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Bill Clark/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A California man who pleaded guilty to a felony for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol filed a letter Wednesday showing he was personally invited by a retired Republican congressman to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Russell Taylor, whom prosecutors described as a “leader” who […]
Blount County Sheriff’s Office (KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has now been found guilty of plotting to murder FBI agents who were investigating the Capitol insurrection. Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday in the federal case against him in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Department of Justice. He is scheduled to be […]
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — Moments before a convicted Jan. 6 rioter was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday, he sought a full pardon by claiming that Donald Trump’s victory on Election Day vindicated his actions. Zachary Alam told the court that he wanted a new classification […]
Ahmaud Arbery, Courtesy Arbery family (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — The three Georgia men convicted in the 2020 killing of 25-year-old jogger Ahmaud Arbery are in court Thursday to ask for a new trial in the murder case. One of the men, Travis McMichael, claimed that he and his father suspected Arbery — who had been jogging through the neighborhood — […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — A convicted murderer escaped from custody Tuesday morning while being transported to a medical appointment at a North Carolina hospital, the sheriff’s office said. Ramone Alston, 30, broke away from a corrections officer while being escorted to UNC Hospital in Hillsborough, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — A convicted murderer is on the loose after escaping from a North Carolina hospital Tuesday morning, officials said. Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from North Carolina Department of Corrections custody while receiving medical care at UNC Hospital in Hillsborough, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Alston was convicted of […]
ABC (NEW YORK) — Leo Schofield has spent the last 35 years behind bars, convicted of the 1987 murder of his wife Michelle. Schofield filed four appeals while in prison, amidst new forensic evidence and a confession from a convicted killer. Each time he was denied. But in April Leo Schofield was granted parole by […]
Chester County District Attorney via Reuters (PHILADELPHIA) — The capture of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante two weeks after he escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania has brought relief to the local community, but questions remain about security measures at county prisons in the state. When asked about concerns surrounding Cavalcante’s escape from the Chester County Prison, […]
Hans Neleman/Getty Images (PENNSYLVANIA) — Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was spotted in Pocopson Township, about 1.5 miles away from the Pennsylvania prison where he escaped from on Thursday. Cavalcante was captured on a residential surveillance camera early Saturday, according to the Chester County District Attorney. He was wearing pants, a white t-shirt and white […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (CHESTER COUNTY, Pa.) — Authorities believe a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison may be attempting to return to his native Brazil, as the search for the inmate resumes for a second day. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison in Pocopson Township Thursday morning, officials said. He was […]
