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At 17, Chad Young killed his mom, dad and brother before lighting their home on fire. Now he could be released by 2020.
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Dramatic bloody scuffle preceded Market Street police shooting
Video footage released Wednesday shows a man shot and killed by San Francisco police in a Market Street Subway store last week had attacked and struggled with an employee before officers arrived and opened fire. The videos, taken both from body-worn cameras worn by the responding officers and from surveillance cameras inside the store, were released at a town hall meeting on Market Street held to present preliminary information on the May 3 shooting that killed 26-year-old Nicholas Flusche.
Focus of Alton Sterling case shifts to Louisiana prosecutor
After federal authorities announced they would not prosecute two white police officers in the shooting death of a black man, a refrain rang out from the man's family, lawyers and supporters: It's up to Louisiana's attorney general to seek justice. The Justice Department said it found insufficient evidence to charge either officer, Blane Salamoni or Howie Lake II, in the death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling last summer outside a Baton Rouge convenience store.
Death Penalty Reinstatement Bill Clears Delaware House Committee
Members of the committee voted 7-4 to send the legislation to the full House. All dissenting votes came from Democrats.
The Latest: Prosecutor details Alton Sterling investigation
The... . A young boy listens as people speak at a rally outside the Triple S Food Mart, where Alton Sterling was killed last summer, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
The Latest: Official decision in fatal shooting coming soon
The Latest on the shooting death of a black man by white police officers in Baton Rouge : Officials say Louisiana's governor has been notified that the U.S. Department of Justice will officially announce its decision about whether to bring charges against two white officers who fatally shot a black man in Baton Rouge. A person familiar with the Justice Department's decision on Tuesday told The Associated Press the agency will not charge the officers.
Fresno shooter who targeted white people undergoing mental examination
Kori Ali Muhammad, the suspect who allegedly killed four people in Fresno last week, was charged with eight felony counts Wednesday including three counts of first-degree murder. Today the judge suspended his trial while he undergoes a mental examination to determine whether he is competent.
Jack Harold Jones, Jr. Plaintiff – Appellant v. Wendy Kelley,…
Jack Harold Jones, Jr. Plaintiff - Appellant v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, in her official capacity; Rory Griffin, Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, in his official capacity; Dale Reed, Chief Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, in his official capacity Defendants - Appellees Jack Harold Jones, Jr. Plaintiff - Appellant v.
Continue reading Arkansas executes 2 inmates on the same gurney, hours apart
After going nearly 12 years without executing an inmate, Arkansas now has executed three in a few days -- including two in one night. Jack Jones and Marcel Williams received lethal injections on the same gurney Monday night, just about three hours apart.
Arkansas executes 2 inmates on the same gurney, hours apart
Two inmates received lethal injections on the same gurney Monday night about three hours apart as Arkansas completed the nation's first double execution since 2000, just days after the state ended a nearly 12-year hiatus on administering capital punishment. While the first inmate, Jack Jones, 52, was executed on schedule, shortly after 7 p.m., attorneys for the second, Marcel Williams, 46, convinced a federal judge minutes later to briefly delay his execution over concerns about how the earlier one was carried out.
The Latest: Spokesman says inmate apologized to director
An Arkansas prisons spokesman says the first inmate executed Monday night was speaking to the Arkansas Department of Correction director shortly after his lethal injection began. Spokesman Solomon Graves says Jack Jones was talking to prisons director Wendy Kelley at the start of his execution, which lasted 14 minutes.
The Latest: Supreme Court lets 2nd execution proceed
This undated file photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmate Jack Jones, who is one of two Arkansas killers set to die Monday, April 24, 2017, in the nation's first double execution in more than 16 years.
Arkansas prepares for first double execution since 2000
Two condemned Arkansas killers who admit they're guilty but fear their poor health could lead to extreme pain during lethal injections set for Monday might become the first inmates put to death in a double execution in the U.S. in more than 16 years. Jack Jones and Marcel Williams are set to die in what would be the second and third executions in Arkansas this month.
Survivalist who ambushed police seeks to avoid death penalty
A survivalist who shot and killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and injured another in an ambush at their barracks will now fight for his own life following his conviction on capital murder charges. Eric Frein, 33, was convicted Wednesday of all 12 charges he faced more than two years after targeting the state police in a late-night sniper attack.
Court whittles down jury pool for trial of man accused of killing son, 3
CAMDEN -- Several of the 120 potential jurors in a Camden County Superior Courtroom Tuesday shook their heads when Judge John T. Kelley announced the charges brought against David "D.J." Creato Jr.: murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Creato, 23, of Haddon Township, is accused of killing his son, Brendan Creato, 3, and leaving his body in a park near his home in 2015.
Facebook Murder Suspect Has ‘Shot And Killed Himself,’ Police Say
An undated photo provided by the Cleveland Police shows Steve Stephens. Cleveland police say they are searching for Stephens, a homicide suspect, who broadcast the fatal shooting of another man live on Facebook on Sunday.
The 3 Worst Mayors in America-And How They Can Turn Their Cities Around
Nancy Gibbs of Time magazine once observed , "The best mayors in U.S. history have been great characters-showmen and radicals and bullies and rebels. Then again, so have the worst."
Virginia Tech marks 10 years since tragedy
In this April 28, 2007 file photo, a memorial board sits under a tent with items that were placed in front of it, on the Drillfield on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. BLACKSBURG, Va.
Gun laws still lag panel’s post-massacre recommendations
A pile of documents detailing the Virginia Tech Review Panel's research rests in front of the panel at a 2007 news conference in Richmond.
Mississippi Flag Lawsuit Over Confederate Emblem May Be Revived
A Mississippi flag lawsuit may be revived after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans agreed to hear arguments connected with the dismissed 2016 complaint filed by an attorney. A federal district court judge kicked out the lawsuit by Carlos Moore last September, saying that the he lacked standing.