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Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts sayAfter Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived an execution attempt it's unclear whether the state will try again. Pike suffered burns and blisters after executioners attempted to administer two lethal doses of pentobarbital. Gov. Bill Lee has halted further executions and ordered a review of the failed attempt. Legal experts say the situation is…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution8h agoWhole story →
JusticeBill Leetennessee execution attempt
Appeals court reverses convictions in kidnapping and terrorism case involving 3-year-old boy's deathA federal appeals court has vacated kidnapping convictions in a case involving the death of a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia in 2017 and later turned up dead at a squalid compound in New Mexico. The boy’s father and other family members were sentenced to life in prison in 2024 after jurors convicted them in what prosecutors described as a…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution14h agoWhole story →
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Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The announcement was made by Gov. Bill Lee on Saturday. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada said in a statement that stepping aside “is in the best interests” of the state as an independent review is carried out to determine why Pike’s…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution5d agoWhole story →
JusticeHealthtennessee execution failure
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attemptTennessee officials have been unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee late Wednesday halted the remaining scheduled execution for the rest of the year and ordered an outside investigation. Pike's…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution7d agoWhole story →
JusticeBill Leetennessee execution halt
Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution9d agoWhole story →
JusticeGovernmentice shooting incident
Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prisonA former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during the rule of President Bashar Assad has been sentenced to 60 years in a U.S. prison. A federal judge in Los Angeles sentenced Samir Ousman Alsheikh on Thursday. A jury found him guilty in March of conspiracy to commit torture and torture for his actions while in charge of Syria’s…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution20d agoWhole story →
SecurityJusticetorture conviction sentencing
Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying and assault in non-fatal shooting in MinneapolisA federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances to investigators has appeared before a Minnesota judge. State authorities arrested Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro on Wednesday in Minneapolis on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault and falsely…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoWhole story →
SecurityJusticeice officer arrest
Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruptionA former Connecticut state budget official convicted of corruption fled the U.S. by boat and plane before his sentencing and is now a fugitive in Greece. That's according to his lawyer and federal prosecutors. Konstantinos Diamantis was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport but did not appear. The prospects of returning…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoWhole story →
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