Georgia Jury Unconvinced by Former Cop Defendant’s Claim His Wife Committed Suicide
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Ex-Eatonton police officer Michael Seth Perrault was instead found guilty of murder and sentenced to life without parole.
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February 26, 2022
Ex-Cop Who Shot and Killed Man Over Movie Theater Spat Acquitted of Murder
A retired police officer who shot and killed a man over a spat in a movie theater has been acquitted of murder. Jurors deliberated for just three and a half hours before handing down the verdict in the trial of 79-year-old Curtis Reeves, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Prosecutors had charged Reeves with second-degree murder …
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February 24, 2022
Accused School Shooter’s Parents Must Stand Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges: Judge
A Michigan judge on Thursday ordered the parents of accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the November 30 massacre. Four of the 15-year-old’s classmates were killed in the shooting and six were wounded, along with one teacher, as CrimeOnline previously reported. James and Jennifer …
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February 24, 2022
Former Minneapolis Police Officers Found Guilty of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights in Federal Trial
A federal jury on Thursday found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao were all found guilt of willfully failing to aid Floyd as he lay on the ground beneath fellow officer Derek Chauvin’s knee. Kueng and Thao were also found guilty …
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February 24, 2022
Killer Enters Plea After Torturing Neighbor Girl to Death, Throwing Her in Freezing Pond to Release ‘Demons’
A Missouri man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering a 4-year-old girl, in what he said was an attempt to exorcise demons from her. According to Benton County Circuit Court online court records, Ethan Mast pleaded guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree or attempted assault “involving serious physical injury or …
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February 23, 2022
Woman Arrested En Route to Family Vacation, Jailed for 2 Weeks in Case of Mistaken Identity
While she was in custody, Bethany Farber’s grandmother had a stroke and died
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February 22, 2022
Accused School Shooter Ethan Crumbley ‘Enjoyed His Dark Side,’ Wanted To ‘Witness the Pain and Suffering He Caused’: Prosecutors
Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented very different views of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley on Tuesday during a hearing to determine whether he should be housed in a juvenile facility as he awaits trial. Crumbley, 15, is accused of killing four of his classmates at Oxford High School on November 30 and wounding six others …
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February 21, 2022
Florida Doctor Who Killed His Father in Botched Murder-Suicide Gets Probation
A Florida doctor who shot and killed his father nearly four years ago won’t spend any time in prison after agreeing to a plea deal last week. Rafael Azulay was initially charged with second-degree murder in the May 12, 2018, incident that killed his father, 67-year-old Asher Azulay, and sent him to a hospital in …
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February 19, 2022
Caliyah McNabb: Murder Conviction REVERSED for Mom of Newborn Found Dead with Cracked Skull, Hidden in Woods
A Georgia woman convicted of killing her newborn baby in 2017 had her murder conviction tossed out by the state appeals court on Friday. According to court documents, the state Court of Appeals agreed in a ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence that Cortney Bell, who was convicted along with her boyfriend, …
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February 19, 2022
Cash Gernon: Man Who Kidnapped Sleeping Boy, Stabbed Him Dead Found Incompetent to Stand Trial
Criminal proceedings against a man who allegedly kidnapped a young boy from his bed and stabbed him to death have been halted indefinitely after a judge’s ruling, the Dallas Morning News reports. On Friday, Magistrate Judge Farrel Chapman found Darriynn Brown incompetent to stand trial on a capital murder charge in connection with the death …
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February 15, 2022
Alec Baldwin Sued for ‘Rust’ Cinematographer’s Shooting Death
On Tuesday, actor Alec Baldwin was formally sued in connection with last year’s shooting that killed a cinematographer on the set of “Rust.” According to Deadline, the wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Baldwin, 63, and other members of the “Rust” production team knew of firearm safety issues on set but took no corrective action before …