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Man accused of killing Bradley police sergeant found guilty in her murder
A man accused of killing a Bradley police sergeant with her own weapon in December 2021 was found guilty in her murder. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.
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Man found guilty in connection to murder of Bradley police sergeant
A man who killed a Bradley police sergeant with her own weapon in December 2021 was found guilty in her murder by a Kankakee County jury Thursday after approximately 70 minutes of deliberation.
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What is an indictment?
The indictment contains the basic information that informs the person of the charges against them.
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Kentucky sheriff pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of judge in courthouse chamber
The sheriff shot the judge multiple times on Sept. 19 following an argument in the Kentucky courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.
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Man accused of killing Bradley police sergeant won't take stand in trial
The man accused of killing a Bradley police sergeant will not take the stand in his trial , NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Partner of slain Bradley police sergeant testifies in trial of accused killer
The partner of a slain Bradley police sergeant testified during the trial of her accused killer. NBC Chicago’s Allison Rosati reports.
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Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family's calls to spare his life
Williams was put to death despite questions his attorneys raised over jury selection at his trial and the handling of evidence in the case.
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Ryan Routh is charged with attempted assassination
Federal prosecutors have charged Ryan Wesley Routh with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate on Tuesday.
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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child sex abuse. NBC Chicago’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child sex abuse.
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Are crime rates up in America? Here's what the FBI says
The FBI released its annual crime statistics report for 2023, with insights into everything from murder to robbery. Here’s what you need to know.
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Colorado men tied up and tortured their housemate for 14 hours, police say
Colorado law enforcement say three men are accused of tying up their housemate and torturing him for 14 hours.
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Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison
A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows
Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023 and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual “Summary of Crime in the Nation.” The most serious crimes went down significantly: Murder and non-negligent manslaughter were down an estimated 11.6% — the largest single year decline in two decades — while rape decreased by an estimated 9.4%, NBC News reports.
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Ex-‘Jackass' star Bam Margera jailed in Pennsylvania over probation violation
Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera found himself back behind bars this week after allegedly violating his probation.
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Justice Department opens probe on Mississippi sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee called the former officers’ actions “egregious and despicable” and imposed sentences near the top of federal guidelines for five of the six.
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Kentucky officials say sheriff fatally shot judge in courthouse chambers
A sheriff in Kentucky is accused of fatally shooting a district judge at a courthouse on Thursday, authorities said.
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Hours before he was last seen, police say Javion Magee made one final act of kindness
Police this week released a timeline of events leading up to their discovery of Chicago-area truck driver Javion Magee’s body in North Carolina – and among some of his final moments appeared to be one last act of kindness.
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Surveillance footage from Walmart shows Javion Magee the night before his body was found
According to the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Magee was found with a rope around his neck 11 times in a rural area near Henderson
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Ex-CIA officer from San Diego jailed for 30 years for drugging, sexually abusing women
Brian Jeffrey Raymond kept nearly 500 videos and photographs he took of naked, unconscious women.