A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot dead in his courtroom on Thursday and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. According to the Kentucky State Police, preliminary investigations indicate that Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument in the courthouse. Mullins, […]
How police shootings and use of force cases are investigated in Larimer County In the 8th Judicial District, which includes Larimer and Jackson counties, police shootings and certain use-of-force cases are investigated by the CIRT. Sady Swanson, Fort Collins Coloradoan District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin released a letter Friday saying the use of force by four […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 33-year-old man was convicted of a murder in East Bakersfield in June, the Kern County District Attorney announced Friday. On June 18, Richard Cortez was convicted of first-degree murder in the December 2022 death of Joshua Samarripas. Cortez was also convicted of using a firearm. According to court documents, Kern […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically charged” allegations about his foreign business dealings into the upcoming federal tax case against the president’s son. Special Counsel David Weiss’ team told the judge last week that they plan to call a business associate of Hunter Biden to the witness […]
