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Controversial bill that would have freed convicted felons serving life sentences stalls

A controversial California bill that would free some convicted felons serving life sentences has stalled in the Legislature and is not expected to move forward. SB 94, authored by California State Senator Dave Cortese, would give certain people serving life sentences for crimes committed before June 5, 1990, the opportunity to petition for a review […]

Ex-Nevada politician Robert Telles convicted of investigative journalist's murder 

A Nevada jury convicted former county employee Robert Tellez on Wednesday of the 2022 murder of a Las Vegas journalist who wrote an article critical of the former politician. According to the Associated Press, jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours after hearing evidence in the trial connected to the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal […]

Illegal migrant, caught and released at border, convicted of sex crimes against Virginia child

A series of Bolivian illegal immigrants have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Virginia on suspicion of child sex crimes. According to the Washington, D.C., Enforcement and Removal Operations Office (ERO), 36-year-old Jose Fabricio Bayzaga Vargas was arrested in Annandale, Virginia on August 19th. Fox News confirmed that the Bolivian migrant […]

Maryland cop convicted for assaulting Capitol police on Jan. 6

A Maryland police officer was convicted Friday of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol with rioters and throwing smoke bombs and other weapons at officers guarding a tunnel entrance. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden convicted Montgomery County Police Officer Justin Lee of two felony counts and three misdemeanors this week […]

Susan Lorincz convicted in fatal shooting of black neighbor

A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of shooting and killing her black neighbor in a dispute over the victim’s children playing outside her home. On June 2, 2023, in an Ocala, Florida courtroom, 60-year-old Susan Lorincz was found guilty of manslaughter by an all-white jury after two and a half hours of deliberation in […]

Ex-cop Shawn Jordan convicted of raping teen gets just 10 weekends in jail

A disgraced Rochester police officer who raped a 13-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to just 10 weeks in prison for his sickening crime, but activists denounced the punishment as “the epitome of injustice.” Sean Jordan, 40, admitted in March to assaulting the girl in the summer of 2022. It was one of at least two […]