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South Carolina Man Faces 10 Years For Turning Handguns Into Machine Guns
Handgun (Unsplash)
Orlanier Colon Menendez, 21, of Conway, South Carolina, has pleaded guilty to possessing a machine gun and a dozen devices used [...]
Teen Dead After Fentanyl-Laced Pill: Alabama Dealer Gets 12 Years
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
A 23-year-old Auburn, Alabama, man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing fentany [...]
Former Charity Official In Missouri Indicted For Alleged $690,000 Embezzlement
US Currency (File Photo)
A former financial officer of a charity that provides housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilitie [...]
Florida Cracks Down On Looting And Scams After Hurricane Milton
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
In the wake of Hurricane Milton’s destruction, Attorney General Ashley Moody is sending a strong message to those lookin [...]
Tampa Police Investigate After Man’s Body Found In Hillsborough River
Tampa Police Investigate Body Found In Hillsborough River
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the Hillsborough [...]
“Oops, I Did It Again”: Bartow Man Arrested After Driving With Revoked License (and More)
Aaron Dean Weeks (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a 37-year-old Bartow man on Sunday, October 13th, after a tr [...]
DNA Cracks 2009 Texas Cold Case: Justice For Slain Mother Of 5
Domitila Alvarez and Jorge Trevino Cardenas
A Texas man was sentenced to life in prison on October 11 for the 2009 murder of Domitila Alvarez, a 3 [...]
Nevada Man Pleads Guilty In Thanksgiving Murder Spree That Ended In Arizona
Christopher McDonnell (HPD)
Christopher McDonnell, who faced 55 felony charges in connection with a deadly Thanksgiving 2020 crime spree, has plea [...]
Escaped Florida Inmate Captured After Multi-Agency Weekend Manhunt
John Kiedrowski III
John Kiedrowski III, 59, who escaped from Walton Correctional Institution on Saturday, has been apprehended in St. Johns Count [...]
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty In Major Drug Trafficking Case
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
Derrick Washington, 53, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on October 9th to conspiracy to distribute and possess with [...]