Federal authorities reportedly planned to arrest Derek Chauvin on federal police brutality charges if he was acquitted in George Floyd’s death or if the case concluded in a mistrial. A source told the Star-Tribune that federal authorities’ plan was to arrest Chauvin, 44, at the Hennepin County courthouse, but it was not necessary as he …
A Texas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for harboring his father, who has been accused of killing his two daughters, for years. According to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah, 32-year-old Islam Yaser-Abdel Said pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal a person from arrest, concealing a person …
A New Jersey murderer, better known as the “Torso Killer,” has pleaded guilty to killing two victims. The Associated Press reports that Richard Cottingham, 74, admitted in court Tuesday that he murdered Mary Ann Pryor, 17, and Lorraine Marie Kelly, 16. Both girls were killed in August 1974, after Cottingham kidnapped, raped, then drowned them …
Letecia Stauch, a Colorado woman accused of killing her stepson, has refused to go to the jail’s law library after pushing to represent herself during her upcoming murder trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch appeared before Judge Gregory Werner at the El Paso County courthouse in El Paso County, Colorado, in February, and declared she …
The parents of Kristin Smart have sued the father of the man accused of killing her, after the father allegedly moved the victim’s body from under him home. KTLA reports that the lawsuit was filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by attorney James Murphy, on behalf of the Smart family. The lawsuit accuses …
Ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s conviction comes months before his three colleagues who were also at the scene stand trial in George Floyd’s death. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree murder. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than …
Chauvin was convicted of third-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter
Employees at the courthouse were told to leave the downtown area in anticipation of a verdict announcement in the Derek Chauvin trial, according to emerging reports. It took jurors roughly 10 hours to deliberate in this case. WCCO reported that Hennepin County court employees were instructed to stop their duties and leave the downtown area …
THE LATEST: DEREK CHAUVIN FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES IN MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD The jury has reached a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, according to emerging reports. Local news outlet WCCO reported that the verdict is expected to be announced between 4:30-5:00 p.m. ET. According to The Washington Post, the 12 jurors did not …
A California man and his father, both behind bars in connection with the death of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, pleaded not guilty on Monday. KTLA reports that Paul Flores, 44, who is charged with murdering 19-year-old Smart, and his father, Ruben Flores, 80, who is facing an accessory after the fact charge, both appeared …
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill on Monday denied a defense motion for a mistrial in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin but said that comments by US Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, were “disrespectful” and could “result in this whole trial being overturned.” Attorney Eric Nelson’s motion cited media exposure, particularly comments …
A California father and son went to court Thursday, in connection with the 1996 disappearance and presumed death of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart. Fox News reports that Paul Flores, 44, and his father Ruben Flores, 80, appeared in virtual court Thursday morning. Both defendants declined to enter pleas for the charges against them, in …
