Crime and Courts

Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira has pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice. In his address to the judge at his court-martial Thursday, Teixeira called himself a “proud patriot” and claimed that he had exposed President Joe Biden’s lies about the war in Ukraine.

Officials described the disturbing conditions that a Waterbury, Connecticut, man endured during 20 years of captivity.

The founder of Gateway Church, one of the largest mega-churches in the country, Robert Morris, has been indicted on charges he sexually abused a 12-year old girl.–more than 40 years ago. The indictment comes months after the woman publicly accused Morris of sexually abusing her in the 1980s.

The wife of “Ghost Adventures” star Aaron Goodwin was arrested last week on allegations that she was plotting to have him assassinated, according to a police report.

Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office said on Wednesday.

A federal judge said Khalil will remain in the U.S. as the court weighs a challenge to his planned deportation, as President Donald Trump says his arrest will be the first of many.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who helped lead student protests at Columbia University, faces deportation after being arrested over the weekend by federal immigration officials.

Andrew Arroyo, 25, was officially charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism.

Seven people pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a long list of charges in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender man who was allegedly held captive and tortured in an upstate New York hotel room for more than a month before succumbing to his torment. Nordquist’s former partner, Precious Arzuaga, and six others pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, second-degree...

Police in Baytown, Texas, say the man had called 911 in January to report the death of his fiancé but provided “inconsistent testimony” about what happened.

Amber Paige Laudermilk allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body at a Houston funeral home and told a witness, “You didn’t see anything.”

Some of the Chileans charged in the burglaries traveled legally without visas and should have been prescreened as required by a 2008 program.

Morland Smith, 51, and another man were killed at a Dallas convenience store in December 2023. Nearly 15 months later the case has gone cold.

A Dallas woman says she’s hopeful honoring her brother’s birthday this week will help lead to an arrest in his killing. A capital murder investigation that remains unsolved – more than a year later. David Goins has this update.

Deputies with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help identifying the driver in a fatal hit-and-run.

LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday that his office is ready to move forward with a resentencing hearing in the Menendez brothers murder case.

The 17-year-old was arrested after police in Sanford, Florida, were alerted to a video allegedly featuring him threatening to launch an attack.

Miranda Corsette, 16, was lured through a social media app to meet 35-year-old Steven Gress, police say.

A former American Airlines flight attendant has pleaded guilty to secretly recording video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom and having recordings of four other girls using the lavatories.

Prosecutors have said Jiang intended to shoot congregation members of the Park Valley Church in Haymarket in September 2023.