Illinois School Food Director Sentenced for Stealing $1.5 Million in Chicken Wings
A former Illinois public school food director has been sentenced to nine years in prison for robbing a chicken wing parcel worth $1.5 million, prosecutors announced. Vera Liddell worked for more than a decade in Harvey School District 152, a “low-income” neighborhood in the Chicago area. Accused He was arrested in January 2023 for allegedly […]
Florida man sentenced to two years in prison for death threats against Swalwell
A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and his children. Federal prosecutors announced. Michael Shapiro, 72, Sentenced The defendant testified at a hearing in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, nearly nine months after prosecutors said he left multiple threatening messages at Swalwell’s office in […]
Florida teen caught on video brutally beating teacher’s aide sentenced to 5 years in prison despite adoptive mother’s pleas
A Florida teenager who made national headlines in 2023 for brutally beating a teacher’s assistant has been sentenced to five years in state prison. Brendan Depa was arrested Surveillance Video On February 21, he punched the 57-year-old victim, knocking him to the floor as passersby looked on at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast. He […]
Polish man sentenced to four months, deported from Denmark for June assault on Danish prime minister
A Polish man was sentenced to four months in prison on Wednesday for assaulting the Danish prime minister and sexually harassing another man. He will be deported and banned from re-entering Denmark for six years. The unidentified 39-year-old man, who has been in pre-trial detention since the assault, is accused of striking Prime Minister Mette […]
Hulking Florida teen, Brendan Depa, sentenced to five years in prison for attacking teacher over Nintendo Switch
A hulking Florida teenager who brutally beat a high school teacher unconscious last February over a Nintendo Switch has been sentenced to five years in prison. Brendan Depa, now 18, threw his head back after Circuit Judge Terrence Perkins handed down the sentence Tuesday night. According to court records, Depa will be on probation for […]
Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for decapitating his wife, leaving her head in the shower
A Texas man pleaded guilty to murdering his newlywed wife and was sentenced to 40 years in prison as part of a plea deal. Judge Gary Chaney sentenced Jared James Dicus on Wednesday for decapitating 21-year-old Angie Diaz and leaving him in a shower in 2023. Dicus, now 23, pleaded guilty to murder and has […]
Ohio man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 3 young sons
Chad Dorman, 33, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting and killing his three young sons in Ohio last year. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to aggravated murder, plus an additional 16 years for assault charges related to injuries he inflicted on his ex-wife and stepdaughter. […]
Kansas man Ricky Alderete sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man who stole a bronze statue of Jackie Robinson, severed at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can at a city park, will spend nearly 15 years in prison, but most of that time will be tied to a theft that happened just days after the […]
Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue from park sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison
A Kansas man who stole a Jackie Robinson statue from a park has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. A judge sentenced Ricky Alderete on Friday, with the majority of the sentence relating to a separate theft that occurred just days after the statue was stolen. Alderete committed a theft on February 1 while […]
Hunter Biden to be Sentenced Over Gun Crimes on November 13
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13, 2024, for a gun crime conviction. CBS News report“Hunter Biden was convicted by a 12-person jury in June of purchasing and possessing a firearm while high on crack cocaine.” Hunter was convicted of one count of making a false statement regarding […]