A Texas jury awarded nearly $100 million to the family of a man gunned down in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer who thought she was at her own apartment on a different floor. The jury awarded $60 million in punitive damages and $38.6 million in compensatory damages, ruling that Amber Guyger acted …
A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death suit filed against the Moab Police Department in the 2021 death of Gabby Petito but said an appellate court might have more leeway to pry apart the case’s minutiae. “The existing case law applies governmental immunity and extends the reach of governmental immunity in this kind …
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On Wednesday, Georgia prosecutors presented video footage of the moment Laken Riley’s family learned of her murder. The bodycam video showed Riley’s mother, stepfather, and sister crying approaching officers about Riley — who was missing at the time. Riley’s mother is heard asking an officer, “Is she alive,” before an officer says he is not …
A Georgia woman on trial for killing her 1-year-old daughter was found guilty Wednesday by a Cherokee County jury. Chloe Driver, 24, displayed no emotion as the jury announced its verdict in court, declaring her “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt but mentally ill” on all counts, KFOX Driver, who entered a not guilty plea based …
On Tuesday, a New York federal judge ordered prosecutors to get rid of copies of notes seized from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ jail cell. According to NBC News, assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik said the notes — 11 pages and eight pages from a calendar book — detailed Combs’ plans to pay off witnesses and find …
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother imprisoned for drowning her two young sons, was denied parole after appearing before the board via Zoom on Wednesday. Smith, now 53, can request a parole hearing every two years beginning after serving 30 years of her sentence. The board pointed out that her case drained resources from law …
Jose Ibarra, has been found guilty of murder and other charges related to Laken Riley’s death. Ibarra, 26, was convicted on three counts of felony murder, as well as malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, and “peeping Tom.” He faces a life sentence in prison, with no chance of …
A Minnesota man is accused of bursting into a hunting cabin and gunning down his 62-year-old father as he had dinner with friends and relataives. Kirk Edward Hazlett III, 31, was charged with two counts of second degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of first degree burglary in the death of Kirk …
An autopsy report for a 7-year-old Oklahoma girl who died in August reveals that the girl, who weighed less than 30 pounds at the time of her death, swallowed a baby bottle top, leading to her death. According to the autopsy report, the bottle lid blocked Violet Mitchell’s small intestine, causing a “failure to thrive” …
A Virginia couple was arrested this week after the wife allegedly had her husband brutally stab a pizza restaurant employee over a “botched order.” Catherine N. Harper, 45, and Corey T. Harper, 47, are both charged with malicious wounding, and Corey Harper has an additional charge of brandishing a firearm, WAVY reported. Police were called …
