Hunter Biden’s lawyers plan to revisit his “immunity” arguments with an appeals panel after a judge rejected his motion to dismiss his gun-related charges in Delaware, according to a notice of appeal filed with a district court on Wednesday. Following the unfavorable ruling on April 12, Mr. Biden filed a notice of interlocutory appeal with […]
LINCOLN, Neb.—A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump—double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas! Unfortunately for her, you can’t do that, prosecutors said. The 45-year-old woman was arrested March 6 and faces felony theft charges accusing her of a crime that cost the gas station nearly $28,000. Prosecutors […]
The suburban Philadelphia man charged with decapitating his father and posting a video online in which he held up the severed head had a device with photos of federal buildings and apparent instructions for making explosives when he was arrested, authorities said Thursday. Justin Mohn, 32, faces a dozen new charges, including terrorism and theft, […]
FAIRFAX, Va.—A man who fled the country after he was charged with the slaying of his wife more than 30 years ago in northern Virginia has been returned to the U.S. to face murder charges, police said Monday. At a press conference Monday, Fairfax County Police officers said that Jose Lazaro Cruz was charged with […]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll’s pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland Park police didn’t discover his […]
In Chicago, Tesla and electric vehicle (EV) owners face challenges charging their vehicles in the extreme cold despite significant investments by the nation’s energy and transportation departments in building charging stations nationwide. Keep in mind that President Joe Biden aims for half of all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030. NTD interviewed Ronald […]
LOS ANGELES—Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías won’t be charged with a felony after his arrest in September on suspicion of domestic violence. According to a charge evaluation worksheet from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, Urías was arguing with his wife when he “pushed (her) against a fence and pulled her by […]
CONCORD, N.H.—A New Hampshire man who was released from jail after he was accused of sending text messages threatening to kill a presidential candidate now faces two more charges that he threatened the lives of different candidates. Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on three counts of sending […]
MOSCOW—Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism—charges that his supporters characterize as politically motivated. In comments passed to his associates, Mr. Navalny said he had been charged under article 214 […]
SANTA FE, N.M.—State prosecutors added hate-crime allegations Thursday to charges of attempted murder against a New Mexico man accused in the shooting of a Native American activist amid confrontations about aborted plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador in public, at a court hearing Thursday in northern New Mexico. Defendant Ryan David Martinez […]
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court acquitted U.S. state Senator Jeff Wilson of illegally possessing a firearm in the Chinese-ruled city as long as he doesn’t commit any crime for the next two years. Mr. Wilson, a member of the Washington State Senate representing the 19th district, was arrested in Hong Kong on Oct. 21 when […]
HELENA, Mont.—A 36-year-old man living in Montana with a teenager who mysteriously disappeared from Arizona four years ago has been charged with two felony counts of child sexual abuse based on images found on his phone, authorities said Tuesday. Edmund Davis was arrested Monday in Chinook, Montana, and was being held in the Hill County […]
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and his co-defendants will be arraigned at 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 on a new indictment, including charges of conspiring to act as a foreign agent of Egypt. We have a live view of outside the courthouse.
SANTA FE, N.M.—Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in 2021, describing Tuesday their preparations to present new information to a grand jury. New Mexico-based prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said they’ll present their case to the grand […]
DES MOINES, Iowa—Jurors on Friday cleared an Iowa man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines alternative school, a month after another man was convicted for his role in the killings. Bravon Tukes, 20, was acquitted of two counts of first-degree murder and single counts of attempted murder, […]
CHICAGO—A man pleaded guilty to charges Thursday in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Eric Morgan, 25, entered the plea to charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, battery, and obstruction of justice. French, 29, was slain and her partner, […]
PHILADELPHIA—A judge dismissed murder and other charges Tuesday against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up driver’s side window, agreeing with defense attorneys who said the officer could have feared for his life because he thought the driver had a gun. Police body camera footage showed the driver, 27-year-old […]
A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor denied any role Monday but conceded he should have contacted police when talk turned to obtaining explosives. “It seemed to be getting serious,” William Null, 41, told jurors in a northern Michigan courtroom. “I don’t know if they were ever going […]
SCRANTON, Pa.—A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Thompson, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States after they were indicted for allegedly sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the country, a prosecutor said Sunday. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, of Lagos, Nigeria, are accused of running an international sextortion ring in which […]
