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2 Ga. Cops Fired After Video of Them Punching, Kicking Motorist During Traffic Stop
It seems as if you can’t just beat up a man at a traffic stop even as a law enforcement officer. Two Georgia police officers who authorities say were involved in the assault of a man during a traffic stop—where one punched the man as his hands were raised, and the other stomped the man…
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2nd Suspect Sought in Chicago Judge Shooting Watched Judge’s Girlfriend Weeks Before: Report
Another person allegedly involved in the shooting death of a Chicago judge surveilled the judge’s girlfriend for several weeks before the attack, prosecutors said. Prosecutors were still underlining robbery as a motive at a bond hearing Thursday. Joshua Smith, 37, who is currently in custody in the killing, gave a statement to police on video…
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Mich. Doctor Accused of Performing Female Genital Mutilation on 2 Young Girls
A Detroit-area emergency room doctor is being accused of mutilating the genitals of two 7-year-old girls in what is believed to be the first criminal case brought by U.S. prosecutors under a law banning the painful and gruesome practice. Jumana Nagarwala, 44, was charged in federal district court in Detroit with female genital mutilation, transportation…
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Ga. Cop Seen on Video Kicking Handcuffed Man in the Head During Traffic Stop
A Gwinnett County, Ga., police officer has prompted social media outrage after video of him kicking a handcuffed man in the head went viral. A Gwinnett County Police Department spokesperson called the video “very disturbing” and said that the officer involved has since been placed on administrative leave, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The incident, which…
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Del. Judge Convicts 17-Year-Old in School Bathroom Fight That Left 16-Year-Old Girl Dead
A Delaware judge has convicted a 17-year-girl of criminally negligent homicide for her role in a school-bathroom fight that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old girl. ABC News reports that Family Court Judge Robert Coonin delivered his ruling Thursday after a week of testimony in a nonjury trial. An autopsy found that Amy Joyner-Francis…
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Ga. 13-Year-Old Accidentally Kills Himself on Instagram Live as Friends Look On
Shaniqua Stephens had just watched her 13-year-old son, Malachi Hemphill, take out the trash Monday evening. About 10 minutes later, Malachi was found in his room, blood all around him, suffering from a gunshot wound. “I heard a big boom. I couldn’t tell if it was a gunshot or what,” Stephens said. “I just knew…
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Man Charged With Murder in Slaying of Chicago Judge
A Chicago man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a Cook County judge earlier this week. Joshua Smith, 37, who was arrested after going to a police station to be questioned, was also charged with attempted first-degree murder and obstruction, CNN reports. Associate Circuit Court Judge Raymond Myles, 66,…
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North Miami Cop Charged With Attempted Manslaughter in Shooting of Unarmed Therapist
A North Miami police officer who shot an unarmed behavioral therapist as he cared for a man with autism has been charged with attempted manslaughter. ABC News reports that the Florida State Attorney’s Office announced the charges against Officer Jonathan Aledda Tuesday in the July 18, 2016, shooting of Charles Kinsey, who thankfully survived the…
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Chicago Police Report ‘Considerable Progress’ in Investigation Into Killing of Cook County Judge
Chicago police are questioning multiple “people of interest” in the fatal shooting of a Cook County, Ill., judge near his home early Monday morning. Chicago Police Department spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed to the Associated Press in an email Wednesday that investigators are “questioning individuals” in the case as people of interest, although he declined to…
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Prosecutor Sues Fla. Gov. for Taking Her Off Capital Cases After Refusal to Seek Death Penalty
Florida prosecutor Aramis Ayala on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott after he stripped her office of some 23 first-degree murder cases because she refused to pursue the death penalty. According to CNN, Ayala, the state attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit, claims that Scott’s decision violated her constitutional rights, marred her reputation…
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