A Missouri man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering a 4-year-old girl, in what he said was an attempt to exorcise demons from her. According to Benton County Circuit Court online court records, Ethan Mast pleaded guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree or attempted assault “involving serious physical injury or …
While she was in custody, Bethany Farber’s grandmother had a stroke and died
Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented very different views of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley on Tuesday during a hearing to determine whether he should be housed in a juvenile facility as he awaits trial. Crumbley, 15, is accused of killing four of his classmates at Oxford High School on November 30 and wounding six others …
A Florida doctor who shot and killed his father nearly four years ago won’t spend any time in prison after agreeing to a plea deal last week. Rafael Azulay was initially charged with second-degree murder in the May 12, 2018, incident that killed his father, 67-year-old Asher Azulay, and sent him to a hospital in …
A Georgia woman convicted of killing her newborn baby in 2017 had her murder conviction tossed out by the state appeals court on Friday. According to court documents, the state Court of Appeals agreed in a ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence that Cortney Bell, who was convicted along with her boyfriend, …
Criminal proceedings against a man who allegedly kidnapped a young boy from his bed and stabbed him to death have been halted indefinitely after a judge’s ruling, the Dallas Morning News reports. On Friday, Magistrate Judge Farrel Chapman found Darriynn Brown incompetent to stand trial on a capital murder charge in connection with the death …
On Tuesday, actor Alec Baldwin was formally sued in connection with last year’s shooting that killed a cinematographer on the set of “Rust.” According to Deadline, the wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Baldwin, 63, and other members of the “Rust” production team knew of firearm safety issues on set but took no corrective action before …
Prince Andrew has reached a settlement with Virginia Giuffre — who had accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, according to documents filed in a New York federal court on Wednesday. Giuffre’s attorney, David Boies, wrote that they have reached a settlement and “anticipate filing a stipulation of dismissal of the case …
A former US Air Force military police sergeant with links to the extremist Boogaloo movement pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to a drive-by shooting that left one federal protective services officer dead and another wounded. Steven Carrillo was an active-duty staff sergeant at Travis Air Force Base on May 29, 2020, when he and …
The man accused of driving through a suburban Wisconsin Christmas parade last year, killing six and wounding dozens, pleaded not guilty on Friday to all 77 charges filed against him. Attorneys for Darrell Brooks Jr, 39, also filed requests on Thursday for a change in venue and that the jury be sequestered during trial. On …
The trial of a woman charged with the death of her stepson has been put on hold after the judge accepted a motion from her attorneys to change her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Letecia Stauch has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch, who disappeared …
