Comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley posted bond money for an 80-year-old Fort Worth woman who allegedly tried to kill her ex-husband during an argument. Tempie Strickland was released from Mansfield jail after Smiley posted the $100,000 bond.
The details surrounding 19-year-old Renisha McBride’s death have been pretty shaky, but an autopsy performed on the slain woman may shed some light into what really happened when she died.
A judge threw out the conviction of a 53-year-old man who has spent the last 34 years behind bars for murder. Kash Delano Register was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for killing 78-year-old Jack Sasson in April of 1979.
Officer Gildardo Sierra will not be charged in the shooting death of Flint Farmer. After reviewing video footage of the incident, Cook County prosecutors said that the officer “reasonably mistook a cellphone for a gun pointed at him on a darkened street.
Renisha McBride was shot in the back of the head while seeking help from a resident after a car wreck early Saturday morning. Initial reports stated that the Detroit native was found by police on the outskirts of the city. Her body was “dumped,” and she was “left to die.” Now the cops are singing a different tune.
The father of a 3-year-old boy killed in a Louisiana, Mo., fire is recovering after police tasered him for trying to save his stepson. Riley Miller died on Thursday after his family’s home caught on fire.
A Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot over the head of her abusive husband will receive a bail hearing next Friday. Marissa Alexander was convicted in 2010 on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Darrell Wallace took the Kroger 200 on the racing circuit’s Camping World Truck Series this past Saturday making him the first African American to win the NASCAR race in 50 years.
The FBI has taken over an investigation where a 13-year-old boy was shot 7 times by police. Andy Lopez was killed by a Northern California deputy while walking down the street with a pellet gun that looked like an assault rifle. Sheriff Steve Freitas plans to fully cooperate with federal investigators.
At just 16 years old, Stephen R. Stafford II has accomplished more than most of the general population. He is currently earning credits toward his triple major at Morehouse College —pre-med, mathematics and computer science.
Leon Ford Jr.’s entire life changed last November after a routine traffic stop escalated to gun shots, leaving Ford paralyzed. His family believes the officers acted unlawfully. Now they are seeking justice for Ford who still faces charges.
The Supreme Court will decide if affirmative action is a justifiable factor in college admissions on Tuesday. The judges will take on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, a 2006 constitutional amendment banning the use of racial preferences in public university admissions.
