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 …
A California couple who appealed the torture conviction of a young child is scheduled to be re-sentenced after a court upheld the appeal. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sara Lynn Krueger and Ryan Scott Warner were convicted in 2017 of first-degree murder with special circumstances of torture, in connection with the death of 3-year-old Kayleigh Slusher. …
Attorneys for a 16-year-old Wisconsin boy who allegedly shot his newborn daughter in the head and buried her in the snow have asked the court to move his trial to juvenile court, WKOW reports. Logan T. Kruckenberg-Anderson was charged with first degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse in adult court after initially saying he …
Letecia Stauch, a Colorado woman accused of the January 2020 murder of her stepson, Gannon Stauch, has been found competent to stand trial for the child’s death. Stauch, who’s behind bars at the El Paso County jail in Colorado, appeared via videolink in court Tuesday, where it was determined for a second time that she’s …
