Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Man Who Tried to Kill Texas Judge
Travis County Judge Julie Kocurek was seriously injured but survived the November 2015 ambush outside her home, and has since returned to the bench.
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Supermarket Shooting Suspect Faces New Charges of Attempted Murder
Colorado prosecutors filed additional charges of attempted murder and violation of magazine limits to a mass shooting suspect already facing 10 counts of murder.
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‘Tiger King’ Takes Fight for Freedom to 10th Circuit
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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‘Tiger King’ Star Sues Justice Department Over Pardon Rejection
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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Man Charged in Shooting Attack on LA Police Officers
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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2 California Deputies Shot in Apparent Ambush in Patrol Car
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 moreMurder for Hire
The 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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Iowa Woman Accused of Hit-and-Runs Found Competent to Stand Trial
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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Trump Says He Will ‘Take a Look’ at Pardon for ‘Tiger King’ Star
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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‘Tiger King’ Zookeeper Files $93M Lawsuit From Prison
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 moreJury Recommends Death Penalty for ‘Hollywood Ripper’
More 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 moreNew York Bomber Convicted in Shootout With New Jersey Police
An 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 moreSTEM School Shooting Suspect Will Be Tried on Murder Charges
A 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 more‘Hollywood Ripper’ Found Sane by LA Jury
A 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 moreEx-Girlfriend Testifies in ‘Hollywood Ripper’ Trial
For 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 moreMan Who Purposely Injured 8 Was on His Way to Bible Class
An 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 moreFBI: NY Man Threatened to Kill Minn. Congresswoman
A western New York man has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Read moreFlorida Cop Convicted of Manslaughter in Death of Musician
A 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 moreCalifornia Man Accused of State Park Murder, Burglaries
A 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 moreTeen Appeals Sentence in Slenderman Stabbing
A 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.
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