More executions? Some doubts rise amid concerns about the high cost of lethal-injection drugs
State officials spent $1.175 million on lethal injection doses over the past year — $600,000 of which was spent on drugs that expired before use.
A former officer with the Kokomo Police Department was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in June 2024 and lying to investigators to try to cover it up, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Simon sentenced Kareim Coverson to 41 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $614,597.50 in restitution to the victims of the offense.
A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government.