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Ex-officer faces more serious charge in Daunte Wright death

Ex-officer faces more serious charge in Daunte Wright death

The ex-Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, the state’s AG announced. Kim Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop, claiming she meant to use her Taser. She also faces a prior second-degree manslaughter charge. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed a more serious charge Thursday against the […]

Capitol rioter who breached Senate faces 1st felony sentence

Capitol rioter who breached Senate faces 1st felony sentence

A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing that will help set a benchmark for punishment in similar cases. Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars, saying in a […]

Texas Man Faces 20 Years In Prison For Voter Fraud After Waiting 6 Hours To Vote

Texas Man Faces 20 Years In Prison For Voter Fraud After Waiting 6 Hours To Vote

Ken Paxton, the attorney general who ordered the arrest, took to Twitter to defend the charges his office levied against Rogers. “Hervis is a felon rightly barred from voting under TX law . . . I prosecute voter fraud everywhere we find it,” Paxton’s tweet read. Hervis is a felon rightly barred from voting under TX law. This […]