Tag: crime and punishment
Indiana homeowner kills 2, holds 2 at gunpoint during home burglary
Indiana homeowner kills 2, holds 2 at gunpoint during home burglary, faces no charges. Arrested and charged with attempted robbery and murder were Shaun Kruse and Tabitha Johnson.
An Indiana homeowner fatally shot two armed intruders along with holding two others...
Mississippi parents starve 5 month old daughter to death cause she wouldn’t eat
Takoda Miller and Kendra Beck Mississippi couple indicted for capital murder in the starvation death of their 5 month old daughter, who they claimed wouldn't eat.
A Mississippi couple are facing capital murder charges after being accused of starving their...
Michigan judge wishes she could give cancer patient, 72, jail time for overgrown lawn
Judge Alexis G. Krot wishes she could give Burhan Chowdhury Michigan cancer patient, 72, jail time for overgrown lawn. Zoom hearing leads to petition to oust judge.
A judge has told a 72 year old Michigan man with cancer that...
Illinois judge reverses teen rape conviction leads to disbelief
Adams County Judge Robert Adrian overturns Drew Clinton rape conviction of Cameron Vaughn teen girl cause he thought 148 days in jail was enough.
An Illinois judge’s decision to reverse a previous rape conviction for an 18 year old has...
Tampa low level offender freed from jail over coronavirus commits murder next day
Joseph Edwards Williams, Tampa, Florida, low level offender freed early from prison over coronavirus fears arrested after committing murder a day after release.
A Tampa, Florida man released from jail last month over fears of prisoners contracting coronavirus is...
Right decision? Advanced cancer patient gets 10 months jail for shoplifting $109.63 in groceries
Ashley Menser cancer patient sentenced to 10 months minimum jail for stealing $110 worth of groceries despite her being in advanced stage of her illness and needing urgent care.
America's judicial system at crises? Disconcert has come to the fore...
‘I’m sorry’ Alabama man who served 36 years jail for stealing $50.75 to be released
Alvin Kennard Bessemer, Alabama man to be freed after serving 36 years jail after stealing $50.75 from a bakery.
Defining crime and punishment. An Alabama man who spent 36 years behind bars for stealing $50.75 from a bakery will soon...
$600: Repeat offender gets 20 years for stealing 10 cigarette packs
Right decision? Robert Spellman a Florida career criminal is sentenced to 20 years jail for stealing 10 cartons of cigarettes worth $600.
A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years jail after stealing $600 worth of cigarettes from a...
Right decision? Morganton mom spared prison after 3 year old son freezes to death while high on meth
Jamie Lyn Basinger a Morganton, North Carolina mother is spared prison after her three year old son froze to death after being locked out while she was high on drugs.
Jamie Lyn Basinger a 24 year old North Carolina mother has...
Overboard? Christine Braswell runs over man after stealing her purse at Walmart parking lot
Did Christine Braswell go overboard when she plowed down a fleeing thief with her vehicle after the man stole items from her car at a North Carolina Walmart parking lot?
‘It’s not fair’- these are the words, 5 month pregnant...
Justice? Min Kin Spanaway convenience store owner sentenced eight years fatally shooting shoplifter
Min Kin Spanaway convenience store owner sentenced: Was justice served with one man receiving 8 years jail in the shooting death of Jakeel Rashon Mason?
Min Kim a 31 year old Spanaway, Washington convenience store owner was on Friday sentenced to eight...
Steven Dishman Arkansas prison inmate recaptured after 32 years on the run
Steven Dishman an Arkansas prison inmate is recaptured after 32 years on the run. Prosecutors will decide the man's fate after taken into state custody.
Steven Dishman an Arkansas prison escapee whose been on the run for 32 years has...
Right verdict? Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty in Philando Castile shooting death
Officer Jeronimo Yanez found not guilty in the shooting death of Philando Castile. How color of one's skin can serve as a ready made murder weapon.
A jury of 10 white persons and two black have found Minnesota Police Officer...
Wrong guy: Richard Anthony Jones released from jail after spending 17 years for failed purse snatching crime
Richard Anthony Jones is released from jail after serving 17 years after coming across his doppelganger who may have actually committed the crime instead.
Richard Anthony Jones a Kansas City, Kansas man has been freed from jail after having served 17...
Why? Demarlon Thomas ex gang member who had sentence commuted executed in halfway house
Demarlon Thomas a former Saginaw Sunny Side Gang member is murdered execution style at a halfway house after his sentence was recently commuted. But why?
Demarlon Thomas an ex Michigan gang member whose prison sentenced was commuted by President Barack...
