Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a Florida woman who shot her husband to death, concluding that she acted in self-defense after years of abuse, WFLA-TV reports. The case stems from 2018, when Sabrina and Mark Hendley were arguing after a day of drinking at their home in Hillsborough County. In an interview with …
The son of a Brooklyn judge was sentenced to eight months in jail for his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. Aaron Mostofsky roamed through the Capitol wearing a fur pelt and a police-issued ballistics vest and told a reporter he believed Democrats stole the election, Courthouse News reported. Mostofsky, …
Amber Heard took the stand for a second day of testimony on Thursday, tearfully describing how her ex-husband Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle while the were in Australia just a month after their marriage. Depp is suing Heard over an op-ed in the Washington Post that he says defames him, although …
Amber Heard took the stand this week in her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s defamation case against her and claimed the actor kicked her and accused her of having an affair with fellow actor, James Franco. On Thursday, Heard testified that Depp kicked her in the back while they were traveling by plane eight years ago, from …
Amber Heard took the stand for the first time in her defense against ex-husband Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her, telling the court that the first time Depp became violent with her “changed my life.” Depp is suing heard for $50 million over an essay she wrote in the Washington Post in 2018 in which …
A federal judge said Wednesday he had accepted a plea deal in the civil rights case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison. Chauvin pleaded guilty on December 15 to violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than …
Amber Heard’s first witness in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her testified with graphic descriptions of abuse the actress alleged Depp heaped upon her and said it was clear that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. Forensic psychologist Dawn Hughes’ testimony was in direct conflict with Depp’s own expert witness, Shannon Curry, …
Amber Heard’s attorneys moved to dismiss Johnny Depp’s multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit against her, but the judge nixed the move, ruling that Depp’s attorneys had presented enough evidence for the case to move forward. Heard’s motion is fairly typical once a plaintiff has rested their case and before the defense presents theirs; Judge Penney Azcarate’s …
