Imprisoned “Tiger King” docuseries star Joe Exotic told a 10th Circuit panel Wednesday he was excessively sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for trying to hire a hitman to kill rival Carole Baskin, hours after his push for a last-minute pardon by outgoing President Donald Trump failed.
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Imprisoned “Tiger King” docuseries star Joe Exotic sued the Justice Department Wednesday, disputing a rejection of his pardon application because it was not presented directly to President Donald Trump.
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Authorities announced attempted murder charges Wednesday against a 36-year old man in connection with the Sep. 12 ambush and shooting of two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officers.
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Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest outside the hospital where the deputies were being treated.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit affirmed the grant of a habeas petition to a man who was convicted of murder for hire after telling a hitman — really an undercover police officer — that he wanted his ex-wife and her boyfriend killed. The man claims his excluded testimony about his interactions with a police informant would have demonstrated that his meeting with a hitman was a charade, and he never intended to have anyone murdered.
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An Iowa woman accused of attempted murder for allegedly ramming her car into two minority youths on purpose is competent to stand trial, a state judge ruled.
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President Donald Trump joked late Wednesday that he would “take a look” at pardoning Joe Exotic, the flamboyant star of Netflix’s true-crime docuseries “Tiger King,” hours after the federal judge in Exotic’s $94 million lawsuit against federal officials rejected a recusal demand.
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Blonde-mulleted zookeeper Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” filed a $93 million lawsuit claiming authorities selectively prosecuted him while turning a blind eye to other violations of the Endangered Species Act.
Read moreMore than a decade after his arrest – and over 18 years after the murder of his first California victim – a Los Angeles jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for convicted murderer Michael Gargiulo.
Read moreAn Islamic terrorist already serving a life prison term for a bombing in New York City was convicted Tuesday of multiple counts of attempted murder and assault stemming from a shootout with police three years ago.
Read moreA Colorado judge ruled Wednesday that a teenager will stand trial on first-degree murder charges over a school shooting that resulted in the death of his classmate in May.
Read moreA Los Angeles jury on Thursday found the so-called “Hollywood Ripper” – convicted a week ago in the murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third last decade – was sane at the time of the crimes, making him eligible for the death penalty.
Read moreFor Grace Kwak, it began with a flyer with the photo of a woman who was murdered in an apartment complex in El Monte in 2005.
Read moreAn Army veteran with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder was on his way to a Bible class when he told investigators he intentionally drove into a group of men, women and children, injuring eight people, police said.
Read moreA western New York man has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Read moreA South Florida police officer is headed to prison for the 2015 shooting death of a drummer stranded on the side of the road, whom he confronted in undercover clothing with no visible badge, triggering a fatal encounter between the two armed men.
Read moreA California man was charged Monday in the shooting death of a father who was camping with his daughters in Malibu Creek State Park last summer, according to prosecutors who say the suspect was arrested last year in connection with a series of burglaries near the murder scene.
Read moreA Wisconsin teenager convicted of the attempted murder of her classmate at the behest of fictional boogeyman Slenderman has appealed her sentence of 40 years in a mental institution , arguing her mental condition led to unfair proceedings.
Read moreA Michigan man jailed for two years for attempted murder and later exonerated because of a Facebook-backed alibi prevailed Wednesday in a civil case against Detroit police officers who had asked a judge not to find them liable for falsely arresting him.
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