John Alite, a council member in Englishtown, New Jersey, has been arrested on charges including extortion and terroristic threats. The state’s attorney general announced these developments on Friday. Alite, previously associated with the Gambino crime family, transitioned to political life and was sworn in as a council member in March 2025. However, his past continues...
Newly released evidence from the Collin County, Texas murder trial of Karmelo Anthony sheds light on the events surrounding the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf. The incident occurred during a track meet in the Dallas area last April. The court has released several key pieces of evidence. These include photographs of the knife used in...
A South London woman received a 12-year prison sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter for the death of her 5-year-old stepdaughter, Andrea Bernard, in 1978. Janice Nix, 67, previously a drug kingpin turned probation officer, was convicted in May based on key testimony from Andrea’s brother, Desmond Bernard. Desmond Bernard, who was 8 at...
Criminal defense attorney Josh Ritter recently joined ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss allegations of prosecutor misconduct in the Tyler Robinson death penalty case. The defense claims that prosecutors made inappropriate media comments. Ritter also commented on the backlash faced by the Metcalf family following the verdict of Karmelo Anthony. In connection with the case,...
Justice Arthur Engoron faced a dramatic moment on January 11, 2024, while walking his dog in the early morning. He noticed a multitude of police lights heading to his home. A police officer informed him of a bomb threat targeting his house. Engoron quickly gathered his family, including his wife and children, to leave their...
In 2014, Heather Mack and Tommy Schaefer were arrested in Bali after Mack’s mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, was found dead in a suitcase. Mack is serving a 26-year sentence on charges of conspiring to murder her mother. Years earlier, Sgt. Rasul T. Freelain first arrested Mack after her mother reported abuse at the Illinois police...
A federal judge declined to overturn the conviction of a Wisconsin judge who was found guilty of obstructing justice. The case involved Hannah Dugan, who helped a man avoid immigration officers in a courtroom. The decision served as a test of the court’s response to immigration policies under President Donald Trump. Background Hannah Dugan, a...
Federal prosecutors have announced federal murder charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting National Guard members in Washington last year. They are deliberating whether to seek the death penalty if he is convicted. Last year, Lakanwal pleaded not guilty to similar charges and has now pleaded not guilty again to the fresh charges presented by...
A teenager, now charged as an adult with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, has surrendered to authorities. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami confirmed that Timothy Hudson is in custody after a federal judge reversed his previous decision allowing Hudson’s pretrial release. The turnaround followed the transfer of...
A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a teenager should remain in custody pending his trial for the sexual assault and murder of his stepsister, an incident that occurred aboard a cruise ship last year. Court records released on Monday reveal this decision. This order reverses an earlier decision that had permitted 16-year-old Timothy...