Arrests & Sentencing

The Arrests & Sentencing section provides corrections officers with news on criminal cases — from crimes committed within the prison system to repeat offenders committing crimes outside of prison walls.

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Arrest of Neb. CO’s boyfriend turns into surprise marriage proposal
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The “arresting” deputy’s body cam caught the entire incident on film.
Furious judge removes robe, tackles aggressive defendant who was resisting arrest
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Jackson Circuit Court Judge John McBain was presiding over a personal protection hearing when the man began acting defiant.
Defendant attacks Mich. prosecutor with shank
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A man caught on courtroom video trying to attack a prosecutor with a metal shank has been charged with terrorism and attempted murder.
White House shooter accepts plea deal
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Surveillance video captures the moment White House gunman Jesse Olivieri is shot by the Secret Service.
Judge goes viral for his creative punishments
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Painesville, Ohio, Judge Michael Cicconetti say he believes in making the punishment fit the crime.
Man sentenced to 40 years throws feces in court
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When the judge told Ricky Hand he would be in prison for the next 40 years, he threw the feces.
Attorney apologizes to family for trying to kill his wife 3 times
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During a court appearance, a man apologized to his wife for attempting to have her killed three times.
Raw Video: Inside Pazuzu Algarad Clemmons home
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WARNING: Parts of this video are graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. The Forsyth County Housing and Community Development released to media outlets Wednesday video from inside the home of Pazuzu Algarad, charged after two bodies were found in his backyard.
Lancaster man sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder
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David Adam Pate will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a judge sentenced him to life in prison. Pate pleaded guilty in the murder of Rickey James. Pate admitted to stabbing James multiple times behind a Lancaster home before robbing him and hiding his naked body in the woods.
Top 5 longest prison sentences ever
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These criminals are locked up for a while...
Bag of bananas, threatening greeting card land Dickinson man in jail
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A Dickinson man is accused of leveling a bizarre threat against police officers using a bag of bananas and a greeting card. Andrew Lee Stitt, 51, is charged terroristic threat against a public servant.
Sheriff: Man decapitated mom with ax
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A 23-year-old man is in police custody for the brutal murder of his mother who was found dead outside her Oldsmar home New Year's Eve.
Former corrections director says furlough program wasn't secret
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Lawmakers investigating the Department of Corrections believe overcrowding encouraged prison administrators to secretly use a furlough program to illegally release inmates early.
Exonerated After Execution: Judge Tosses Teen's Murder Conviction
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Seventy years after South Carolina executed a 14-year-old boy so small he sat on a phone book in the electric chair, a circuit court judge threw out his murder conviction.
Special investigative committee releases findings in prison scandal
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A panel released their findings into the Nebraska Department of Corrections sentencing scandal.
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