Taos, NM – A courtroom in New Mexico became the scene of dramatic outburst when the uncle of a murder victim attacked the defendant during a trial. The incident highlighted the emotional turmoil and tensions that can erupt in legal settings, particularly in cases involving violent crimes. The confrontation occurred just as the defendant was … Read more
SAN DIEGO — A man was sentenced to 35 years in state prison Thursday in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting at a La Jolla house party in 2019 that left a 20-year-old woman dead and three others injured, authorities said. Odyssey Sellers Carrillo, 23, pleaded guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter and additional crimes … Read more
Minneapolis, MN – Derrick Thompson has opted to reject a plea deal related to charges stemming from a tragic accident last year that resulted in the deaths of five Somali American women. The deal would have seen him admitting guilt for five counts of criminal vehicular homicide, with five similar charges, along with third-degree murder … Read more
PHOENIX — A surprising testimony unfolded during a Phoenix murder trial, as Ares Adle, charged with the first-degree murder of his aunt in 2019, chose to testify. Adle, only 14 at the time of the incident, provided his account of the events that led to his aunt’s death during a family reunion at their Sun … Read more
Joliet, IL — Tensions flared in a Will County courtroom this week during the controversial trial of Richard Proctor, accused of the first-degree murder of 28-year-old Ryan Connell on New Year’s Day, 2020. The case took an even darker turn as a former jail inmate, Charles Miceli, testified against Proctor, unveiling alleged plots that extended … Read more
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The trial of Adam Montgomery, accused of murdering his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery, began on Wednesday with the defendant absent from the courtroom. However, he made a virtual appearance and expressed his intention to admit guilt to some of the charges against him, although not to the murder of his daughter. Harmony … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The man accused of murdering a former gang member at a Christchurch housing complex has admitted part of the fatal attack when spoken to by police, claiming self-defense after being “raged out” at by the victim. Motu Smith is facing charges for allegedly beating Daniel Hawkins, inflicting severe head injuries, cutting … Read more
AKRON, Ohio – Mykeesha Carter, the mother of Tyraye Carter, who was shot and killed during a robbery three years ago, faced her son’s convicted assailant, Dorell Davis, at a sentencing hearing on Wednesday. Carter voiced her grief, stating that all she had left of her son was a pair of boots and some pictures. … Read more
SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. – The defendant, Samuel Armstrong, has responded to the lawsuit regarding the bonfire explosion that injured numerous current and former Pulaski High School students, denying all but one allegation. The incident occurred on October 14, 2022, at a property in the town of Maple Grove. As per the response, Armstrong states that … Read more
WAUKEGAN, IL — The man accused of carrying out the deadliest mass shooting in Illinois on Friday has changed his legal representation for his upcoming trial. Bobby Crimo III, 23, who is facing charges of killing seven people and injuring 50 July 4 paradegoers in 2022, informed a Lake County judge that he now wishes … Read more