Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Mass. Arson Case
A 25-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to setting a fire at a western Massachusetts home that killed two of his neighbors. It was one of nine fires set within hours of one another in the community of Northampton. Anthony P. Baye was ordered held without bail Tuesday at his arraignment on two counts of [...]
Two Teens Charged in Ohio Slaying
Two Missouri teens have been charged in the death of an Ohio man whose body was found in the refrigerated compartment of a tractor-trailer. Six other people also have been charged in the death of 20-year-old James William Boyd McNeely, including the trucker in whose rig the body was found. Missouri officials wouldn’t say whether [...]
Woman Punches Through Drive-Thru Window
Police say an Ohio woman punched through a McDonald’s drive-through window because Chicken McNuggets weren’t available. Police were called Friday to the restaurant in Toledo. Police say 24-year-old Melodi Dushane was treated for injuries, then jailed. She pleaded not guilty to a vandalism charge. She was released on a recognizance bond and ordered not to [...]
DeLaughter to Report to Federal Prison
Bobby DeLaughter, a former judge and prosecutor who helped convict the killer of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was expected to report to prison Monday for lying to FBI agents investigating judicial corruption. In July, DeLaughter stepped down as a Hinds County circuit judge and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. The Clarion Ledger reported [...]
Dad, Daughter Charged for Kidnapping Prank
A Louisiana father and his 12-year-old daughter were arrested for an alleged practical joke that startled motorists on an interstate highway. The father allegedly drove his pickup truck with the girl sitting in the passenger seat – bound and gagged with duct tape. Authorities booked 45-year-old Tim Williams of Lacombe with criminal mischief and contributing [...]
Prosecutor Loses Driver’s License for Seven Months
A Rhode Island federal prosecutor whose drunken-driving arrest sparked an internal investigation into whether police gave him favorable treatment has lost his driver’s license for seven months. Gerard Sullivan admitted Monday there was enough evidence to prove he refused a chemical breath test after being pulled over early Thanksgiving Day for driving erratically. As part [...]
Man Shields Self from Stun Gun with Infant
Authorities in Florida say a man accused of using an infant to shield himself from a stun gun has been charged with child neglect. A Volusia County Sheriff’s office charging affidavit says 39-year-old Jorge Garcia of Deltona held the infant in front of him and told a deputy to “Tase the baby” when the deputy [...]
Philly Home Had Hundreds of Dead Animals
Investigators say some kind of religious ritual may be behind the discovery of the remains of 400 to 500 dead animals at a Philadelphia house. Officer George Bengal, director of law enforcement at the Pennsylvania SPCA, says investigators spent hours combing through the home in the city’s Feltonville neighborhood Wednesday. He says the animals were [...]
Man Pleads Guilty to 1982 Murder
A Vermont man has admitted to killing an 18-year-old girl in 1982 in a plea deal with prosecutors. Forty-seven-year-old Theodore Caron of Barre was arrested in February in the strangulation death of Pamela Brown. A DNA sampled linked Caron to the slaying. Caron initially pleaded innocent to first-degree murder. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to [...]
Slain Casino Official Planned to Quit
The wife of the California casino official killed by an ex-employee says her husband was about to leave his job because he didn’t like being ordered to fire people. Raymundo Casillas Jr. was the head of the Barona Gaming Commission in San Diego County. He was killed Tuesday when Donnell Roberts went to his office [...]