Former longtime federal prosecutor Peter Strasser took the helm of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans on Monday after a quiet swearing-in ceremony. Confirmed late last month by the U.S. Senate, Strasser becomes the first presidentially appointed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 18 months, since Kenneth Polite Jr. was swept
KINGSLEY — Despite its scope, the animal abandonment case discovered in Kingsley in July, in which at least 38 animals were removed from a Voice Road residence and two people were arrested, is not an anomaly according to state and local records. Incidences of animal cruelty reported to the Michigan State Police rose 575 percent
Two Carroll Countians were indicted Thursday on multiple counts of animal cruelty. A Carroll County grand jury indicted Tara Neutzler and Donald Schoenfeld, no ages or addresses available, on 34 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, 118 counts of cruelty to animals, two counts of aggravated child neglect or endangerment and two counts of criminal
An Athens woman pleaded guilty last week in Athens County Common Pleas Court to involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and other charges related to the death of her infant daughter, and was sentenced Tuesday (Sept. 4) to 16 years in prison. Christina Hazlett, 23, of Athens, pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony count of involuntary manslaughter;
HAMILTON TWP., WARREN COUNTY —Six children have been caught up in the latest case of what police allege is a murder involving family members in Warren County. Christopher Timmons, 35, remains in the county jail, charged last week with murder in the fatal shooting of Darlene Yocum, 32, on Aug. 4 at their home while
NUECES COUNTY - Prosecutors with the newly developed Domestic Violence Bureau in Nueces Co. recognize the sensitive nature of these cases. "These cases aren't like any other case. They're dealing with the dynamic of family relationships and emotional relationships that you don't see in other cases. These cases require a little bit more time and
Nevada County Animal Control recovered hundreds of abused birds from a farm supply store outside Grass Valley last Thursday, the sheriff’s office announced Monday. Approximately 360 birds rescued from Simply Country feed store in Rough and Ready are being treated for starvation and checked for disease, said Lt. Sam Brown of the Nevada County Sheriff’s
Massachusetts House leaders are proposing a major overhaul the state’s criminal justice laws. The legislation announced on Monday includes tougher penalties for those who in deal in deadly synthetic opioids, and for multiple repeat drunken drivers. But it would also eliminate some mandatory minimum sentences and for the first time ever in Massachusetts allow certain
Two members of the House are looking to rein in the size and the scope of the criminal justice system with a new bipartisan bill targeting the federal criminal code and prison system. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Jason Lewis (R-Minn.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would reform mandatory minimum sentences, expand funding for community
The Alaska House passed a bill early Tuesday morning that revises last year’s overhaul of the state’s criminal sentencing laws. After a series of contentious votes on amendments, 32 House members voted for Senate Bill 54, while eight voted against it. Anchorage Democratic Rep. Matt Claman said the bill makes improvements to last year’s Senate