During the pendency of the charges brought against Rogers, defense counsel filed a motion to determine Rogers’s competency. The trial court granted the motion and appointed an expert to conduct an evaluation. Following the evaluation, the expert opined that Rogers was competent to proceed. Defense counsel disagreed and requested that a second evaluation be conducted. The State did not object. The ... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - FL)

In January 2017, Carter was charged in a four-count indictment as follows:
Count 1, aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(A); Count 2, murder in violation
of R.C. 2903.02(B); Count 3, felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), and
Count 4, felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1). The charges stemmed
from the shooting and death of Donovan Alexa... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

In July 2002, a jury found Buehner guilty of two counts of murder and one
count of attempted murder in connection with the shooting death of Jerry Saunders on
May 24, 2001. Lawone Edwards testified at trial that shortly before the shooting, he and
Saunders were selling crack cocaine to passing motorists near the corner of Marah
Avenue and East 93rd Street in Cleveland when a b... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

This case stems from the November 24, 2017 overdose death of Frank
Coleman (“Coleman”). (Doc. No. 2). Vanmeter allegedly provided Coleman the
substance which led to Coleman’s overdose death. (Id.). On January 11, 2018, the
Allen County Grand Jury indicted Vanmeter on three counts: Count One of
involuntary manslaughter in violation of R.C. 2903.04(A), (C), a first-degree f... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - OH)

McWay had been in a relationship with Wendy Jeffers (“Jeffers”) for
about one year as of January, 2017. Tr. 261, 364-365. In 2016, McWay was
incarcerated, awaiting a trial scheduled on a charge not related to this present case.
Tr. 249. An inmate incarcerated with McWay, Casey Smith (“Smith”), later
testified at trial that Jeffers visited McWay at the jail on January 1, 201... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - OH)

Peterson also challenges his sentence of 48 months’ imprisonment imposed for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court concluded that Peterson’s prior conviction for firstdegree robbery was a “crime of violence” as that term is defined by U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines” or “U.S.S.G.”) section 4B1.2(a) which, along with ... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - WA)

In 1997, Pereira pleaded guilty in New York state court to attempted robbery in the second degree. He was subsequently deported from the United States on three occasions. After reentering the United States a fourth time, he was arrested for, inter alia, felony offenses of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. On October 21, 2015, Pereira was indicted for... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - NY)

On the night of January 21, 2005, appellant, armed with an assault rifle, murdered his girlfriend and her seven-year-old son at the couple’s home in Ravenna, Ohio. Appellant then fled through a wooded area in his neighborhood, shooting at officers, and broke through a patio door at the home of Sarah Positano, a Kent State University student. Appellant took Ms. Positano hostage and ordered he... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - OH)

This matter arises out of the July 30, 2015 fatal shooting of James Flannery, a delivery driver for Papa John's Pizza ("Papa John's"). On August 21, 2015, a Franklin County Grand Jury filed an indictment charging appellant with nine criminal counts: (1) kidnapping, in violation of R.C. 2905.01, a felony of the first degree; (2) aggravated robbery, in violation of R.C. 2911.01, a felony of the fir... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - OH)

Tucson, AZ - Sells Gang Member Convicted By a Jury of Shotgun Slaying of a Woman

Warren Miles, 26, of Sells, Ariz., was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a federal jury in Tucson on Sept. 5, 2018. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins from Aug. 29, 2018 through Sept. 5, 2018. Miles, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, is being held after trial.
... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - AZ)

San Antonio, TX - Jury Finds Woman Guilty of Intoxication Manslaughter

The State of Texas charged Jane Doe (name withheld), age 30, with intoxication manslaughter in the death of Charles White, who was hit and killed while walking against the flow of traffic June 17, 2013. ... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - TX)

This case arises from the shooting death of Gregory Clark (“G. Clark”) on January 1, 2017. On January 20, 2017, the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury charged Hundley with: Count 1: Murder, R.C. 2903.02(A), an unclassified felony, with one- and three-year firearm specifications; Count 2: Murder, a violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), an unclassified felony, with one- and three-year firearm specificati... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

On April 30, 2015, Appellant was indicted on one count of aggravated robbery, R.C. 2911.01(A)(3)(C), felony of the first degree, and one count of robbery, R.C. 2911.02(A)(2)(B), felony of the second degree. Both counts contained firearm specifications. Appellant entered not guilty pleas to both counts. {¶3} Jury trial commenced on May 9, 2016. The jury began deliberations at 10:20 a.m. on May 12,... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

Appellant, Eshtar Salman, appeals from the August 7, 2017 judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas sentencing him following acceptance of his no contest plea and his conviction of involuntary manslaughter, a violation of R.C. 2. 2903.04(B) and (C), a felony of the third degree. Appellant was sentenced to 24 months in prison. {¶ 2} He asserts the following assignments of err... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

Santa Rose, CA - Jury Convicts Defendant of Manslaughter for Strangling His Wife To Death

The People of the States of California charged Sgen Rothschild, age 73, with first-degree murder for strangling his wife, Juanita Rothschild, in their Boyes Hot Sprigs Home on August 4, 2017.

The Defendant's defense was that he cracked after withstanding years of tirades from his wife.
... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - CA)

The defendant, Anthony Robertson, appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, 2 and carrying a firearm without a license. He argues that he did not receive a fair trial because eyewitnesses improperly identified him in court; the prosecutor misstated evidence in closing argument; the judge erred in declining to question jurors about potential racial bias... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - MA)

On March 30, 2017, the Shelby County Grand Jury indicted McRae on one count of aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(B). Doc. 1. The indictment also included a specification that McRae was a repeat violent offender. Id. On April 6, 2017, counsel for McRae filed a motion for a bill of particulars, a request for discovery, a notice of demand for testimony, and a request for notice o... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - OH)

On June 14, 2017, Miller was indicted for one count of Murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(A), an unclassified felony, and one count of Possession of Cocaine in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A)/(C)(4), a felony of the fifth degree. It was alleged that Miller beat 81-year old Howard Biederman to death with a pair of vise grips, striking him at least 18 times, including 14 times in the head. {¶... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - OH)

A pretrial hearing was held regarding the admissibility of the testimony of Bennie Adams, Kathleen Wilson, and Ira Vail. Adams testified that about a week before Foster’s death, Foster called and said that Davis was threatening to kill him, that he was “scared to death,” and that if he ended up dead, Adams should have the police investigate Davis. Adams said that Foster was crying during thi... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - AR)

A jury convicted Appellant of aggravated sexual assault of child. The indictment alleged that on or about July 1, 2010, Appellant intentionally and knowingly caused the penetration of his penis into the mouth of N.M., who at the time was younger than fourteen.1 As with many cases of this type, the jury was confronted with the child victim’s claim of the assault, and the defendant’s denial th... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - TX)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Gary DeWayne Boggs, age 55, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM12, MURDER - SECOND DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.8
Date of Offense: 08/27/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
BOGGS, GARY DEWAYNE
Count # 2. Count as Filed: OWPN, RECKLESS CONDUCT WITH FIREARM, in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.11
Date of Offense: 08/27... More...   $0 (08-31-2018 - OK)

Appellant Talawrence Donyea Tennell lived with his girlfriend Crystal Harris. Two children lived with them, Harris’s seven-month-old daughter, Hailey, and her five-year-old daughter, Riley. One afternoon, Harris left Hailey at home, and she asked Tennell to watch the baby. When Harris returned home approximately two hours later, Tennell was holding Hailey. The baby was unresponsive, and her ... More...   $0 (08-31-2018 - TX)

Shortly after midnight on April 8, 2015, Campbell called 911 from his home to report that he had shot his wife. Campbell told the dispatcher that his handgun inadvertently discharged when he removed it from its holster. Rebecca was sitting in a recliner when the bullet struck her. Campbell stated she was bleeding from the head but still breathing. He also said he was a "concealed carry holder" and... More...   $0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

Phoenix, AZ - Kayenta Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Shooting Death

Georgina Warren, 34, of Dennehotso, Ariz., and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Warren had previously pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assau... More...   $0 (08-29-2018 - AZ)

Appellant shot and killed Jacqueline Armstead and Brigitte Manning at his home in Dallas,
Texas on July 8, 2015. Armstead’s fifteen-year-old daughter Ja’Kaline Evans testified appellant,
Manning, and Armstead were “hanging out,” smoking crack cocaine, and drinking beer at
Armstead’s house that afternoon. Appellant, Manning, and Armstead left together after an hour
or an hour ... More...   $0 (08-20-2018 - TX)