Crime

From the Justice Department: James H. Swanson, age 59, of Rome, New York, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office. As part of his earlier guilty plea, Swanson …

People Magazine reports: Sean “Diddy” Combs is on suicide watch as he awaits trial in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, sources tell PEOPLE. Combs, 54, was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on the night of Monday, Sept. 16. The next day, his indictment was unsealed, revealing that he’s charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. MDC, which …

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports: A federal judge sentenced an Ohio pastor to two-and-a-half years in prison Thursday and ordered him to report immediately to jail for using a bullhorn to incite the mob against police on Jan. 6, 2021. William Dunfee, 59, of Coshocton, Ohio, was convicted after a stipulated bench trial in January of one felony count of …

The Associated Press reports: A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the slaying, police said. The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State …

The East Idaho News reports: A 45-year-old man has been arrested after police say he gave naked massages to multiple young boys. Virgil Larson is charged with five counts of felony child sexual abuse. Court documents say on July 3, a Bannock County Sheriff’s deputy was told of a possible sexual abuse case after “several boys had possibly been touched …

From the Justice Department: An Alaska man was arrested yesterday in Anchorage for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and some of their family members. According to court documents, between March 10, 2023, and July 16, Panos Anastasiou, 76, sent over 465 messages to the Supreme Court through a public website the court maintained. “We …

Australia’s ABC outlet reports: Two teenage boys have been accused of hate crimes as part of an alleged catfishing scheme using a dating app to lure gay men to meet face-to-face before attacking them. The two boys, aged 15 and 16, appeared in a Perth court on Thursday charged over the alleged assault of two men in their 30s yesterday …

Kansas City’s CBS affiliate reports: 29-year-old Andrew Lovisone of Greenwood, Missouri, was arrested on Sept. 17, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office reported. A video on First Baptist Church Peculiar’s Facebook page shows Lovisone’s ordination service there back in July. He was called as an associate pastor. He is charged with two counts of first-degree promoting child pornography, which is a …

The Associated Press reports: A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said Wednesday night. The search ended with two private sleuths joining in the dramatic discovery. Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said the body located earlier in the day was …

The New York Times reports: A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Sean Combs to remain in jail until his trial for sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, rejecting an appeal by the music mogul’s lawyers requesting that he be released on bail. At Mr. Combs’s arraignment on Tuesday, a magistrate judge rejected Mr. Combs’s bail request and ordered him detained, citing …

Florida Today reports: A former Palm Bay pastor who police said had ongoing sexual relations with at least two teen members of his congregation — including in the church bathroom, office and passenger van — has been sentenced to live out the remainder of his days in state prison. Roberson Douge, 44, who ministered at the Apostolic Church of Christ …

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: A pastor from a small town in Arkansas has now been arrested and charged for his involvement with child sexual abuse materials. On Monday, the prosecuting attorney’s office in Bradley County filed charges against 86-year-old Rocky Goodwin, who is the lead pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Warren, Arkansas. Goodwin was charged with distributing, possessing, …

The Joplin Globe reports: Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. The diocese and Bishop Edward Rice are listed as defendants in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District …

Mobile’s Fox affiliate reports: A judge today sentenced a former Mobile County minister to a total of 20 years in prison for sexually abusing two young children. Kenneth Turberville was supposed to go on trial today for sodomy. However, he pleaded guilty on Friday instead to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors say one victim was …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Former MoviePass chief executive Mitch Lowe has pled guilty to a securities fraud charge related to his role in swindling investors about the company’s monthly movie subscription service. Lowe on Monday entered a plea agreement in which he admitted fault for conspiring to inflate the price of MoviePass’ stock by lying about the profitability and sustainability …

Variety reports: After months of accusations of sexual misconduct and other allegations, Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged Tuesday on three counts: racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to legal documents. He is expected to appear before a judge Tuesday morning, where the charges will be read. His lawyer, …

The Daily Beast reports: Days after Donald Trump spewed conspiracies targeting Haitian migrants on the presidential debate stage, a Haitian-American immigrant has taken charge of the prosecution of an alleged assassin whose plot against the former president was foiled by Secret Service agents at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Markenzy Lapointe, the Justice Department’s top prosecutor for …

The New York Times reports: Investigators say the man who appeared to have been planning to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump with a rifle waited near a golf course for about 12 hours before he was spotted by the Secret Service. According to a criminal complaint released Monday, the man faces two federal gun charges: possessing a firearm as …

The Miami Herald reports: A gunman who was arrested in an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach on Sunday made his first appearance in federal court Monday morning. Ryan W Routh, 58, was in custody and at the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in West Palm Beach, …

The Lansing State Journal reports: A pastor director at 2|42 Community Church in Brighton has been arrested after allegedly admitting to placing a camera in a unisex bathroom on campus. A staff member at the church discovered the camera on Friday, according to an email shared with the church community on Saturday. Will Johnson, the organization’s worship pastor director, “confessed …