Mom accused of murdering daughter by poisoning her wine with cyanide during Thanksgiving dinner
The woman accused of killing her daughter after poisoning her with a glass of wine full of acetonitrile at a Thanksgiving dinner has been denied a bond as she is set to face trial for multiple charges. Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel, 52,…
Texas sheriff charged with fraud two months after Trump pardoned his brother
A Texas sheriff has been charged with fraud two months after President Donald Trump pardoned his brother, Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar – although the president later accused him of being disloyal. Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Jr., 67, from Laredo, was…
Jury acquits man accused of murder-for-hire plot against Border Patrol leader
A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty via Snapchat for the life of a senior Border Patrol leader has been acquitted, marking the conclusion of the first criminal trial to emerge from last year’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago…
California firefighter accused of killing wife after she apparently cheated
A veteran firefighter, who once helped battle major California wildfires, allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death at their home after discovering an apparent affair, authorities have said. Andrew Jimenez, a 45-year-old firefighter from Glendale, California, was taken into custody Wednesday…
Shopper, 63, is arrested for not scanning all of his items at the self-checkout lane
A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal thousands of dollars worth of items from a grocery store by scamming a self-checkout kiosk. Luis Felipe Lezcano, 63, reportedly used a technique called “ticket switching” to try to…
Teen who shot brother pleads guilty to shooting rampage that killed four others
An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina. The 2022 rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 15 at…
Anger as suspect in $100M jewelry heist said to be biggest in US history avoids standing trial – because ICE deported him
Last month, federal officials allegedly deported one of the suspects in a massive 2022 jewelry heist in Southern California where thieves made off with $100 million in merchandise, in what prosecutors have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history….
Uvalde officer cleared of failing in his duty to confront gunman who murdered 19 children in school shooting
Adrian Gonzales, 52, was acquitted on 29 child endangerment charges
Suspect charged with murder of woman at Texas storage unit over husband’s botched drug deal, police say
A Detroit man has been charged with the slaying of a woman who was killed after her husband allegedly carried out a $125,000 drugs scam, according to local media reports. Kip Stitts, a 57-year-old from Detroit, is accused of the…
Trial begins for man accused of murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino
Snapchat messages took center stage Wednesday at the first day of trial for a man accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire in the first criminal trial…