O.J. Simpson Fast Facts
Personal:Birth date: July 9, 1947 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Orenthal James Simpson Father: Jimmie Lee Simpson, custodian and cook Mother: Eunice Simpson, nurse’s aide Marriages: Nicole (Brown)…
Tag: charges
Middle School Teacher Jessica Boyers Pleads Guilty To Rape Of 13-Year-Old Student
A middle school teacher in Kentucky pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of sodomy, second-degree rape and sexual abuse stemming from her inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old student. – She faced…
Former Louisville Guard Chris Jones Pleads Not Guilty To Rape, Sodomy Charges
DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Louisville guard Chris Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of rape and sodomy, days after being dismissed from the team….
Opening Statements In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Set For Next Week
(Adds background about case; byline) By Scott Malone BOSTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Formal seating of a jury and opening statements in the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar…
FBI: Three men in New York attempted to join ISIS
The suspectsidentified as Abdurasul Jaraboev, 24; Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19; and Abror Habibov, 30face charges that include providing material support for terrorists, authorities said. – One of the men was arrested…
Hip-Hop Star Bobby Shmurda, In Jail, Finds His Label Unsupportive
In the two months that Ackquille Pollard, better known as the Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda, has sat in jail on gang conspiracy and gun charges, his mother has visited twice…
Venezuela Mayor Is Accused of U.S.-Backed Coup Plot
CARACAS, Venezuela — The mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, who was arrested last week by intelligence agents, has been indicted on charges of conspiracy against the Venezuelan government and plotting…
Benjamin Netanyahu Hires Top Defense Attorney For Possible Corruption Case
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hired a well-known lawyer described in the Israeli press as a “specialist in white-collar crime” to represent him and his wife if they face…
Police report: Road rage killing suspect told friends he shot someone
Nowsch described two shootings to the friends and told them people in a green car were out to get him. One of the witnesses told investigators that the 19-year-old suspect…
Manhunt Underway For Inmate Who Escaped Through Crawl Space
Authorities in north Idaho say an inmate jailed on burglary charges escaped by working his way through a ceiling crawl space in a utility room to reach the lobby. –…
Spanish Judge Drops Charges Against 9 Priests in Sexual Abuse Case
MADRID — A Spanish judge leading an investigation into accusations of sexual abuse against priests in the southern city of Granada has decided that the case can proceed against only…
DOJ May Go After Individual Bankers For Role In Financial Crisis
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he has given U.S. Attorneys a 90-day deadline to evaluate whether they can bring cases against…
Justin Bieber Fast Facts
Birth place: London, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Justin Drew Bieber Father: Jeremy Bieber Mother: Patricia Mallette Other Facts:Patty Mallette was a teenaged, single mother who worked low paying jobs to…
Kidnapping Suspect Hit With New Charges After Failed Escape: Officials
A kidnapping suspect accused of threatening the judge overseeing his case faces new assault charges after he attacked a deputy during a failed escape attempt at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,…
2 Al-Jazeera Journalists Freed From Prison in Egypt
CAIRO — Two Al-Jazeera English journalists were released from an Egyptian prison on Friday, after spending more than a year behind bars on terror-related charges in a case denounced as…
Number Of Sexual Assaults Reported At Military Academies Drops In 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of reported sexual assaults involving students at three military service academies went down in the most recent school year, capping a year that saw the…
Akai Gurley’s Mother Says Indictment Of NYPD Officer Is ‘One Step Towards Justice’
The mother of Akai Gurley expressed relief on Tuesday after a Brooklyn grand jury reportedly indicted the New York City police officer who fatally shot her son. “We’re glad justice…
Man Fleeing Assault Charges Foiled By Own Selfie: Cops
Police caught up to a man trying to flee assault charges because he posted a selfie on Facebook while sitting on a Greyhound bus out of town, a police chief…
Jesse Matthew Jr. Charged With Murder In Hannah Graham Case
The man already charged with the abduction of a University of Virginia student who was missing for weeks before her body was discovered has been indicted on a count of…
Argentine Prosecutor’s Death Part Of Attempted Coup D’Etat To Restore Neoliberal Conservatism, Official Claims
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 9 (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor’s mysterious death days after he made criminal charges against President Cristina Fernandez is part of an attempt to unseat her and…
Man raped women after luring them to be part of fake sleep study, sold video of the attacks
Authorities arrested 54-year-old Hideyuki Noguchi, after one of the women saw herself in a video online and came forward. Police investigated and arrested Noguchi, who has been charged with incapacitated…
Here’s Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Selling On eBay Or Craigslist
There comes a moment — usually while attempting to clean — when you look at the clutter in your house and think: “I wish I could just get rid of…
Leader And Lawmakers Of Greece’s Far-Right Golden Dawn To Stand Trial
Greece: Leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn to stand trial on criminal charges .
Armstrong’s longtime girlfriend lied to the cops after he struck parked vehicles, police say
Armstrong, 43, was cited for two misdemeanors: Duty to report accidents and exceeding the safe speed for conditions, police said. Police served a summons on Armstrong through his lawyer so…
Suge Knight To Be In Court On Murder Charge
Marion “Suge” Knight, the former hip-hop mogul now charged with murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run, is expected to appear in court Tuesday. Prosecutors filed the charges against Knight on Monday,…
How One NYPD Officer Went To Jail For Using A Chokehold — And Why That’s Unlikely To Happen In The Eric Garner Case
Iris, left, and Ramon Baez, second from left, the parents of Anthony Baez, carry a banner as they march with at least 3,000 protesters down Broadway to New York’s City…
Al-Jazeera Reporter Has Mixed Feelings On Release From Jail
Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste expressed “relief and excitement” Monday at being freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, but also said he felt real stress over leaving…
News Corp.: No U.S. Charges In UK Phone-hacking Scandal
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and Twenty-First Century Fox say the U.S. Justice Department has closed a lengthy investigation into a phone-hacking scandal in Britain without filing any charges. – Murdoch…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Former IMF Chief, Goes On Trial For Sex Charges
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial for sex charges in France — the nation where he once was considered a top presidential contender. The former head of the International Monetary…
Rick Perry’s Attorneys Again Seek Dismissal Of Felony Case
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s legal team for the third time is seeking to have felony abuse-of-power charges against him quashed. – Perry left office Jan. 20 but plans to…