Gary Lamb is “stressed out” after sitting in the jury box for eight days during the murder trial against Brooke Skylar Richardson, a former Ohio high school cheerleader who was acquitted last week of killing her newborn daughter. Lamb told the Journal-News that he hadn’t heard about the case before being called for jury duty …
A New Jersey man serving a 38-year sentence for blowing his girlfriend’s foot off in 2015 was denied a bid for a new trial on Wednesday. In 2017, Ernest Davis, 46, was convicted of attempted murder in connection with the shooting, which resulted in the amputation of the 39-year-old victim’s leg from the middle of …
An Ohio woman convicted of abusing a corpse after she buried her stillborn baby in her family’s backyard was sentenced Friday morning inside a Warren County courtroom, after facing the newborn’s paternal grandmother, who opted to provide a victim impact statement. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, was on trial for aggravated murder, …
An unlicensed California daycare worker pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in connection with the 2017 death of a 7-month-old baby girl. The Mercury News reports that Denise Renee Worman took a plea deal that allowed her to avoid prison time in exchange for six months on a work-release program and five years probation. The incident …
The jury selection process has begun for an Ohio woman who’s accused of killing her newborn daughter and burying her in her parents’ backyard in 2017. The Journal News reported that the prosecution and defense are eliminating potential jurors to create a 12-person jury that will decide Brooke Skylar Richardson’s fate. Richardson, 20, was charged …
A judge has significantly reduced the bond for a Michigan man whose his three pit bulls reportedly mauled a 9-year-old girl to death late last month. Pierre Cleveland, 33, was being held on $2 million bond in connection with Emma Hernandez’s August 19 death. On Friday, Judge Michael Wagner lowered his bail to $20,000 during …
A California judge has approved a motion to force a man claiming to be Charles Manson’s grandson to take a DNA test, amid arguments over the late cult leader’s estate. According to court documents filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Michael Channels, who claimed to be a close penpal of Manson’s, filed a motion …
A New York judge handed down a probation sentence Wednesday to a former high school lacrosse player who pleaded guilty to raping his classmate last year. The Buffalo News reports that 19-year-old Elias Q. Dowdy raped a classmate in her Niagara home in May 2018, three days shy of his 18th birthday. Earlier this year, …
Security footage played in court that showed a former Michigan State University basketball star pulling a young woman to his hotel room wasn’t enough to convince a jury that the man sexually assaulted her. ABC 7 reports that a Grand Blanc jury in Michigan acquitted Mateen Cleaves of four counts of sexual assault on August …
The civil trial against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, in connection with the death of Susan Cox Powell’s two young sons, has been set. KOMO News reports that the trial is scheduled to begin on February 10, 2020, at the Pierce County Court in Washington. Susan’s parents filed the lawsuit against …
On Friday evening, a jury found a Florida man guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man last year during a dispute over a handicapped parking space. Michael Drejka, 49, was on trial for the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton, 28, in a Clearwater convenience store parking lot on July 19, 2018. Drejka, who …
A Florida man currently on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed man last year initially claimed he opened fire as he feared he was going to be kicked, a police interview presented to the court on Thursday revealed. Michael Drejka, 49, is facing manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton, 28, at a Clearwater convenience …
