Ben McLemore arraigned on first-degree rape, other sex crimes

Former NBA lottery pick Ben McLemore was indicted on Wednesday in Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon on four sex charges. Among the charges he faces are first-degree rape and first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, both Level A felonies with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The other two charges, the highest-level felonies punishable […]
Alaska man involved violent killing stolen memory card guilty first-degree murde

A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cell phone was found guilty Thursday of two counts of first-degree murder in her death and the death of another Alaska Native woman. Brian Stephen Smith, 52, from South Africa, showed no reaction in court and stared straight ahead as the […]