An appellate court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband. The Appellate court ruled that the jury was improperly instructed on self-defense. A jury convicted 31-year-old Marissa Alexander…
Geoffrey Portway, a man residing in Boston, was planning to kidnap children, lock them in a basement, rape and eat them Authorities say this week in court documents that he should be imprisoned for at least 27 years. Portway pleaded guilty in May to distribution and possession of child pornography…
Abraham Pearson, a detroit inmate, stabbed an officer and escaped from jail wearing the officer’s uniform. Pearson, was seen walking in a Detroit neighborhood Monday night and he was eventually captured. Authorities say Pearson attacked a deputy with a sharpened comb in the presence of two other inmates inside of…
17 year-old Galileo Mondol pleaded not guilty Tuesday, to allegedly raping a fellow student at a summer sports camp in Massechusetts. Mondol, is one of three junior varsity soccer players who authorities allege assaulted three victims in a cabin at the summer camp. At Tuesday’s hearing, prosecutors allege the three…
A Florida judge told Kaitlyn Hunt, 19, after hearing testimony about thousands of text messages, that she had heard enough regarding the text messages. Hunt, who is currently awaiting trial on charges of having sex with her underage girlfriend, allegedly sent text messages to her underage girlfriend [via iPod] after…
Ex-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, currently incarcerated for an alleged murder, declared his innocence as he responded to a fan letter, saying that “all the people who turned on me will feel like crap.” TMZ, which on Thursday published the letter online, claimed to have independently verified its authenticity…
O.J. Simpson, 66, has resided in a Nevada prison for about 5 years since his conviction on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges for unlawfully entering into a Las Vegas casino to try to reclaim items he felt were rightfully his. Simpson has recently asked the parole board for early…
By: Mark Eiglarsh Zimmerman may have murdered Trayvon Martin. He may have been a profiling “wannabe cop” who was filled with “ill will, hatred and/or spite.” He may have approached Trayvon with his gun drawn. He may have even physically assaulted him before Trayvon punched him in the nose. Trayvon…
New England Patriot’s Aaron Hernandez has been charged with premeditated murder. He has pleaded not guilty. Carlos Ortiz told authorities about an apartment Hernandez has that not many people know of. He also told police that he and Hernandez stopped at the apartment the night after Lloyd’s death. A search…
Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder May 8 in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander in his Arizona home. Arias’ attorneys have requested that a judge vacate the jury’s decision in her murder trial that the killing of her boyfriend was “especially cruel,” which would allow a…