Category: Crime

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on April 15, 2013 by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S.

Fort Walton Beach, FL – The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force along with Okaloosa County Deputies captured Coty Keith Holmes at a motel in Fort Walton Beach earlier today. The

San Jose, CA – U.S. Marshal Don O’Keefe is proud to announce the arrest of Pedro Medina-Castillon, who is wanted to stand trial in the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County,

CHICAGO, April 20 (UPI) — An 18-year-old Illinois man was being held by federal authorities in Chicago this weekend, suspected of intending to fly to the Middle East to join al-Qaida. Abdella

NASHVILLE, April 21 (UPI) — Rock band 3 Doors Down bassist Robert Todd Harrell was intoxicated when he caused a fatal traffic accident in Tennessee, authorities allege. Harrell, 41, of Mount Joliet,

MINNEAPOLIS—Friday in federal court, a 59-year-old Crystal man was charged with possessing approximately 8,000 images of child pornography. On April 17, 2013, James Richard Darling was charged via an information with one

JERUSALEM, April 20 (UPI) — An Israeli veteran of the Soviet army during World War II was robbed on Holocaust Remembrance Day, police said. The victim’s son said the stolen money was

DES MOINES – Joshua Ray Puffinbarger, an inmate assigned to the Anamosa State Penitentiary, died Wednesday April 17, 2013. Puffinbarger was discovered unresponsive in his cell bed at 8:55 A.M. by security

CALGARY, Alberta, April 19 (UPI) — An Alberta college student slaughtered a chicken in a school cafeteria as part of an art project, shocking some fellow students. Some students at the Alberta

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 18 (UPI) — Police in New Jersey are looking for party-goers who may have attended a party at near Rutgers University that resulted in a number of fires

KAUFMAN, Texas, April 18 (UPI) — The wife of a former justice of the peace told police her husband killed two Texas prosecutors and the wife of one of the victims, police

CUMMING, Ga., April 18 (UPI) — A police officer from Georgia’s DeKalb County has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a teenager at a McDonald’s restaurant, officials said. Scott A. Biumi, 48, of

The FBI, through laboratory testing, has confirmed the presence of the toxin ricin in these letters. Further forensic examination is being conducted. Ricin is a poison found naturally in castor beans, but

OCALA, Fla., April 17 (UPI) — Police in Florida said they were trying to identify a woman who stole a flat screen TV from a Walmart and then attempted to repeat the

WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) — The FBI Wednesday arrested Kenneth Curtis in the mailing of letters to President Obama and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., that tested positive for ricin. Federal officials

FORT PIERCE, Fla., Feb. 29 (UPI) — A man who engaged in a 4-hour standoff with police in Florida this week blamed his behavior on his diabetes, authorities say. TCPalm.com reported Tuesday

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The Las Vegas man who created HitmanForHire.net, a Web site promising professional killers “at a moment’s notice,” is now in a federal prison in Mississippi. Essam

MILWAUKEE, April 17 (UPI) — The Milwaukee District Attorney’s office said it wouldn’t file molestation charges against a Catholic priest because it couldn’t prove elements of a crime. The Catholic Archdiocese of

GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 4 (UPI) — Four men have been charged by federal prosecutors in Georgia with plotting to acquire silencers and the deadly poison ricin to use against the government. An

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, April 16 (UPI) — Texas executed a 40-year-old death row inmate Tuesday for killing a teenager during a 2001 carjacking. Ronnie Threadgill was executed at the state prison in Huntsville

Washington – The U.S. Marshals Service is selling a single family home in Montclair, N.J., whose previous owners were part of a Russian spy ring busted by the FBI in 2010. Richard

CHICAGO, April 16 (UPI) — A federal judge in Chicago sentenced rogue trader Evan Dooley to five years in prison for inflicting $141 million in trading losses on MF Global Inc. U.S.

NEWARK, N.J., April 16 (UPI) — Two would-be jihadists from New Jersey have been sentenced to federal prison. Mohamed Alessa, 23, of North Bergen was given a 22-year term and Carlos Eduardo

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark., April 15 (UPI) — An Arkansas woman said she was reunited with her stolen horse after 10 years when the animal was discovered for sale in Texas. Michelle Pool,

AKRON, Ohio, April 15 (UPI) — A Cleveland man was found mentally competent Monday to stand trial on charges linked to a failed plot to blow up an Ohio bridge, court documents

OREGON CITY, Ore., April 15 (UPI) — A 9-year-old Oregon girl died after being accidentally shot in the head by her mother’s boyfriend who was cleaning his handgun, police said. The incident

BERKELEY, Calif., April 15 (UPI) — A Berkeley, Calif., firefighter was grazed by a bullet during an emergency medical response at a home early Monday, police said. The emergency crew requested assistance

GIRARD, Pa., April 15 (UPI) — Pennsylvania State Police said they cited a woman for calling 911 to report she planned to divorce her husband and wanted him removed from their home.

United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on April 8, 2013, Donald Hughes, 53, of Omaha, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison for his role in a

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 14 (UPI) — Police said a racing fan died of a self-inflicted injury Saturday night after getting into an argument at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

GREENWICH, Conn., April 14 (UPI) — Lawyers said they will ask for a new trial for Michael Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy, in the 1975 slaying of Martha Moxley in Connecticut.

MANCHESTER, N.H., April 14 (UPI) — Police in Manchester, N.H., say they have recovered an engagement ring a man allegedly swallowed during an attempted theft at a jewelry store. Ronald Perley, 52,

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man has been found guilty on two counts of sex trafficking of a child. Emmanuel William Nyuon, age 34,

MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 24-year-old Hastings man pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. Mark Matthew Cortes pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography. Cortes, who was indicted

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., April 14 (UPI) — A Florida city official says he apologized to the family of Trayvon Martin after a police sergeant displayed a shooting target resembling their slain son.

DES MOINES, IA — Des Moines-area real estate developer John C. Kline was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his participation in a bank fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Nicholas

MIAMI, April 13 (UPI) — A jogger ticketed by Miami police for obstructing traffic while he was running backward in the street says he usually gets a more positive reaction than that.

LAS VEGAS, April 13 (UPI) — A Nevada pawnshop owner says he is auctioning the gun owned by a former Los Angeles police officer who allegedly killed police officers and their relatives.

SCRANTON, Pa. – U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today the arrest of John Caro in Medellin, Colombia. Caro was being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force for the

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 13 (UPI) — Mourners gathered Saturday to bury a Canadian teen who killed herself after enduring months of bullying after alleging she had been raped. Angella Parsons said