Kentucky sheriff charged with fatal shooting of judge in courtroom
A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot dead in his courtroom on Thursday and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. According to the Kentucky State Police, preliminary investigations indicate that Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M….
Two deaths in a Massachusetts town raise doubts about the relationship between police and prosecutors
Weeks after a mistrial was declared in the high-profile Karen Read murder case, more allegations of police misconduct emerged in the same Massachusetts county where a former police detective was charged in the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, putting…
Fort Collins police investigate fatal July shooting near City Park
How police shootings and use of force cases are investigated in Larimer County In the 8th Judicial District, which includes Larimer and Jackson counties, police shootings and certain use-of-force cases are investigated by the CIRT. Sady Swanson, Fort Collins Coloradoan…
‘Rust’ gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed called jurors ‘idiots’ in phone calls to prison, prosecutors say
Gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed from “Rust,” who in recorded phone calls from prison called the jurors who found her guilty of manslaughter “idiots” and “assholes” and complained that deliberations lasted only two hours, according to a recent prosecutor’s filing. Those crude…
Gun sale goes wrong? Murder trial begins in Abilene
A murder trial is scheduled to begin in Abilene on Monday. Aashaud Anthony McVea, 20, is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree aggravated assault. If convicted of murder, he faces between 5 and 99 years or life imprisonment. If convicted…
