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The Sheriff’s Office has provided the inmate's name and additional regarding his death. Notification to the decedent’s next-of-kin has been completed and he is identified as 57-year-old David Lee Ligon from Santa Maria. He was booked on May 27, 2023, by the Sheriff’s Office for possession of narcotics for sale (felony), transportation of a controlled substance (felony), possession of narcotics (misdemeanor), and possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor). He was being held on $30,000 bail.

Second County Jail Inmate Dies in One Week

Chicago, IL

A North Side man was ordered held without bond Friday on federal charges alleging he brandished a machete-like knife at one of two federal judges as they were walking into the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse last month. No one was hurt in the incident, which allegedly ended when the judge alertly...

Man accused of brandishing machete-style knife at federal judge ordered held without bond

Baltimore, MD

The Baltimore Police captain introduced herself in city Circuit Court on Friday as the widow of James Blue III, and recounted in chilling detail the day her husband was shot dead, hoping the judge would impose the maximum sentence for the young shooter. In the afternoon of Jan. 25, 2022,...

Judge sentences 19-year-old to 65 years in prison for fatal shooting of Baltimore Police captain’s husband

Norfolk, VA

The Navy ousted the commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Stout Friday. Cmdr. Jeffrey Applebaugh was relieved due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said in a statement Monday. Applebaugh, who has served as the Norfolk-based destroyer’s commanding officer since October 2022,...

Commanding officer of Norfolk-based destroyer USS Stout relieved for ‘loss of confidence’

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A local 30-year-old landed behind bars last week after a plan to allegedly pocket $800 from a woman went wrong just minutes later. The suspect, James Turner, reportedly was either unaware, or had forgotten, that CashApp transactions can't be erased.

Douglas man arrested for allegedly stealing woman's phone then sending $800 to girlfriend through CashApp

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Oconee County, SC

Spartanburg, SC

A man didn’t resurface after he jumped into a South Carolina lake to help a young swimmer, deputies said. It happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, on Lake Keowee near High Falls County Park in Oconee County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies said a group...

Man dies after jumping into lake to help struggling child, South Carolina cops say

New York City, NY

Salon

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court during his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that a judge "violated" his First Amendment rights by explaining the...

Trump melts down on Truth Social immediately after judge warned him “like a truant child”

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Fulton County, GA

Atlanta, GA

His Email Could Finally Put “Racketeer” Trump Behind Bars; DA Sends Clearest Signal: Expect Trump RICO Indictment in August. Trump’s Criminal Indictment Expected Early This August. WASHINGTON D.C [May 22, 2023] – The Atlanta prosecutor conducting a criminal investigation of Donald Trump’s efforts to affect the presidential...

DA Sends Clearest Signal: Expect Trump RICO Indictment in August

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Berkeley, CA

The Berkeley Scanner

A strange mix of crime and courtroom drama was brewed in a Berkeley trial Sunday when three women long known as witches were convicted of violating state law banning the improper use of dead bodies.

Three 'witches' convicted in unusual Berkeley trial

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Texarkana, TX

Foro E.

The Phantom Killer's Reign of Terror in Texarkana. If you thought the horrors of the iconic horror film, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, were purely fictional, think again. The movie is based on a chilling true story that still haunts the residents of Texarkana, Texas. In 1946, the small town was terrorized by the Phantom Killer, a masked murderer who left a trail of brutal killings in his wake.

Disturbing: The Terrifying True Story Behind The Texas Town That Dreaded Sundown

Jacksonville, FL

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Clay County, FL

Zoey Fields

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for help on another “Fugitive Friday.”. Each Friday, during normal work weeks, the agency releases the name, photo and charges of an individual wanted within Clay County. First Coast Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,000 in cash rewards for information given in a tip that leads to an arrest.

Fugitive Friday: $3,000 cash reward for information leading to arrest, sheriff says

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New wrinkle in possible Trump arrest: Report

Former President Donald Trump is not expected to be arraigned until next week if criminally charged in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money investigation, an anonymous...

New wrinkle in possible Trump arrest: Report

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