President Donald Trump is calling for the death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of brutally murdering 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska in a train stabbing last month in Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump made the statement Wednesday morning on Truth Social, condemning the suspect and the liberal criminal justice system that released him prior to the killing.
Starting September 1, Texas will implement some of the toughest anti-human trafficking laws in the nation. Under new legislation signed by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this month, convicted traffickers could face up to 99 years in prison, with no possibility of parole in certain cases.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut federal funding from states that continue cashless bail policies, calling it a “reckless” move that would jeopardize public safety. The confrontation underscores a renewed national debate over bail reform, law enforcement, and violent crime ahead of the 2025 election season.
A Mexican national living illegally in Pasco, Washington, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking a massive quantity of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
Ghislaine Maxwell met for a second straight day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in a closed-door session, as the Trump administration faces mounting demands to release additional files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida federal prison, was accompanied by her attorney, David Markus, during the discussions in Tallahassee.
President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) of falsifying mortgage documents and demanded he face prison for what Trump described as a "real crime."
A former inmate at a Tallahassee, Florida federal prison dorm has dismissed rumors of Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, being suicidal. Maxwell, now serving a 20-year sentence after her 2022 conviction, shares the dorm with other female inmates including Jessica Watkins, a convicted participant in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Florida is scheduled to carry out the execution of 54-year-old Michael Bernard Bell by lethal injection today. Bell was convicted in 1995 for the double murder of 18-year-old Tamecka Smith and 23-year-old Jimmy West, whom he ambushed and killed with an AK-47 outside a bar in a tragic case of mistaken identity.
A 19-year-old Missouri resident accused of firebombing a Tesla dealership in Kansas City could face up to 30 years in federal prison if convicted on all charges. The suspect, Owen McIntire, allegedly targeted two Tesla vehicles in March and now faces charges of malicious destruction of property and unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device.
A Washington man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a large international drug smuggling ring with direct ties to Mexico and Colombia. Curtis McDaniel, 56, received his sentence Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle after his June 2024 arrest during a joint operation led by the DEA, Seattle Police, and IRS Criminal Investigation.
