Police responding to reports of explosion at California courthouse
Police are responding to reports of an explosion at a courthouse in Santa Barbara, California, on Thursday. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office urged residents to stay away, saying the area is not yet considered safe. Officials have not said whether anyone was injured. “Santa Maria Courthouse: Report of an explosion. Please stay away from the […]
Kentucky district judge killed in courthouse shooting, governor says
Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced Thursday that a district judge in Kentucky was shot and killed in his courthouse. “Sadly, I have heard that a district judge in Letcher County was shot and killed this afternoon in his chambers,” Beshear said. Post to social media site X“There is too much violence in this world. I […]
Kentucky sheriff fatally shoots judge in his courthouse chambers after argument, state police say
A Kentucky sheriff shot and killed a district judge in a courtroom Thursday afternoon after an altercation. The New York Times reported.Citing a police statement. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, 43, turned himself in after shooting and killing Judge Kevin Mullins and has been charged with first-degree murder, the newspaper reported, citing a Thursday evening […]
Kentucky sheriff charged in slaying of judge at courthouse
A rural Kentucky county judge was shot and killed in his courtroom Thursday, and a local sheriff has been charged with murder, police said. According to Kentucky State Police, a preliminary investigation determined that Letcher County Sheriff Sean M. Steens shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an altercation inside the courthouse. Mullins, who […]
Jurors help detain man after he bolts courthouse in handcuffs
A Maine man tried to flee the courthouse in handcuffs after being found guilty of assaulting a one-year-old child, but two jurors and a detective prevented him from leaving. Suspect Nicholas Carter, 31, was seen running from the Skoheggan Town Courthouse while handcuffed on Wednesday. Carter was convicted of aggravated assault on a one-year-old child. […]
Man convicted of child assault flees courthouse, jurors help nab him
A handcuffed defendant fled a Maine courtroom moments after being found guilty of child assault, but was quickly caught by two quick-witted jurors. Shocking footage of defendant Nicholas Carter, 31, jumping through bars and escaping from the second floor of a Skowhegan courtroom while handcuffed was captured on video on Wednesday. He ran down the […]
Bryan Kohberger in court after potential jurors threatened to ‘burn courthouse down’ if he’s acquitted
Idaho murder suspect Brian Koberger appeared in court Thursday as his lawyers argued for a change of venue for his trial after it was revealed that potential jurors had threatened to “burn down the courthouse” if Koberger was acquitted. Koberger, wearing a blue shirt and black jacket, sat at the defense table in a Moscow, […]