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A Brockton Superior Court judge revoked bail for Bradley Rein after he violated pretrial release by failing an alcohol test connected to the fatal November 2022 Hingham Apple Store crash, ordering him held without bail for 90 days at the Plymouth House of Corrections.
A Scottish mother, Courtney Gartshore, was sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of culpable homicide for fatally burning her three‑month‑old daughter, Dahlia‑Rose, with a hairdryer; prosecutors noted she was alone with the child, had been drinking, and she was allowed to travel overseas on bail, sparking criticism of the justice system.
Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested at his Encino home in a 12‑count felony tax‑omission case alleging he failed to report about $8.7 million in income between 2019 and 2024; his lawyers filed an emergency motion asking for release on his own recognizance or a bail reduction from $250,000 to $50,000, criticizing the raid as an “absurd show of force” for offenses they say involve tax omissions rather than weapons or violence.
A 70-year-old Hopkinton man, Steven Dana, was freed on $7,500 bail after being charged with attempted murder, strangulation/suffocation and assault on a disabled person following a confrontation at Sandy Beach on Lake Maspenock; video shows him overpowering 21-year-old Matt Duffy and submerging him underwater, with Duffy saying the dispute stemmed from residency rules and left him with injuries including broken limbs. Dana is due back in Framingham District Court on July 13 for a probable cause hearing and must stay away from the beach and the victim.
An Australian court in Melbourne is hearing bail arguments for Zeinab Ahmad, who, along with Kawsar Abbas, faces charges of enslaving a Yazidi teenager in Syria and related terrorism offenses after returning home; the proceedings focus on whether Ahmad should be released pending further investigation.
An Australian woman charged with joining the Islamic State group appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court seeking bail, with her lawyer saying she has renounced jihad.
An Oklahoma judge approved a $500,000 bail for former death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has been imprisoned since his 1998 conviction in a murder-for-hire plot. Glossip’s conviction and death sentence were overturned by the Supreme Court in February 2025, and he now awaits a retrial. If released on bond, he would wear a GPS ankle monitor, observe a 10 p.m.–7 a.m. curfew, and have no contact with witnesses. He previously faced multiple execution dates and even survived three last meals, marking the potential end of nearly 30 years behind bars.
Anna May Hug Hartley, 41, of Vancouver, was ordered held on $300,000 bail in a Clark County child-molestation investigation involving her husband and a Clark County pediatrician who died by apparent suicide; the case also involves a third suspect and centers on allegations of trafficking and possession of explicit material, with Hartley accused of transporting the victim to the doctor’s La Center residence where nude photos were exchanged.
Australia’s most decorated veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, is released on bail amid war-crimes charges related to Afghan deaths, marking another chapter in a high-profile legal saga.
Former Australian special forces veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross recipient, was granted bail after 10 days in custody on five murder charges tied to Afghanistan operations between 2009 and 2012. He denies the charges and faces potential life imprisonment if convicted; prosecutors say the victims were not combatants and were killed in his presence or by subordinates under his orders, with the case now heading to trial.
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, has been granted bail on five murder charges related to alleged killings of unarmed Afghan detainees between 2009 and 2012. He denies the charges. Bail conditions include reporting to police three times weekly, surrendering his passport, providing access to electronic devices, and a A$250,000 surety with travel restrictions; he faces the possibility of years in custody before a trial due to the case’s complexity and sensitive information. The matter is considered unprecedented in Australia, and the civil defamation case from 2023 found substantial truth to some allegations against him.
Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Florida. He reportedly showed impairment at the scene, tested negative for alcohol on a breathalyzer but refused a urinalysis, was booked in jail, and released on bail about eight hours later; no significant injuries were reported.
London police released on bail two men detained in connection with an antisemitic attack in Golders Green that included an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest.
A 35-year-old Florida woman, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, was arrested by LAPD on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly firing an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills-area home; bail was set at $10.225 million. Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, and their children were at home and unharmed. Ortiz’s motive remains unclear, and she has prior arrests in Florida; what connected her to Rihanna, if anything, is not known at this time.
Lord Peter Mandelson had his bail conditions dropped and his passport returned after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office; he remains under investigation and denies any criminal wrongdoing, with prosecutors continuing to examine alleged sharing of market-sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein during his ministerial tenure.