charges reinstated for two defendants in takeover of former bank building - Santa Cruz Sentinel
25 May 2012, 11:21 pm
SANTA CRUZ - charges have been refiled against two of the defendants accused in the takeover of a vacant bank building last year. After a preliminary hearing in April, Judge Paul Burdick dismissed the charges against Franklin Cruz Alcantara ...

charges dropped against State Patrol corporal - Denver Post
25 May 2012, 10:59 pm
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Mesa County prosecutors have dismissed charges against a Colorado State Patrol corporal in connection with the death of an unarmed suspect. Cpl. Kirk Firko faced charges including criminal trespass and criminal mischief ...

Mom to press charges over washing machine incident - Atlantic City Press
25 May 2012, 10:45 pm
The mother of a toddler who briefly got stuck inside an active washing machine at a southern New Jersey laundromat says she wants to press charges. Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Thursday, Sakia David says she wants her baby sitter punished for ...

Murder charges expected to be dropped in stabbing - msnbc.com
25 May 2012, 7:46 pm
EVERETT -- Murder charges against two women were expected to be dropped Friday while detectives continue to investigate last month's stabbing death of an Everett man.Snohomish County prosecutors earlier this month charged Sarah Hellerud and Lathana Neese ...

charges Dismissed Against Agent In Deadly Crash - San Diego Channel
25 May 2012, 5:37 pm
SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against an immigration agent who ran a stop sign three years ago while on duty in San Diego County, killing three women. U-T San Diego says the judge ruled Thursday that federal law ...

Jerry Sandusky trial: Defense motion to dismiss charges denied by judge - Sporting News
25 May 2012, 5:01 pm
PITTSBURGH — A defense motion asking a judge to dismiss child sexual abuse charges against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is premature because there are no "facts" in the form of sworn testimony on which to base the ...

Philadelphia mom facing murder charges after killing twins - WHDH.com
25 May 2012, 4:04 pm
A Philadelphia mother is facing murder charges after killing her 1-year-old twins and poisoning her 4-year-old daughter before making an attempt on her own life. Stacey Smalls, 41, attempted to commit suicide by slitting her own wrists after she allegedly ...

Zoey Ripple, CU grad shot in home intrusion, 'disappointed' charges will be filed - Denver Post
25 May 2012, 3:43 pm
The Boulder County District Attorney's Office today announced it will file felony trespassing charges against the 21-year-old University of Colorado graduate who was shot after police say she drunkenly wandered into a couple's Boulder home early ...

Justices Allow Retrial on Rejected charges - New York Times
24 May 2012, 1:49 pm
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a criminal defendant may be retried even though the jury in his first trial had unanimously rejected the most serious charges against him. The vote was 6 to 3, with the justices split over ...

New Jersey mayor, son, arrested on charges they nuked recall website - Ars Technica
24 May 2012, 1:21 pm
The mayor of a small New Jersey hamlet has been arrested, along with his son, on federal charges that they shut down a website advocating the mayor's recall after breaking into the online accounts of political foes. According to federal ...