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Mass. man convicted of 2009 ax killing over loan
A 32-year-old Braintree man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2009 ax killing of a neighbor who refused to lend him money. A jury returned the verdict against Lucas Walters in Norfolk Superior Court on Wednesday, which would have been the 35th birthday of his victim, Jeffrey Phillips. ...
Ohio woman, allegedly enslaved, spent time in jail
A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it. Court records show that a child endangering complaint ...
Man gets 35 years for killing former landlady
A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling his former landlady and setting fire to her house. A Pasco County judge sentenced 49-year-old Charles Edward Dear on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree arson and other charges. Authorities say 46-year-old ...
Suspected Calif. ex-prof. may have more victims
A former University of Southern California professor who's accused of sex crimes involving two children likely has more victims, federal authorities said Wednesday. Evidence indicates that Walter Lee Williams is believed to have at least 10 alleged victims in addition to the 14-year-old boys cited in a federal indictment, said ...
Father of man found dead in jail cell speaks out
The father of a Utah Army veteran recently found hanging dead in his jail cell says the jail failed to protect his son. Michael Stewart told Weber County commissioners Tuesday that jail officials ignored his son and his complaints about conditions, The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reported (http://bit.ly/12ay5uw ). Matthew David ...
2 dead in Peacham, Vt., in apparent murder suicide
Vermont State Police believe a New Hampshire man showed up at his ex-wife's home Wednesday morning, shot her husband and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide. Authorities said Jeannie Peabody called police to report that a white van pulled up on the lawn in front of her house in Peacham ...
Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking
A judge who heard prostitutes testify that a father-and-son pimp team made them feel like family cleared the two men of sex trafficking charges Wednesday. The men's supporters in the Manhattan courtroom cheered the verdict, but the gallery fell silent when Judge Ruth Pickholtz announced convictions against Vincent George Sr. ...
Father takes stand in Levi Chavez case
The father of a woman who prosecutors say was killed by her husband in a staged suicide says his daughter was excited about her future and wasn't depressed. Joseph Cordova told jurors Wednesday that his daughter, 26-year-old Tera Chavez, blew him a kiss the last time he saw her. He ...
Brielle shooting suspect appears in court
A Jersey Shore restaurant owner accused of shooting a woman in the parking lot of his business made an initial court appearance Wednesday to face attempted murder and weapons charges. Louis Cataldo, 62, appeared before a state Superior Court judge in Monmouth County, one day after authorities said he shot ...
Appeals court vacates West Texas corruption ruling
An appeals court has overturned a guilty plea and six-year-prison sentence for a man accused of participating in a bribery scheme to win government contracts in El Paso County. The federal panel determined Tuesday that a judge interfered with plea negotiations involving El Paso businessman Adrian Pena. The contractor pleaded ...
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