Gang members sentenced to 30 years for botched Gardena shooting - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 11:35 pm
Two gang members were sentenced to 30-year prison terms this week after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges involving a botched ambush shooting in an unincorporated area near Gardena in March. Michael Atkins, 21, and Donte ...

Bookkeeper sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing from museum - KHON2
25 May 2012, 10:02 pm
Even though Judy Vierrra was given twenty years she still walked out of the courtroom... "We're disappointed in that because she has had two years to get ready for this day. And for her to make an appointment on the eve of sentencing, in our view appears ...

Man sentenced to prison for damaging patrol car - Grand Island Independent
25 May 2012, 9:19 pm
A Grand Island man has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for damaging a patrol car and leading law enforcement on a brief pursuit after being pulled over following a reported domestic assault. Michael R. Lloyd, 52, 422 White Ave.

Man sentenced to 35 years for murder of wife - Austin American-Statesman
25 May 2012, 8:51 pm
An Austin man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday for the 2011 stabbing death of his wife. James Boggs III, 46, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Travis County District Court for killing his wife, Cynthia Hegemier-Boggs, in their South ...

Man sentenced to jail for possessing child pornography - Chicago Sun-Times
25 May 2012, 7:17 pm
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in DuPage County Jail for possessing child pornography, in a case cracked last year by Wheaton police and the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office. Robert K. Mariani, of Willowbrook, has also been placed on 2 ...

Gang members sentenced in Calif. jewelry robberies - San Francisco Gate
25 May 2012, 7:10 pm
Prosecutors say two San Diego gang members have been handed lengthy sentences for their roles in the armed robberies of two Orange County jewelry stores in 2009. A DA's office spokeswoman says 32-year-old Michael Burgin was sentenced to 90 years ...

Sheriff's supervisor sentenced for sexual assault during traffic stop - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 5:01 pm
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department supervisor was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Friday for sexually assaulting and inappropriately searching women while on duty, prosecutors said. The charges against the former ...

Daughter sentenced to five years for killing Calgary mom - Calgary Sun
25 May 2012, 12:08 pm
Brittany Jewel Mahingen, 20, shown here when she was arrested and charged with second degree murder in the death of her mother. (SUN FILE) Brittany Mahingen quietly wept Friday as a Calgary judge sentenced her to five years in prison for the ...

Bengals' rookie Brandon Joiner sentenced to prison - NFL
25 May 2012, 11:46 am
Cincinnati Bengals undrafted rookie linebacker Brandon Joiner's NFL career will be on hold after the 23-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison over a 2007 robbery that occurred when Joiner was a freshman at Texas A&M, the Bryan College ...

Carlisle mum sentenced after toddler plunges from window - News and Star
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
This is the mother whose young daughter fell headfirst out of an upstairs window as she lay in a drunken stupor. Her identity can be revealed as 32-year-old Jennifer Mary Carlton, of St Nicholas Street in Carlisle city centre. She has been handed a 60-day ...