A 2017 murder suspect bailed himself out of jail on Wednesday as Texas authorities work to locate a missing tiger that he was seen with before he fled police. Victor Cuevas, 26, appeared in a Fort Bend County courtroom on Friday for a bond repeal hearing which may result in him being sent back to …
The parents of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly student who disappeared in 1996, say that the mother of the man accused of killing Smart helped moved the girl’s remains, according to a recently amended lawsuit. Santa Maria Times reports that according to the complaint, which was updated on May 7 at the San Luis …
On Thursday, a Minnesota judge delayed a joint trial for three former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death until next year, citing various concerns. According to the Associated Press, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill moved the state trial for Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, from August 23, 2021, …
A former New York cop accused of torturing his 8-year-old son to death cried in court Tuesday listening to the 911 call he placed the the boy died. Thomas Valva died on January 17, 2020, after he was left in an unheated garage overnight at temperatures outside reached 19 degrees, as CrimeOnline previously reported. His …
The Minnesota judge who will sentence Derek Chauvin has identified multiple aggravating factors in George Floyd’s murder — an indication that the ex-cop will face significant prison time. According to the Star Tribune, Hennepin County judge Peter Cahill wrote that Chauvin “abused a position of trust and authority” as a police officer and “treated Floyd …
A Wisconsin man abruptly pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing his 5-year-old son over a Father’s Day cheesecake, ending his trial after two days of testimony. Travis Stackhouse, 30, initially told police that Sir Amer Stackhouse fell down the stairs while playing with another child on June 21, 2019, as CrimeOnline previously reported. But an autopsy …
On Friday, a federal grand jury indicted four ex-Minnesota police officers on charges that they violated George Floyd’s civil rights. Derek Chauvin, 44, Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, are facing federal charges related to Floyd’s May 2020 death. The Star Tribune reports that Lane, Thao, and Kueng appeared in …
Garrett Rolfe, an Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks last year during a DUI check, has been reinstated by the Atlanta Civil Board, officials confirm. Atlanta’s 11Alive reports that the board “released its decision” Wednesday morning. “Due to the City’s failure to comply with several provisions of the Code and the information received during …
One of 12 jurors who convicted ex-Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd is speaking out after photos reportedly circulated showing him at the March on Washington protest last summer. International Business Times is believed to have first publicized the image, dated August 31, 2020, which appears to show Brandon Mitchell, 31, wearing a …
Josh Duggar, the star of a now-canceled reality show, “19 Kids and Counting,” wants out of jail, and his attorneys say he is not a flight risk. According to Page Six, Duggar’s lawyers filed a motion at the Western District Court of Arkansas, pushing for Duggar’s release. The attorneys added that Duggar has been always …
Colorado woman Letecia Stauch apparently requested for the court to reappoint her counsel. This happened after Stauch asked a judge to let her represent herself during her upcoming murder trial. Stauch pushed for weeks to represent herself, claiming she could do better than the legal experts who she claimed wouldn’t take her case seriously. On …
An attorney for accused child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell released a photograph of her client in jail with a bruise under the corner of her eye. It was the first photograph of the jailed British socialite and madam for Jeffrey Epstein since she was arrested last summer, the New York Post said. Attorney Bobbie Sternheim …
