Crime and Courts

Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt,” NBC News reported.

On the fifth day in the Jose Morales trial, the jury was presented testimony from six witnesses. The first witness was Jacqueline Troesser with the Ansonia Police Department. She testified that she worked the 911 dispatch line on Dec. 1, 2019 and during the early morning, she received a call.  Troesser said when she picked up, she heard a slurred-male voice…

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday.

It’s been a week of testimonies in the trial for Jose Morales. The state continues to build their case to the jury of Morales’ involvement in the gruesome killing of Christine Holloway.

A man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last fall will face additional state terrorism and attempted murder charges.

The courtroom saga of Lyle and Erik Menendez entered a new chapter Friday as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office asked a judge to allow the withdrawal of a resentencing recommendation for the brothers, now serving life-without-parole sentences for murdering their parents.

State police are investigating after human remains were found in Danielson on Wednesday. The investigation caused commotion in Connecticut’s quiet corner.

Former Texas wideout Isaiah Bond surrendered on a sexual assault warrant Thursday and was released after posting bail, according to published reports.

On the fourth day of Jose Morales’ trial, the state introduced three witnesses, as they continue to build the connection between Morales and Christine Holloway to the jury. Morales is accused of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, in December of 2019. Morales is also the only suspect in the disappearance of his…

 A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman $4 million in damages.

The woman allegedly manipulated four elderly women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars each by using aliases, the Oklahoma attorney general says.

On day 4 of the Jose Morales trial, the jury heard from DNA experts as the state continues to make the connection between Morales and his girlfriend at the time, Christine Holloway.

State police are investigating after human remains were found in Danielson on Wednesday afternoon. State police said troopers from Troop D responded to Woodward Street around 4:24 p.m. Eastern District Major Crimes Detectives responded as well. State police said the investigation is in the early stages and it is still very active. No additional information was immediately available.

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, argued about what evidence should be allowed at trial.

A jury awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years.

The third day in the ongoing trial for Jose Morales began with graphic descriptions from one of the two witnesses who took the stand on Wednesday. Sgt. Kevin Duggan of Connecticut State Police testified to conditions in which he found Christine Holloway’s body in her Ansonia home. “In the tub, there was the descendant’s body, there was leaf and...

A woman from Naugatuck has been sentenced to over two years in prison for allegedly embezzling $865,000 from her employer, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials said 45-year-old Jennifer Cormier was sentenced to 25 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Cormier was employed with a family-owned business that offers plumbing, heating and air conditioning…

A state police detective told jurors about the scene he and other police officers encountered after the death of Christine Holloway in 2019.

The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to hear conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ appeal in a defamation case that resulted in a $1.4 billion verdict against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax. Jones asked the justices to review both the 2022 trial court verdict and a lower appeals court ruling in December that upheld most of the verdict. The...

State police have arrested a 22-year-old Bloomfield man who is accused of recklessly driving a motorcycle at speeds well over 100 miles per hour on several Connecticut highways and filming himself. State police said they received several complaints, there was an anonymous complaint that was sent directly to the governor’s office, and detectives from the Central District Major Crimes Squad…