A Georgia woman accused of killing her son walked into a Cobb County courtroom sniffling and crying on Monday, where gruesome details emerged regarding the 2014 death a disabled toddler who overdosed on a fatal amount of codeine. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Erica Claudette White, of Austell, is facing 16 charges after she allegedly poisoned …
WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man being sentenced in a road rage case walked out of an Ohio courtroom, jumped in a car and led police on a chase before crashing into an SUV. Authorities say a couple and their baby were hurt in the crash near Akron, along with the 19-year-old suspect. …
After pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in August, an Everett, Washington, man made an unusual request for harsh punishment at his sentencing hearing this week, according to KOMO News. Jonathan Duncan, 24, was charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, 19-year-old Payton Beck-Glessner, in December when he says he was playing with a handgun …
Prosecutors: Victim’s husband bought cocaine after killing teacher wife
Simpson won parole in July
By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s parole board didn’t consider O.J. Simpson’s 1989 conviction for misdemeanor spousal abuse when it granted him parole in July because the case wasn’t listed in the national clearinghouse of FBI crime data, an official said Tuesday. David Smith, the board’s hearing officer, said the panel …
“I victimized a young person who deserved better”
By TOM HAYS and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It seemed as if Anthony Weiner had hit rock bottom when he resigned from Congress in 2011. “Bye-bye, pervert!” one heckler shouted as the Democrat quit amid revelations that he had sent graphic pictures of himself to women on social media. Time has shown …
By AMY TAXIN, Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man who killed eight people at a hair salon in 2011 was sentenced to life without parole Friday in a courtroom packed with sobbing victims’ relatives, who shared vivid memories of their loved ones and wished the shooter a painful end in prison. Scott …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A convicted drug dealer was sentenced Tuesday in California to 11 years in prison in the beating death of a movie studio executive who had been having an affair with his wife. John Lenzie Creech, 45, was convicted in July of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Gavin Smith, a 20th …
By TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli had his bail revoked and was headed to jail Wednesday while awaiting sentencing for a securities fraud conviction. A judge heard arguments about whether the provocative online antics of Shkreli, dubbed the Pharma Bro, were bad enough to put him behind …
By GRETCHEN EHLKE, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a fictional horror character called Slender Man, her attorney told jurors Tuesday. The defense is trying to convince jurors that Anissa Weier was suffering from …
