Crime and Courts

Specialist Wooster Rancy is charged with murder and obstructing justice linked to the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque, the Army said.

The agreement, which includes probation and time served, ends the Atlanta rap star’s part in a sprawling trial that began with jury selection in January 2023.

A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sentenced Thursday to three years and 10 months in prison, and must pay more than $777,000 in restitution.

Jennifer Guilbeault has been charged with second-degree and third-degree assault as a hate crime after she allegedly pepper-sprayed her Uber driver as he was praying in Arabic on July 31.

A woman who was allegedly caught on surveillance video walking out of a Florida hair salon without paying for her hair extensions was arrested Wednesday, police said. 

A Los Angeles judge will hold a hearing in a couple of weeks to see whether the Menendez brothers can be released on parole. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

The resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez will take place on Dec. 11, according to a court official.

Federal prosecutors say a former Louisville police detective’s actions were like “a drive-by shooting” the night of the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.

Two people were shot and killed just miles apart. Brittany Hope reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Oct. 30, 2024.

The woman and another man kidnapped the victim and kept him locked in his car’s trunk as they drove around the Navajo Nation. Then, her co-defendant stabbed him to death.

Ed Kelley, who faces charges over Jan. 6 and plotting to murder FBI special agents, is an anti-abortion activist and was the fourth rioter to enter the Capitol, federal authorities say.

David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was sentenced to life without parole on his state conviction for the October 2022 assault.

David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home two years ago, was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday on his state conviction.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in New York City on Tuesday for alleged parole violations.

The Menendez brothers’ case has been moved to a Van Nuys court, where a judge will consider potentially resentencing them. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

Part of the 15 Freeway was closed for a shooting investigation. Christian Cazares report for the NBC4 News on Monday Oct. 28, 2024.

After the L.A. District Attorney recommended resentencing Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez — who are serving life in prison for murdering their parents — Erik’s wife Tammi Menendez shared her thoughts.

The 15 Freeway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles was closed for hours Monday due to a road rage shooting investigation.

The request by Los Angeles County prosecutors to reduce the prison sentences for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life-without-parole terms for murdering their parents with shotgun blasts in 1989 inside the family’s Beverly Hills home, will be heard at the Van Nuys Courthouse. The case was transferred to Van Nuys Friday by the presiding judge of the…

A white Minneapolis man accused of shooting and critically injuring his Black neighbor was arrested early Monday following a SWAT standoff, after the department faced backlash for failing to address his escalating threats that turned violent.