A Louisiana woman was sentenced this week to 8 years in prison for the fentanyl overdose death of her toddler son, and her family is angry it wasn’t longer. Summer Buxton pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Keynan Jay Buxton, 2, in May 2023, KPLC reported. The boy died of acute drug intoxication, …
A Georgia man who bombed a woman’s home has pleaded guilty and will spend time in federal prison. On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia released a statement announcing that Stephen Glosser, 38, pleaded guilty to stalking and using an explosive to commit another felony offense. Glosser will serve 20 …
A New York jury deliberated less than two hours before returning a guilty verdict for a New Jersey man charged with the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in 2022. The jury also found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of assault for wounding another man who was onstage with Rushdie at the …
The man accused of killing a UnitedHealthcare CEO last year appeared in a New York court on Friday. According to Reuters, Luigi Mangione’s attorney, Karen Agnifilo, said there were “serious search and seizure issues” with Mangione’s arrest in Pennsylvania. Without providing specifics, Agnifilo also suggested there was evidence being suppressed in this case. Friday’s hearing was …
On Thursday, an attorney representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his upcoming sex trafficking trial asked a New York judge to be withdrawn from the case. According to the New York Post, Anthony Ricco wrote that he could not remain effective counsel for Combs “under any circumstances.” Though specifics were not provided due to attorney-client privacy, Ricco …
Defense attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing a health insurance giant CEO late last year, launched a website for information about the various cases on Friday, including Mangione’s first public statement. Mangione is set to appear in New York state court Friday afternoon for a status conference that may include setting a …
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial in Idaho on Wednesday denied several defense motions aimed at hamstringing the prosecution’s case, including a critical motion that would have seen the judge toss “investigative genetic genealogy” evidence from the case. Hearings on all four motions denied by Judge Steven Hippler were held on January 23 and …
The judge in the Karen Read murder trial abruptly ended proceedings yesterday following a tense outburst in the courtroom. Judge Beverly Cannone adjourned the session trial, citing “evidence” that she claimed changed everything, without revealing its details, Boston.com reports Boston.com reports. Read is charged with hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her …
Attorneys for a Massachusetts woman about to go on trial for the second time for the death of her boyfriend in 2022 have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the new trial on the basis of double jeopardy. Karen Read’s first trial last summer ended in a hung jury when jurors reported they could …
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An Idaho man accused of killing his wife, her unborn child, and their 10-month-old son entered into a plea deal last week to avoid the death penalty. Jeremy Best, 50, agreed to plead guilty to first degree murder in the death of his son Zeke Best, whose throat he slit, and second degree murder in …
A Tennessee man convicted in December of killing his wife while they were on their honeymoon in Fiji has been sentenced to life in prison. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, won’t be eligible for release until he’s served at least 18 years, The Associated Press reported. Dawson pleaded not guilty in the death of Christe Chen, …
