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Jun 15 2024
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Felon arrested after drugs, multiple guns, body armor, allegedly found at his house
A local felon was arrested Thursday on multiple felony charges after allegedly disclosing to his probation officer he had drugs, guns and other illegal items in his possession which was reportedly confirmed after a search warrant was executed. Scotty Aron Weiser, 42, of 470 Elkhorn Loop, was taken into custody at his residence around 9 a.m. and charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and
Hot Springs Sentinel-RecordJun 15 2024
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Fulton County man sentenced for bomb threat on medical plant
ALBANY – The Fulton County man convicted of threatening to blow up and burn down the NAMIC plant in Glens Falls in 2020 was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Jesse Bedell, 36, of Mayfield, was arrested in January 2020 after making numerous threats to bomb the Glans Falls medical device plant after the company did not hire him. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Matthew Scarpino,
The Post-StarJun 15 2024
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Judge orders retrial in Abu Ghraib case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A judge on Friday ordered a retrial over allegations that a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to the abuse and torture of detainees at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. A civil trial earlier this year ended with a hung jury and mistrial, with the eight-person panel split on whether contractor CACI bore responsibility for abuse of the three Abu
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteJun 15 2024
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Jurors deliver quick verdict against prior felon in possession of a gun
Jurors took less than 30 minutes to return a guilty verdict against an Amherst man charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C violent felony, acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced. The conviction of Willie Sykes, 38, followed a two-day trial. He faces a maximum of 15 years in prison as a second-time violent felony offender when he appears
The Buffalo NewsFeb 28 2024
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DOJ releases investigation find dangerous conditions at 3 MS prisons
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Three state prisons, under the microscope of the Department of Justice, are found to have unacceptable levels of violence, little supervision with conditions that pose dangers to inmates. The report substantiates complaints about the Mississippi Department of Corrections made by inmates and families. “The problems are severe, egregious, and long-standing,” said U.S.
WLBT 3Jun 14 2024
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Ocean City to POWs: ‘You are not forgotten’
OCEAN CITY — Veterans and other residents packed the entranceway of the Community Center on Friday for a Flag Day dedication of a chair in memory of prisoners of war and American service members missing in action. That number includes more than 81,000 service members, said Patrick Hughes, a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and a representative of the group Rolling Thunder. The impact is
The Press of Atlantic CityFeb 28 2024
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3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ
The Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing violence, poor conditions and staffing shortages, per a new report. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the Mississippi United States Attorney’s Office released a 60-page report of an investigation into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution and
The HillJun 15 2024
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‘The sad cycle of gang life.’ Man sentenced for Tacoma drive-by that left man paralyzed
A 23-year-old man convicted by a jury of attempted murder for a drive-by shooting in Tacoma that prosecutors said was retaliation for a gang robbery was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison. Pierce County prosecutors say Alexander Semaj Isaiah Carson has been committing crimes since he was 11 years old. He started off small — thefts, burglaries and other non-violent property crimes. Soon,
The News TribuneJun 14 2024
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Life sentence for last member of drug robbing crew in Loganville homicide
The third member of a drug robbing crew responsible for the shooting death of a man in the driveway of his Loganville home has been sentenced to life in prison on Friday. Miguel Angel Gonzales, 24, was convicted of two counts each of felony murder, aggravated assault, and criminal attempt to commit a felony, along with one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for
Fox 5 AtlantaApr 05 2024
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‘Courageous’ K-9 Stabbed to Death Protecting Officer from MS-13 Gang Attack at Virginia Prison
A police dog was stabbed and killed protecting an officer during an attack by MS-13 gang members at a state prison in Virginia, officials said on Wednesday. “The K-9, named Rivan, was accompanying corrections officer Kharmishia Phillip Fields on Tuesday when three inmates at Sussex I State Prison attacked another inmate,” CBS News reported. “The three attacking inmates are affiliated with the
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