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California felon convicted of murder after prior strikes dismissed

A California judge allowed a violent “third striker” with a convicted felony to participate in a cooperative trial program over prosecutors’ objections and convicted him of stabbing a man to death, while having his two previous convictions vacated. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that a jury found Ephraim Marand Barnett, 53, of […]

Illegal Had Deportation Dismissed Weeks Before Allegedly Shooting NYC Cops

An illegal immigrant accused of shooting and killing two New York Police Department (NYPD) officers on Monday had his deportation appeal dismissed by a federal immigration judge several weeks ago, according to reports. Bernardo Raul Castro Mata is a 19-year-old undocumented immigrant from Venezuela who currently lives in East Elmhurst, Queens. arrested An early morning […]

Trump verdict watch: Jury dismissed for the day, will keep deliberating Thursday

New York — The judge in Donald Trump‘s criminal hush money trial dismissed jurors for the day on Wednesday after more than four hours of deliberations over their verdict for the former president. Deliberations will resume again at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Before leaving, the jurors requested to rehear Judge Juan Merchan’s instructions about how […]

Latest sign Scottie Scheffler charges likely to be dismissed

Prosecutors involved in the Scottie Scheffler case are scheduled to speak publicly about the charges against the golfer on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, potentially signaling that the charges may be dropped and the matter may be nearing closure. Jefferson County Prosecutor Mike O’Connell is scheduled to speak about the case at 1 p.m. Attorney […]