Basically two things happen in court -- people try to get someone else's money or the government tries to get someone's freedom. People taken to court are either at risk of losing cash or going to prison.Most of us think that freedom is more important than money. We value time with our families, the ability to go for a walk on a nice day, or being able to make a phone call without someone else listening more than we value cash.Here's the... [...]
A man was arrested Sunday in the deaths of two women and three young girls whose bodies were found in a Central California home, including his young daughter and her mother.
Martin Martinez, 30, from Modesto, where the bodies were found Saturday, was detained about 80 miles away on Sunday in San Jose early Sunday and booked into a Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of murder.
Martinez had a past romantic relationship with one of the women,... [...]
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — The younger sister of a woman who authorities say was killed by their mother has pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped dump the body in a field in Ohio.Nineteen-year-old Hannah Tyburski entered the plea Thursday in Lorain County. The Oberlin College student is charged with tampering with evidence, obstructing justice and abuse of a corpse.Authorities say she helped her mother remove the body of 26-year-old Rachele... [...]
Police searching a home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for drugs found a 15-year-old boy weighing just 47 pounds lying on a cot and covered in cockroaches.The child, who was reportedly suffering from a seizure when police found him, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. His mother, Rose Holland, 49, was arrested on drug and child cruelty charges, WFSB reports.The investigation began Wednesday when police responded to a noise... [...]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A man in Alabama collapsed and died after officers sprayed him with pepper spray while arresting him after a chase, Tuscaloosa police said Saturday.Anthony Dewayne Ware, 35, was pronounced dead on Friday at a Tuscaloosa hospital, according to police.Tuscaloosa Police Sgt. Brent Blankeley said Saturday that officers responded to a call that a suspect wanted on charges of attempting to elude police was on the front... [...]
