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GA men seek to overturn their hate crime convictions in murder of unarmed man

Lawyers representing three men are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to vacate hate crime convictions related to the pursuit and killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Lawyers have argued that evidence of past racist comments by the men does not prove a racially motivated intent to harm Arbery. Greg and Travis McMichael, along with […]

Georgia officer who fatally shot unarmed, naked man has convictions overturned

An appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former Georgia state trooper who shot and killed an unarmed, naked man. Robert “Chip” Olsen responded to a call of a naked man acting erratically at an Atlanta-area apartment complex in March 2015 and found Anthony Hill, a 26-year-old Black Air Force veteran who had been […]

CO paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain case spark reassessment of protocols

Nebraska community grapples with severe ambulance shortage Emergency Medical Technician Rose Chappell and NASEMSO Deputy Executive Director Andy Guinup join FOX & Friends First to find out why one town has long wait times for emergency services and what they are doing to alleviate the shortage. We talked about what we could do. The conviction […]

EPL employs online troll-hunters who seek convictions

England’s top soccer league has announced its responsibility to uncover the identities of online trolls allegedly harassing players and to seek convictions from local authorities if social media users appear to have broken the law. employs a group of researchers who are responsible for The seven-person team said it manages between 50 and 100 reports […]

NC court tosses 12 felony convictions against ex-deputy

A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday threw out a former sheriff’s deputy’s conviction for falsifying firearms training and certification requirements for his former boss. That includes the then-county sheriff, who is currently serving a sentence for a crime. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel vacated former Granville County Deputy Chad Coffey’s 12 felony obstruction […]