Juvenile Detention

Teenage Groom's Bride Pleads Not Guilty
WSB-TV Atlanta - GAINESVILLE -- The 37-year-old woman who married her son's 15-year-old friend pleaded not guilty today to charges of statutory rape, child molestation and enticing a minor. Days before her arrest in November, Lisa Lynnette Clark wed the boy under a

Police make two homicide arrests
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati police on Monday arrested two men in connection with separate homicide cases. Rachmon Ali Beamon, 26, is charged in the killing of Brandon Barker. Barker, 24, was found shot to death at an apartment in the 900 block of Elberon Avenue in

Teen charged in robbery during woman's slaying
Delaware Online - A 17-year-old Wilmington boy has been charged with trying to rob a woman who was shot to death in the city's Quaker Hill area last month during an attempted holdup. Tamika Giles, 30, was shot once in the back Jan. 30 as she walked with her husband

Bradley County Deputy Tackles Fleeing Suspect
Chattanoogan - James David Richard was charged with evading arrest, criminal impersonation, and being a fugitive from justice. Bradley County Sheriff s deputies arrested a Ringgold man on Monday after receiving a report that he had passed a counterfeit $10 bill

Update: Teen pleads in quadruple fatal crash
Springfield News Sun - The 15-year-old charged in the October deaths of four Montgomery County teens in a rural Clark County car crash admitted to 11 felony delinquency and traffic charges in Clark County Juvenile Court on Monday afternoon. Jeremy Sallee of Dayton admitted

For child migrants, group homes serve as detention
journalnews.com - There were 1,188,997 apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol during the year ended Sept. 30. Of those, about 114,500 were children. More than 6,000 children were turned over to housing facilities. At airports and official entry points, more than 566

Teenage Groom's Bride Pleads Not Guilty
WSB-TV Atlanta - GAINESVILLE -- The 37-year-old woman who married her son's 15-year-old friend pleaded not guilty today to charges of statutory rape, child molestation and enticing a minor. Days before her arrest in November, Lisa Lynnette Clark wed the boy under a

Prosecutors Seek Prison for Teenage Killer
WINK TV - ALAMOGORDO, N.M. A teenager convicted of killing his family on newsman Sam Donaldson's ranch is a psychopath who cannot be rehabilitated, a prosecutor said Monday at the boy's sentencing hearing. "Unfortunately, there are some kids we can't fix, and

MySpace incident leads to teen's arrest
Summit Daily News - GOLDEN - A 16-year-old boy was arrested on weapons charges after he appeared in a photo on the iknternet site MySpace.com surrounded by nine rifles with the caption, "Angel o' death on wings o' lead," authorities said. The photo was not considered

Health Concerns At Juvenile Detention Center
WTVR-TV - Something is making the kids sick at a Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Center. The County Health Department is trying to figure out what it is after 35 children at the Bon Air Juvenile Detention Center became ill and being kept in isolation. It's

Program for jailed youth illegal
News-Press - Each district school board shall negotiate a cooperative agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice on the delivery of educational services to youths under the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Such agreement must include

Crime and Public Safety 2-26-06
San Bernardino County Sun - San Bernardino police officers issued 35 tickets during a DUI saturation patrol Friday. Officers made 40 traffic stops and impounded eight cars, a police news release said. Police made six arrests, all but one on suspicion of DUI. The department was

Boy Pleads Guilty To Murder Of Bullying Brother
KUTV - ROY A Roy teen who shot his bullying older brother to death has pleaded guilty in juvenile court to murder. He received the maximum juvenile sentence, which is to be in the custody of the juvenile system until age 21. Under Utah law, offenses

Teen Threatened To Kill Classmates, Police Say
Channel Cincinnati - HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A teenager has been charged with aggravated menacing for allegedly threatening to bring a gun to school and shoot another student. Police said the 17-year-old boy also made multiple threats about stabbing other classmates

Victim's brother calls Roseburg suspect 'coward'
kgw.com - Vincent Leodoro, 14, accompanied by two police officers, revisits the spot where he shot a fellow student at Roseburg High School a day earlier. Eric Allison, whose younger brother Joseph is in serious condition after surgery for four bullet wounds

Teen Nabbed After Gun Photos Online
CBS News - (CBS/AP) A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after postings on the popular Web site MySpace.com allegedly showed him holding handguns, authorities said. The teen was being held at a juvenile detention center facing three misdemeanor charges of

Bolling breaks Senate tie
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling cast his first tie-breaking vote yesterday, against a bill that would have put a former inmate on the state Board of Correctional Education. The Hanover County Republican acted quickly after the Senate deadlocked 20-20 on the

Victim improves charges filed
News-Review - The suspect in Thursday s Roseburg High School shooting has been identified, and charges including attempted murder have been filed against him. RHS freshman Vincent Wayne Leodoro, 14, is lodged at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center and

Police: Teens Captured In Connection With Teen Shooting Death
WHIO TV - DAYTON, Ohio -- Police in Dayton are crediting anonymous tips for helping them capture two brothers accused of killing a teenager earlier this week. Richard Richardson III, 14, was riding his bike Sunday night when he was shot in the head on Holt

Source: West Chester Teens Wanted Possible Marijuana Stash
Channel Cincinnati - WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- A source told News 5 that three teens accused of bringing a gun to their school on Wednesday were trying to get a possible stash of marijuana allegedly hidden inside a neighbor's home. The source said her son owns the home that

Teen Arrested For Flashing Guns on myspace.com
First Coast News - DENVER (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after postings on the popular Web site MySpace.com allegedly showed him holding handguns, authorities said. The teen was being held at a juvenile detention center facing three misdemeanor

Prescott Valley News
Prescott Valley Tribune - Three people died in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 69 at 4:30 p.m. Sunday between Mendecino Drive and Fain Road, causing the westbound lanes to be closed for five hours. The Prescott Valley Town Council agrees with Supervisor Tom Thurman that the

DCS guard suspect in escape (Tennessean)
Metro police took out an arrest warrant yesterday against a state juvenile detention center guard accused of lying about his role in allowing a 17-year-old offender to escape from a secure facility this week, department officials said.
Bossier Police arrest more in juvenile detention case - Shreveport Times

Bossier Police arrest more in juvenile detention case Shreveport Times, LA - Feb 15, 2006 Bossier City police have arrested two more people in connection with a case in which personnel at the Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center failed to ...

Prescott Valley News
Prescott Valley Tribune - Three people died in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 69 at 4:30 p.m. Sunday between Mendecino Drive and Fain Road, causing the westbound lanes to be closed for five hours. The Prescott Valley Town Council agrees with Supervisor Tom Thurman that the ...
Parents watch video, dispute autopsy in camp death (Chicago Tribune)
Guards at a juvenile detention boot camp struck and restrained a teenager for a half-hour on the day before he died, a videotape released Friday shows.
Bossier Police arrest more in juvenile detention case - Shreveport Times

Bossier Police arrest more in juvenile detention case Shreveport Times, LA - Feb 15, 2006 Bossier City police have arrested two more people in connection with a case in which personnel at the Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center failed to ...

Tape Released Showing Teen Beaten At Boot Camp
NBC 6 - PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Guards at a juvenile detention boot camp kneed and struck a boy who appeared to have gone limp while others restrained him on the day before he died, a videotape released Friday showed, sparking outrage from his parents. The boy

Lieutenant governor casts first tiebreaking vote
Hampton Roads Daily Press - RICHMOND, Va. -- Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling cast his first tie-breaking vote Monday, killing a bill that would have placed a former inmate or a relative of a current or former prisoner on the state Board of Correctional Education. When the 20-20 tally

Juvenile to stand trial as adult in death of step-dad
Daily Sentinel - Shaina Sepulvado, one of three juveniles charged in the shooting death of James Lee Kelly, 32, of Cushing, was certified to stand trial as an adult Friday during proceedings in district court. The certification means if she is found guilty, she will

14-year-old found guilty of murdering SLO man
San Luis Obispo Tribune - A 14-year-old boy is guilty of first-degree murder for beating 87-year-old Gerald O Malley to death with a skateboard, Superior Court Judge Teresa Estrada-Mullaney ruled Friday. "(The suspect) selected Mr. O Malley as a target because he was a

Children, Youth and Family secretary steps down
Santa Fe New Mexican - SANTA FE (AP) - Mary-Dale Bolson has resigned as secretary of the state Children, Youth and Families Department, saying inadequate funding of the agency played a big role in her decision. "This department has always been underfunded," she said

Erie's chief public defender criticized in magistrate's ruling
Philadelphia Inquirer - ERIE, Pa. - A lawyer who has since become Erie County's chief public defender didn't properly investigate a convicted child molester's whereabouts and missed key alibi evidence that should have resulted in the man's acquittal, a federal magistrate

NJHerald.com (New Jersey Herald)
NEWTON A 17-year-old Wantage boy was convicted Friday of being an accomplice in a near-fatal baseball bat attack last fall, and could now face as long as three years in juvenile detention.
Experts will be evaluating juvenile detention center - Indianapolis Star

Experts will be evaluating juvenile detention center Indianapolis Star, United States - Feb 15, 2006 ... justice experts from the National Partnership for Juvenile Services on Tuesday began evaluating the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center's management ...

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Albuquerque Tribune - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico will not sue the state Children, Youth and Families Department since the agency has agreed to make improvements in the juvenile justice system. The two sides signed an agreement Wednesday that requires ...
Mother Outraged By Boot-Camp Videotape (CBS News)
Guards at a juvenile-detention boot camp kneed and struck a 14-year-old teenager who had apparently gone limp while being restrained the day before he died, a videotape shows. The teen's mother said the tape proves guards killed her son.
Experts will be evaluating juvenile detention center - Indianapolis Star

Experts will be evaluating juvenile detention center Indianapolis Star, United States - Feb 15, 2006 ... justice experts from the National Partnership for Juvenile Services on Tuesday began evaluating the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center's management ...

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Albuquerque Tribune - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico will not sue the state Children, Youth and Families Department since the agency has agreed to make improvements in the juvenile justice system. The two sides signed an agreement Wednesday that requires ...

Video released in Florida boot camp death case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Florida officials released a videotape on Friday showing guards at a juvenile detention facility hitting and forcefully restraining a 14-year-old boy whose death the next day prompted calls to shut down the state's teen boot camps.
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER EXPANSION - KFDX-TV

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER EXPANSION KFDX-TV, TX - Feb 13, 2006 Wichita County Commissioners gave the go ahead today to begin drawing up expansion plans to solve the Juvenile Detention Center`s overcrowding problem. ...

Boot camp tape sparks outrage
Pensacola News Journal - PANAMA CITY Guards at a juvenile detention boot camp kneed and struck a boy who appeared limp while others restrained him, a videotape released Friday showed, sparking outrage from his parents and a call by lawmakers for Gov. Jeb Bush to appoint ...
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER EXPANSION (KFDX Newscenter 3)
Wichita County Commissioners gave the go ahead today to begin drawing up expansion plans to solve the Juvenile Detention Center`s overcrowding problem. Officials say in the last months the average number of detainees at the facility has risen to 23 per day, and the facility only has 24 beds.
Juvenile detention - Nogales International

Juvenile detention Nogales International, AZ - Feb 9, 2006 ... "I don't think many people know much about the Juvenile Detention program," said Tivo Romero, the program's supervisor, "and it's important for people to be ...

Tape released showing teen restrained at boot camp
Bradenton Herald - PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Guards at a juvenile detention boot camp kneed and struck a boy who appeared limp while others restrained him, a videotape released Friday showed, sparking outrage from his parents and a call by lawmakers for Gov. Jeb Bush to ...

Video released in Florida boot camp death case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Florida officials released a videotape on Friday showing guards at a juvenile detention facility hitting and forcefully restraining a 14-year-old boy whose death the next day prompted calls to shut down the state's teen boot camps.
Juvenile detention - Nogales International

Juvenile detention Nogales International, AZ - Feb 9, 2006 ... "I don't think many people know much about the Juvenile Detention program," said Tivo Romero, the program's supervisor, "and it's important for people to be ...

Did the State of Florida Kill This Boy?
ABC News - PANAMA CITY, Fla. Feb 17, 2006 (AP) Authorities released a video tape Friday showing guards restraining a boy at a juvenile detention boot camp just hours before he died. The parents of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson believe the footage, from a ...
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER EXPANSION (KFDX Newscenter 3)
Wichita County Commissioners gave the go ahead today to begin drawing up expansion plans to solve the Juvenile Detention Center`s overcrowding problem. Officials say in the last months the average number of detainees at the facility has risen to 23 per day, and the facility only has 24 beds.
ACT juvenile detention rate 'concerning' - ABC Online

ACT juvenile detention rate 'concerning' ABC Online, Australia - Feb 3, 2006 The ACT Government will consider whether an inquiry is needed into Canberra's high rate of juvenile incarceration. Chief Minister ...

Authorities released a video tape Friday showing guards restraining a ...
COX.net for San Diego - PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Authorities released a video tape Friday showing guards restraining a boy at a juvenile detention boot camp just hours before he died. The parents of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson believe the footage, from a boot camp security ...

Bergen wants warehouse for youth jail (NorthJersey.com)
Bergen County officials are trying to buy a warehouse in the southeastern part of the county to house a juvenile detention center, but they won't say what town it's in.
Juvenile detention center workers arrested - KATC

Juvenile detention center workers arrested KATC, LA - 8 hours ago Two more employees of the Bossier Parish juvenile detention center have been arrested, accused of failing to report a rape at the facility to police. ... Bossier Police arrest more in juvenile detention case Shreveport Times all 5 related

Teen faces adult trial for murder
Evansville Courier-Press - HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) -- A 17-year-old charged in the stabbing death of a retired teacher last month has pleaded not guilty in Mercer County Circuit Court. Now that he's being charged as an adult, authorities have identified the teen as Louis Lee ...
State may use Rushville prison facility (Macomb Journal)
RUSHVILLE - Residents in the Rushville/Schuyler County area will learn today if a prison constructed on the edge of town in 2003 will be used. The 360-bed prison, which was designed to be a juvenile detention facility, has sat empty since it was built.
Juvenile detention center workers arrested - KATC

Juvenile detention center workers arrested KATC, LA - 8 hours ago Two more employees of the Bossier Parish juvenile detention center have been arrested, accused of failing to report a rape at the facility to police. ... Bossier Police arrest more in juvenile detention case Shreveport Times all 5 related

Juvenile detention center workers arrested
KPLC TV - BOSSIER CITY, La. Two more employees of the Bossier Parish juvenile detention center have been arrested, accused of failing to report a rape at the facility to police. Anita Abbott and Shenika Jefferson are facing malfeasance in office charges ...

Standing by her vow (Lodi News-Sentinel)
San Joaquin County supervisors Tuesday are expected to approve agreements to accept more state money for mental health Medi-Cal patients, to delay the construction of a development near the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, and to build a security fence around the county's juvenile detention center.
Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired - KLFY

Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired KLFY, LA - Feb 4, 2006 The director of the Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center and a prison guard have been fired in connection with an investigation into an alleged rape at the ...

Sturm appeal being decided
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - Christopher Sturm s appeal is being decided by the Ohio Court of Appeals. The appeal was argued in a Chillicothe court Wednesday. Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Kevin Rings said it will likely be several months before a decision is made ...
Dearborn teens face terrorism charge for alleged hoax (Detroit Free Press)
Two Dearborn High School students were in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility Friday on terrorism charges for allegedly posting a threatening note on the Internet site MySpace.com.
Juvie center costs mount for taxpayers - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Juvie center costs mount for taxpayers Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - 15 hours ago Luzerne County officials say revenue from the controversial juvenile detention center they ve leased for 20 years will equal or exceed the county s costs. ... Shift to Medicaid would help county Wilkes Barre Times-Leader all 2 related

Judge Blasts Hawaii
Proud Parenting - Judge Blasts Hawaii

Welfare cuts have counties scrambling
Philadelphia Inquirer - Grants from the state to fund programs have been scaled back. Bucks and Chester Counties have raised taxes. By Dana Reddington Inquirer Staff Writer As county tax bills are mailed out in the next few weeks, Bucks and Chester County residents will

Renovated JPD headquarters almost complete
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Richard Alan of Consultrix Technologies in Ridgeland puts finishing touches on a state-of-the-art telephone/data junction area. The $11 million facility features an improved communications network, holding facilities and modern elevators. The

Claypool is just what Cook County needs
Chicago Maroon - On March 21, Illinois Democrats will nominate their candidates for the 2006 election. In that election, the nomination for Cook County Board President will be decided a position that commands the second largest county in the U.S., a three-billion

Local news in brief
Kingsport Times-News - JOHNSON CITY - Witnesses gave conflicting testimony Thursday in Washington County Sessions Court during the preliminary hearing of a Johnson City resident charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Virginia man. Russell Hammond, 21, 512

Boast leads to abuse arrest
St. Petersburg Times - Gary Franckewich embraces Miracle on Tuesday at the Crystal Springs Veterinary Clinic. Franckewich found the tortured and starved puppy Dec. 5. Pasco County sheriff's deputies arrested a 14-year-old Crystal Springs boy Tuesday afternoon on charges of

Two Seventh Graders Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder (Whiz News Southeastern Ohio)
Two Coshocton seventh grade girls are spending their days in juvenile detention after threatening a substitute teacher and two other students.
Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired - KLFY

Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired KLFY, LA - Feb 4, 2006 The director of the Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center and a prison guard have been fired in connection with an investigation into an alleged rape at the ...

Victim hurt in alleged hit-and-run...
News-Review - ROSEBURG: Andrew Douglas Tovey, 17, of Roseburg was cited by Roseburg Police Tuesday for felony hit and run after an accident at Harvard Avenue and Broccoli Drive. Debbie Mora, 25, sustained an injury to her right leg and damage to her 2002 Ford ...
Two Seventh Graders Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder (Whiz News Southeastern Ohio)
Two Coshocton seventh grade girls are spending their days in juvenile detention after threatening a substitute teacher and two other students.
Judge Blasts Hawai i Juvenile Detention Facility for Pervasive ... - ACLU (press release)

Judge Blasts Hawai i Juvenile Detention Facility for Pervasive ... ACLU (press release), NY - Feb 8, 2006 ... Recognizing that youth often face anti-LGBT harassment and abuse in foster care and out-of-home care, including in juvenile detention and correctional ...

Family sues after creative writing assignment land
HispanicBusiness.com - Family sues after creative writing assignment lands teen in psych ward By Lisa Sweetingham, Court TV Fri Feb 3, 3:16 PM ET (Court TV) Minnesota high school student David Riehm bristled at his creative writing teacher's stinging comments at the

Student charged after toxin placed in teacher's drink
KCTV 5 - OLATHE, Kan. -- A high school student from suburban Kansas City faces two felony counts after a toxin was placed in a science teacher's drink. The 15-year-old student from Westwood was being held in the county's

Boy, 16, to remain in custody for Mifflin sexual assault (1:02 pm)
Columbus Dispatch - A 16-year-old boy charged with the sexual assault of a Mifflin High School student was sentenced today to remain in a

Culpeper jail costs on the way up
Free Lance-Star - Culpeper County supervisors, still reeling from a $47 million bid to build a 1,500-student high school, found out yesterday that it is going to cost more that $30 million to build a 204-inmate jail. "And that number is going to go up," Cary Gill of

Special counsel named for county court
Arizona Business Gazette - Barbara Rodriguez Mundell, presiding judge of Maricopa County Superior Court, announced the appointment of Jessica Gifford Funkhouser to the newly created position of special court counsel for justice system planning and communications. Funkhouser

Elko teen escapees who allegedly stol
Nevada Appeal - Four teens who escaped from a

Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired (KPLC)
BENTON, La. The director of the Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center and a prison guard have been fired in connection with an investigation into an alleged rape at the facility.
$111M Proposed For Juvenile Detention Construction - WBAL Channel.com

$111M Proposed For Juvenile Detention Construction WBAL Channel.com, MD - Jan 27, 2006 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Ehrlich administration is proposing to spend $111.8 million over the next 10 years to build and renovate detention ...

Fargo Film Festival highlights
In-Forum - - Sweet Land, invited feature by Minnesota writer and director Ali Selim, about four generations of Minnesota farmers. - The World s Most Dangerous Polka Band, best documentary short by Minnesota director Sonya Tormoen, about the ...
Teen to remain in juvenile detention for assaulting girl (Ohio News Network)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A judge Tuesday sentenced a teenager to remain in a juvenile detention center for assaulting a developmentally disabled classmate in a high school auditorium.
Town code changes could result in community service for kids - Southwest Virginia Enterprise

Town code changes could result in community service for kids Southwest Virginia Enterprise, VA - 21 hours ago ... "If they are non cooperative, we can call the juvenile detention in Christiansburg? ... parent, legal guardian or the New River Valley Juvenile Detention Center ? ...

Two held in attack in home (Akron Beacon Journal)
Two youths were being held at the Summit County juvenile detention center after being arrested this week by Falls police for allegedly breaking into a home and stabbing another juvenile last weekend.
Teen to remain in juvenile detention for assaulting girl - Akron Beacon Journal

Teen to remain in juvenile detention for assaulting girl Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Jan 31, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge Tuesday sentenced a teenager to remain in a juvenile detention center for assaulting a developmentally disabled classmate in a high ...

3 charged in alleged bomb plot
Richmond Times-Dispatch - CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Albemarle County police said yesterday that they had broken up an alleged plot by three juveniles to blow up two county high schools. "There is not a doubt in our minds these terrible acts were going to be committed," said Lt. John ...
ACT juvenile detention rate 'concerning' (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
The ACT Government will consider whether an inquiry is needed into Canberra's high rate of juvenile incarceration.
Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired - Shreveport Times

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Bossier Juvenile Detention Center director, guard fired Shreveport Times, LA - 6 hours ago ... Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center director Irvin Grant and a guard, Shenika Jefferson, were fired Friday afternoon in connection with an investigation ... Police arrest youth in detention center rape Shreveport Times Teen accused of rape at detention center KTBS Bossier City looks into handling of juvenile rape complaint Shreveport Times KTAL-TV - KTBS - all 8 related

4 Pt. Orchard Junior High Students Held In Drug Probe
KOMO-TV - PORT ORCHARD - Four junior high school students have been arrested in an on-campus drug dealing investigation, one for investigation of having a loaded gun at school, police said. The investigation began Wednesday after officials at Cedar Heights ...

Twelve-year-old brings handgun to middle school
FOX Carolina - BLUFFTON, S.C. A twelve-year-old has been charged with carrying a handgun into H-E McCracken Middle School. Bluffton police interim chief Alex Ferguson says the student was one of three male students charged with bringing weapons to school on

Wounded correctional officer 'a very committed family man'
Herald-Mail - Jeffery Alan Wroten has an imposing stature, standing somewhere between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, and weighing around 300 pounds, according to descriptions from his friends and colleagues. Trained in martial arts, the 44-year-old Roxbury

Doubts cast on investigation
San Luis Obispo Tribune - The defense strongly challenged investigative procedures Friday during the trial of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing Gerald O'Malley, 87. Defense attorney Rod Williams probed investigators on their dealings with juveniles and police on their

Teens' 'boldness' leads to adult charges in burglaries
Daytona Beach News-Journal - PALM COAST -- Four teens suspected of burglarizing 31 homes and a high school each face multiple felony charges in adult court. State Attorney John Tanner announced the charges Monday against the four, who are accused of committing a brazen series of

Judge to decide Barton s fate
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - Cameron Barton, 16, testifies in his own defense Tuesday during his one-day trial before Judge Timothy Williams. The judge's decision between reckless and negligent homicide will determine the boy's fate after Barton shot and killed his best friend

History of New Morgan Academy
Reading Eagle - June 1998 : Cornell Cos., Houston, requests a zoning change for 55 acres in New Morgan so it can build a

Pennsauken student arrested after pistol found in backpack
Philadelphia Inquirer - A Pennsauken middle school student accused of taking a handgun to school was ordered yesterday to remain at Camden County's

Girl sentenced to receive treatment in toddler's death
Akron Beacon Journal - MARION, Ohio - A judge ordered an 11-year-old Michigan girl who smothered a 1-year-old Cleveland girl to undergo at least 90 days of treatment. Judge Thomas Jenkins said on Friday it was difficult to figure out what to do with the girl, who pleaded

Ex-NFL star Smith reaches plea deal in drug case
ABC News - Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for U.S. Attorney Bill Leone, said the ex-Washington Redskins star would appear in court on March 9, but declined to specify what charges Smith would plead guilty to. Smith's attorney, Harvey Steinberg, could not be reached

New, 5:55 p.m.: SWAT team arrests 3 during home search
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - Police arrested Antonio Rodriguez, 31, and two family members after a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a home located at 127 Lawrence Ave. at 12:55 p.m. Friday. Sgt. Jim Creasy of the Grand Junction Police Department said the SWAT team was

In need of a makeover
Pasadena Star-News - By Billy Witz Staff Writer DETROIT - Tom Lewand was somewhere in the middle of explaining why his hometown gets a bad rap, that it's not all about crime, poverty, corruption, racial tension, a dying auto industry, fans who can't celebrate without the