Fired Philadelphia cop pleads guilty to murder in 12-year-old’s shooting
A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder for fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy as he ran away, but prosecutors say the boy was on the ground and unarmed when the officer opened fire. He announced that he was there. Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of criminal tools as part of […]
Alaska Airlines Passenger Pleads Guilty To Touching Woman On Plane To ‘Arouse His Sexual Desire,’ DOJ Says
A Washington state man pleaded guilty Thursday to serious assault after touching a woman on a plane, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. Desmond Bostic, 25, pleaded guilty in a Seattle courtroom and could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. On an […]
Denise Lodge, wife of ex-Harvard Medical School morgue manager, pleads guilty in body part selling scheme
The wife of a former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School has pleaded guilty to shipping human body parts stolen from the Ivy League school’s mortuary to buyers across the country. Dennis Lodge, 64, pleaded guilty Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to a charge of interstate transportation of […]
NOLA courtroom brawl erupts after man pleads guilty to killing his 3 children
A fight erupted in a New Orleans courtroom Thursday after a man pleaded guilty to killing three children in a house fire last year. New Orleans news outlets reported that Joseph Washington has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the attack on a woman related to his children. Louisiana man who allegedly killed toddler and […]
Alleged NYC subway cellist attacker Amira Hunter pleads guilty
On Wednesday, a woman accused of attacking a subway cellist with a bottle tried to plead guilty, but her plea was reversed in a bizarre scene in a Manhattan courtroom. Amira Hunter, 23, was charged in Manhattan Supreme Court with assault for punching cellist Ian S. Forrest in the head during a performance at the […]
Melody Felicano Johnson pleads guilty to poisoning Air Force husband coffee maker
An Arizona mother has pleaded guilty to poisoning her U.S. Air Force husband after he was caught pouring bleach into her coffee maker on cameras hidden throughout their home. Melody Felicano Johnson was charged with two counts of drug poisoning for allegedly putting a deadly chemical into Robbie Johnson’s coffee machine on July 11 and […]
Wife Pleads Guilty To Poisoning Military Husband’s Coffee With Bleach, Caught On Hidden Camera
An Arizona woman pleaded guilty Monday to trying to poison her husband by putting bleach in his coffee, Law & Crime reported. Melody Felicano Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty to trying to poison her estranged U.S. Air Force husband by adding bleach to his coffee. Her attempt was recorded on her hidden camera. She was charged […]
Former Atlanta chief financial officer pleads guilty to stealing money from city for trips and guns
ATLANTA (AP) – The city of Atlanta’s former chief financial officer pleaded guilty Monday to stealing money from the city for personal travel and guns and attempting to defraud the federal government of income taxes. Jim Beard, 60, pleaded guilty in federal court in Atlanta to one count of federal program theft and one count […]
Teacher of the year finalist pleads guilty to sexually assaulting student, 18-year-old victim asked judge to not punish instructor
A Teacher of the Year finalist has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old student, despite the victim asking the judge not to punish the teacher. A New Hampshire teacher was charged with sexual assault because of her relationship with an adult under a relatively new law. In March 2022, Bridget Doucette Howell, 40, was […]
Ex-hospital administrator pleads guilty to hot dog vendor’s identity for 30 years
A former hospital administrator has pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of a former colleague over a 30-year period, resulting in the man being sent to a psychiatric hospital. Matthew David Keirans, 58, stole the identity of hot dog vendor William Donald Woods when the two worked together in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the late […]