The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office violated South Carolina open records law by withholding recorded phone conversations of inmate Jamie Lee Komoroski, who’s accused of drunkenly crashing into a newlywed couple hours after their wedding. According to the Post and Courier, retired S.C. Supreme Court justice Jean Hoefer Toal ruled on Monday that the sheriff’s office …
On Monday, a judge issued a 37-day stay in the trial of Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of murdering four University of Idaho students last year. Kohberger requested an indefinite stay in his case as he claimed there were fundamental failures in the grand jury selection process. The grand jury indicted Kohberger in May, and …
Former University of Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna took a plea deal in Gainesville this week, successfully dropping child pornography charges stemming from a 2022 incident. According to the Orlando Sentinel, on Wednesday, Kitna entered into a plea agreement with the State Attorney’s Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Alachua County, removing five felony child …
Tennessee prosecutors announced Thursday they would seek the death penalty for a man charged with kidnapping and killing Memphis kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher last year. Cleotha Abston, also known as Cleotha Henderson, is accused of kidnapping Fletcher, 34, while she was out on her morning run and forcing her into an SUV, CrimeOnline reported. Her …
Accused murderer Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers have obtained access to the training records of three police officers involved in the University of Idaho murders case. Latah County District Judge John Judge authorized the legal team’s request, granting them permission to review the records. The judge wrote that the police training records are possibly pertinent to “challenge …
Attorneys representing an Ohio man who allegedly killed his three sons last month have asked the courts to issue a gag order in his case. WXIX reported that Chad Doerman, 32, is due back in court on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing regarding the matter. In their June 26 filing, Doerman’s lawyers claimed media covering …
The judge overseeing the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger in Idaho has granted the defense limited access to certain grand jury materials it says are necessary for its case. The defense and the prosecution had engaged in a lengthy back-and-forth over grand jury materials since his indictment last month for the murders of four University …
A Las Vegas student who violently assaulted his teacher in 2022 was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 17-year-old Jonathan Eluterio Martinez Garcia pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted murder, attempted sexual assault, and battery with the use of a deadly weapon causing significant bodily harm. During …
On Wednesday, newly unsealed documents related to the 2017 Delphi, Indiana, murders shed light on the case against Richard Allen, who stands accused of murdering two teen girls. Judge Frances Gull unsealed approximately 120 documents on Wednesday, which included details on how investigators believe Abigail Willims, 13, and Libby German, 14, were killed. The documents …
