Marathon woman accused of extorting ex-husband for money A Marathon woman was arrested last week after she tried to extort her husband for money, Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Becky Herrin announced Sunday. Herrin said deputies were notified July 22 about the allegations by the victim, who is the owner of the Wooden Spoon restaurant in Marathon.More Crime HeadlinesMan accused of using fraudulent credit card at Islamorada sports... [...]
Mom Allegedly Poisons Toddler With Salt To ‘Get Husband’s Attention’A South Carolina mother has been charged with homicide after law enforcement says she killed her toddler by feeding her a teaspoon of salt.Peyton Martines, 17 months old, died Wednesday at a hospital in the city of Spartanburg, news station WSPA reported. The girl had been admitted on July 31, suffering from salt poisoning that caused seizures and a high fever, according... [...]
Florida quietly launched new probe into troubled school Over the past two years, Florida authorities quietly launched new probes into homicide and sexual abuse allegations associated with a notorious and now shuttered reform school in the Panhandle. But despite interviewing 50 alleged victims of sexual abuse at the Marianna school, the case will not lead to any arrests.State Attorney Glenn Hess, the lead prosecutor for six north Florida... [...]
It's Time To Send Cheating Prosecutors To JailJohn Thompson, a 22-year-old black man in New Orleans, was convicted in 1985?—?in two separate trials?—?of carjacking and murder and sentenced to 49 years on the carjacking charge and to death for the murder. He spent the next 18 years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, 14 of them on death row. He was 30 days away from execution when his attorneys finally found the evidence that cleared him.... [...]
Attorneys For Roof Say Federal Death Penalty Is UnconstitutionalAttorneys for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a South Carolina church a year ago argued that their client should not face the death penalty, asserting the punishment is unconstitutional.Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Dylann Roof, 22, who is accused of opening fire on a Bible study session at... [...]
