Browsing Category
Crime & Courts
‘Making a Murderer’ subject Steven Avery denied new trial again
MANITOWOC, Wis. — "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery's fight for a new trial will be moved to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, according to his attorney.
Avery's post-conviction attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a notice of Aug.…
Former prison guard sentenced to prison for having sex with inmate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former federal corrections officer is going to prison for three months for engaging in sex acts with an inmate.
Authorities say between October 2021, and August 2022, Lenton Jerome Hatten, 54, engaged in sexual acts…
Ohio humane officers rescue 16 roosters in cockfighting bust
ELYRIA, Ohio — Humane investigators in Lorain County, Ohio, rescued 16 roosters Friday, Aug. 18, as part of a cockfighting bust.
According to Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, the birds and other…
Illinois teacher and coach charged with multiple counts of child pornography
DAKOTA, Ill. — A high school teacher and coach in northern Illinois faces multiple charges of child pornography.
According to court documents, 37-year-old Daniel Sheets was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 16, on five counts of child…
Ohio shooting suspect faces more charges in quadruple homicide
VANDALIA, Ohio — A man accused of fatally shooting four people in Butler Township, Ohio, earlier this month is facing nine additional charges.
Steven Marlow, 39, now faces 12 counts of aggravated murder, eight counts of aggravated…
‘Unconscionable is an understatement’: Louisiana man freed after serving 36 years for a rape he didn’t commit
NEW ORLEANS — A man who spent more than 35 years in prison for rape is now a free man after a judge tossed his conviction.
Sullivan Walter, now 53, was only 17 when he was accused of breaking into a woman's home in 1986 and sexually…
Wisconsin officers involved in fatal shooting remain on administrative leave
APPLETON, Wis. — Two officers with the Appleton Police Department have been placed on administrative leave after they shot and killed a man earlier this month.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, officers Bryce Rudebeck…
12-year-old arrested for posting picture of BB guns on Snapchat. Here’s what we know.
FREMONT, Ohio — An Ohio 12-year-old was arrested after allegedly posting a picture of BB guns on Snapchat along with a message that school officials and law enforcement perceived as a threat.
According to the Fremont Police Department,…
Texas man charged with murder after shooting someone outside his home
MARTINDALE, Texas -- A 65-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder after a shooting left one person dead outside his home earlier this month.
According to reports, Terry Duane Turner, 65, told police that in the early hours of…
Woman accused of keeping mother’s corpse in her house for more than a year appears in court
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- The case of an Illinois woman accused of keeping her mother's corpse in her house has been continued.
St. Clair County court records show 49-year-old Reena S. Hayashi appeared in court Oct. 7 for a status…