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NEW YORK (AP) — She was a teenaged aspiring R&B singer and rapper who had gotten an appointment at Jam Master Jay's recording studio. Concepcion was brought to tears as she testified Thursday in the trial of two men charged in the 2002 killing. “Where did Jay get shot?” she recalled asking one of the DJ's aides, Uriel Rincon, who himself had been shot in the leg. She said she asked him to help her check Mizell's pulse, so the two moved the 37-year-old rap star's arm. “I'm sorry — I can't talk about stuff like this,” Concepcion told jurors, fanning herself and tearing up, then duly going on to describe the graphic particulars of what they saw.

Persons: Yarrah Concepcion, Concepcion, “, Jay, Jason Mizell, Karl Jordan Jr, Ronald Washington, Mizell, Jordan, Mizell's, Stephon, Washington —, —, Hennessy Cognac, ”, Washington, Susan Kellman, ” Concepcion, Uriel Rincon Organizations: DJ, Prosecutors, Washington, ” Watford, Watford Locations: Washington, Stephon Watford, Watford

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury has convicted six anti-abortion protesters of violating federal laws after they blocked the entrance of a reproductive clinic outside Nashville nearly three years ago. Before Roe was overturned, the Justice Department oversaw just a handful of FACE Act violation cases. Advocates like the National Abortion Federation say the uptick in cases reflects the rise in harassment and violence abortion clinics have faced since state abortion bans have been allowed to go into effect. Some have called on the Justice Department to apply the 1994 federal law more equitably and use it to investigate those who target crisis pregnancy centers. President Bill Clinton signed the FACE Act into law in 1994 following a string of high-profile attacks against abortion clinics, which included Dr. David Gunn being shot and killed outside an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida in 1993 — marking the first abortion provider killed in the U.S.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Chester Gallagher, Paul Vaughn, Heather Idoni, Calvin Zastrow, Coleman Boyd, Dennis Green, ”, Henry C, “, —, Steve Crampton, Bill Clinton, David Gunn Organizations: —, ”, U.S, Supreme, Prosecutors, Thomas More Society, Justice Department, National Abortion Federation, Republican, Catholic Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, Nashville, Mount Juliet , Tennessee, Pensacola , Florida, U.S

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis released hours of additional video and audio on Tuesday in the case of five fired police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols last January. Police video released weeks after the killing showed the five officers beating Nichols as he yelled for his mother just steps from his house. That video also showed the officers milling about and talking with each other as Nichols sat on the ground, struggling with his injuries. The four who remain charged face federal trial in May and state court trial in August. Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that most police personnel records that pre-dated Nichols’ beating could be released.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Desmond Mills Jr, Mills, — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, Justin Smith —, Nichols, Black, Shelby, James Jones Jr, Garrity, Nichols ’ Organizations: Police, Associated Press, “, ”, Prosecutors, U.S . Department of Justice, Memphis Police Department, Justice Department Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Memphis

Chief Judge James Boasberg agreed with prosecutors that Edward Richmond Jr., 40, of Geismar, Louisiana, is a danger to the community. Last Wednesday, a federal magistrate judge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ordered Richmond's release from custody. The judge ordered Richmond to surrender to the U.S. It's important to me also,” the judge told Richmond, who appeared remotely with his Louisiana-based attorney, John McLindon. Richmond was dressed in tactical gear when he attacked police outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.

Persons: James Boasberg, Edward Richmond Jr, herder, ”, Richmond, Prosecutors, Boasberg, “, John McLindon, McLindon, Muhamad Husain Kadir, Kadir, Donald Trump, Sheets, he's Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Army, U.S . Marshals Service, Richmond, Army, The Army, FBI, Police Locations: Iraq, Geismar , Louisiana, Richmond, Louisiana, Iraqi, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, West Terrace, Victoria, Washington

☆ Former Contractor Who Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former Internal Revenue Service contractor accused of leaking the tax documents of Donald J. Trump and other wealthy Americans was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison. The former contractor, Charles Littlejohn, known as Chaz, worked for the tax agency from 2017 to 2021, when he stole the tax records of thousands of the country’s wealthiest people, including Mr. Trump, prosecutors said. Mr. Littlejohn then provided the information to The New York Times and ProPublica. “Today’s sentence sends a strong message that those who violate laws intended to protect sensitive tax information will face significant punishment,” Nicole M. Argentieri, the acting assistant attorney general who oversees the Justice Department’s criminal division, said in a statement. Prosecutors said the harm from Mr. Littlejohn’s disclosures were “so extensive and ongoing that it is impossible to quantify.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Charles Littlejohn, Chaz, Littlejohn, Prosecutors, Mr, ” Nicole M Organizations: Internal Revenue, New York Times, ProPublica, Justice

☆ A hearing to see if Alex Murdaugh gets a new murder trial begins today
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Dakin Andone | Dianne Gallagher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The South Carolina Attorney General’s office, which led the prosecution against Murdaugh, has urged the courts to deny the motion. The evidentiary hearing Monday is expected to include the testimony of 11 jurors from the original murder trial and Hill. Murdaugh’s attorneys had indicated they also wanted to call alternate and dismissed jurors, as well as prosecutors and Judge Clifton Newman, who presided over the murder trial, as witnesses. Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill listens as prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on March 1, 2023, in Walterboro, South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh's defense attorneys Dick Harpootlian, left, and Jim Griffin before a hearing on January 16 at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia.

Persons: Alex Murdaugh, Murdaugh, Colleton, Rebecca “ Becky ” Hill, Hill, “, ” Hill, Dick Harpootlian, Clifton Newman, Jean Toal –, Newman, –, Rebecca Hill, Creighton Waters, Alex Murdaugh's, Maggie, Paul, Alan Wilson, Ms, ”, ‘, ” Hill’s, Neil R, Gordon, Justin Bamberg, Will Lewis, Jim Griffin, Gavin McIntyre, ” Murdaugh’s, Judge Toal, ” CNN’s Devon Sayers Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Attorney, South Carolina Supreme, The State, TNS, Getty, Prosecutors, South Carolina, Judicial Center, Courier, South, South Carolina Law Locations: Colleton County, South Carolina, Colleton, Walterboro , South Carolina, The, Columbia , South Carolina, Richland, Columbia

☆ Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of other’s tax records has been sentenced to five years in prison. In October, Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized disclosures of income tax returns. According to his plea agreement, he stole Trump’s tax returns along with the tax data of “thousands of the nation’s wealthiest people,” while working for a consulting firm with contracts with the Internal Revenue Service. Reyes was also critical of the Justice Department’s decision to only bring one count against Littlejohn. “I acted out of a sincere misguided belief,” Littlejohn said in court Monday, adding that he was serving the country and that people had a right to the tax information.

Persons: Donald Trump, Charles Littlejohn, Littlejohn, Judge Ana Reyes, ” Reyes, “, …, ”, Prosecutors, Reyes, Department’s, ” Littlejohn Organizations: CNN, Internal Revenue Service, US, Capitol, Apple, Prosecutors Locations: United States

☆ The man who leaked Trump's taxes eluded investigators for years but was finally found after leaking info on Musk and Bezos, WSJ reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Katherine Tangalakis Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Charles Littlejohn confessed to leaking Donald Trump's tax returns. The investigators had focused on Littlejohn for a separate leak involving billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. On two separate occasions, Littlejohn provided tax documents belonging to Trump, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk to two news organizations. Trump's tax returns showed the former president paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. Musk's tax returns showed he paid $455 million in taxes on $1.52 billion in income between 2014 and 2018.

Persons: Charles Littlejohn, Donald, Littlejohn, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, —, Donald Trump's, Trump, Amazon's, ProPublica, Trump's, Bezos's, Barbara Jones Organizations: Federal, Wall, Service, Street Journal, IRS, New York Times, SpaceX, The Times, DOJ, Business, Republican, Prosecutors, Times, Trump Locations: New York

Now Jay’s case is the first of those killings to go to trial. Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020. Jay, born Jason Mizell, formed Run-DMC in the early 1980s with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, known as DJ Run and Rev. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThey were the first rappers with gold and platinum albums and a Rolling Stone cover. He considered Jay to be family, since the DJ grew up across the street from Jordan's father, his defense wrote.

Persons: Jay, Karl Jordan Jr, Ronald Washington, “, ”, Seth DuCharme, gunning, Jason Mizell, Darryl “, ” McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Aerosmith, ” Jay, people's, Tricky, Tupac Shakur, Prosecutors, Washington, Jordan, wasn't, Susan Kellman, Jay —, Judge LaShann DeArcy, Jordan's, Mark DeMarco, Jordan “ Organizations: Brooklyn U.S, Adidas, MTV, Roll Hall of Fame, Police, Prosecutors, DJ, Playboy, Authorities, New York Daily News Locations: Washington, Jordan, Hollis, Queens, York, Angeles, Shakur’s, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, indicting Washington, Maryland, Jordan's

☆ Jam Master Jay’s life and death and the long search for the Run-DMC DJ’s killers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

With Jam Master Jay scratching the turntables as DJ, they created a new sound and street look, with their Adidas gear, leather jackets, gold chains and black Kangol hats. Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay), Joseph Simmons (Run) and Darryl McDaniels (DMC) pose at the Grammy Awards in the 1980s. The coffin of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay was carried out of Allen A.M.E Cathedral after his funeral on November 5, 2002. Seth DuCharme, acting US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced charges in August 2020 against two men in the killing of Jam Master Jay. In a statement, Jam Master Jay’s son Jesse Mizell and the Mizell family thanked those who had reached out in support.

Persons: Jay, Ronald Washington, Karl Jordan Jr, Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Aerosmith, ” Jay, Tricky, ”, ’, “ King, wasn’t, “, Allen A.M.E, Hanny Ray Abrams, Jordan, Mizell, Seth DuCharme, Brendan McDermid, Seth D, DuCharme, ” DuCharme, Jesse Mizell, Jay Bryant, Bryant, Cesar de Castro Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Queens, Adidas, Stone, DJ Times, Duo, Hulton, Hall of Fame, MTV, of Fame, Allen A.M.E Cathedral, Getty, Eastern, of, Reuters Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Jamaica, Queens, Allen, AFP, of New York, Washington, Jordan, Reuters Jordan

☆ Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Kim Chandler | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It marked the first time that a new execution method has been used in the United States since lethal injection, now the most commonly used method, was introduced in 1982. After a chance to make a final statement, the warden, from another room, would activate the nitrogen gas. And experts appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council cautioned they believe the execution method could violate the prohibition on torture. Three states — Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma — have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, but no state had attempted to use the untested method until now. Smith's attorneys had raised concerns that he could choke to death on his own vomit as the nitrogen gas flows.

Persons: —, Kenneth Eugene Smith, Smith, gurney, I'm, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Jeff Hood, Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Hood, he's, Elizabeth Sennett, Sennett, Charles Sennett Jr, Mama, Charles Sennett, John Forrest Parker Organizations: Alabama, Service, —, U.S, Supreme, Justice, Prosecutors, WAAY, Catholic, Human Locations: Ala, — Alabama, Alabama, United States, Vatican, Rome, Mississippi, Oklahoma

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal jury in South Dakota has convicted two men on charges related to the 2022 kidnapping of an FBI employee. The jury in Rapid City on Tuesday found 29-year-old Deyvin Morales and 25-year-old Juan Alvarez-Soto guilty of kidnapping, carjacking and other counts, the Rapid City Journal reported. The Expedition was chased by a South Dakota trooper at one point before getting away. When the group stopped to buy gas and zip ties at the town of Hermosa, South Dakota, about 22 miles (35 kilometers) from Red Shirt, the victim was able to escape.

Persons: Deyvin Morales, Juan Alvarez, Soto, Alvarez, Karla Lopez, Gutierrez, ”, Morales, Lopez, Prosecutors, Alecia Fuller, Fuller, Jonathan McCoy Organizations: —, Rapid City Journal, Ford Expedition, South, FBI, Expedition Locations: South Dakota, Rapid City, El Salvador, Greeley , Colorado, Dodge Durango, Durango, gunpoint, Hermosa , South Dakota, Greeley, Loveland , Colorado

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors arguing that a Michigan school shooter's mother is partly responsible for the deaths of four students told jurors Thursday that the tragedy could have been easily prevented when she was confronted with his violent drawings just a few hours earlier. “Even though she didn't pull the trigger, she's responsible for those deaths,” Keast said in his opening statement. Jennifer Crumbley, 45, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Nov. 30, 2021, attack. “The two people with all of the information, all of the background to put this drawing into context, were James and Jennifer Crumbley,” Keast said. Jennifer Crumbley, who will testify in her own defense, was a “hypervigilant mother who cared more about her son than anything in the world,” Smith said.

Persons: Jennifer Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, Marc Keast, Jennifer, James Crumbley, ” Keast, James, “, Shannon Smith, wasn't, ” Smith, Taylor, ” Ethan Crumbley, Ed White Organizations: PONTIAC, — Prosecutors, Oxford High School, Prosecutors, ” Defense Locations: Mich, Michigan

The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. After he is given a chance to make a final statement, the warden, from another room, will activate the nitrogen gas. Three states — Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma — have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, but no state has attempted to use the untested method until now. They stabbed her — multiple times.”The state has predicted the nitrogen gas will cause unconsciousness within seconds and death within minutes. Much of what is known about death by nitrogen gas comes from industrial accidents or suicide attempts.

Persons: Kenneth Eugene Smith, Smith, “, ”, Jeff Hood, Elizabeth Sennett, Sennett, gurney, Steve Marshall, Liz Sennett, Smith’s, ” Marshall, Charles Sennett Jr, Smith “, Mama, Robin M, Maher, Philip Nitschke, Nitschke, ” Nitschke, Robert Grass, Charles Sennett, John Forrest Parker Organizations: United States, Supreme, U.S, Prosecutors, WAAY, Circuit, Alabama, Associated Press, Veterinary Medical Association, United Nations Human Rights Locations: MONTGOMERY, Ala, Alabama, United, United States, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Colbert County

NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York. The 86-year-old businessman entered the plea in Manhattan federal court six months after he was charged in the case. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the plea deal includes the largest financial penalty for insider trading in a decade. Broad Bay Limited, which Lewis owns, will pay more than $50 million in financial penalties, the prosecutor said in a release. Federal sentencing guidelines call for a prison sentence of between 18 and 24 months, though Lewis can seek less than that.

Persons: Joe Lewis, Lewis, Damian Williams, —, Joseph Lewis, Williams, Forbes, Lewis ’, Picasso, Matisse, Degas, Woods, Ernie Els, Justin Timberlake, Prosecutors, Jennifer Peltz Organizations: Tottenham Hotspur, Broad, U.S, Premier League, Lewis ’ Tavistock Group, Associated Locations: British, New York, Manhattan, United States, oceanside

(AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday for related gun violations. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters in Billings sentenced Harvey Hugs, 60, after he pleaded guilty in September to being a felon in possession of firearms. A 2021 search of Hugs' home and vehicles found eagle parts, two rifles and ammunition, according to court documents. In 2012, he was sentenced in federal court in Montana to six months in custody for coordinating the illegal purchase of eagle feathers, tails and wings and two hawk tails, court documents show. Federal officials operate a clearinghouse that makes eagle feathers and other parts available to tribal members, authorized zoos and museums.

Persons: Susan Watters, Billings, Harvey, Hardin, Edward Werner, Simon Paul Organizations: U.S, Prosecutors, Attorney's, Golden Eagle Protection Locations: Mont, Montana, Hardin , Montana, U.S, Rapid City , South Dakota

Prosecutors are still pursuing plea agreements with defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and other cases at Guantanamo. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“That call dropped our hearts into an abyss, where they remain to this day,” Hall told the commission, with the two defendants in the hearing room. More than two decades later, Hall said, she came to Guantanamo Bay because “it's time for Megan to be recognized, and Megan's demise to be recognized. Chris Snodgrass of Glendale, Arizona, told of struggling with a “toxic” hatred of Muslims since the bombings killed his 33-year-old daughter, Deborah Snodgrass. Reporters watched the proceedings from Guantanamo and by remote link from Fort Meade military base in Maryland.

Persons: ” Matthew Arnold of, Arnold, Bonnie Kathleen Hall, Megan Heffernan, ” Hall, Hall, Megan, Jemaah, Chris Snodgrass, Deborah Snodgrass, “, ”, Mohammed Farik Bin Amin, Mohammed Nazir Bin, Prosecutors haven't Organizations: Prosecutors, State Department, Reporters, Fort Meade Locations: Cuba, Guantanamo, ” Matthew Arnold of Birmingham, England, Bali, Florida, Glendale , Arizona, Maryland, U.S, Indonesia

The Alabama attorney general's office told federal appeals court judges last week that nitrogen hypoxia is "the most painless and humane method of execution known to man." The execution would be the first attempt to use a new method since lethal injection was introduced in 1982. Three states — Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma — have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method. The Alabama attorney general's office noted that Smith, when previously fighting lethal injection, had suggested nitrogen as an alternative execution method. Courts require inmates challenging their execution method to suggest an alternative method.

Persons: Kenneth Eugene Smith, gurney, general's, Smith, Dr, Jeffrey Keller, ” Keller, Keller, Joel Zivot, Zivot, Prosecutors, Elizabeth Sennett, Sennett, John Forrest Parker, Charles Sennett Jr, Smith “, Mama, ”, Robin M, Maher, Kenny, Jeff Hood, “, Shane Isner, Kay Ivey, Ivey Organizations: American College of Correctional Physicians, Veterinary Medical Association, United Nations Human Rights, ”, U.S . Chemical Safety, Hazard Investigation, WAAY, Alabama, Christian Church, Capitol, Alabama Gov, Associated Press, Department of Corrections Locations: MONTGOMERY, Ala, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, U.S

(AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the appointment of an independent examiner in the bankruptcy case of FTX amid concerns about widespread fraud preceding the collapse of the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange. A three-judge panel in Philadelphia issued the ruling Friday in an appeal filed by the U.S. bankruptcy trustee, who serves as a government watchdog in Chapter 11 reorganizations. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey denied the trustee’s request last February. The appeals court reversed Dorsey’s ruling, agreeing with the trustee that the bankruptcy code mandates the appointment of an examiner. “Such is the case here.”Restrepo also noted that an examiner is required to make his or her findings public, whereas a debtor or creditors committee conducting an internal investigation has no such obligation.

Persons: John Dorsey, Dorsey, John Ray III, FTX, Sam Bankman, Fried, Prosecutors, ”, Luis Felipe Restrepo, ” Restrepo Organizations: —, U.S, FTX, Alameda Research Locations: Del, Philadelphia, FTX

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is preparing to use a new method of execution: nitrogen gas. The state maintains that nitrogen gas will cause unconsciousness quickly but critics have likened the never-used method of execution to human experimentation. In 2018, Alabama became the third state — along with Oklahoma and Mississippi — to authorize the use of nitrogen gas to execute prisoners. If the Alabama execution goes forward, other states may seek to start to using nitrogen gas. If the execution is blocked by the court or botched, it could halt or slow the pursuit of nitrogen gas as an alternative execution method.

Persons: Kenneth Eugene Smith, Smith, —, gurney, general’s, Walter LaGrand, Prosecutors, Elizabeth Sennett Organizations: NIOSH, United Nations Human Rights, Veterinary Medical Association, WHO, Alabama, U.S, Supreme, Circuit Locations: MONTGOMERY, Ala, Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, United States, U.S, Arizona

However, police said the woman told investigators that she never consented to be video recorded and was unaware it had occurred. Court records show that his wife, Bridget Ziegler, told detectives the three had engaged in sex once more than a year ago. The Republican Party of Florida ousted Ziegler earlier this month as police investigated the rape accusation against him. It wasn’t immediately clear what the conclusion of the rape investigation would mean for Ziegler’s future with the state Republican Party. In a phone call, the woman told Ziegler that he had sexually assaulted her.

Persons: Christian Ziegler, Ziegler, Derek Byrd, ”, ” Byrd, Sarasota Police Department ‘, Mr, Bridget Ziegler, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, couldn’t, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, Evan Power, Angela Cox, “ couldn’t, Cox, “ Organizations: Florida Republican Party, Sarasota Police Department, Police, Sarasota County, Attorney's Office, Prosecutors, State, State Attorney, Liberty, Gov, Walt Disney, Disney, Republican Party of Florida, Sens, Republican Party, GOP, Sarasota Police, Google Locations: Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota County, DeSantis, U.S, ”

☆ A Florida GOP leader was cleared of rape allegations. But he could still face charges that he illegally recorded the sexual encounter.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Terry Spencer | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, police said the woman told investigators that she never consented to be video recorded and was unaware it had occurred. Court records show that his wife, Bridget Ziegler, told detectives the three had engaged in sex once more than a year ago. AdvertisementIt wasn't immediately clear what the conclusion of the rape investigation would mean for Ziegler's future with the state Republican Party. The woman told detectives that she and Ziegler have known each other for more than 20 years. AdvertisementIn a phone call, the woman told Ziegler that he had sexually assaulted her.

Persons: —, Christian Ziegler, Ziegler, Derek Byrd, Byrd, Mr, Bridget Ziegler, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, couldn't, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, Evan Power, Angela Cox, Cox Organizations: Service, Florida Republican Party, Business, The Sarasota Police Department, Police, Sarasota County, Attorney's Office, Prosecutors, Sarasota Police Department, State, State Attorney, Liberty, Gov, Walt Disney, Disney, Republican Party of Florida, Sens, Republican Party, GOP, Sarasota Police, Google Locations: Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota County, DeSantis, U.S

“I lost 14 years of my life for a crime that I didn’t commit,” Steven Ruffin told a Brooklyn judge after sighing with emotion. Ruffin told the detectives they could retrieve the gun from his sister's boyfriend, and they did, prosecutors' report said. Prosecutors didn't release the boyfriend's name Thursday, and the names of lawyers who have represented him weren't immediately available. He told prosecutors during their recent reinvestigation that he had nothing to do with the shooting and didn't give detectives the gun. Asked Thursday about the boyfriend, Ruffin's lawyers noted that the prospect of any prosecution now is uncertain.

Persons: “, ” Steven Ruffin, Ruffin, don’t, ” Ruffin, I’ve, James Deligny, Eric Gonzalez, wouldn't, ”, Gonzalez, Louis Scarcella, Prosecutors, Scarcella, Deligny, Tipsters, Scarcella wasn't, —, he'd, weren't, Garrett Ordower, he's Organizations: Prosecutors, Brooklyn Locations: Brooklyn, Georgia, Atlanta

Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesHood and a correctional officer will be in the execution chamber when the warden activates the nitrogen gas system from an adjoining room. Witnesses, including attorneys, media witnesses and witnesses for the victim, will be watching the execution through windows from other adjoining rooms. Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of the air inhaled by humans and is harmless when inhaled with proper levels of oxygen. But nitrogen gas can become quickly deadly when it displaces adequate levels of oxygen. And the experts agree that nitrogen hypoxia is painless because it causes unconsciousness in seconds," the state argued.

Persons: Jeff Hood, Kenneth Smith, Smith, Hood, “ Smith, Elizabeth Sennett Organizations: The Alabama Department of Corrections, Prosecutors, Alabama Department of Corrections Locations: MONTGOMERY, Ala, Alabama

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say they are planning a major announcement in their investigation of the suspected serial murders of a group of women whose bodies were found strewn along a coastal highway near Long Island's Gilgo Beach. The prime suspect in some of those killings, Rex Heuermann, is due in court Tuesday, months after he was charged in the deaths of three women. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney is set to make the announcement after a court hearing in the case in Riverhead, New York. Heuermann was charged in July with the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello, whose bodies were found buried along a remote beach parkway. Prosecutors said Heuermann is also suspected in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who vanished in 2007.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Ray Tierney, Heuermann, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes Organizations: — Prosecutors, Prosecutors, Netflix, ” Authorities Locations: RIVERHEAD, N.Y, Long, Suffolk County, Riverhead , New York, Suffolk, Riverhead, Gilgo Beach, Manhattan, Massapequa

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