Texas attorney accused of smuggling drug-laced papers to inmates in county jail

Texas lawyer slipped papers laced with drugs to inmates, was ‘major supplier’ to jail, officials say

A Texas defense attorney has been arrested and accused of being a “major supplier” of dangerous narcotics in jail by sneaking inmates papers laced with drugs, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.

Nov. 21, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

6 Former Jail Officers Charged in Death of West Virginia Inmate

Prosecutors said the former corrections officers had made false statements to investigators after three of them assaulted Quantez Burks, 37, in March 2022.

Dec. 1, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories

Inmate at Georgia jail kills cellmate in racially motivated attack, authorities say

An inmate at a county jail in Georgia killed his cellmate with his bare hands Sunday “simply because of the color of his skin,” authorities said.

Nov. 21, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

Final inmate of 4 men who escaped Georgia jail last month is captured

Joey Fournier, 52, was apprehended near Stockbridge, Georgia, just before noon Saturday, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said in a statement.

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Inmate who escaped jail and woman who allegedly helped face federal charges

Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, 37, was charged with one count of escape from custody, and Janecia Green, 30, was charged with one count of assisting escape of a person committed to custody, after a federal grand jury indictment.

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2 deputies are charged with attacking an inmate at a Memphis jail

Two Tennessee jail deputies are charged with attacking a Memphis inmate who was injured but survived

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8 people killed when driver suspected of human smuggling crashes in Texas

Eight people were killed when a driver suspected of human smuggling tried to evade authorities and crashed head-on into another vehicle, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.

Nov. 9, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

7 killed in head-on crash involving suspected migrant-smuggling vehicle: Texas DPS

Seven people were killed after a car suspected of smuggling migrants crashed head-on into another vehicle while allegedly evading local authorities, officials said.

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Inmate accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison is charged with attempted murder

A federal inmate is accused of stabbing fellow inmate and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin 22 times after thinking about and planning the attack for a month, federal prosecutors said.

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Eighteen members of County lines drugs gang sentenced

Eighteen people were part of a gang targeting Devon and Cornwall seaside towns with drug runs.

Nov. 24, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home

Accused Paul Pelosi attacker was caught up in conspiracies: Defense attorney

The defense attorney for a man accused of attacking former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband, Paul Pelosi, in October, 2022, said on Thursday that David DePape was caught up in conspiracy theories. Jodi Linker, who represents DePape in a ...

Nov. 10, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

Texas executes inmate who said his sentence was based on false testimony

A Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony has been executed for killing a man during a robbery in the 1990s.

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Texas inmate who says death sentence based on false expert testimony faces execution

A Texas inmate whose attorneys say received a death sentence due to false and unscientific expert testimony faced execution Thursday evening for fatally stabbing an Amarillo man during a robbery more than 33 years ago.

Nov. 9, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

Texas attorney general opens probe into Media Matters over report on X ads

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that his office is opening an investigation into Media Matters for America over its recent reports accusing X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of placing ads for mainstream brands next to ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

Moderate 5.3 magnitude earthquake recorded in sparsely populated western Texas county

The USGS reports the earthquake struck in Loving County shortly before 4:30 a.m.

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Lawrence Jones: Ex-tech boss who drugged and raped women jailed

Lawrence Jones, 55, committed the two rapes when he was working as a hotel pianist in the early 1990s.

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Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown granted bail

A Philippine court has ordered the release on bail of a former senator jailed more than six years ago on drug charges she said were fabricated to muzzle her investigation of then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal crackdown on illegal drugs

Nov. 13, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: International

A long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought Duterte's brutal drug crackdown is freed on bail

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of drugging, sexually assaulting woman when she was in college

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been hit with a new lawsuit by a woman who alleges the music mogul drugged her, sexually assaulted her and recorded the assault without her knowledge when she was a college student in 1991.

Nov. 23, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

French Senator Accused of Drugging Fellow Lawmaker

Joël Guerriau, a centrist representing a region of western France, is under investigation over suspicion that he spiked a colleague’s drink with the intention of sexually assaulting her.

Nov. 18, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > World News

A French senator is accused of drugging another lawmaker to rape or sexually assault her

The Paris prosecutor's office says a French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the aim of rape or sexual assault

Nov. 18, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: International

Ex-CIA officer accused of drugging, sexually abusing two dozen women pleads guilty

Former CIA agent Brian Jeffrey Raymond pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing at least two dozen women in multiple countries, federal prosecutors said.

Nov. 8, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Politics

Surrey start defence at Lancashire - full county-by-county fixtures

County champions Surrey will start the 2024 season with a trip to face Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford

Nov. 23, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home

Man accused of abducting Texas 10-year-old is suspect in death of boy's mother

Authorities in Texas are searching for a 10-year-old boy who they say was abducted by a man suspected in the death of the child's mother.

Nov. 17, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

Trump attorney says New York attorney general is 'just not that bright'

Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba went after New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, saying she’s “just not that bright.” James is leading the ongoing civil trial against Trump alleging that he and his adult sons, Donald ...

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