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Plea hearing postponed for Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay
Read full article: Plea hearing postponed for Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decayColorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes were expected to plead guilty Friday, but the hearing was postponed because of a snowstorm.
Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges
Read full article: Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud chargesColorado funeral home owners accused of cheating customers and misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds have pleaded guilty to federal charges for defrauding clients.
Michigan woman to stand trial in crash that killed young brother and sister at birthday party
Read full article: Michigan woman to stand trial in crash that killed young brother and sister at birthday partyA Michigan woman has been ordered to stand trial in a crash that killed two siblings and injured several other people who were at a boat club to celebrate a child’s birthday.
Man is found fit to go on trial in attacks that killed 4 in Rockford, Illinois
Read full article: Man is found fit to go on trial in attacks that killed 4 in Rockford, IllinoisA man has been found fit to stand trial on charges of killing four people and injuring seven others during a series of frenzied attacks in northern Illinois in March.
Sheriff's deputies corral wayward kangaroo near pool at Florida apartment complex
Read full article: Sheriff's deputies corral wayward kangaroo near pool at Florida apartment complexSheriff's deputies corralled a wayward kangaroo after it was spotted hopping around in the pool area at a Florida apartment complex.
Man, woman accused of selling prescription drugs to Kerr County teen hours before fatal overdose
Read full article: Man, woman accused of selling prescription drugs to Kerr County teen hours before fatal overdoseTwo people are behind bars after they sold prescription drugs to a man hours before his overdose, according to the Kerrville County Sheriff’s Office.
FBI opens criminal investigations into violent Los Angeles County deputy encounters
Read full article: FBI opens criminal investigations into violent Los Angeles County deputy encountersThe FBI has opened criminal investigations into violent encounters involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
LA County sheriff calls video of deputy tackling woman 'disturbing,' opens inquiry
Read full article: LA County sheriff calls video of deputy tackling woman 'disturbing,' opens inquiryThe Los Angeles County sheriff says video footage of a deputy violently throwing a woman to the ground while she filmed a man being handcuffed in a grocery store parking lot is “disturbing."
White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighbor
Read full article: White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighborA white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault.
New program to get mentally ill inmates held in limbo ‘competent’ enough for trial
Read full article: New program to get mentally ill inmates held in limbo ‘competent’ enough for trialThere are 280 inmates at the Bexar County Jail that have been designated “incompetent to stand trial” because of mental health issues, intellectual disabilities, or other problems. If they can’t make bail, they’re stuck waiting for a bed in the heavily back-logged state hospital system.
Former BCSO deputy arrested after allowing jail inmate to post Instagram videos with his cellphone
Read full article: Former BCSO deputy arrested after allowing jail inmate to post Instagram videos with his cellphoneA former Bexar County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday after an investigation revealed that he allowed jail inmates to use his cellphone to make social media videos, Facetime calls and phone calls.
Man who wanted to blow up Democratic HQ must have psych exam
Read full article: Man who wanted to blow up Democratic HQ must have psych examA judge has ordered a psychiatric examination for a California man who pleaded guilty to plotting to firebomb the state Democratic Party’s headquarters and other buildings in Northern California.
BCSO pushes back against 10-day deadline to release body camera video
Read full article: BCSO pushes back against 10-day deadline to release body camera videoBexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he won’t be able to meet the 10-day deadline set by county commissioners yet when it comes to releasing body camera video.
Major changes coming for Bexar County Sheriff’s Office disciplinary process, sheriff announces
Read full article: Major changes coming for Bexar County Sheriff’s Office disciplinary process, sheriff announcesA major change was announced Monday for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office as part of the collective bargaining agreement -- no more arbitration, and the deputy discipline and appeals process is changing significantly.
Former deputy arrested after conducting illegal search during traffic stop, BCSO says
Read full article: Former deputy arrested after conducting illegal search during traffic stop, BCSO saysThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former deputy on Monday after an investigation showed he conducted an illegal search of a vehicle in 2019, officials said.
Investigation underway after teen shot, killed in northern Atascosa County, sheriff says
Read full article: Investigation underway after teen shot, killed in northern Atascosa County, sheriff saysA homicide investigation is underway in northern Atascosa County after officials said a teen was fatally shot overnight. Two other teens were arrested in connection to his death, according to Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward.
Ranger: 3 charged in 4 Texas killings planned to steal gun
Read full article: Ranger: 3 charged in 4 Texas killings planned to steal gunAuthorities say three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas had met up with one of the victims under the pretense of buying a gun from him but planned to steal it.
Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Dallas woman as she celebrated birthday
Read full article: Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Dallas woman as she celebrated birthdayProsecutors say a man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to killing a 22-year-old Dallas woman as she went to celebrate her birthday with friends.
Man gets nearly 20 years for Colorado synagogue bomb plot
Read full article: Man gets nearly 20 years for Colorado synagogue bomb plotHolzer, now 28, was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, for plotting to bomb the Colorado synagogue last year, by a judge who described the case as "dripping with Nazism and supremacy." They also said that Holzer no longer held the supremacist-like beliefs that led him to plan the bombing at Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo. AdThe Temple Emanuel plot was one of 61 anti-semitic harassment and vandalism cases that the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region tracked in 2019. AdHolzer was arrested Nov. 1, 2019, after receiving two phony pipe bombs and 14 sticks of dynamite from undercover FBI agents that he planned to use at the Temple Emanuel. Temple Emanuel is the second oldest synagogue in Colorado.
Report: Police granted clinic shooting suspect gun permit
Read full article: Report: Police granted clinic shooting suspect gun permitIn addition, bomb technicians were investigating a suspicious device left at the clinic and others at a motel where Ulrich was staying, authorities added. Gregory Ulrich, 67, is charged in an attack on an Allina Health clinic this week that left 37-year-old medical assistant Lindsay Overbay dead and four other people wounded. Ulrich had threatened in October 2018 to carry out a mass shooting at the clinic in Buffalo, a small city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis. The threat led Ulrich to be banned from clinic property, and the following month a restraining order was granted to prohibit him from contacting a doctor at the clinic. AdAt a news conference following Thursday's hearing, Wright County Sheriff Sean Deringer was asked about any permits Ulrich held.
Oklahoma man charged in shooting deaths of 5 kids, brother
Read full article: Oklahoma man charged in shooting deaths of 5 kids, brotherThis Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 booking photo provided by the Muskogee County, Okla., Sheriff's Office, shows Jarron Deajon Pridgeon. Pridgeon is in custody as a suspect, after six people, including five young children, were shot to death early Tuesday at a home in Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee County Sheriff's Office via AP)MUSKOGEE, Okla. – A 25-year-old Oklahoma man was charged with murder Wednesday in the killings of his brother and five young children, police said. Jarron Deajon Pridgeon of Muskogee was charged with six counts of first-degree murder, shooting with intent to kill and possession of firearms during probation, court records show. Police identified the slain children as Jalaiya Pridgeon, 1; Jaidus Pridgeon, 3; Harmony Anderson, 5; Neveah Pridgeon, 6; and Que’dynce Anderson, 9. Raven Anderson, who is an aunt to the children, told Tulsa TV station KOTV that Pridgeon was the father of three of the slain children.
Man arrested in killing of 5 children, 1 adult in Oklahoma
Read full article: Man arrested in killing of 5 children, 1 adult in OklahomaCORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO JARRON, NOT JARROD - This Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 booking photo provided by the Muskogee County, Okla., Sheriff's Office, shows Jarron Deajon Pridgeon. Officers responded about 1:30 a.m. to a call of multiple people shot at a home in Muskogee, Police Officer Lynn Hamlin said. Authorities found one man and four children dead at the scene, and a fifth child died at a Tulsa hospital, Hamlin said. Officers also encountered Jarron Deajon Pridgeon with a gun and took him into custody. Hamlin described the slain youths as “small children” but said police do not yet have their exact ages.
Former officer who shot Rayshard Brooks sues over firing
Read full article: Former officer who shot Rayshard Brooks sues over firingIn this booking photo made available Thursday, June 18, 2020 by the Fulton County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges. Rolfe was fired after the shooting. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Mexican American man charged with hate crime in fatal crash
Read full article: Mexican American man charged with hate crime in fatal crashThis undated photo provided by the Fond du Lac County, Wis., Sheriff's Office, shows Daniel Navarro, a Mexican American man from Wisconsin charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a motorcyclist and killed the man because he was white. (Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office via AP)FOND DU LAC, Wis. A Mexican American man from Wisconsin is charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a motorcyclist and killed the man because he was white. Navarro apparently didn't know Thiessen, but targeted him because he was white, said Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt. Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Judge Robert Wirtz set bail at $1 million during an initial court appearance Thursday. Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said Navarro's crime it not reflective of the entire community.
Former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks seeks bail
Read full article: Former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks seeks bailIn this booking photo made available Thursday, June 18, 2020 by the Fulton County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)ATLANTA The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is set to appear in court Tuesday to ask a judge to release him from jail while his case is pending. An autopsy found Brooks was shot twice in the back. Felony murder is punishable by a minimum sentence of life in prison.
A sheriff put down his baton to listen to protesters. They chanted walk with us, so he did
Read full article: A sheriff put down his baton to listen to protesters. They chanted walk with us, so he didA Michigan sheriff joined protesters in Flint Township on Saturday, putting down his weapon and saying, "I want to make this a parade, not a protest." Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson spoke with demonstrators who were met by police officers in riot gear, local affiliate WEYI reported. "The only reason we're here is to make sure that you got a voice -- that's it," Swanson said in video clips shown on Twitter. He was speaking to the crowd protesting police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. He smiled and high-fived people in the crowd, who responded by chanting, "walk with us!"
Sheriff Salazar trying to slow the spread of COVID-19 inside the Bexar County jail
Read full article: Sheriff Salazar trying to slow the spread of COVID-19 inside the Bexar County jailSheriff Salazar trying to slow the spread of COVID-19 inside the Bexar County jailIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.
Barrientes Vela makes first court appearance since being indicted on felony charges
Read full article: Barrientes Vela makes first court appearance since being indicted on felony chargesBarrientes Vela makes first court appearance since being indicted on felony chargesPublished: February 26, 2020, 5:21 pmFormer Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela on Wednesday morning made her first court appearance since her arrest last month on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
Sheriff: Woman, 30, kills man after drunkenly striking patrol vehicle
Read full article: Sheriff: Woman, 30, kills man after drunkenly striking patrol vehicleSheriff: Woman, 30, kills man after drunkenly striking patrol vehiclePublished: December 26, 2019, 5:19 pmA 30-year-old woman is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge after driving drunk and crashing into a patrol unit at a high rate of speed, killing a 36-year-old man and injuring several others, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday.