A Colorado paralegal who leaked unsealed court documents The Gazette reports that Sherie Farstveet, 54, pleaded guilty this month in the Adams County Court to attempted official misconduct. In April, Farstveet accessed court filings and shared them with the media. The affidavit, which was made public days later, detailed graphic information about the disappearance and …
On Friday, a judge upheld his decision to livestream the trial of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s May killing, citing widespread interest surrounding the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill rejected prosecutors’ claims that livestreaming the high-profile trial may deter possible witnesses from coming forward. Cahill initially approved broadcasting the trial on November …
Lawyers sparred Friday over whether autism spectrum disorder could be used as a defense by a Canadian man who murdered 10 people with this van, CTV News reports. Alek Minassian, 28, confessed to running over the victims on April 23, 2018, on a Toronto sidewalk, but he has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges. His …
A Michigan man won a federal lawsuit against his parents, who threw out his sizable pornography and sex toy collection in 2018. David Werking, 42, is entitled to compensation following U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney’s approval of summary judgment in his favor. Werking said he estimates he lost $25,000 in items — which court documents …
A man who pretended to be an Illinois boy, Timmothy Pitzen, who’s been missing for years, will serve prison time for his scheme. Fox 19 reports that 24-year-old Brian Rini was sentenced during a federal court hearing this week to serve two years in prison for aggravated identity theft. He’s been in jail since 2019, …
A Colorado mother accused of fraudulently taking money from charities before killing her daughter pleaded not guilty during a virtual court appearance on Wednesday. CBS Denver reports that Kelly Turner, who’s facing charges of child abuse, murder, charitable fraud and theft, appeared on video before a Douglas County judge, while her lawyers pleaded not guilty …
On Wednesday, the Ohio First District Court of Appeals ruled that the lawsuit against five Cincinnati employees will move forward, in connection with Kyle Plush. Fox 19 reports that the parents of 16-year-old Plush can continue their wrongful death lawsuit against former City Manager Harry Black, 911 dispatchers Amber Smith and Stephanie Magee, and Cincinnati …
Justin Ross Harris, a Georgia man serving a life sentence for killing his toddler son, Cooper, started a new hearing Monday morning, where his lawyer are arguing for a new trial. The hearing is scheduled to last until at least Wednesday. “This is an opportunity for the lawyers to put up evidence,” Marietta criminal defense …
A woman who loved to watch dismemberment scenes in horror movies has been found not guilty of murder after she decapitated her mother and carved out her eyeballs, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Instead, 27-year-old Jessica Camilleri was convicted of manslaughter this week in connection with the July 2019 death of her mother, 57-year-old Rita Camilleri. In gruesome …
A southwest Virginia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to second degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife earlier this year, the Roanoke Times reports. Gerard Patrick Tompkins, 58, shot Michelle Tompkins, 51, seven times on May 20 as she sat in the driver’s seat of her car, apparently attempting to flee her husband. Prosecutors …
Millionaire pharmaceutical executive and socialite Gigi Jordan will be going home after a federal judge tossed out her conviction for killing her son with a lethal medication dose. New York Post reports that Jordan has been sentenced to home confinement after US Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave granted her a $250,000 bond. Jordan was given a …
