New Jersey mother pleads guilty to killing infant son, faces 5-year prison sentence
RIVER EDGE, N.J. — A River Edge woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless manslaughter in the death of her 3-month-old son, a case that revealed signs of prolonged abuse, according to…
Bronx Man Receives 15-Year Sentence for Gun Possession and Fleeing Police
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark has announced the sentencing of Dante Anderson, a 36-year-old Bronx resident, to 15 years in prison following a conviction for gun possession and engaging in a…
US court sentences ex-DEA informant to life for role in Haiti assassination
(Reuters) -A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant was sentenced to life in prison and another man pleaded guilty on Friday in a U.S. court case over the 2021 assassination of…
Brooklyn Man Receives 9 ½-Year Sentence for Shooting That Injured NYPD Detective
Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that Jah-Mike Woolridge, a 28-year-old resident of Brownsville, Brooklyn, has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison following his guilty…
College Point Man Receives 18-Year Sentence for Assault on NYPD Officers
Queens, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has announced the sentencing of Rodolfo Montero, 29, to 18 years in prison for his aggressive actions, including firing an assault rifle at NYPD…
Middletown Man Receives Prison Sentence in 2022 Shooting Case
MIDDLETOWN, NY – Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced the sentencing of Naajib Jackson, 28, of Middletown, on Monday. Jackson was sentenced to ten years in prison and five years…
College Point Man Receives 18-Year Sentence for Assault on NYPD Officers During Domestic Incident
Queens, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced the sentencing of Rodolfo Montero, 29, to an 18-year prison term following his guilty plea to attempted murder in the second degree.…
Analysis-China’s harsh sentence for Australian writer tests limits of rebound in ties
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – The suspended death sentence handed to Australian writer Yang Hengjun in Beijing on Monday is unlikely to derail Australia-China ties but will test the limits of…
Texas Man Receives 40-Year Sentence in Road Rage Shooting Death of Restaurant Owner
Houston, TX – In a courtroom decision that underscored the severe consequences of road rage, 26-year-old Messiah Pickens-McCoy was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of 67-year-old Gregory Sharretts.…
Ewing Man Receives 45-Year Sentence for 2020 Murder of Girlfriend
Ewing, NJ – Aaron Adams, 41, of Ewing, has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for the murder of his girlfriend in June 2020, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo…
Lancaster Gas Station Killed Gets Life Sentence Over $50 Murder
LANCASTER, PA – Carlos Almanzar-Torres, a 23-year-old from Lancaster, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, plus an additional 20 months to 4 years, for first-degree murder and recklessly endangering others. The…
Life Sentence for Alabama Man Who Ran Child Exploitation Enterprise
An Alabama man, William Michael Spearman, 58, of Madison, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role as the lead administrator of a website dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of…
Kansas City Man Receives 15-Year Sentence for Courthouse Garage Assault
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shane Russell Coy, a 23-year-old resident of Kansas City, Mo., received a federal sentence of 15 years and eight months in prison without the possibility of parole for…
Life Sentence for Amarillo Drug Trafficker in Methamphetamine Case
Amarillo, TX – Mandis Charles Barrow, 45, received a life sentence yesterday for multiple drug trafficking offenses involving methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk imposed the sentence following Barrow’s conviction by…
Virginia Drug Dealer Gets 10-Year Sentence in New York Prison
A Virginia man is going to prison in New York for dealing drugs and being caught with loaded illegal weapons. Shanti Felton, a 20-year-old resident of Virginia, has been sentenced to 10…
Annapolis Woman Receives Two-Year Sentence for Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Role
WASHINGTON, DC – Laura Garvin, a 30-year-old resident of Annapolis, Md., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for her involvement in a fentanyl pill manufacturing and drug trafficking operation in…
Taylorville Woman Receives Five-Year Federal Sentence for Methamphetamine Distribution
Friday, January 12, 2024 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Mary Scott, a 61-year-old woman from Taylorville, Illinois, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless for possession with intent…
Queens District Attorney Announces Prison Sentence for Witness Tampering, Bribery
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has announced that Mark Douglas has been sentenced to nine years in prison following a series of violent and criminal acts. Douglas, from Beach…
‘Clearly Got A Break’: Legal Experts Weigh In On Ray Epps’ Probation Sentence
‘Clearly Got A Break’: Legal Experts Weigh In On Ray Epps’ Probation Sentence Jason Cohen on January 9, 2024 A judge’s decision to impose a one year probation sentence on Ray Epps,…
Double Homicide Sentence in Neptune Township Announced
FREEHOLD, NJ – Gabriel J. Braithwaite, 21, of Keansburg, and Jeron D. Dearin, 24, of Aberdeen, have been sentenced to 40 and 5 years respectively in state prison for a double homicide…
Prison Sentence Announced in Check Fraud Scheme Involving Ironworkers Local 417
ORANGE COUNTY, NY – District Attorney David M. Hoovler has announced the sentencing of Anthony Dubuisson, a 27-year-old resident of Newburgh. The sentencing, which took place in Orange County Court on Monday,…
US court rejects sentence appeal by Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. court has rejected an appeal by former Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to review a 2019 ruling that sentenced him to life in prison.…
Double Life Sentence for Cobb County Double Murder Suspect
AUSTELL, GA – A court in Cobb County, Georgia, imposed a double life sentence plus 25 years on Lester Piercefield, 29, for the murder of a young couple and the severe injury…
Sentence Handed Down in Enola Murder Case
ENOLA, PA – On Friday, Christopher Colbert received a 22-50 year sentence in a state correctional institute for the murder of his wife, Tamara Colbert. The sentence follows his guilty plea to…
Lindenhurst Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Child Rape and Sexual Abuse
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. – The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing of a 42-year-old Lindenhurst man to 30 years in prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, for…
Bronx Man Receives 20-Year Sentence for Broad Daylight Knifepoint Rape
BRONX, NY – Christopher Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of the Bronx, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a woman at knifepoint in Saint Mary’s Park. The sentencing, pronounced…
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