Court Preliminary

NILES — A South Bend man who helped police in solving several area burgla-ries is still going to prison, in large part because of his prior criminal record and the fact he was on parole at the time of his crimes. Thomas Martin Van-Sandt, 26, of...

A 17-year-old Wyoming Park student was charged Tuesday morning in connection with a car accident that killed two fellow students and injured several others. Takunda Mavina was arraigned on eight charges--two for operating a motor vehicle causing death,...

A 30-year old man from Hudsonville with an alleged foot fetish has now been formally arraigned on criminal charges in connection with another local case. Benjamin Walcott was charged in Wyoming District Court with accosting a minor for immoral purposes...

A Baltimore man serving a 60-year murder sentence now faces life without parole in an unrelated homicide in Glen Burnie, after he was convicted Monday of the first-degree murder of Dr. Albert Woonho Ro. Dante Jeter, 25, is scheduled to be sentenced...

A Hagerstown man involved in a standoff with police Friday told negotiators he was going to “commit suicide by cop,” according to the application for statement of charges filed by Hagerstown police. Neil Shawn LaPine, 49, of 12962 Little...

A Hagerstown man pleaded no contest Monday morning to voluntary manslaughter in the January 2011 shooting death of Damon M. Scott. Brock Jerome Smith, 23, is scheduled to be sentenced July 16. He is expected to be ordered to serve three years in prison...

A Woodstock-area man is facing multiple criminal charges after police said they found dozens of marijuana plants, 22 "fighting equipped" roosters, two dead hawks, weapons and nearly $90,000 in cash in his home over the weekend. Among the charges now...

A man accused of beating and stabbing a man in an apparent attempt to rob him in August 2011 was sentenced to serve three to 25 years in prison Monday as part of a plea agreement. The plea agreement also resolved charges that Michael Scott Peck, 47,...

A Baltimore grand jury indicted a 29-year-old woman Monday on attempted murder and seven other charges in connection with the brutal stabbing of her 8-month-old daughter during a supervised visit at a city social services office in April. Kenisha Thomas,...

Two more individuals pled guilty today to charges of Medicaid fraud and were ordered to repay more than $23,000, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Becky Coda, 31, of Independence, pled guilty to three counts of unlawful acts relating to the...

LEESBURG — Neckties have long been part of the standard dress code for men in business and formal occasions. So when Connor Grill, a 17-year-old from Leesburg, found out some of the boys participating in Lake County Teen Court didn't own a tie or...

"The May 17 (TheWrap.com) - Devil's Knot," a drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth and dealing with the three teenagers falsely convicted of satanic murders in the case that became known as the West Memphis 3, has won financial backing from...