Arrests and Sentencing
Arrests and Sentencing are critical components of the criminal justice system, directly impacting the correctional workforce. This section provides articles that explore the processes, legal standards, and implications of Arrests and Sentencing in various jurisdictions. Understanding how arrests lead to sentencing decisions and how these outcomes affect correctional facilities is essential for professionals in the field. For more insights, see our related resources on Re-Entry and Recidivism.
CO Kent Riley sustained severe and permanent brain injury and may not be able to work again
The federal lawsuit alleges guards knew about the broken heating system and Thomas Lee Rutledge was found with a body temperature of 109 degrees
The in-custody inmate was at the courthouse for official business when the incident occurred
Was arrested Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on charges including disorderly conduct and violating a protective order
Prosecutors say an undercover agent gave 18-year-old Adel Daoud of suburban Hillside a phony car bomb and watched him press the trigger
He’s been charged as an adult and is the youngest inmate awaiting trial in Duval County
Testimony included descriptions of a deathbed accusation from accused’s mother that her son committed the crime
The FBI nicknamed the robber the “Bucket List Bandit” after he allegedly told a Utah bank teller he had only four months to live
First wife learned of second wife through a Facebook ‘people you may know’
The judge must now assign a new lawyer and set a new trial date
Charged Armin Wand III with three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, accusing him of trying to kill his wife and trying to kill his daughter twice
More than a dozen family members of the young people killed in the violence spoke, many urging the judge to impose the maximum sentence
The charge of depraved-heart murder demonstrates a “callous disregard for human life” and results in death
Prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of life without parole for the capital charge, and three life sentences for the attempted murder charges
Kasia Rivera, 35, could face up to ten years in prison if convicted of reckless manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Justin Street
Relatives told police that mom was a morphine addict and her son “was in great duress” from confronting her over her addiction
Jesus Quinonez, 41, told a judge that what began as a well-intentioned relationship with an informant led him to make mistakes
He was convicted in 2010 of defrauding several credit card companies of a combined $100,000
It appears he acted alone, they said without disclosing details of how the woman and her children were killed
Jason Luis Rivera was charged Monday with two counts of trespassing and one count of resisting arrest
Ten cardboard boxes stacked in a corner of the unit contained “numerous individual containers with ... human remains stored in a liquid substance”
Jurors convicted Peterson Thursday of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio
Charles Hammer, 81, is accused of killing the former police chief and sheriff, who arrested him in 2002 on charges of harassment, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest
Judge: ‘You were terrifying people, putting them in fear of their lives, of being viciously raped’
The lawsuit accuses Genrikh Sretenski of kissing the girl and touching her breasts against her will
“Mr. Grant decided it would be in his best interest to accept responsibility and plead guilty”
Three white men have pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges in the death of James Craig Anderson, a black, 47-year-old car plant worker who was run over with a pickup truck
Police announced at a news conference that Jerice Hunter was taken into custody without incident
Pleaded guilty to causing software to be installed on about 72,000 computers on behalf of a customer who paid him $1,500 for the botnet’s use
Police say it all started with a wrong number
Stole over $560,000 from a customer’s credit card account
Judge orders mental health evaluation. Expert will assess if man is delusional.
He faces no more than a year in jail at his Oct. 17 sentencing on the misdemeanor charge