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An inmate escaped custody Thursday after he stabbed an officer driving a transport bus and caused the vehicle to crash, KBTX reports. Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was aboard a bus headed to Huntsville from Gateville for a medical appointment when he got out of his shackles and stabbed the driver in the hand. The two tussled for a bit until […]
A 28-year old El Salvadorian woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after she was accused of having an abortion following a medical emergency. The Associated Press reports that the woman, only identified as “Esme,” was accused of having an abortion and found guilty of aggravated homicide. “The judge acted with partiality, giving […]
Former corrections officer Vicky White and escaped inmate Casey White were arrested Monday after their vehicle crashed during a car chase in Indiana, New York Post reports. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said United States Marshals Service officers received a tip late Sunday night claiming the two were spotted at a hotel in Indiana. When authorities arrived […]
The driver accused of killing Nicki Minaj’s father in a hit-and-run collision last year has pled guilty. Billboard reports Charles Polevich appeared in Nassau County court on Friday, where he pled guilty to one count of leaving the scene of an accident and another count of evidence tampering, both felonies, stemming from the fatal Feb. 2021 […]
A California woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for faking a cancer diagnosis and swindling donors out of $105,513, a judge ruled on Tuesday. Amanda Christine Riley of San Jose faked a Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis and said in 2012 she required donations to cover her medical expenses. The 37-year-old went so far as to blog […]
A reward is now being offered amid the ongoing search for an escaped Alabama inmate and a “missing and endangered” corrections officer, the U.S. Marshals Service announced this weekend. Per the Associated Press, 38-year-old Casey Cole White left the Lauderdale County Detention Center last Friday with officer Vicky White, who also serves as the facility’s […]
Pooh Shiesty will face additional limitations after he carries out his upcoming 63-month prison stint. TMZ reports that the Memphis native will be on supervised release for three years and that during that time, he won’t be permitted to see his co-defendants or gang members. Additionally, his parole officer will be allowed to occasionally look […]
The Justice Department concluded Wednesday that the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman, has violated a number of constitutional rights granted to those incarcerated at the prison. “The Constitution guarantees that all people incarcerated in jails and prisons are treated humanely, that reasonable measures are taken to keep them safe, and that they receive necessary […]
A South Carolina inmate chose to be killed by firing squad in the state’s first execution in more than a decade. According to the Associated Press, 57-year-old Richard Moore confirmed his decision in court documents filed Friday, just two weeks before he’s scheduled execution. The inmate was convicted of murdering convenience store clerk James Mahoney in 1999, […]
One of the suspects charged in the fatal shooting of Young Dolph has been sentenced to prison for violating a previous charge. ActionNews5 reports Justin Johnson, a 23-year-old suspect in the murder of the Memphis rapper, was sentenced on Tuesday to two years for violating terms of his supervised released relating to a past weapons charge. Johnson pleaded guilty to violations […]
