The former ‘Empire’ actor had faced up to three years in prison for each of five convictions of lying to police about the 2019 hate crime attack. The jury found that he had orchestrated the attack himself.
A Texas woman facing murder and related charges appeared in court Thursday morning for a pretrial hearing ahead of her upcoming murder trial. The hearing was held at the Travis County court in Austin on Tuesday, in connection with capital charges against Magen Fieramusca, who stands accused of killing her friend, Heidi Broussard, in 2019, …
A lawsuit in connection with a Wisconsin girl accused of killing a baby in daycare in 2018 has been tossed out. The lawsuit, which was filed in December 2020, accused the Chippewa County Department of Human Services, and the director Tim Easker, along with foster care coordinator Serena Schultz and “Jane Doe” social workers of …
A Georgia man will spend the rest of his life in prison after sexually assaulting three generations of females in his family. On Monday, Bennie Frank Johnson, 66, was sentenced for his convictions of rape, aggravated child molestation, and two counts of child molestation. A Cobb County judge handed down two life sentences and an …
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that they will not review a request to have Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction overturned. The highest court’s decision means that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s June 2021 ruling will stand. Last year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that a 2005 agreement made with then-Montgomery County District Attorney …
A New Jersey man faces multiple life sentences after he was convicted in a home invasion that left three people, including two children, dead. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said Saturday that Jeremy Arrington, 31, was convicted on 28 charges, including three counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, burglary, and …
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to reinstate the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted of killing three people and injuring more than 260 others in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The court ruled 6-3 in favor of re-sentencing Tsarnaev, 28, to death. Tsarnaev previously received the death penalty after being convicted …
A Florida mom who reported her 5-year-old daughter missing back in 2019 pleaded guilty Thursday to killing the little girl. Brianna Williams, who was a Navy petty officer when she was arrested, had been charged with aggravated child abuse, lying to police, and tampering with evidence, as CrimeOnline previously reported. She pleaded not guilty. The …
Jacqueline Avant, wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, was shot dead in their home in December.
A Michigan man charged with killing his girlfriend in 2020 took a plea deal this week and led investigators to her body. Amber Griffin, 27, was reported missing in June 2020 by her mother and boyfriend Derek Horton — who was charged with open murder after evidence linked him to Griffin’s death, as CrimeOnline previously …
A second jury selection started Tuesday in connection with the trial of a Connecticut man who allegedly killed his wife and lied about it. Potential jurors are scheduled to be questioned in the Rockville Superior Court for the murder case of Richard Dabate, who stands accused of killing his wife, Connie Dabate, 39, in 2015. …
A Michigan judge on Tuesday denied requests to transfer accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley to a juvenile facility. Crumbley, 15, has been housed in the Oakland County Jail since his arrest following the November 30 massacre at Oxford High School that left four students dead and six students and teacher wounded, as CrimeOnline previously reported. …
