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A former El Paso police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring with her stepfather to distribute cocaine. According to a news release from United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, Monica Garcia, 24, helped Fred Saenz, her stepfather and co-defendant, stash and sell cocaine while she was on the job. […]
The Atlanta home of former NBA player Vince Carter was broken into over the weekend, as armed burglars made off with nearly $100,000 in cash. According to TMZ, the suspects broke into Carter’s home around 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, while the former Toronto Raptors player’s wife, Sondi, and their kids were in bed. “Sondi said she was frightened […]
The family of Damia Mitchell is demanding a new trial, after she received a 140-year prison sentence for the 2021 killing of Faith Burns. 11Alive reports the deadly incident took place last Valentine’s Day in Gwinnett County, Georgia, when a then 17-year-old Mitchell got into an altercation at her ex-girlfriend’s home. Prosecutors say Mitchell had gone to the residence […]
A Georgia woman has been sentenced to a year in jail in connection with the drowning deaths of two men in 2021. WRDW reports Shontover Kirkland, 32, pleaded guilty this week to reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of Eynn Wilson and Edward Kirk Jr. that occurred on Clarks Hill Lake in Lincoln County. According […]
An alleged kidnapping victim was rescued this week after calling for help through a food delivery app. According to ABC 7, the incident took place at around 5 a.m. Sunday, when the Yonkers-based Chipper Truck Café received a Grubhub order for a breakfast sandwich and a burger. But it didn’t take long for employees to notice an alarming message under […]
The Navy veteran who drove his vehicle into a crowded sidewalk in Times Square has seemingly dodged prison time. On Wednesday, a New York jury accepted the insanity defense for Richard Rojas, the 31-year-old man who plowed his Honda Accord into a crowd of pedestrians at the world-famous destination. The incident took place in May 2017, leaving 18-year-old tourist Alyssa Elsman dead and […]
A California jury on Tuesday found Bill Cosby liable for sexually assaulting a woman at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was a teenager. NBC News reports the Los Angeles County jury determined that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Judy Huth, who is now 64, when she was 16 years old. Cosby was 37 years […]
A 38-year-old man was taken into custody this week after he managed to climb atop a police patrol SUV and seemingly taunt officers. Oh, and he did it completely nude. According to NBC Los Angeles, the incident took place Friday morning in the area of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue. Video shows the man, who was later […]
A Disney World employee was among 12 men arrested this week in Florida for allegedly soliciting children online for sex. According to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the 12 suspects, ranging in age from 20 to 67 years old, are facing a total of 49 felonies, which include traveling to meet a minor for […]
A Texas woman was hit with a felony charge after she allegedly spat on a corpse during a funeral viewing. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KLTV, police arrested 51-year-old Laurie Lynn Hinds on June 5, about seven months after she allegedly committed the crime in Tyler, Texas. Authorities say Hinds entered the funeral home, made a beeline […]
