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Accokeek Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, authorities announced.
Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford, and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017, Daily Voice reported.
She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …
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'Now He Will Pay': Man Who Murdered Pregnant Wife In Farmingdale Sentenced
A Long Island man who strangled and killed his estranged wife – who was pregnant with his child at the time she died – will spend over two decades behind bars, police said.
Michael Owens, age 30 of St. James, received his 25 years to life sentence for the murder of Kelly Owens on Thursday, Jan. 11, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
Earlier Report - Man Murdered Pregnant, Estranged Wife In Farmingdale, Faces Life In Prison: DA
Nearly four years before, on January 15, 2020, 27-year-old nursing student Kelly Owens was at her Farmingdale apartment on First Avenue, which…
Newark Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing, Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutors
Nasean Torres, a 49-year-old Newark man was convicted of murder on Thursday, Dec. 14 for fatally stabbing and strangling his longtime girlfriend in July 22, authorities said.
On July 22, police responded to 47 Palm St. in Newark and found Elizabeth Kelley, 55, lying in the basement floor of her home, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. It was determined she died from manual strangulation and multiple stab wounds, Stephens said.
Following a three week trial, it took the jury less than an hour to convict Torres, Stephens said. He faces up to life in state prison…
Ex-Con Gets Prison Time For Waving Revolver At Girlfriend In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
An Atlantic City man was sentenced to 16 years in New Jersey State Prison after he waved a handgun at a girlfriend, authorities said.
Sean Lowney, 32, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted person, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
He will be eligible for parole after eight years, the prosecutor said.
On Aug. 11, Lowney was convicted by an Atlantic County Jury stemming from Lowney wielding a revolver at his ex-girlfriend’s house on May 17, 2021, in Atlantic City, the prosecutor said.
Due to Lowney’s "extensive and repetitive criminal history," he …
Oklahoma Child Sex Offender Escapes Pennsylvania Prison: State Police
A registered sex offender convicted in Oklahoma has escaped from police in Pennsylvania — again.
Dave Luther Kendrick, 35, original of Stillwater, Oklahoma escaped the Keystone Correctional Facility located at 7201 Allentown Boulevard, West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, by going to a doctor's appointment, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police on Oct. 2.
He had taken a photo for the Megan's Law Registry on July 25, and 26, and listed the facility as his home address. On Aug. 10, he was allowed to leave to go to UPMC Osteopath Hospital and he never retur…
Elmont Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades
A former racehorse trainer from Long Island will likely spend the remainder of his life behind bars for sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography, officials announced.
Daniel Mullan, aged 83, of Elmont, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars, which is the maximum sentence based on the criminal statutes in place at the time of Mullan’s offenses, according to the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York.
Earlier Report: Ex-Elmont Racehorse Trainer Produced, Appeared In Child Porn For Decades, Authorities Say
According to court filings, Mullan was convicted of pos…
Ridgefield 25-Year-Old Sentenced For Crushing Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
A 20-something Connecticut man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors has been sentenced for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Fairfield County resident Patrick Edward McCaughey III, age 25, of Ridgefield, was sentenced on Friday, April 14, to seven-and-a-half years in prison on nine offenses, said Matthew M. Graves, US Attorney for the District of Columbia.
The 25-year-old McCaughey was found guilty following a bench trial in September 2022 along with co-defendants Tristan Chandler Stevens, age 26, of Pensacola, Flori…
Man Accused Of Rape Found Guilty Of Strangling 11-Year-Old Child In St. Mary's County
Officials say that a St. Mary’s County man with a checkered criminal history could spend decades in prison after being convicted of abusing an 11-year-old child.
Devonte Arnez Shubrooks, 29, of California, was found guilty on Thursday, March 9, of felony first-degree assault for the strangulation of the child during an incident in 2022.
Sarah Proctor, Special Victims Unit (SVU) Chief for the Office of the State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, who prosecuted the case, praised the victim for coming forward, saying that “events of trauma to children are never easy for the child to re-tell, …
