The jury selection process has begun for an Ohio woman who’s accused of killing her newborn daughter and burying her in her parents’ backyard in 2017. The Journal News reported that the prosecution and defense are eliminating potential jurors to create a 12-person jury that will decide Brooke Skylar Richardson’s fate. Richardson, 20, was charged …
A judge has significantly reduced the bond for a Michigan man whose his three pit bulls reportedly mauled a 9-year-old girl to death late last month. Pierre Cleveland, 33, was being held on $2 million bond in connection with Emma Hernandez’s August 19 death. On Friday, Judge Michael Wagner lowered his bail to $20,000 during …
A California judge has approved a motion to force a man claiming to be Charles Manson’s grandson to take a DNA test, amid arguments over the late cult leader’s estate. According to court documents filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Michael Channels, who claimed to be a close penpal of Manson’s, filed a motion …
A New York judge handed down a probation sentence Wednesday to a former high school lacrosse player who pleaded guilty to raping his classmate last year. The Buffalo News reports that 19-year-old Elias Q. Dowdy raped a classmate in her Niagara home in May 2018, three days shy of his 18th birthday. Earlier this year, …
Security footage played in court that showed a former Michigan State University basketball star pulling a young woman to his hotel room wasn’t enough to convince a jury that the man sexually assaulted her. ABC 7 reports that a Grand Blanc jury in Michigan acquitted Mateen Cleaves of four counts of sexual assault on August …
The civil trial against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, in connection with the death of Susan Cox Powell’s two young sons, has been set. KOMO News reports that the trial is scheduled to begin on February 10, 2020, at the Pierce County Court in Washington. Susan’s parents filed the lawsuit against …
On Friday evening, a jury found a Florida man guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man last year during a dispute over a handicapped parking space. Michael Drejka, 49, was on trial for the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton, 28, in a Clearwater convenience store parking lot on July 19, 2018. Drejka, who …
A Florida man currently on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed man last year initially claimed he opened fire as he feared he was going to be kicked, a police interview presented to the court on Thursday revealed. Michael Drejka, 49, is facing manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton, 28, at a Clearwater convenience …
A Florida man is currently standing trial for last year’s shooting death of a man in what reportedly stemmed from a dispute over a parking spot. Michael Drejka, 49, is facing manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton, 28, outside of a Clearwater convenience store parking lot on July 19, 2018. While Drejka’s attorneys are …
Relatives of a 10-month-old girl filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania daycare on Tuesday, weeks after the baby reportedly suffered an injury at the facility which left her without the tip of her finger. Speaking to WPVI, Maliyah Leary’s family said the incident involving the infant occurred on August 6 at Principals Demonstration Preparatory Academy. …
Officials in Oregon are moving forward with cancer surgery plans for a 13-year-old girl whose mother had allegedly prevented her from getting the procedure in favor of CBD oil. An attorney for the Oregon Department of Justice said during a court hearing on Monday that Kylee Dixon has a doctor’s appointment this week but no …
An Ohio woman who’s weeks away from standing trial for allegedly killing her newborn daughter and burying her in her parents’ backyard has asked for all charges against her to be dismissed. Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, is charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and child endangerment for her child’s …
