at the Avalon Cove Apartments. Police say one of the children, who survived, was also found with […]
Austrian court says convicted rapist Josef Fritzl can be moved to prison from psychiatric detention
FILE – Josef Fritzl, center, is escorted to the fourth day of his trial in the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, Thursday, March 19, 2009. An Austrian court has ruled that the man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and raped her thousands of times, fathering seven children with her, can be […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Traded In His $35 Million Mansion In The Bahamas For A Prison Cell With 35 Inmates But Claims “He Did Not Do Anything Wrong”
Sam Bankman-Fried Traded In His $35 Million Mansion In The Bahamas For A Prison Cell With 35 Inmates But Claims “He Did Not Do Anything Wrong” Formerly disgraced FTX CEO and Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in November of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. His high-profile trial […]
Steve Bannon Says DOJ Wants To ‘Silence Voice Of MAGA’ By Requesting He Begins Prison Sentence
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Tuesday argued the Justice Department is trying to silence “the voice of MAGA” after federal prosecutors called on a judge to lift the stay on his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Prosecutors cited the ruling of […]
30-month prison term for man accused of going online to arrange sex with a minor
Here’s a look at some criminal cases that were addressed May 1-9 at the Marion County Judicial Center in Ocala. State v. Andrew Rittmayer Plea: Guilty. Lawyer: The Public Defender’s Office for the defense. Charge: Travel to meet a minor after use of computer to lure child. Prosecutors dropped charges of use computer to seduce […]
COVID-19 whistleblower’s status unknown after 4-year prison term
[Source] Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was expected to be released on May 13 after spending four years behind bars for documenting the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, but her current status remains unknown. Key points: Zhang’s videos documented crowded hospitals, empty streets and interviews with Wuhan residents in lockdown. Her content countered the […]
Prosecutors ask judge to order Steve Bannon to report to prison
Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday filed a motion requesting that U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols order former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to begin serving his four-month prison sentence after an appeals court last week upheld his conviction on contempt of Congress charges. In a motion filed Tuesday, prosecutors said there is “no legal […]
It’s time for Steve Bannon to go to prison, Justice Department says, citing January 6 subpoena
The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Tuesday to begin former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s four-month prison sentence, CNN reported. Bannon was found guilty of defying a subpoena issued by Congress’ January 6th select committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon had used his podcast to promote Trump’s false election claims, […]
An attack on a prison van in France kills 2 officers. An inmate escapes
PARIS (AP) — Armed assailants killed two French prison officers and seriously wounded three others in an attack on a convoy in Normandy on Tuesday and an inmate escaped, officials said. A search was underway. The convoy was transporting prisoner Mohamed Amra to Évreux jail after a court hearing in Rouen when it was ambushed […]
Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly five years in prison. Lauren Handy, 30, was among several people convicted of federal civil rights offenses for blockading access to the Washington Surgi-Clinic on Oct. […]
Manhunt launched in France after 2 prison guards are killed in inmate escape
PARIS — A manhunt has been launched for a group of armed attackers who shot and killed two prison officers and injured three more while breaking a prisoner out of a van in northern France, authorities in the country said Tuesday. Hundreds of regional and national police officers have been deployed to catch the gang […]