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 …
A California mother convicted of relentlessly abusing and murdering her 8-year-old son has asked a court to vacate her murder conviction and resentence her. Pearl Fernandez, now 37, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in the death of Gabriel Fernandez in May 2013. Her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, was sentenced to death, as …
A North Carolina man accused of drugging and raping a woman during Spring Break in Florida has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and is pushing to suppress a previously reported confession. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 21-year-old Christine Englehardt, of Pennsylvania, died last month inside her hotel room at the Albion Hotel in …
The man who fired then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and three other officers after George Floyd’s death testified Monday that what Chauvin did “in no way, shape, or form is anything that is by policy, part of our training, and is certainly not part of our ethics or values.” Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo was …
The head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide unit testified Friday that former cop Derek Chauvin used “totally unnecessary” force against George Floyd. Lt Richard Zimmerman was one of two officers to testify in Chauvin’s murder trial on Friday, the only witnesses in the half day session. “First of all,” Zimmerman said, “pulling him down …
A paramedic who responded to George Floyd’s arrest testified on Thursday that he believed Floyd was dead immediately upon arriving on the scene. Hennepin EMS paramedic Derek Smith said on the stand that he checked Floyd’s pulse as Derek Chauvin and two other police officers were on top of him. Smith recalled realizing Floyd had …
On Wednesday, the court was shown surveillance footage from the Minnesota supermarket George Floyd patronized just before his arrest and death. Surveillance footage appears to show Floyd dancing and stretching as he allegedly purchased cigarettes from Cup Foods with a counterfeit $20. Store clerk Christopher Martin, 19, who reportedly accepted the bill, testified that Floyd …
Two teenage boys charged in a fatal assault on a middle school student in 2019 won’t spend time in jail, a California judge ruled Friday. Riverside County Superior Judge Roger A. Luebs instead ordered the boys to serve 150 hours of community service and “participate in various programs specifically tailored toward their rehabilitative needs” in …
The man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this week has been moved from the Boulder County Jail because of “safety concerns and threats.” Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, was formally charged with 10 counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder during his initial court …
