A federal appeals court ordered a lower court to resentence Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka “Tiger King” Joe Exotic, for his conviction in a murder for hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Maldonado-Passage was sentenced to 22 years in prison in in January 2020 when he was convicted of hiring two different hitmen to kill his …
The judge handling the pop star’s case accepted the resignation of her court-appointed attorney and the appointment of former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart to represent her going forward.
A Baltimore cop has been charged with murder in the death of his 15-year-old stepson, who was found dead in a hole in the wall in the family’s Maryland home last week. Charging documents filed against Eric Banks Jr say that the medical examiner ruled Dasan Jones’s death a homicide by asphyxiation, noting injuries on …
US Customs and Border Protection officers last month found nearly 500 grams of methamphetamine concealed inside peanut shells at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee. The shipment of peanuts and other food preparation materials was manifested as “REGIONAL BREAD ROASTED PEANUTS REGIONAL DUST SWEET MADE OF CORN” in a shipment that began in Mexico …
A Texas man opened fire on a New York couple having dinner at Houston’s Downtown Aquarium restaurant last week, killing the husband before turning the gun on himself. Danny Cazares, 39, had been sitting at the bar, drinking alone for several hours on Thursday before he shot Gabriel Moriones Vargas, 29, and his 24-year-old wife, …
A Washington state judge signed a warrant for the arrest of former Disney star Kyle Massey after he failed to show for his arraignment on charges of sending pornographic materials to a 13-year-old girl in December 2018 and January 2019. Massey, 29, was charged in June, as CrimeOnline previously reported, and was expected in court …
Deputies in north Georgia are searching for an “extremely dangerous” man who has fled from his vehicle into woods in Lumpkin County and has been shooting at officers. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Gerardo “Jerry” Jonathan Flowers and said the Georgia State Patrol is assisting in the search with aviation and …
Georgia authorities are looking for two young children who were taken from the custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services by their mother during a supervised visit. Deshawn Housch, 3, and Zaire Housch, 10 monhts, were last seen at about 11 a.m. on Saturday with their mother, Shirlicia Housch, the DeKalb County …
A defense attorney of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, charged in a deadly hit-and-run accident last fall, is focusing on the victim’s mental health, suggesting that Joseph Boever may have committed suicide. Ravnsborg, 45, is charged with three misdemeanor traffic charges in the incident, none of which allege criminal culpability, according to the Sioux …
Tennessee cops broke into a hotel room to rescue 2-year-old Sebastian Rios, who was taken by his father along with his mother late last week.
Bill Cosby is considering filing a lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania for violating a verbal and undocumented “non-prosecution agreement” and using his testimony in a civil trial against him in criminal court. Cosby’s publicist, Andrew Wyatt, made the comments Friday on The Dominick Nati Show and also said attorneys for the women who accused …
An American Airlines passenger was seen in a video duct taped to a seat last week after she allegedly tried to open a boarding door while the plane was in flight. American confirmed the incident, saying the passenger bit a flight attendant and “was restrained until the flight landed,” TMZ reported TikTok user lol.ariee posted …
