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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Jury deliberates in Hudson family killings Tennessee murder, kidnap suspect now top U.S. fugitive Suspect in torture of Ark. woman arrested in Tenn. Lawyers: Guilty pleas for wealthy welfare couple Protests mark Bank of America meeting; 4 arrested Russian opposition leaders sentenced to jail Pennsylvania Game Commission: Tioga County Residents Face $100,000 In Fines; York County Resident Sentenced To Up To 10 Years In Prison 2 teens arrested in Norway for alleged cyber attacks against government, corporate sites 4 people arrested at Bank of America demonstration 2 teens arrested in Norway in cyber attack case 5 people arrested at Bank of America demonstration Female Hit Squad Leader Linked to 20 Murders Arrested Ex-NJ chemist sentenced for trade secret theft All We Know About the Convict 40% of West Virginia Democrats Prefer to Obama Hundreds gather to mourn Thai lese majeste convict Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih to be sentenced in DUI case 9 men to be sentenced in UK sex ring case Blind Chinese dissident's crime: Challenging China's one-child policy Wife, mother of kidnap-slaying suspect arrested Two arrested in case of kidnapped Tennessee mother, daughters Lawyer: Reputed NYC mobster quit crime family Chicago Judge Candidate Arrested For 'Stealing Signs' Interpol says organised gangs behind internet crime boom Ind. man arrested with 4 kids strapped to car hood Two arrested in case of missing Tennessee family Jury deliberates in Hudson family killings Wed,9 May 2012 05:34 PM PDT Associated Press - A defense attorney for the man accused of killing relatives of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson told jurors during heated closing arguments Wednesday that prosecutors failed to prove their case. The state's attorneys retorted in sometimes embittered remarks that the defense was clearly desperate in the face over overwhelming evidence. Full Story Top Tennessee murder, kidnap suspect now top U.S. fugitive Wed,9 May 2012 03:03 PM PDT Reuters - GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - The man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter in order to kidnap the woman's two younger daughters has been charged with murder and is now the most-wanted fugitive in the country, officials said on Wednesday. Adam Mayes, 35, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Jo Ann Bain, 31, and her oldest daughter, Adrienne, 14, on April 27, the day of their disappearance, according to court records in Hardeman County, Tennessee. ... Full Story Top Suspect in torture of Ark. woman arrested in Tenn. Wed,9 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT Associated Press - Arkansas authorities say a woman who was allegedly held against her will and tortured before escaping went with her alleged assailant willingly and was not forcibly abducted, as she initially reported. Full Story Top Lawyers: Guilty pleas for wealthy welfare couple Wed,9 May 2012 01:13 PM PDT Associated Press - Lawyers for a Seattle couple accused of drawing welfare benefits while living in a million-dollar waterfront home say the two will plead guilty next Wednesday in federal court. Full Story Top Protests mark Bank of America meeting; 4 arrested Wed,9 May 2012 12:13 PM PDT Associated Press - Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America shareholders' meeting in Charlotte. Police used a new ordinance to declare the gathering an extraordinary event subject to special restrictions. Full Story Top Russian opposition leaders sentenced to jail Wed,9 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT Associated Press - Two of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders were sentenced Wednesday to 15 days in jail, while several dozen opposition activists who tried to stage a "people's stroll" through the city reportedly were detained. Full Story Top Pennsylvania Game Commission: Tioga County Residents Face $100,000 In Fines; York County Resident Sentenced To Up To 10 Years In Prison Wed,9 May 2012 10:28 AM PDT PR Newswire - HARRISBURG, Pa., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officers (WCOs) Rodney P. Mee and Rob Minnich recently filed charges on two Tioga County residents for a weekend poaching spree in which a total of eight whitetail deer were found shot and left lay to rot. Full Story Top 2 teens arrested in Norway for alleged cyber attacks against government, corporate sites Wed,9 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT Associated Press - OSLO - Norwegian police say they have arrested two teenage hackers accused of so-called denial-of-service attacks against websites in Norway, the U.S. and other countries. Full Story Top 4 people arrested at Bank of America demonstration Wed,9 May 2012 09:10 AM PDT Associated Press - Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America shareholders' meeting in Charlotte, and police used a new ordinance to declare the gathering an extraordinary event subject to special restrictions. Full Story Top 2 teens arrested in Norway in cyber attack case Wed,9 May 2012 09:06 AM PDT Associated Press - Norwegian police say they have arrested two teenage hackers accused of so-called denial-of-service attacks against websites in Norway, the U.S. and other countries. Full Story Top 5 people arrested at Bank of America demonstration Wed,9 May 2012 08:01 AM PDT Associated Press - Five people have been arrested as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America shareholders' meeting in Charlotte, and police used a new ordinance to declare the gathering an extraordinary event subject to special restrictions. Full Story Top Female Hit Squad Leader Linked to 20 Murders Arrested Wed,9 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT ABC News - Police 'The Tough One' Maria Jimenez Was Assassin for Zetas Drug Cartel Full Story Top Ex-NJ chemist sentenced for trade secret theft Wed,9 May 2012 07:38 AM PDT Associated Press - A former research chemist in the New Jersey office of Sanofi-Aventis has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing trade secrets from her former employer. Full Story Top All We Know About the Convict 40% of West Virginia Democrats Prefer to Obama Wed,9 May 2012 07:11 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - This year the Democratic presidential primaries are only interesting when President Obama doesn't do well in them. That happened Tuesday night in West Virginia, when Texas inmate Keith Russell Judd got 40.6 percent of the vote in the state to Obama's 59.4 percent. For Obama, it's an embarrassing reminder that a lot of working-class white folks don't like him. For Judd, it's a massive victory after a nearly two-decade career pestering courts and election officials. Full Story Top Hundreds gather to mourn Thai lese majeste convict Wed,9 May 2012 06:33 AM PDT AFP - Hundreds of people gathered in Bangkok on Wednesday to mourn the death of a Thai grandfather imprisoned for defaming the monarchy as an autopsy suggested liver cancer was the cause. Full Story Top Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih to be sentenced in DUI case Wed,9 May 2012 04:54 AM PDT Associated Press - Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, is scheduled to be sentenced in a Michigan drunken driving case. Full Story Top 9 men to be sentenced in UK sex ring case Wed,9 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT Associated Press - A judge in northwest England is set to sentence nine men for luring girls as young as 13 years old into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs — a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that authorities are failing to protect vulnerable children in state care. Full Story Top Blind Chinese dissident's crime: Challenging China's one-child policy Tue,8 May 2012 09:30 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Chen Guangcheng — the blind, and now famous, Chinese dissident — garnered global attention last week when he escaped to the U.S. embassy and set off an international diplomatic firestorm. But the matter he fought for, and which brought the full might of his government down on him, has gone relatively unnoticed: the brutality of China's one-child policy. Full Story Top Wife, mother of kidnap-slaying suspect arrested Tue,8 May 2012 08:18 PM PDT Associated Press - The wife and mother of a Mississippi man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter before fleeing with her two younger girls were charged Tuesday in connection with the abduction, authorities said. Full Story Top Two arrested in case of kidnapped Tennessee mother, daughters Tue,8 May 2012 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - TUPELO, Miss./NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The wife of the man suspected of kidnapping a Tennessee mother and her three daughters has admitted she drove them to a house in Mississippi where the bodies of the mother and oldest daughter were later found, authorities said Tuesday. Teresa Mayes, wife of Adam Mayes, was arrested Sunday along with his mother, Mary Mayes. Both remain jailed at Hardeman County Jail in Tennessee. ... Full Story Top Lawyer: Reputed NYC mobster quit crime family Tue,8 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT Associated Press - Borrowing a legal strategy that worked for John "Junior" Gotti, an accused killer for the mob is defending himself against murder charges in federal court by claiming he quit the Gambino organized crime family nearly a decade ago. Full Story Top Chicago Judge Candidate Arrested For 'Stealing Signs' Tue,8 May 2012 02:18 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - "Stealing signs" in baseball is a major no-no, even if you can't find any mention of it in the rulebook. It's part of the game's hallowed if unwritten "code," enforced only by watchful opponents. Unfortunately for one Chicago subcircuit judge hopeful, when it comes to stealing signs —... Full Story Top Interpol says organised gangs behind internet crime boom Tue,8 May 2012 01:44 PM PDT AFP - Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organised international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime's estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking put together. Full Story Top Ind. man arrested with 4 kids strapped to car hood Tue,8 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT Associated Press - An Indiana man accused of driving three blocks with four children strapped to the hood of his car was being held in jail Tuesday on charges of drunken driving and neglect, police said. Full Story Top Two arrested in case of missing Tennessee family Tue,8 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - The mother and wife of the prime suspect in the kidnapping of a Tennessee family have been also been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, officials said on Tuesday. Two members of the Tennessee family - the mother and one daughter - have been found dead and two other daughters were missing and presumed held by Adam Mayes, who remained at large and was considered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be armed and dangerous. ... Full Story Top

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