All Blog Posts Tagged 'murder' (12)

Pair convicted for murder of 1-year-old girl in South Norfolk

A Chesapeake jury convicted two men this afternoon of murder and other charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl during a home invasion.

After more than a day of deliberations, the jury convicted Shawn Sir Charles Ward and Julian Barksdale of second-degree murder. Both had been charged with first-degree murder, but the jury opted for a lesser charge. The verdict came after the end of more than a week of… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 28, 2008 at 3:49pm — 8 Comments

Suspect arrested in murder on North Prieur ; 3 others sought in slayings

New Orleans homicide detectives on Friday arrested one suspect in connection to a July slaying and publicly identified three others wanted in different cases.

At 3:22 a.m., officers booked Darrell Lewis, 23, with the second-degree murder of 18-year-old Deshawn Stewart, according to jail records. Investigators think Lewis shot Stewart once in the chest the night of July 18, leaving him to die in the 1500 block of North Prieur… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 23, 2008 at 12:22am — 1 Comment

Charges filed in murder of woman, off-duty cop

A convicted felon has been charged with last week’s slayings of an off-duty Chicago Police officer and a DCFS social worker who were shot to death inside an SUV.

Jason Austin, 26, of the 500 block of North LeClaire, was ordered held without bail Monday. He has been charged with murder and armed robbery for allegedly shooting Robert Soto, a veteran detective, and Kathryn Romberg, a supervisor for the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 19, 2008 at 9:10am — 9 Comments

13-year-old charged with murder in 8-year-old cousin's death

Jasmine Sanders was hit by a bullet last week in South Los Angeles while playing with other children, police say. By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

July 31, 2008

In a twist that left a neighborhood stunned, the 13-year-old cousin of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed while playing outside a South Los Angeles apartment building last week was charged Tuesday with her murder, authorities said.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 31, 2008 at 12:38pm — 7 Comments

Defendant in 20-year-old murder case found guilty

A construction worker who confessed last year to killing his best friend's wife in 1988 and then recanted from the witness stand this week was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder.

Jonathan Ransom, 46, faces 10 years to life in prison, under the law in effect at that time, when he is sentenced Aug. 29 by Criminal Court Judge James Beasley Jr.

The jury deliberated less than two hours before reaching its verdict, one step down from his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 26, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Phila. police seek man who used murder victim’s credit card

Homicide investigators are looking for a man who used a slain robbery victim's credit card to buy three baseball caps an hour after the killing at a store just four blocks away from the crime scene in West Philadelphia.

Releasing a store surveillance video of the man, police said they do not know if he was the killer but they would like to speak to him.

The victim, Corey Moody, 38, the father and stepfather of seven, was bashed with a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 24, 2008 at 12:00am — 4 Comments

Local star athlete charged with murder

MANATEE -- Timothy Brooks, a promising Lakewood Ranch High School football star, was behind bars Monday, arrested on a murder charge leaving many that know him stunned.

Manatee County Sheriff's Office detectives say Brooks, 18, shot a man he knew in the neck Sunday evening during a dispute over a robbery.

Brooks is being held in the Manatee County jail without bond a day after detectives say he shot 19-year-old William White Jr.,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 16, 2008 at 12:08pm — 1 Comment

Teenager arrested in Good Samaritan's murder

Indianapolis - Metro police have arrested in a teenager in the murder case of Mario Gonzalez-Tello.

Gonzalez-Tello, 72, was trying to defend a friend who was being robbed. In the process, police believe Dominique Staten, 16, shot and killed Gonzalez-Tello. The incident occurred on June 20th in the 5300 block of West 38th Street.

Staten has been charged with murder and robbery.…

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 14, 2008 at 4:59am — 1 Comment

Man gets up to 26 years for attempted MPD murder

An Oakdale man was sentenced up to 26 years in prison Tuesday afternoon, for the attempted murder of a Minneapolis Police officer. In November, 34-year-old Israel Anderson shot Officer Daniel Grosland in the ankle. Grosland was trying to break up a fight in a downtown parking lot.

Prosecutors said a friend of Anderson’s was in the middle of a fight. Anderson left and came back with a gun. He fired four to six rounds, striking Grosland and… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 2, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Baytown teen charged with capital murder in son's death

Authorities on Thursday took the rare step of filing a capital murder charge against a 14-year-old girl, whose newborn son died after being submerged in a Baytown school toilet and having toilet paper stuffed down his throat.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has not decided whether the girl should be certified to stand trial as an adult. If so, she could receive a life sentence without the possibility of release if convicted.

"This has been a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:51am — 2 Comments

Man convicted of murder in Westfield player's death

A Houston man was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting death of a high school football star last year.

Emile "Rusty" Anthony Lewis, 20, showed little emotion as state District Judge Mike Anderson announced the jury's verdict.

He faces up to life in prison.

The eight-man, four-woman jury heard opening statements in the trial's punishment phase late Thursday and are expected to hear closing arguments this morning. Then… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 27, 2008 at 12:47am — 1 Comment

Tampa police arrest murder suspects

TAMPA -- Police have arrested three suspects in the November murder of a Tampa man.

Police arrested LaBronx L. Bailey (left in photos), 18, of 12201 Creighton Place in Riverview; Tra Evan Lineberger (center), 16, of 8716 Sandy Plains Drive in Riverview; Esteban Vincent Rivera (right), 16, of 706 Orchard Isle Court in Valrico face charges of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Andre Coachman.

Coachman, 20, was shot in the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 21, 2008 at 4:28am — 1 Comment