Lexus Ford allegedly told detectives he became furious after finding his vehicle and believing Michael Jackson was among people removing property. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Hours before prosecutors say Lexus Ford opened fire on two men near a Milwaukee food truck, Ford believed his Jeep had been taken after he lost a key fob and later … Read more
Charging accounts describe a brief argument that escalated into a serious chest injury, while important details of the confrontation remain unresolved. DULUTH, Minn. — The confrontation began, according to a wounded man’s account to police, with something ordinary: garbage placed in the back of another man’s car. Minutes later, the 39-year-old was making his way … Read more
An appellate court allowed Pierce Hoempler’s prosecution to continue after judges upheld findings that three unarmed victims were moving away from him. NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — More than a year before a jury convicted Pierce Nelson Hoempler of killing his neighbor and the neighbor’s two sons, Florida judges had already considered and rejected his attempt … Read more
Jurors may first decide whether Gregory Juedes killed his father and then separately consider his legal responsibility for the alleged act. APPLETON, Wis. — The jury expected to hear the murder case against Gregory Juedes early next year may be asked to reach one verdict and then immediately begin another inquiry — first whether he … Read more
Investigative records trace years of personal tension before a March confrontation that ended with Capt. Adam Bean fatally shot in a front yard. HOPE MILLS, N.C. — The first warning signs in the case against North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt. Nekime Matu Oxendine did not begin on the night Capt. Adam Bean was killed. … Read more
Juan Diego Ramos Lopez was located near La Grande after leaving Idaho while his wounded estranged wife received emergency treatment. MERIDIAN, Idaho — What began with a Sunday-morning domestic violence call in a Meridian neighborhood turned into an interstate search for an estranged husband who was arrested in Oregon and has now been sentenced to … Read more
Robert Robbins faces a deadly-weapon assault allegation after police say his former girlfriend suffered cuts during an early-morning confrontation. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Robert Robbins, 40, faces a felonious-assault charge and a $50,000 bond after Columbus police alleged that he attacked his former girlfriend with a machete inside her home, a case that remains at the … Read more
Prosecutors sought pretrial detention after Thomas Williams’ shooting, but a judge ruled restrictions could address safety and court-appearance concerns. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long before a Jefferson County grand jury indicted Bonita Yvette Brown in the shooting death of Thomas Williams, a judge faced a separate question with immediate consequences: whether Brown should remain jailed while … Read more
The same Polk County jurors who convicted Runyon of three murders later rejected prosecutors’ request for a death sentence. BARTOW, Fla. — By the time Shaun Runyon’s family members took the witness stand in September, a jury had already found him guilty of killing three co-workers. Their testimony was not aimed at changing those verdicts. … Read more
Brian Shelleby’s 15-to-30-year sentence resolved a prosecution that had been moving toward a first-degree murder trial in Allegheny County. PITTSBURGH, Penn. — A criminal case once headed toward a first-degree murder trial ended with a negotiated guilty plea and a 15-to-30-year prison sentence for Brian Shelleby, the Pennsylvania father who admitted setting the September 2025 … Read more