A New York man was convicted Wednesday of orchestrating the murder of his father in what prosecutors said was a plot to take over the older man’s lucrative real estate empire. A federal jury found Anthony Zottola Sr. and an associate, Himen Ross, guilty of conspiracy and murder-for-hire in the …
Read More »Former San Antonio officer who shot teen in McDonald’s parking lot arrested
James Brennand — a former San Antonio Police Department officer who shot and critically wounded a teenager who was eating in his car in a McDonald’s parking lot — has been arrested and charged with assault. Brennand was fired from the force on Oct. 4, two days after the shooting. …
Read More »Man charged with fatally striking “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes with electric scooter in NYC pleads guilty
The man charged with fatally striking “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes with an electric scooter last year pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday and is expected to be sentenced to one to three years in prison. Brian Boyd, 27, will be sentenced Nov. 30 in the death of Banes, who was …
Read More »Federal judge blocks lethal injection for Alabama inmate Alan Miller, who says he prefers execution by nitrogen
Montgomery, Ala. — – A federal judge on Monday blocked Alabama from executing an inmate who says the state lost his paperwork requesting an alternative to lethal injection. U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker, Jr. issued a preliminary injunction to block the state from executing Alan Miller on Thursday by …
Read More »Dozens of shots fired outside Philadelphia elementary school, three wounded
Police are searching for the gunmen who opened fire outside an elementary school and wounded three people in the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia early Wednesday, CBS Philadelphia reports. Dozens of shots were fired around 1 a.m. and one of the bullets went into the school itself, authorities said. All three …
Read More »Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna charged with DUI
Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested early Friday morning and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Ozuna spoke to reporters for 18 seconds before the game against the Houston Astros. He made a statement, but didn’t take any questions. “I disappointed my team,” he said. “I disappointed …
Read More »Florida airport employee accused of stealing $16,000 worth of items from travelers
An airline subcontractor working out of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport in Florida has been arrested on allegations of stealing luggage and items from passengers worth a total of up to $16,000, authorities announced Thursday. The arrest followed an investigation into missing items and luggage from travelers, the Okaloosa County …
Read More »Horrific details revealed about victims after abducted girl’s dramatic escape leads to discovery of 2 bodies
Authorities in Alabama on Wednesday released horrific details of how a woman and boy were allegedly killed a day after an abducted 12-year-old girl escaped by chewing her way out of restraints, leading investigators to the discovery of two bodies. Already charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection with the girl’s …
Read More »Woman starts shooting gun at Dallas Love Field airport and is shot by officer, police say
A woman opened fire Monday morning at Dallas Love Field airport in Texas before she was shot by an officer, police said. No one else was hurt in the incident, and the woman was being treated at a hospital, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia told reporters during a press conference. …
Read More »After decades in prison, 3 men cleared in notorious 1995 murder of NYC subway clerk
After decades in prison, three men were cleared Friday in one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth. A judge dismissed the murder convictions of Vincent Ellerbe, James Irons and Thomas …
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