A New York City bodega clerk who stabbed a reported convicted felon during a botched robbery says he acted in self-defense but is now behind bars and unable to post bail, the New York Post reports. Jose Alba, who reportedly has no known criminal history, is currently behind bars at Rikers Island on a $250,000 …
Ghislaine Maxwell argues she should receive a lighter prison sentence partly because she has been subjected to allegedly horrific conditions while detained at a federal jail in New York during the prosecution of her case, Rolling Stone reports.Maxwell, the longtime friend and accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in January of sex trafficking.Lawyers …
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers claimed on Wednesday that a female inmate planned to kill Maxwell, who remains jailed in New York while awaiting sentencing on federal sex trafficking charges. Maxwell’s legal team made the allegations in a pre-sentencing report. Her attorneys not only asked for a lighter sentence due to the threat — which authorities have …
Harris County Criminal District Court 351st Judge Natalia Cornelio apparently has the most defendants out of jail, which, according to Fox 26, means she continues to grant the most bonds to suspected criminals. In the most recent case, Cornelio granted bond to 36-year-old Roy Don Thompson, Jr., a convicted felon with charges dating back to …
Bowen Turner, a South Carolina man accused of rape was arrested for disorderly conduct and given bail, but a judge denied bail on another charge stemming from a probation violation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 19-year-old Bowen Turner was arrested on Mother’s Day and charged with one count of disorderly conduct. After his arrest, he allegedly …
UPDATE Bowen Turner: Alleged Affluenza Rapist Teen Arrested Again, Calls Female Jailer a *B*****,’ Threatens to Bite Off Deputy’s Finger [Report] Original Story The South Carolina man who was sentenced to probation last month despite being accused of raping multiple teen girls has been arrested again, FITSNews reports. On Monday, 19-year-old Bowen Turner was charged …
A Texas man was scheduled to start work Monday at the Bexar County jail in San Antonio but was instead cuffed and arrested two days prior. According to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Alucard Harris was arrested Saturday for online solicitation of a minor with intent for sexual contact. Harris had recently been hired by …
Disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein has been reprimanded in jail for allegedly possessing contraband Milk Duds, Variety reports. Jail officers in Los Angeles found the chocolate-covered caramels on November 10 after Weinstein had a physical meeting with Shawn Burkley, an attorney, and confiscated the candy. The infraction came to light this week …
Over 150 people have been murdered in Harris County after a bail reform law says judges can use their discretion to lower bonds for suspects facing charges for violent crimes, including capital murder. Crime Stoppers Houston victims advocate Andy Kahan spoke exclusively to CrimeOnline about bail reform, which helps eliminate or lower bonds for even …
A California man who allegedly murdered his two children with a spearfishing gun is reportedly asking for forgiveness from jail. According to People, Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, sent a letter to a friend around four months after he was arrested for the deaths of his young children. The letter reportedly addressed Coleman’s concerns with being …
A Texas man is out of jail after he posted over $1 million in bonds, something reportedly unheard of in most capital murder cases. Fox 26 reports that 25-year-old Kevin James Brantley was in prison from 2014 to 2017. Shortly after he was released, Brantley allegedly shot and killed Calvin Freeman, 43, during a robbery. …
A former California corrections officer was sentenced this week for having an inappropriate relationship with a jail inmate. Tina Gonzalez, 26, was arrested after a Fresno County jail inmate tipped investigators off in 2019 to a sexual relationship between Gonzalez and another inmate. Gonzalez, who worked at the jail from 2016 to 2019, pleaded no …
