Gwynn Oak man sentenced to 18 months in armed road rage case

Reginald Johnson, 37, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but 18 months suspended after pleading guilty to felony assault stemming from an armed road rage…

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ICE arrests Honduran national after serious charges dropped in Virginia

FAIRFAX, Va. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, a 26-year-old Honduran national, on May 2 in Fairfax after the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s attorney dismissed criminal charges against him…

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Middletown man sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted armed robbery

A Middletown man was sentenced to eight years in state prison Monday for attempting to rob a smoke shop with a knife in July, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced.…

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Detroit man charged in home invasion allegedly forced 11-year-old daughter to help

DETROIT — A 29-year-old Detroit man is facing multiple felony charges after prosecutors say he broke into an elderly man’s home while allegedly forcing his 11-year-old daughter to assist him. Prosecutor Kym…

DA cracks down on animal cruelty with 25 cases filed in six weeks

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced Monday that his office has filed 25 animal cruelty cases, including 18 felonies, in the past six weeks, signaling a…

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Man who burned 15,000 acres of New Jersey initially blamed ‘Mexicans’

TOMS RIVER – A judge ruled Monday that the 19-year-old charged with starting a wildfire that scorched more than 15,300 acres in Ocean County will be released from custody and placed on…

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Florida man arrested again for driving with fake license plate and refusing deputies

Earl Myers, 41, was arrested Saturday evening after deputies in Florida stopped him for driving with a fictitious license plate—just 10 days after he was previously arrested for the same offense. Myers,…

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Trump calls for release of Tina Peters in post criticizing Colorado attorney general

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a statement on social media calling for the release of Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections official recently sentenced to jail, denouncing her incarceration as politically…

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Bronx man sentenced to seven years for vicious assault on elderly Brooklyn resident

A Bronx man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a violent assault on a 67-year-old man who tried to protect a woman from being harassed in East New York,…

Federal agents target migrant cockfighting ring in Mississippi raid

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, alongside multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies, executed search warrants in southern Mississippi on May 3 targeting illegal cockfighting operations, suspected immigration violations, and related…

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Second teen arrested in shooting death of Georgia high school student Brandon Smith

A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the December 2023 shooting death of 17-year-old Brandon Smith, a student at Manchester High School in Meriwether County, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of…

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ICE arrests Honduran national in Virginia after court drops abduction and home invasion charges

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a 26-year-old Honduran national in Fairfax, Virginia, after local authorities dropped felony charges that included abduction with intent to defile and burglary with intent to…

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California man who dumped wife’s legs in dumpster gets 15 years to life for murder

A California man who discarded his wife’s legs in a dumpster before assuming her identity to open credit cards and sell their home has been sentenced to 15 years to life in…

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Man found shot in crashed vehicle dies in Jersey City hospital

A 39-year-old man was fatally shot in Jersey City on Saturday afternoon before crashing his vehicle into a tree, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. The Jersey City Police Department responded…

New Jersey Glass Cieling Dems Working Overtime to Make Sure Only Woman in Race Loses Primary Election

Democrats are the party of equity, equality, womens’ rights and breaking glass ceilings. That is, until a woman challenges the Democrat party establishment and threatens the boys in the race. In the…

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Cory Booker claims White House will not back Alina Habba for permanent U.S. attorney post

If there’s anyone in New Jersey who has perfected the art of being a standup philospher who can sling a convincing tall tale, it’s Cory Booker. If you didn’t get that reference,…

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Baltimore man indicted in Queens drug robbery, kidnapping and fatal shooting

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn has returned a second superseding indictment charging Jalon Lenny Garrett and five other Maryland men in connection with a violent drug-related kidnapping and murder that occurred…

Former Massachusetts State Police sergeant convicted in bribery and extortion conspiracy

A federal jury in Boston convicted former Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Gary Cederquist on Thursday for orchestrating a years-long scheme to fraudulently pass dozens of unqualified commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants in…

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Passaic County man admits to stealing $3.2 million from employer in wire fraud scheme

A Hawthorne, New Jersey man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to embezzling more than $3 million from a couple who had employed him as a personal assistant, the U.S. Attorney’s Office…

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New Jersey woman charged with distributing child pornography

A 23-year-old woman from North Bergen, New Jersey has been charged with distribution of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, according to an announcement Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…

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