All articles tagged with #criminal justice
A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in the deadly stabbing at a Frisco track meet, with jurors finding he provoked the confrontation and rejecting his self-defense claim.
A 19-year-old Mohammed Abdullah has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for raping a woman in a beach toilet.
Three people were charged with threatening witnesses, officials and a judge connected to the Nolan Wells case, a Black teenager who died after a July 4 celebration off a Mississippi island. The alleged threats were made via phone, text messages and social media as authorities continue investigating Wells’s death and his family questions how the case has been handled.
A former deputy who shot Sonya Massey was denied a request for medical release from prison, ending his bid for early release on health grounds.
Officials and family representatives say the crystal-like substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after the Houston ICE shooting was not narcotics or illicit drugs; preliminary testing indicated it was an electrolyte powder used to stay hydrated in the Texas heat, with full laboratory results and the ongoing federal investigation yet to be released.
Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield testified to a Albuquerque grand jury that he has been canceled and will never work again after being indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child tied to alleged abuse of two boy actors on The Cleaning Lady; he maintained his innocence and claimed the allegations were for money and revenge by the boys’ parents, while prosecutors noted an internal Warner Bros. review found no substantiation—a judge will decide on a motion to dismiss as a potential trial is eyed for next spring.
Seven pro-Palestinian demonstrators were convicted on misdemeanor counts for blocking traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge during a Gaza-war protest, while a jury deadlocked on a felony conspiracy charge and a misdemeanor trespass charge, resulting in a mistrial on those counts. Sentencing is set for August 21, and the unresolved charges could lead to a retrial.
U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced director Carl Rinsch to prison for an $11 million fraud tied to Netflix’s unfinished show, after prosecutors said he diverted funds to personal accounts, made failed investments, and splurged on luxury items before the remaining money was put toward the production; Netflix declined to comment and Rinsch is set to report to prison in September.
On Real Time, Bill Maher criticized Darializa Avila Chevalier for dodging a direct yes/no on whether a murderer should go to jail, calling her 'patient zero' of the woke mind virus. Avila Chevalier, a Mamdani-backed candidate who won New York's 13th Congressional District Democratic primary, has an abolitionist platform and opposed deportations; The New York Times described her as supporting abolishing police, borders and prisons. She has also pledged to kneel during the oath of office.
Prosecutors have dropped the drug charges against Olympian skier Bode Miller, ending the case against the six-time Olympic medalist.
Twelve men were charged with felonies, including human trafficking of a person under 18, after an undercover operation in Homestead tied to FIFA World Cup events in Miami-Dade; detectives posed as a mother prostituting her two daughters online, and the suspects were arrested when they arrived at a hotel.
Texas Rangers arrested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro in Cameron County on the Texas–Mexico border after Minnesota prosecutors charged him with five counts, including second‑degree assault and filing a false police report, over a Jan. 14 Minneapolis immigration operation in which Castro allegedly lied about the events leading to a Venezuelan immigrant being shot; surveillance footage contradicted Castro’s account, and he now faces 3 to 7 years in prison if convicted. ICE had placed him on leave and criticized Minnesota’s prosecution as political, while the case ties federal immigration enforcement to a Texas arrest as the investigation continues.
A federal lawsuit accuses Houston County Jail in Alabama of ignoring a pregnant inmate’s labor for hours, leaving her to deliver with help from fellow inmates after guards and medical staff allegedly refused timely care; about 20 defendants are named, and advocates say the case highlights systemic gaps in pregnancy care for incarcerated women and broader concerns about cost-cutting over inmate health.
In a high-stakes North Carolina Senate race, Republicans accuse former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of a 'complete failure' for overseeing a COVID-era agreement that released about 3,500 inmates in 2021, with data showing more than 560 of them were rearrested within two years. Cooper’s camp says the releases, which targeted nonviolent offenders under court-ordered pandemic relief, faced legal challenges and aimed to reduce overcrowding. Critics, including Michael Whatley and the NRSC, argue the policy endangered public safety and cite cases like braces for murder and other violent offenses as consequences. The piece frames the dispute as part of the broader crime and election battle in North Carolina, highlighting the tension between public safety and pandemic-era policies.
Former President Barack Obama, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, warns that politicizing the Justice Department and expanding presidential power threaten American governance, calls for an independent attorney general, discusses pardons, and cites the need to restore norms for the military ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.