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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Mennonite minister sentenced in international kidnapping case Pastor sentenced in Vt. lesbian custody case 3 jurors picked in Pa. abortion doc's murder trial Jurors sought for Pa. abortion doc's murder trial Arias resumes testimony in Ariz. murder trial Egypt: Christian arrested on molesting charge Jury selection starts in NYC therapist killing Domestic drones are already reshaping U.S.crime-fighting Jury selection to start in NYC therapist killing

Mennonite minister sentenced in international kidnapping case  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:08 PM PST (Reuters) - A Mennonite minister was sentenced in Vermont on Monday to more than two years in prison for helping a woman flee to Nicaragua with her daughter to evade court orders granting visitation rights to the woman's former lesbian partner. Kenneth Miller, 45, was convicted in August of aiding and abetting international kidnapping. Prosecutors said he helped orchestrate Lisa Miller's flight to Canada and then on to Nicaragua in 2009 with her daughter after she decided to reject her homosexuality and her former partner. Kenneth Miller and Lisa Miller are not related. ... Full Story	Top
Pastor sentenced in Vt. lesbian custody case  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:30 PM PST BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) â€" A Mennonite pastor who helped a still-missing woman and her daughter flee the country â€" and a custody fight with the woman's former lesbian partner â€" joined his supporters in song Monday after being told his 27-month prison sentenced could be put on hold while he appeals his conviction. Full Story	Top
3 jurors picked in Pa. abortion doc's murder trial  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 02:47 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) â€" Three women were chosen as jurors on Monday for the trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider charged with killing a patient and seven babies allegedly born alive. Full Story	Top
Jurors sought for Pa. abortion doc's murder trial  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 11:34 AM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) â€" Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider, a potentially sensitive task since the case involves both abortion and the death penalty. Full Story	Top
Arias resumes testimony in Ariz. murder trial  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 10:43 AM PST PHOENIX (AP) â€" Jodi Arias resumed testimony Monday in her Arizona death penalty case as her defense attorneys work to undo any damage from her withering cross-examination last week during which she admitted to lying throughout the investigation in order to cover her tracks and avoid being caught. Full Story	Top
Egypt: Christian arrested on molesting charge  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 10:11 AM PST ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) â€" An official says a Coptic Christian has been arrested on charges of molesting a neighbor child, adding to sectarian tensions in Egypt's south. The arrest came after Muslims set fire to the Copt's house. Full Story	Top
Jury selection starts in NYC therapist killing  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 08:52 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) â€" A mentally ill man is on trial on charges of murdering a psychotherapist with a meat cleaver in her Manhattan office. Full Story	Top
Domestic drones are already reshaping U.S.crime-fighting  Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:41 AM PST GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (Reuters) - As U.S. authorities grapple with how to regulate the use of unarmed drones in U.S. skies, a small network of police, first responders and experts is already flying unmanned aircraft. These operators say rapidly evolving drone technology is already reshaping disaster response, crime scene reconstruction, crisis management and tactical operations. Critics of U.S. domestic drone use worry about privacy and safety. Several dozen local police departments, federal agencies and universities have special FAA permits to fly drones in U.S. airspace. ... Full Story	Top
Jury selection to start in NYC therapist killing  Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:20 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) â€" A mentally ill man is set to go on trial on charges of murdering a psychotherapist with a meat cleaver in her Manhattan office. Full Story	Top

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