Ex-NYPD officer jailed for cooler-throw that caused fatal crash
A former New York Police Department officer was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison after throwing a cooler from a moving vehicle, an action that led to a fatal crash.
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Gilgo Beach suspect pleads guilty to eight killings across decades
Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect, pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted to killing an eighth in the Gilgo Beach serial killings; the case, which drew national attention, is expected to yield three life sentences plus 100 years.
Ex-deputy handed 20-year sentence in Sonya Massey case
Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her Illinois home while responding to a 911 call about a prowler outside, in the July 2024 incident that drew national attention to police use of force.
Ex-First Lady of South Korea jailed as presidential verdict looms
Kim Keon Hee, wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for bribery as her husband awaits a related verdict, highlighting ongoing high-profile prosecutions in South Korea since its transition to democracy.