May 22, 2013
Is Susan Powell's Case Closed?
Is the case of Susan Powell closed? The local police department investigating the missing Utah mom who vanished in December 2009 has been closed, but an attorney for her family told reporters that the federal government still had an on-going investigation into her disappearance. Read more...
Man Charged in Death of Nichole Cable
A 20-year-old Maine man has been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she befriended online. Police say Kyle Dube, of Orono, was charged in the death of Nichole Cable. Police say a body found in the woods on Monday night is likely that of the high school student. Read more...
'The Bishop' Sentenced to 37 Years
An Iowa letter carrier was sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with letters signed "The Bishop" in an odd but potentially deadly bid to drive up the value of shares he owned. John Tomkins, 48, showed little emotion as a federal judge in Chicago imposed the sentence. Later, before marshals led the Dubuque, Iowa, man away in handcuffs, he smiled as his attorney patted his shoulder. Read more...
Abduction Suspect Commits Suicide
Authorities say a man suspected of abducting two girls near an Iowa bus stop had committed suicide. Forty-two-year-old Michael Klunder was found dead at a rural property northeast of Dayton. Dozens of federal, state and local law enforcement are searching by air, land and water for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard. She and a 12-year-old girl were taken near a bus stop in Dayton, about 60 miles north of Des Moines, on Monday afternoon after accepting a ride from a stranger. The younger girl was able to escape. Read more...
Levy Judge Promises 'Openness'
A judge promised more openness after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time the reason a key prosecution witness could be discredited. Prosecutors and defense attorneys for convicted killer Ingmar Guandique were in court again for a hearing in the case. Before the proceeding, lawyers had met several times beginning in December, and the public and press were barred from hearing all or part of those proceedings. Read more...
15-Year-Old Charged in Double Slaying
A 15-year-old boy charged four months ago in the shooting deaths of a married couple in their Wake County home can be tried as an adult, a District Court judge ruled. A witness testified during a probable cause hearing that Jose Samual Flores Mendoza and his wife, Maria Saravia Mendoza, both 34, were unintentional victims in a dispute between two rival gangs and that the target had lived in their house, near Garner, for about six months in 2011 prior to the Mendozas moving there. The couple was found dead in their home shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 5. Their 3-year-old son, Jacob, was found unharmed. Read more...
Teen Used 'Murder Kit' to Kill Couple
A teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend's mother and stepfather came to the couple's Compton home with a "murder kit" that included a baseball bat, a mask and rubbing alcohol, a prosecutor told jurors. Giovanni Gallardo executed a "sneak attack," strangling his girlfriend's mother and ambushing her stepfather with the bat before stabbing him with a knife, Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Eric Siddall said during opening statements of Gallardo's murder trial. Read more...
Chief Keef Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
South Side rapper Chief Keef was arrested near Atlanta for disorderly conduct after hotel security smelled marijuana smoke coming from his room, police said. The disorderly conduct arrest comes two months after he was released from custody in Chicago for a probation violation. Officers arrived at a Dunwoody hotel and spoke with Chief Keef, then arrested him for disorderly conduct for smoking marijuana, according to a police report. Read more...
Kerry Kenedy's DUI Not Dismissed
Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is likely to go on trial in the fall after a town judge refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against her. Kennedy "cut a wide swath of danger and risk" on July 13 as she drove her Lexus on Interstate 684 near her home north of New York City, swerving into a tractor-trailer, Justice Elyse Lazansky wrote in a ruling filed in North Castle Town Court. Read more...
May 21, 2013
Susan Powell Case Closed
A police agency is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect, citing a lack of leads. West Valley City police are also releasing the case file, with details that have been kept under wraps since Powell vanished in 2009. Read more...
Josh Powell Had an Affair
Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife disappeared. Investigators contacted the woman, whose full name is redacted, in August 2010, after her phone number was discovered in connection with the case. She told police she had a sexual relationship with Powell after meeting him through a dating service about six or seven months before Susan Powell disappeared. The woman said she knew Powell by the name John Staley, and she didn't know he was married. Read more...
Judge Releases Boston Bomber's Records
A judge approved a request by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorneys to receive records compiled on him in federal prison. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler said in her order that prison officials should give attorneys the daily activity logs, suicide watch logs, psychology data files, photographs, commissary files they requested, and other records. The judge said prosecutors also are entitled to the records, turning down a defense request that the records not be provided to the government until the defense had a chance to file objections to a judge. She also found no reason to keep private the defense's sealed request. Read more...
Character Witness for Jodi Arias Pulls Out
A woman who planned to testify as a character witness for Jodi Arias in a bid to spare her life decided that she couldn't go through with it, saying she had received death threats and was deeply conflicted about the case. Lawyers for Arias, who was convicted earlier this month of the frenzied murder of an ex-lover, quickly asked for a mistrial in the sentencing phase on the grounds that a witness had been intimidated. The judge denied the request. The potential witness, Patricia Womack, is a childhood friend of Arias who planned to testify about Arias' abusive childhood. Besides the threats, she said that her heart went out to the family of Travis Alexander, whom Arias was convicted of killing. Read more...
10-Year-Old Killed by Gunmen
Authorities were searching for at least two gunmen who walked up to the door of a Northern California home and opened fire, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring her parents. "Whoever these gunmen were, they were directly outside the front door," Sacramento County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos said Sunday. "This was not a drive-by. These gunmen approached the house and shot inside." Sacramento County sheriff's officials suspected that a family member had gang ties. Read more...
Robbers Butt Dial 911 During Break-In
Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to them. A dispatcher was able to hear a rambling 35-minute conversation between the men as they discussed buying drugs and what implements to use to break into vehicles in Fresno. The dispatcher listened in as the suspects smashed a car's window and found prescription drugs. Read more...
Barbara Walters' Daughter Arrested for DUI
Revered U.S. broadcaster Barbara Walters' daughter was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence. Jacqueline Danforth was taken into custody and booked in Florida after traffic cops pulled her over near Naples. She has been released on a $1,000 bond. Danforth, 44, is The View host's adopted daughter with her second husband, theatre producer Lee Guber. Read more...
Jack Osbourne: 'Dad Relapsed But Sober Now'
Jack Osbourne is playing down the drama surrounding his father Ozzy's recent relapse, insisting he was not surprised when the heavy rocker started boozing and using drugs again. As a recovering addict himself, the reality Tv star insists no one is guaranteed full sobriety after kicking their bad habits - and his dad is just like millions of troubled souls who slip back. Read more...
May 20, 2013
Bulger Girlfriend Loses Sentence Appeal
The woman who was convicted of helping a fugitive mobster stay on the lam for more than 16 years has failed in an attempt to have her sentenced reduced. A federal appeals court rejected Catherine Greig's unfair sentence claim for her conviction of helping Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger. Greig is serving 8 years in federal prison for conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. Read more...
O.J. Simpson Close to Freedom?
The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison. The last time Simpson was in a Las Vegas courtroom, he was convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery. Now, with a new team of attorneys on his side, he has mounted a cool, methodical case that his former lead lawyer botched the 2008 trial so badly that a new one should be granted. Read more...
2 Men Arrested in Killing Over iPad
Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said. Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, were booked Saturday into the Clark County jail on charges of open murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. According to investigators, Marcos Arenas, 15, was walking down a street with the iPad when a passenger got out of a vehicle and tried to steal the device from him. Read more...
Man Accused of Killing Father
A man accused of killing his father in Canyon Country was in jail after sheriff's deputies acting on a tip pulled him over and arrested him without incident, authorities said. Juan Alexander Mejia Dubon, 30, faces charges on Monday in the fatal shooting that occurred. Since his arrest about 4 p.m. on Saturday, he has been held in the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on $1 million bail. Read more...
Three Arrested in Colorado Springs Murder
The 52-year-old wife and 33-year-old daughter of Widefield resident Miguel Barajas allegedly conspired with an acquaintance to kill the 47-year-old man, officials say. Sandra Barajas, the victim's wife; Dawn Richburg, his daughter; and Tommy Wright, 34, have been arrested for investigation of first-degree murder, criminal solicitation and criminal conspiracy. The three, who are being held without bond, are accused of killing Miguel Barajas, whose body was found Feb. 13 Read more...
4-Year-Old Found With Alcohol Poisoning
The father of a 4-year-old girl with cerebral palsy is begging for answers after his daughter was found with alcohol poisoning last month. Paul Silva has temporary custody of Le'A, who was three years old at the time, as Weber County Sheriff's detectives investigate the incident in which her mother called 911 to report her unresponsive at her Marriott-Slaterville apartment on April 11. Le'A's mother had primary custody of her prior to the incident and Paul was allowed visitation every other weekend. "I was at work and I got a call saying that my daughter is not breathing and she's getting rushed in the ambulance to the hospital," Paul said. "They did a bunch of tests and they ended up finding alcohol. Her blood alcohol [content] was way high." Read more...
May 18, 2013
Former Lawyer Contradicts O.J.
A former attorney for O.J. Simpson took the stand and said the former football player knew two companions would be armed with guns when they went to a Las Vegas hotel room to retrieve memorabilia that he claims was stolen from him. Simpson, 65, is serving nine to 33 years after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping for the 2007 confrontation. In seeking a new trial, Simpson's claims are that he didn't know a weapon was used and he got bad legal representation at his trial. Read more...
17-Year-Old Charged in Brothers' Deaths
A teenager who pointed Ohio authorities to the bodies of two dead brothers who had been reported missing has now been charged in their deaths. A prosecutor in northwest Ohio says the 17-year-old is charged with delinquency in connection with aggravated murder. The brothers' bodies were found hours after they were reported missing May 9. Read more...
Bulger Girlfriend's Sentenced Upheld
The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger lost her bid to reduce the eight-year prison sentence she received for helping Bulger during his 16 years as a fugitive. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that it found no basis to change the sentence that Catherine Greig received after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. The panel included retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Read more...
More Time Needed to Indict Boston Bomber
Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors said they will not indict Tsranaev within the 30-day period prescribed the Federal Speedy Trial Act. Sunday marks 30 days since Tsarnaev was arrested following the April 15 bombing. Prosecutors didn't specify under which exception they'd seek an extension. Read more...
Husband's Body Parts Found in Ex-Wife's Home
Six years after Danny Burroughs went missing from his New Jersey home, investigators say they have found his body parts in the home of his ex-wife, Loretta Burroughs. The remains were found in two containers in Loretta's home in Ventnor, N.J. Loretta Burroughs, 61, wept quietly this afternoon as she was formally charged with Danny's murder. Burroughs went missing on August 14, 2007, from the couple's home on Leipzig Avenue in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, N.J. He was last seen on his riding lawnmower. Read more...
Actor Edward Furlong Arrested
Actor Edward Furlong tried to hide, but ended up caught and behind bars in California for allegedly violating a protective order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend, authorities said. West Hollywood, California, deputies responded to a call about a possible violation of a protection order. They found the suspect -- the 35-year-old actor best known for his role in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" -- hiding on a nearby property. He was arrested and brought to a sheriff's substation in West Hollywood, authorities said. Read more...
Pregnant Teenager Arrested for DUI
An 18-year-old was arrested for DUI and possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia in Johnson City. Police said Goldie Jean Greene was swerving while driving, then was lethargic and had slurred speech when they pulled her over. Officers say they found a marijuana pipe in Greene's front seat, and she pulled another from her bra. She also admitted to officers she had smoked a bowl of marijuana. Read more...
Jets' Goodson Faces Drug and Gun Charges
Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and of a loaded firearm, the New Jersey State Police said. Goodson, who turns 26 next week, was the passenger in an S.U.V. that had stopped in the westbound left lane of Interstate 80 in Denville, N.J. The driver of a tow truck noticed the vehicle and called 911 because Goodson and the driver, Garant Evans, 31, of Roselle, N.J., appeared intoxicated. About 3:20 a.m., troopers arrived and detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car, a state police spokesman said. They also discovered a handgun. Read more...
May 17, 2013
Arias Lawyers Wanted to Withdraw
Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first-degree murder, but a judge denied the request. Arias returned to court for the final phase of her trial as the same jury that convicted her last week now weighs whether the former waitress should be sentenced to life in prison or death. Her attorneys must convince jurors she shouldn't be executed. But just Tuesday, Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott asked a judge for permission to withdraw from the case. The detail was contained in court minutes and provides no information about why the two defense lawyers asked to withdraw. Read more...
Bulger Wants Jury Background Checks
Federal prosecutors in the upcoming racketeering trial of Massachusetts' reputed gangster Whitey Bulger want to do criminal background checks on potential jurors. In a court filing, prosecutors cited the case of convicted killer Gary Sampson, who was sentenced to death for carjacking and killing two Massachusetts men and was also convicted of killing a New Hampshire man during a 2001 crime spree. Sampson's sentence was set aside by a judge who found that one juror repeatedly answered questions about her life dishonestly. Read more...
Jury Believes Blinking Victim
An Ohio man was found guilty in the shooting death of a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator. Ricardo Woods, 35, was convicted of fatally shooting David Chandler in Cincinnati in 2010 by a Hamilton County Common Pleas jury. Woods also was convicted of felonious assault. He could be sentenced to life in prison. Read more...
Etan Patz Case Heads to Trial
The murder case will proceed against Pedro Hernandez -- accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz, who disappeared on his way to a New York City school bus stop in 1979 -- after a judge denied a motion to dismiss the case, a court official said. Judge Maxwell Wiley determined that there was enough evidence for the case against Hernandez to proceed, according to the judge's clerk's office. The defendant's lawyer, Harvey Fishbein, said that while he believes Hernandez shouldn't face murder charges, he's not surprised by the decision. Read more...
Man Charged in Brooklyn Teen's Death
A 20-year-old man from Maine was arrested and charged with killing a 14-year-old Brooklyn girl whose death had remained a mystery since her burned body was discovered on a desolate beach in January, police said. Christian Ferdinand allegedly smothered Shaniesha Forbes with a leather pillow after she said she was pregnant with his child and refused to have an abortion, officials said. Ferdinand then allegedly took her body to a marshy area of Gerritsen Beach, where he used deodorant and a lighter to burn her body and clothes in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence, officials said. Read more...
Randy Travis Sues Over DUI Video
Country music star Randy Travis has sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Office of the Attorney General after some evidence from his drunken-driving arrest last summer was ordered released to the public. Travis in January pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. The arrest video was collected Aug. 7 after Travis was found naked after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am near Tioga. Read more...
May 16, 2013
Texas Executes Cop Killer
A 37-year-old Houston man convicted of killing a police officer 14 years ago has been put to death. Jeffrey Demond Williams' execution came just over an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal from his attorneys. Lawyers contended Williams had been failed by previous attorneys at his trial and in early stages of his appeals. Williams was convicted of fatally shooting 39-year-old Houston officer Troy Blando while Blando was handcuffing him. Read more...
Jodi Arias Eligible for Death Penalty
The Phoenix jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week needed only a few hours Wednesday to decide that her conduct was so extreme that it could merit the death penalty. Jurors announced that they had found that Arias had been "especially cruel" in killing Travis Alexander in 2008. That would constitute an aggravating factor that Arizona law says could justify the death penalty. The jury will return to court to hear new testimony and arguments as it begins deciding whether Arias should die or should spend the rest of her life in prison. Read more...
O.J. Simpson Takes Stand
O.J. Simpson, making a long-shot bid for a new trial, testified he had no idea that any of his companions were armed when they went to a Las Vegas hotel room to retrieve memorabilia that he claims was stolen from him. "I would not have imagined in my wildest dreams that these guys would have guns," Simpson said on the stand during a court hearing that will determine if he gets a new trial. Read more...
Police Search Farm for Susan Cox Powell
Authorities were searching for missing mom Susan Cox Powell at a farm near Salem, Oregon, according to reports. Police, with numerous cadaver dogs in tow, toured the rural property, looking to see if they could pick up the scent of human remains. Investigators said they were calling off the search for the night after scouring the area. Susan Cox Powell's father, Chuck Cox, had said that when he was tipped off about the heavily wooded area earlier this year, he notified West Valley Police. Read more...
12-Year-Old Charged With Murder
A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister appeared in juvenile court to face murder charges. The boy was formally charged with second-degree murder in the death of his sister, Leila Fowler. No plea was entered in the brief hearing. The small town of Valley Springs, Calif., is reeling after authorities made an arrest in the killing of 8-year-old Leila Fowler: her 12-year-old brother, who previously said a man broke into their house and killed his sister. Read more...
Castro to Plead Not Guilty
The attorneys for a Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade say he will plead not guilty. Attorneys Craig Weintraub and Jay Schlachet said that suspect Ariel Castro has been portrayed as a "monster" in the media, and after meeting with him they don't see him that way. Weintraub says it's unfair and offensive that "the media and the community want to demonize this man before they know the whole story." Read more...
Michelle Knight Was Main 'Punching Bag'
The man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them for close to a decade abused all of them but used captive Michelle Knight as his main "punching bag," a family friend of one of the victims said. The friend said suspect Ariel Castro hit Knight with a variety of objects, including hand weights. She has suffered vision loss, joint and muscle damage, and other problems from her time in captivity. Read more...
Exonerated Inmates Protest New Florida Law
Seth Penalver and Herman Lindsey are no longer on Florida's death row, but they are fighting for those who still are. Penalver and Lindsey, two of Florida's death row exonerees, held a press conference asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to veto a death penalty bill recently passed by the state legislature. If the bill is signed into law, 13 people could be executed in Florida this year. The bill, referred to as the "Timely Justice Act," limits the appeals process and speeds up state executions. Read more...
Inmate Gets Death in Killing of Guard
A 54-year-old inmate was sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked and strangled Officer Jayme Biendl in January 2011. A Snohomish County Superior Court jury took about an hour to convict him of aggravated murder last Thursday, and the same jury sentenced him to death. Read more...
'Freed' Man Back in Prison
After two years of freedom, a Montana man is back in custody after a state Supreme Court ruling that could send him back to prison for the rest of his life for the 1979 slaying of a teenager. A spokesman for the attorney general said Barry Beach was taken into custody without incident Wednesday morning by the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office. "It was hard enough to be innocent to begin with," Beach said. "But to be going back still innocent for the second time is just unbelievable." Read more...
New Orleans Shooting Suspect Nabbed
New Orleans police and federal agents say they have taken the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded into custody. Authorities said they arrested 19-year-old Akein Scott between 10 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of eastern New Orleans. Scott was wanted in connection with the shootings of 19 people, two whom were children, at a Mother's Day parade in the city last Sunday. Read more...
Hikers Won't Have to Pay for Rescue
Two hikers lost for days in the Southern California wilderness won't be charged the $160,000 it took to find them. County supervisors made that decision in closed session. Board of Supervisors Chairman Shawn Nelson said he thinks there's no legal way to force the hikers to reimburse their rescue costs — even though one is charged with a drug crime. Nineteen-year-old Nicolas Cendoya and 18-year-old Kyndall Jack were rescued from the Cleveland National Forest last month after spending several days there without food or much water. Read more...
Shocker: Tommy Chong Backs Legalization
The Grammy Award-winning comedy duo Cheech and Chong based their 42-year career on counterculture humor with a particular emphasis on marijuana use. But these days Tommy Chong sees the recreational drug as something more than fodder for jokes about stoned hippies. The 74-year-old comedian thinks legalizing marijuana on a federal level would offer numerous benefits, including a boost to the U.S. economy if it were taxed. "Look at the situation we're in now. Sequesters. Cuts. Everything cut across the board. Now, the government is tapped into the biggest cash crop in the world," Chong said. Read more...
May 15, 2013
Prosecutors: Trayvon's Behavior Not Relevant
With the murder trial still a month away, attorneys are already fighting it out in court in the case of Trayvon Martin, who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer. Prosecutors want to block George Zimmerman's defense team from presenting evidence about Martin's marijuana use and background. Meanwhile, Zimmerman's attorneys are challenging audio analysis of screams heard on 9-1-1 calls made during the shooting. Read more...
Patrol Officer Recounts Finding Missing Women
Cleveland Police Detective Jennifer Ciaccia spoke with Patrol Officer Anthony Espada to pose the question that everyone is asking…what was it like to discover Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight on Monday, May 6, 2013? Read more...
Statement Issued by Kidnapped Women
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are extremely grateful for the generous assistance and loving support of their families, friends, and the community. They are also very grateful for the tireless efforts of numerous law enforcement officials with the Cleveland Police Department, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff, the FBI, and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office. Read more...
Woman Shoots Family, Hospitalized
Authorities say a woman has been charged with fatally shooting her two young children and wounding her husband in a home in northwestern South Carolina. Pickens County deputies say 35-year-old Suzanna Simpson was found in a wrecked truck just outside her home. Arrest warrants say she told paramedics that she had had shot her whole family. Officers entered the home and found Simpson's 5-year-old son Sawyer and her 7-year-old daughter Carly dead. Her 34-year-old husband Michael was wounded and remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Read more...
Con Man Billie Sol Estes Dies
Texas con man Billie Sol Estes, the colorful 1960s swindler whose case became a national sensation, has died. He was 88. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deed says Estes was found dead in his home by a caregiver early Tuesday. Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption. He became notorious in 1962, when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program in a scam involving phony financial statements and non-existent fertilizer tanks. Several lower level agriculture officials resigned. Read more...
Gacy Case Turns Up Missing Person
A DNA test used by investigators to identify victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has helped solve a 41-year-old New Jersey missing persons case, officials announced. Sixteen-year-old Steven Soden went missing on April 3, 1972, but his remains were not identified until 2012, when authorities matched them with a DNA sample from his sister. Read more...
Drug Lord Found Guilty of 12 Murders
A federal jury has found Philadelphia drug trafficker Kaboni Savage guilty of 12 murders dating back to 1998. Six of the 12 victims were were members of a North Philadelphia family. Prosecutors said that as revenge against a former gang member who leaked information to the FBI, Savage firebombed a home with four kids and two adults inside, killing them all. Read more...
Drunk Student Left at Hospital With Note
An Arizona State University student who passed out from drinking tequila was left in wheelchair in a hospital lobby with a Post-it note to tell doctors that he took part in a drinking competition. Tempe police say the 19-year-old student was found in the emergency room lobby of St. Luke's Hospital. Police say a sticky note on the student's body gave his name and said he'd been drinking and needed help. Hospital staff noticed the student and helped him. Read more...
U.S. Board Proposes Tougher DUI Threshold
A decade-old benchmark for determining when a driver is legally drunk should be lowered in an effort to reduce alcohol-related car crashes that claim about 10,000 lives each year, U.S. safety investigators said. The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all 50 states lower the threshold from 0.08 blood-alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05. The idea is part of a safety board initiative outlined in a staff report and approved by the panel to eliminate drunk driving, which accounts for about a third of all road deaths. Read more...
Former NFL Star Chuck Muncie Dies
Chuck Muncie, who blended speed and power to become one of the N.F.L.'s leading running backs of the late 1970s and early '80s, but whose career was cut short by drug abuse, died at his home in Perris, Calif. He was 60. Muncie went to prison in 1989 in a drug case, but he turned his life around and helped disadvantaged children through a foundation he created. Read more...
Dylan Patton Arrested for Selling Cocaine
Former Days Of Our Lives star Dylan Patton has been arrested in a police raid for allegedly selling cocaine at his home. The actor was arrested at his Agoura Hills home in California after an undercover police operation which saw an officer attempt to buy the drug from Patton. Police said after being told cocaine was being sold on the premises the officer approached Patton, and allegedly purchased a quantity of obtain. Read more...
