Church members join in grief, anger as gunman sentenced to death
Family members of the nine people Dylann Roof killed in a Charleston, South Carolina, church weren’t the only ones who suffered. Their church family grieved, too.
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In final argument, Roof does not ask jury to spare life
Dylann Roof said he wasn't sure “what good it would do” to ask jurors for life in prison instead of execution, showing no remorse for killing nine black church members during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina.
Trial court domestic violence counseling order affirmed
The Marion Superior Court was within its discretion when it ordered a man to complete domestic violence counseling even though he was not convicted on a domestic battery charge, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.
Indiana judge lets death penalty appeal go to high court
A northern Indiana judge has ruled that a man who faces the death penalty can appeal, claiming the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional.
Sentencing hearing continues for Charleston church shooter
Final testimony is expected as prosecutors wrap up their argument that Dylann Roof should be sentenced to death for the Charleston, South Carolina church shootings.
State: Task force helped convict 8 of insurance fraud
Officials say a state task force’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation has helped lead to the convictions of eight people.
Lake County sheriff’s official pleads guilty to wire fraud
The second-in-command at the Lake County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty to wire fraud Friday in a bribery case in which the sheriff and a tow truck operator also are charged.
Defendant in Indianapolis house blast to be sentenced
A woman who was one of five people charged in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion is set for sentencing.
Drug dealer’s convictions upheld after ‘exceptionally weak’ arguments
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Monday a convicted drug dealer’s appeal of his drug conspiracy and firearm convictions and related sentence, calling his numerous arguments for reversal “exceptionally weak.”
Gary police log: Indiana lawmaker victim of armed robbery
Police dispatch logs show that an Indiana lawmaker was the victim of an armed robbery at the Glen Theater in Gary.
COA affirms mom’s convictions targeting stepmom
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a mother’s intimidation convictions Friday, writing that her children’s stepmother had lawful custody of the children, so the mother’s threats against the woman constituted intimidation based on a prior lawful act.
Jury selection begins in high-profile Saints star’s death
Conflicts settled by gunfire are tragically common in New Orleans, but there was nothing routine about this one: The dead man was retired football player Will Smith, a star on the 2006 Saints team who helped lift the stricken city's spirits with a winning season after Hurricane Katrina, and played with the team when it won the franchise's only Super Bowl three seasons later. Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the man accused in his killing after a road-rage incident.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor charged with sex abuse
A former USA Gymnastics team doctor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in his Michigan home with a girl under 13.
Woman gets 4 years for embezzling $5.5 million
An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $5.5 million from her former employer.
Meth conviction reversed over toxicology authentication
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s conviction of operating a vehicle with meth in his blood and subsequently causing death after finding that the state failed to authenticate the toxicology report that found traces of drug in his blood sample.
Vigo County deputy charged in alleged kickback scheme quits
A Vigo County sheriff’s deputy jailed in an alleged school contract kickback scheme has resigned as he seeks his release from custody.
Police level of force raised in Charleston shooting trial
Testimony in the trial of a white former Charleston, South Carolina, police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist is raising questions about how much force is justified.
2 Somali pirates get life in prison; 3rd gets 33 years
Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to life in prison, and a third has received 33 years because he cooperated with prosecutors in a separate piracy case.
Former police officer in murder trial: I feared for my life
A white former police officer in Cincinnati on trial for murder has taken the stand to tell jurors he feared for his life when he fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop in Ohio.
COA divided over search producing gun, affirms conviction
The admission of a gun obtained without a warrant from a man later convicted of carrying a handgun without a license did not violate the man’s constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure and, thus, does not warrant the reversal of his conviction.