Criminal Justice
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This 4-Year-Old Maryland Boy Was Killed on Christmas Eve. Details of His Murder Will Break Your Heart
After loading the gun with bullets, the mother says the killer “shot her son and then shot himself.”
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Who is the 25-Year-Old Louisiana Mayor Allegedly Caught Up in a Drug Trafficking Ring?
After his release, Tyrin Truong took to social media to thank his supporters and declare his innocence.
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Man Arrested For Tupac’s Murder Drops Major Bomb, Four Teens Attempt To Rob 71-Year-Old NYC Woman, ‘The View’ Host Sunny Hostin’s Shocking 2025, Transgender Woman Allegedly Stabs USPS Worker To Death And More
The Root’s most powerful criminal justice stories from the week.
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The Latest Development in the Case of the NC Woman Set on Fire Right Before Her Birthday
Police say Ashanti Downey was living with her alleged attacker, Jami Raiziah Griffin, at the time of the brutal incident.
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Florida Woman Allegedly Meant to Text Drug Dealer For a Fix, Guess Who She Contacted Instead
Octavia Wells was arrested after allegedly setting up a meeting to buy narcotics.
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A Fla. ‘Principal of the Year’ Told Police a Dumb Story to Avoid a Traffic Ticket, but Got Arrested Instead
Karlton Odell Johnson was named “Principal of the Year” by the school district in 2016.
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‘The View’ Host Sunny Hostin’s 2025 Just Took A Shocking Turn
While it’s only eight days into the new year, Hostin and her husband are about to be in a legal fight.
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Man Arrested For Tupac’s Murder 30 Years Later Just Dropped A Major Bomb
Duane “Keefe D” Davis was arrested for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur in 2023.
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Transgender Woman Allegedly Stabs USPS Worker to Death in Line at a Harlem Deli
Ray Hodges was on his break when he and the suspect got into a heated argument in a NYC deli.
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Four Teens Tried to Attack and Rob a 71-Year-Old NYC Woman on New Year’s Day. They Messed Around and Found Out
“I [said to myself], ‘Oh, no, this is not going to happen today,’” said 71-year-old Linda Rosa.