Crimes and Trials News

Feds: Army base gunman threatened to kill Obama
AP – 7 mins ago

SAVANNAH, Ga. - A former soldier accused of demanding mental treatment as he took hostages at gunpoint at a Georgia Army hospital later told investigators he planned to kill President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed Tuesday. Full Story »
John Lennon killer Chapman denied parole in NY
AP – 44 mins ago

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building. Full Story »
Lennon's killer denied parole for 6th time
AFP – 1 hr 34 mins ago

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NEW YORK (AFP) - John Lennon's killer was denied parole Tuesday for the sixth time since he was locked up for murdering the Beatle superstar in New York three decades ago. Full Story »
Kansas man charged with murdering burned teen
AP – 17 mins ago

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GREAT BEND, Kan. - A 36-year-old factory worker who spent much of his adult life in prison was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting and murdering a 14-year-old girl whose badly burned body was found behind gravel piles at the asphalt plant where he worked. Full Story »
Mr. Gay UK Denies Rape Charge
The Advocate – Tue Sep 7, 7:52 am ET

Los Angeles - Mark Carter, a former Mr. Gay UK and Yorkshire police officer, appeared in court Monday to deny sex offenses including the rape of another man. Full Story »
Appeals court panel denies stay for Wash. inmate
AP – Mon Sep 6, 10:26 pm ET

YAKIMA, Wash. - A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a Washington state death row inmate's request for an emergency stay of his execution. Full Story »
Suriname leader: Drug conviction 'almost a joke'
AP – Mon Sep 6, 7:07 pm ET

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse shrugged off questions about his past during his first overseas trip as elected president, saying Monday that he will not interfere in his ongoing murder trial and dismissing a 1999 drug conviction as "almost a joke." Full Story »
Bahamas drops charges in Travolta extortion case
AP – Mon Sep 6, 6:40 pm ET

AP

NASSAU, Bahamas - A judge in the Bahamas dismissed charges Monday against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta after the actor decided he no longer wanted to face the pain of a new trial stemming from the death of his teenage son on the island chain. Full Story »
Bahamas judge halts extortion retrial in Travolta case
AFP – Mon Sep 6, 6:37 pm ET

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NASSAU (AFP) - A Bahamas judge dismissed charges Monday against two alleged extortionists, halting a planned retrial in a case involving the death of Hollywood star John Travolta's son, court sources said. Full Story »
Greenpeace two get jail terms in Japan whale meat case
AFP – Mon Sep 6, 6:48 am ET

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TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese court Monday sentenced two Greenpeace activists to suspended one-year jail terms for stealing a box of whale meat that the group said was proof of embezzlement in state-run "research whaling". Full Story »
Mexican suspect in US consulate killings in Texas court
AFP – Sat Sep 4, 7:02 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Mexican suspect in the March drive-by shooting of a US consulate worker in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez appeared at a closed-door hearing in a Texas court, the San Antonio News said Saturday. Full Story »
Suspect in consulate deaths appears in Texas court
AP – Sat Sep 4, 1:26 pm ET

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A man who told Mexican authorities he ordered the March killing of a U.S. Consulate worker in Mexico has been extradited to the U.S. and appeared in a federal court in Texas, the San Antonio Express-News reported. Full Story »
Crime adds to misery for Pakistan's flood victims
Reuters – Sat Sep 4, 3:00 am ET

MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Crime and the sale of donated aid supplies are undermining the aid effort for Pakistan's flood victims. Full Story »
Head of alleged trafficking scheme arrested
AP – Sat Sep 4, 12:32 am ET

HONOLULU - The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms pleaded not guilty Friday, part of what the FBI calls the largest human-trafficking case charged in U.S. history Full Story »
Jury deadlocks in US marriage fraud case
AP – Fri Sep 3, 9:16 pm ET

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors told him deliberations had grown hostile in the marriage fraud case of Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero and her husband. Full Story »
Judge denies bail for former Enron CEO Skilling: court document
Reuters – Fri Sep 3, 9:14 pm ET

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge on Friday denied bail for former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, according to a court document. Full Story »
Mother of slain camper files claim in Phoenix
AP – Fri Sep 3, 8:10 pm ET

AP

PHOENIX - The mother of an Oklahoma man believed to have been killed by an Arizona prison escapee has filed a $10 million claim against Arizona and a wrongful death lawsuit against the private company that operates the prison that housed the fugitive. Full Story »
Man pleads not guilty to Paris Hilton home burglary
Reuters – Fri Sep 3, 7:31 pm ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said. Full Story »