An Idaho man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a 25-year-old rape and murder after another man had already spent 20 years in prison for the crime, the Idaho Statesman reports. Brian Dripps Sr, 55, was arrested in May 2019 for the rape and murder of 18-year-old Angie Dodge in her Idaho Falls apartment in June 1996. …
An Arkansas man pleaded guilty Monday to leaving numerous dead animal’s on a former neighbor’s gravestone while dressed up in a woman’s wig. CBS 27 reports that Joseph Stroud, 79, of Bentonville, was arrested last August after he was caught via a security camera wearing overalls and a woman’s wig while placing dead animals on …
An Alabama judge on Monday sentenced he husband of online exhibitionist Kat West to 16 years in prison for her death, AL.com reports. Jeff West, 47, will receive credit for the nearly three years he’s already served since being arrested for his wife’s January 12, 2018, death. He has maintained his innocence throughout — contending …
UPDATE The pretrial conference has been rescheduled until April 7, after suspect Damon Becnel’s attorney was granted a continuance. Original Story A pretrial conference for a Florida man accused of abusing his daughter and dog is set for Monday via Zoom, CBS 5 reports. Damon Becnel was arrested January 2, 2020, on child abuse and animal …
On Thursday, prosecutors asked the court to reinstate one charge and add three new charges in the case against the four former Minnesota police officers involved in George Floyd’s death. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a motion to have a third-degree murder charge reinstated against Derek Chauvin, 44, citing this week’s Minnesota Court of …
A Mississippi woman was sentenced to life in prison this week, in connection with the 2017 death of her stepdaughter, 1-year-old Jurayah Smith. After five days of testimony, jurors in Claiborne County, Mississippi, returned a guilty verdict for T’Kia Bevily, 28. Bevily was convicted of capital murder, the Clarion-Ledger reports. According to court testimony, investigators …
It took a Texas jury only one hour to return a verdict against a mother who dumped her young son in an ocean and failed to come forward when authorities found him. ABC 13 reports that 37-year-old Rebecca Suzanne Rivera has been sentenced to life in prison, in connection with the murder of her son, …
Court testimony on Tuesday revealed that the wife of a U.S. diplomat who claimed immunity after fatally striking a man while driving on the wrong side of the road was working with a U.S. intelligence agency at the time. Anne Sacoolas’ role as an intelligence officer came to light in a Virginia court, where Harry …
Wisconsin prosecutors have asked a Kenosha County judge for an arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with killing two protesters and wounding another last August, after they learned he had moved and left no forwarding address, the Kenosha News reports. Kenosha County Assistant District Attorneys Thomas C. Binger and Jason R. Zapf …
The former attorney of accused killer Fotis Dulos will possibly testify against Dulos’ former mistress, in connection with the murder investigation of Jennifer Dulos. The Hartford Courant reports that Fotis Dulos’ friend and former attorney, Kent Mawhinney, will likely be called to testify against Michelle Troconis, according to prosecutors. Troconis is facing conspiracy to commit …
The 22-year-old was arrested three times last year for public intoxication and driving while under the influence
A Connecticut theater has filed suit against megachurch Hillsong for more than $100,000, claiming the Australia-based church failed to pay a balance due after cancelling a contract to rent the facility for services and made matters worse by removing equipment owned by the theater and refusing to return it. Hillsong Connecticut reportedly contracted with The …
