Marcus Schrenker Sentenced 51 Months

Marcus Schrenker, formerly an Indiana financial advisor, pleaded guilty to criminal charges for purposely crashing his plane and will serve 51 months in federal prison. "Judge Roger Vinson sentenced Schrenker...

Lawrence Phillips Guilty of Assaulting Girlfriend

Lawrence Phillips, former N.F.L. star, accused of attacking and choking his girlfriend on two occasions back in 2005, once into unconsciousness, was convicted of assault and other felony charges in San Diego. "Deputy District Attorney Nicole Cooper said in an interview that...

Don't Breastfeed Your Baby While Drunk

North Dakota authorities have prosecuted a young woman, Stacey Anvarinia, for breastfeeding her baby while drunk.  They charged her with child neglect and she faces up to five years in prison.  She pleaded guilty to the charge. "Twenty-six-year-old Stacey Anvarinia...

USA: Minnesota Auto Mogul Hecker HQ Raided for Possible Fraud

" June 2009 | by Eric Kelsey The Minnesota State Patrol raided Denny Hecker Automotive Group headquarters in St. Louis Park, along...

Chris Brown: From R&B Star to Abusive Boyfriend and Accused Felon

Chris Brown has been formally charged with two felony counts; felony assault and felony uttering of criminal threats.  The state of California could have charged the R&B star with a slightly more serious...

Child Molester Chester Stiles Trial beings Today

  One of the lewdness charges stems from a 2004 incident, while the others are related to the videotape, the court said. Chester Stiles was overwhelmed by the public opinion in the case.His Attorney, from 2007...

Screenwriter of Pulp Fiction Manslaughter Dui

Another Hollywood celebrity involved in criminal and outrageous circumstances.  I remember he is innocent until proven guilty, but looks like there is a lot of damning evidence. "December 13, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by drunk driving lawyers in Los...

Colorado Man Charged With Felony for Craig's List Rant

It may be a blue law with origins way back in English common law, but it's still on the books in the great state of Colorado and a local prosecutor has taken the rare step of using it to charge a man who wrote...

Pit Bull Owner Convicted Of Dog Attack On Mailman

Gangster wanna be's just love pitbulls and anything else that makes them look tough.  But when pitbulls attack postal workers, expect not to drop the soap.  Jail is a dog bite away!  Cheack it out."October 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by...

Man faces six felony voter fraud charges in Michigan

"A 23-year-old man accused of submitting forged voter registration applications to the Jackson city clerk is facing felony charges in Jackson County. Attorney General Michael Cox on Tuesday charged Antonio...

Non-Family Abduction Janelle Calderon CAUTION ADVISED

"   DOB:  Aug 6, 1993Missing:  Sep 23, 2008Age Now: 15Sex:  FemaleRace:  WhiteHair:  BlackEyes:  BrownHeight:  5'2" (157 cm)Weight:  130 lbs (59 kg)Missing From:EL...

Mayor of Detroit Finally Throws in the Towel

The strange and terrible saga of Kwame Kilpatrick's fall from grace is for the most part now concluded. He leaves in the wake of his troubled tenure as mayor of Michigan's largest city and America's 11th largest a...

Dad gets 18 months for forcing girl to kill cat

"MUNCIE, Indiana (AP) -- A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting that he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet. "I am extremely sorry for what I did," Danield J. Collins said during...

No High School Diploma - No Problem Says Army

If you've dropped out of high school for whatever reason, and if you don't have too many felonies on your police record, don't worry - the Army wants you! " Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill...

Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

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