A rape victim is reportedly outraged after a Louisiana judge suggested that a convicted rapist could pay money in exchange for a lighter sentence. Washington Post reports that Judge Bruce Bennett sentenced Sedrick Hills, 44, to 12 years in prison for raping a teen girl in 2003. The victim was 15 when the incident happened. She’s …
Two suspects arrested in connection with a New Hampshire couple found dead at a South Texas beach are behind bars on a $1 million bond each. Adam Curtis Williams and Amanda Noverr appeared in court on Friday morning, in front Nueces County District Judge Jack Pulcher in Corpus Christi. Both have been charged with felony …
A Florida mother sued an adventure park on Monday, alleging that her 10-year-old son was seriously injured when he fell from their zip line. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Kimberly Barnes filed a lawsuit against UATP Management, the company that owns Urban Air Adventure Park, for a September 1 incident on their “Sky Rider” …
An Arizona-based flight attendant has sued Southwest Airlines, alleging that she spotted an iPad in a plane’s cockpit that showed video footage taken in the aircraft’s front bathroom. According to the Phoenix New Times, Renee Steinaker and her husband filed a complaint against the airline in Maricopa County Superior Court on October 25. According to …
A Florida jury reached a verdict against one of the men accused of taking the life of a beloved Florida doctor after she returned home from vacation in 2015 Jimmy Ray Rodgers, one of the three men accused of killing Sievers, has been found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery, and trespassing. He’s scheduled for sentencing …
Officials in Georgia have agreed to pay a woman $100,000 nearly five years after a Facebook post she made about her police officer ex-husband resulted in her arrest. Single mother Anne King wrote the following post about her former husband, Corey King, on January 15, 2015: “That moment when everyone in your house has the …
A group of convicted Georgia sex offenders filed a lawsuit against the Butts County sheriff in an attempt to stop “No Trick or Treat” signs from being placed in their yards. The New York Times reports that according to the lawsuit, three sex offenders, Christopher Reed, Reginald Holden and Corey McClendon, were told by Butts …
An accused killer’s attorneys are pushing to have his murder confession thrown out after claiming he was not fully read his Miranda rights. A three-day hearing over whether to suppress the man’s confession was scheduled to begin Tuesday but has been postponed due to a lawyer’s family emergency, CBS2/Fox 28 News reports According to Law …
An alleged killer who reportedly lured a beloved couple to a remote Georgia area with the promise of selling them their dream car could walk out of prison a free man, after the Georgia Supreme Court tossed out his murder indictment. Court documents obtained by CrimeOnline indicate that in a 7-2 opinion, the trial court …
A former Florida nanny who gave birth to an 11-year-old boy’s baby was convicted of sexual battery on Wednesday. Tampa Bay Times reports that 28-year-old Marissa Mowry was a parents’ worst nightmare. She’s pictured above at the age of 22, when she sexually assaulted a young boy at least 15 times in 2014. Mowry was …
The Arizona Court of Appeals is mulling over whether convicted killer Jodi Arias should have her murder conviction overturned due to alleged prosecutor misconduct and a “media circus” that surrounded the trial. On Thursday, Arias’ defense lawyers argued that Juan Martinez, the prosecutor in Arias’ 2013 trial, showed numerous instances of misconduct that they believe …
Lawyers began their arguments Thursday in an attempt to overturn the murder conviction of killer Jodi Arias, who murdered her former boyfriend in 2008. Arizona prosecutor Juan Martinez is accused of acting improperly during the murder investigation and during Arias’ subsequent 2013 trial. Arias’ attorneys filed an appeal in 2018, after accusing Martinez, in part, …
