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| Dallas Cowboys' Brent drank heavily before deadly crash: witness Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 04:26 PM PST  By Lisa Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - An expert witness called by the prosecution testified on Wednesday that former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent has been drinking heavily before crashing his new Mercedes in December 2012, killing teammate Jerry Brown Jr. Toxicologist Justin Schwane told the court he tested three vials of Brent's blood taken at the time of his arrest and said that, based on blood alcohol calculations for a person as large as the football player, Brent likely consumed 17 standard size drinks. Schwane took the stand for nearly six hours and faced a long cross-examination from defense attorney Deandra Grant, who questioned him over whether he improperly stored the vials, which could affect the results. Brent's blood alcohol level was 0.189, according to police documents. Defense attorney George Milner told the court that the amount of liquor Brent drank before getting behind the wheel was not enough to make him drunk because of his large build. Full Story | Top |
| Texas father sentenced to life for killing his three children Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 04:23 PM PST A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Wednesday in the 2010 shooting deaths of his three children, according to court records. Mohammed Goher, 50, was facing capital murder charges, which carry the possibility of the death penalty, for fatally shooting his three children, ages 14, 12 and 7, as they slept. Full Story | Top |
| Texas father sentenced to life for killing his 3 children Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 03:58 PM PST A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Wednesday in the 2010 shooting deaths of his three children, according to court records. Mohammed Goher, 50, was facing capital murder charges, which carry the possibility of the death penalty, for fatally shooting his three children, ages 14, 12 and 7, as they slept. Full Story | Top |
| June trial set for Boston Marathon suspect's pals Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 02:22 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Three friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will go on trial in June on charges they hindered the investigation into the attack, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton arrested on drug charges Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 12:48 PM PST  Former National Basketball Association player Javaris Crittenton, who was out on bond awaiting trial for his alleged role in the 2011 murder of a mother of four in Georgia, is back behind bars after being indicted on Wednesday on drug charges. The Fulton County District Attorney's Office did not immediately provide details of the charges. Crittenton, a point guard who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007 and played two seasons in the NBA, was indicted in April in the drive-by shooting death of the young mother Julian Jones, 22. The 12-count indictment charged Crittenton and his cousin, Douglas Gamble, with murder, participation in criminal street gang activity and the attempted murder of a man in August 2011. Full Story | Top |
| Amnesty: Gays arrested in 4 Nigerian states Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 12:45 PM PST  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A witch hunt for gay people has led to arrests in at least four of Nigeria's 36 states, Amnesty International said Wednesday, blaming a new law criminalizing gay organizations and meetings as well as same-sex marriage. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-fugitive gets more than 15 years in U.S. prison for forex fraud Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 12:28 PM PST By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who fled the United States with millions of dollars he stole from investors in a foreign currency investment fraud was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 15 years in prison. Aleksander Efrosman, 51, had pleaded guilty to wire fraud in October 2012 after his extradition from Poland following a years-long international manhunt. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in Brooklyn sentenced him to 188 months in prison and ordered him to pay $4 million in restitution. According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn, Efrosman, a U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amnesty: Gays arrested in 5 Nigerian states Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 11:52 AM PST LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Amnesty International says Nigerian police have arrested 10 people suspected of being gay in four majority Christian southern states in the highly religious nation. Full Story | Top |
| Lebanon army says jihadist commander arrested Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 10:54 AM PST  Lebanon's army on Wednesday announced the arrest of a commander loyal to Al-Qaeda, adding he was involved in an attack against the military last month. "The army intelligence command successfully arrested at dawn today (Wednesday) a commander of the Abdallah Azzam Brigades, the wanted terrorist Jamal Daftardar, in a raid... in a village in the western Bekaa valley," an army statement said. The statement said the Daftardar's whereabouts were discovered in the course of an investigation "into the attack by a terrorist group against an army checkpoint in Sidon (southern Lebanon) on December 15". Full Story | Top |
| Drunk arrested for trying to douse Arc de Triomphe flame Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 09:40 AM PST  A drunken man has been arrested for trying to douse the eternal flame at the landmark Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, police said Wednesday. The man parked his car on Tuesday evening near the famed monument on the Champs Elysees, the city's emblematic avenue, and rushed towards the flame with a fire extinguisher in hand. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-GA AirTran worker sentenced in smuggling scheme Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 09:38 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former AirTran employee has been sentenced for trying to carry a machine gun and cocaine onto a commercial flight. Full Story | Top |
| British man arrested for courtside betting Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 11:25 PM PST  A British man has been arrested and charged over alleged illegal courtside betting at the Australian Open, police said Wednesday. The 22-year-old, reportedly part of an Eastern European crime syndicate that targets international sports events, was spotted by police during a match on Tuesday afternoon. Victorian deputy police commissioner Graham Ashton said the man was charged with one count of "engaging in conduct that would corrupt a betting outcome" and was bailed to appear before Melbourne Magistratesâ Court on Thursday. "Tennis Australia applaud the work of Victoria Police and will continue to cooperate as much as possible in a pro-active fashion to remove any illegal activity from our sport," said Tennis Australia official Ann West. Full Story | Top |
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