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Murder-for-hire trial underway in Morgan County courtroom
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (207+ words) Jury selection is complete and opening statements have started in the Morgan County murder-for-hire trial. Opening statements are underway in a Morgan County murder-for-hire trial after jury selection wrapped up Tuesday morning. Jaclyn Skuce, is accused of hiring someone to…...
Prosecutors build case in Morgan County murder-for-hire trial
15+ hour, 17+ min ago (217+ words) Jurors heard from the lead investigator and the state medical examiner about the circumstances and autopsy findings of Anthony Sheppard's death. The jury in the murder-for-hire trial of Jaclyn Skuce heard testimony from the lead investigator and the state's medical…...
Richmond Hill man gets 17 years to life in prison for the murder of a South Ozone Park man during a drive-by shooting in 2022: DA " QNS
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (30+ words) A Richmond Hill man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison Tuesday for the killing of a South Ozone Park man during a June 2022 drive-by shooting....
Officials criticize prosecutor in South Burlington - Newport Dispatch
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (270+ words) WATERBURY, VT " Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison and Vermont State Police Director Col. Matthew T. Birmingham criticized Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George on Wednesday for declining to prosecute individuals arrested during a March 11 incident on Dorset Street in South Burlington....
Dem-appointed judge sets measly $100 bond for repeat drug offender after cop injured during wild arrest
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) An alleged drug dealer with two prior arrests was remanded on a measly $100 bond in a Democrat-dominated Colorado city after his attempt to bolt from cops landed an officer in the hospital. Officers with the Boulder Police Department came across…...
DA's office again received increase in requests for prosecutions last year
1+ week, 1+ day ago (629+ words) The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office was asked to prosecute more cases in 2025 than the prior year for the fourth year in a row, according to an annual report released last week." District Attorney Diana Becton received nearly 21, 000 requests…...
Arguments to be heard in convicted driveway shooter's conviction 3 years after killing
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (179+ words) Arguments are expected Tuesday in Kevin Monahan's appeal of his murder conviction in the driveway shooting that killed Kaylin Gillis. It has been three years since Monahan shot and killed Gillis when she was a passenger in a car that…...
Trucker charged in highway death of Delaware County deputy
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (540+ words) MUNCIE " A 39-year-old trucker has been arrested and charged in the 2025 death of a Delaware County sheriff's deputy along Interstate 69 near Gaston. On Monday, Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Hoffman formally charged Teddy M. Johnson with three felonies " reckless homicide, involuntary…...
Need help with civil legal matters? A new Summit Co. clinic can help
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (164+ words) A new monthly legal clinic aims to help Summit County residents with a variety of civil matters from child custody and driver's license suspensions to evictions, foreclosures and more. The pro bono event will see attorneys volunteer their time to…...
92-year-old at center of tax lien fight dies as sheriff enforces eviction
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (517+ words) A 92-year-old woman who lost ownership of her longtime home in a tax lien foreclosure has died, and her family was forced out of the property Tuesday, marking the latest development in a case first reported last summer. Gloria Gaynor…...