Wis. releases video of prison guard tossing non-lethal grenade into cell, settling AP lawsuitNovember 16th, 2009 Wis. releases grenade video to settle AP lawsuitMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin prison officials have released a video to The Associated Press that shows a guard tossing a non-lethal grenade into an inmate's cell and running away as it detonated.
Trial begins for Ohio police chief accused of snooping on Parker-Broderick surrogateNovember 16th, 2009 Ohio chief's trial begins in Parker-Broderick caseST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Jury selection has begun in the trial of one of two Ohio police chiefs accused of snooping on the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
Judge rejects plea deal for Ohio driver who was on phone when her bus killed a pedestrianNovember 13th, 2009 Judge rejects homicide plea for Ohio bus driverCLEVELAND — A judge has rejected a plea deal for a Cleveland bus driver who was on her cell phone when her bus struck and killed a man in a crosswalk in March. Fifty-year-old Angela Williams is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.
China jails brothers for running criminal gangNovember 6th, 2009 CHONGQING - A court here Friday sentenced brothers Zhang Bo and Zhang Tao to 17 years in prison for running a criminal network in southwest China, an official said. The accused were also fined 100,000 yuan ($14,647) each by the Second Intermediate People's Court in Chongqing, Xinhua reported.
Correction: Bomb Threat-Sentence storyNovember 5th, 2009 Correction: Bomb Threat-Sentence storyCINCINNATI — In a Nov. 4 story about an Ohio bomb threat case, The Associated Press erroneously reported the length of the prison sentence.
Ohio man who pleaded guilty to making bomb threats sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prisonNovember 4th, 2009 Ohio man sentenced to 1 1/2 years for bomb threatsCINCINNATI — An Ohio man who threatened to blow up several Cincinnati-area landmarks has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. Frederick Purvis, of Hamilton, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S.
Former Pittsburgh man convicted at retrial in 1999 slayings of 2 Ohio college students in Pa.November 3rd, 2009 Man guilty in slaying of 2 Ohio students on Pa.WASHINGTON, Pa. — A former Pittsburgh man has been convicted again of killing two Ohio college students a decade ago.
Judge convicts man of hit-and-run in accident involving orange rabbit-suited pedicab driverOctober 30th, 2009 Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-runPORTLAND, Ore. — The Mercedes driver testified he didn't see the 6-foot-tall orange rabbit driving a pedicab because he was fumbling for a dropped cell phone.
Man who testified against brother in Ohio shooting of rapper TI's crew pleads guiltyOctober 28th, 2009 Man pleads guilty in TI rap crew attackCINCINNATI — The driver of a vehicle involved in an Ohio gun battle that killed a member of the rapper T.I.'s entourage during a wild highway chase has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges. Forty-one-year-old Padron Thomas was initially charged with murder.
US judge sentences men in Ohio terror case, says informant sought defendants outOctober 21st, 2009 Men in Ohio terror case sentencedTOLEDO, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio has handed down prison sentences of more than 10 years to two Toledo-area men involved in a terrorist plot that the government said targeted U.S. troops. Mohammad Amawi was sentenced to 20 years and Marwan El-Hindi was sentenced to 12 years.
Retrial slated this week for man charged with 1999 murder of 2 Ohio students in western Pa.October 18th, 2009 Retrial looms in murder of 2 Ohio students in Pa.WASHINGTON, Pa. — A former Pittsburgh man again faces a possible death penalty in a retrial in the shooting deaths of two Ohio college students a decade ago.
Ohio woman who conned family, friends in cancer scam gets 8 years, must pay $792K restitutionOctober 6th, 2009 Ohio woman sentenced to 8 years in cancer conDELAWARE, Ohio — An Ohio woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for scamming family and friends out of tens of thousands of dollars by claiming her husband was sick with cancer. Thirty-year-old Melanie Chen, of Columbus, also was ordered to pay more than $792,000 in restitution to the 13 victims, plus court costs.
After trouble executing inmate, Ohio court refuses to set delay for next prisoner in lineOctober 1st, 2009 Ohio court: Forge ahead with next inmate executionCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court says problems with a recent planned lethal injection aren't enough to delay next week's execution of a different man who strangled his 67-year-old neighbor. The court on Thursday rejected Lawrence Reynolds' request to put off his Oct.
California man faces manslaughter trial in texting-while-driving caseSeptember 30th, 2009 Man faces manslaughter trial in texting caseNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A Southern California man accused of killing a pedestrian while driving and text messaging has been ordered to stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter.
Four sentenced over syringe attack in ChinaSeptember 17th, 2009 URUMQI - Four people were sentenced to between 8 to 15 years in prison Thursday for stabbing a pedestrian with a syringe in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The Municipal Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi delivered the sentence.
