Jan. 6 rioter fought with cops and later bragged about it on Facebook, feds say

Nicholas Ortt allegedly admitted to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. (Photos from court documents) A Maryland man who fought with cops guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and later bragged on Facebook he “never was prouder to be part of it” pleaded guilty this week to charges […]

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Man killed landlord, tried to pass off old journal entry as her suicide note

James Edward Hicks (Escambia County Sheriff’s Office) A 62-year-old man in Florida will likely spend the rest of his days behind bars for killing his landlord as she was trying to have him evicted, strangling the 65-year-old woman to death and leaving her in a “decorative water feature” before attempting to convince authorities that she […]

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Bartender extremely drunk at 10 a.m. runs red light, kills mom of 3 in ‘horrific’ crash: Cops

Asnubil Escobar (left) in a Seminole County Jail mug shot; (right) Cameron Alexander pictured with his wife Tiffany Alexander (GoFundMe) The life of a 29-year-old wife and mother of three was stolen by a drunk bartender who ran a red light and crashed into her car, mere minutes after the victim left a park where […]

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Marine vet murdered grandfather, great-grandmother before using Army enlistment to hide

Background: Crime scene (YouTube screengrab WCNC). Inset: Gene Alexzander “Alex” Scott booking photo (Chester County Sheriff’s Office). For the murders of his grandfather and great-grandmother — which prosecutors told a jury was motivated by money — former U.S. Army veteran Gene Alexzander “Alex” Scott of South Carolina, 26, was sentenced to 60 years in prison […]

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The Trump Docket: ‘Collateral consequences’ of a Trump conviction

Former President Donald Trump returns from lunch to his trial at the Manhattan Criminal court, Monday, May 20, 2024, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool) Next week, jurors in Manhattan will reconvene to hear closing arguments in Donald Trump‘s hush-money and election interference case and then, after instruction, begin deliberations to […]

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