NEW ORLEANS — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith’s death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts. After a...
Cardell Hayes, 36, was convicted of manslaughter in Dec. 2016 but the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the US Supreme Court outlawed non-unanimous verdicts.
Mercedes Losoya, 5, was killed in February 2022 as a result of what was ruled extreme physical
A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an 18-year-old man in the face in 2019 at a home near Richmond. John M. Maki Jr., 52, was charged in May 2019 with two counts of first-degree murder. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maki’s home […]
A Lake in the Hills man who drove 124 mph seconds before a DUI rollover crash that left his 19-year-old passenger dead near Huntley has been sentenced to five years in prison. Anthony S. Curtin, 21, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in November 2022 with five counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]
David Ostrove, 52, was sentenced to between eight 25 years in jail after committing a 'chilling' multi-year fraud on the Schechter School of Long Island. During his time as 10 years as CFO of the $26,000-a-year institution, he swindled $8 million on lavish gifts and properties. He siphoned millions of dollars from the school's coffers through shell corporations but has now been told he must repay the stolen cash
Logan Hall was sentenced Tuesday in Kanawaha County Circuit Court.
Darren Duffie, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder without intent in November in connection with the death of Richard McFee, 43
(The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker found guilty of one charge of sexual conduct with a minor was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday, a far cry from the 49 years he initially faced. With good behavior, former Arizona Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete could be released earlier. A jury in February found Navarrete guilty of sexual conduct with a minor aged 15 or older, a Class 6 felony. The Phoenix Democrat was acquitted of one count of child molestation...
Devon and Cornwall Police have launched an investigation into the crash on the A390 near Par.
An 85-year-old former New York Giant Pete Hall has been sentenced to five years in prison
(The Center Square) - A Cave Junction, Oregon, man recently got sentenced to federal prison for over 14 years for illegally possessing methamphetamine and 12 firearms while under state supervision. William Thomas Gillespie, 39, received a 173-month federal prison sentence and five years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “With Mr. Gillespie’s lengthy criminal record involving drug distribution, illegal firearms, and...