On April 20, 22-year-old Amanda Dornheim was involved in an accident which led authorities to discover she was driving on a suspended driver’s license, according to the Alternative Press, a Lower Providence Township, PA online publication. The accident took place in the late afternoon in Lower Providence Township when Dornheim’s…
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San Francisco Man’s Drug Conviction Overturned by Federal Appeals Court After Time Served
Gale Joseph Young, a San Francisco man who was found guilty of possessing crack cocaine in 2008, recently had his conviction overturned by a federal appeals court. The appeals court determined that the DNA linking Young to the crime was not reliable. Unfortunately, Young had already served out his prison…
University of Idaho’s Dezmon Epps Arrested for Driving Under the Influence
Early Sunday morning April 27, Idaho Vandal’s wide receiver Dezmon Epps was arrested in Pullman, WA for suspicion of driving under the influence. According to news reports Epps, who is 21 years old, was jailed at the Whitman County Jail after refusing to post a $500 bond. Epps was reportedly…
R & B Singer James DeBarge Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession
On Thursday April 24, 50-year-old James DeBarge was arrested in Los Angeles for possession of methamphetamine according to an article at Reuters. DeBarge, part of the 1980’s sibling singing group DeBarge, was briefly married to Janet Jackson in the mid-80’s. The group enjoyed a few hits including “Who’s Holding Donna…
Failed Romance Prompts Shooting Deaths of Two at Retirement Home; 67-year-old Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
On Thursday April 24, 67-year-old Mike Reda was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the shooting deaths of 59-year-old Deborah Socia and 61-year-old Maria Victoria Gonzalez. The two women were residents at the Pablo Davis Elder Living Center in Detroit. The shooting took place in October, and according…
74-year-old Man Convicted in 2012 for 1957 Illinois Murder Appeals
In 2012, Jack McCullough was convicted of a kidnapping and murder that occurred in Illinois in 1957. This was one of the oldest unsolved crimes in United States history to go to trial, involving the abduction and subsequent choking/stabbing of a 7-year-old girl who was playing on a street with…
Southwest Florida State Representative Arrested for Drunken Driving
On Monday April 21, Southwest Florida state Representative Dane Eagle was pulled over after running a red light and striking a curb. Eagle, 30, was accused of drunken driving and subsequently arrested after refusing to submit to a field sobriety test, according to news articles at Naples News. The incident…
Man Gets Behind Wheel with Suspended License After Arrest for Speedy Lap Around Manhattan
In August of 2013, 32-year-old Adam Tang, also known as “Afroduck,” was arrested for speeding around Manhattan in 24 minutes. According to Fox News, Tang made a 26 mile loop around the city in just over 24 minutes. The speedy lap was captured on a dashboard camera video which revealed…
Alexandria Drug Investigation Nets Four Arrests
On Friday April 18, Alexandria, LA police officers were patrolling an area when they noticed a man who had an active warrant driving a vehicle. After making contact with Adam Nick, officers noticed that the suspect seemed to be extremely nervous. They soon realized why Nick was nervous after discovering…
Former NFL Quarterback Donovan McNabb Serves One Day in Jail for December DUI Arrest
On December 15, 2013 former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb was pulled over for speeding; he was allegedly driving 81 mph in a 65 mph zone, according to CBS Sports. He was subsequently arrested and charged with DUI after police determined that McNabb was under the influence. Last week, McNabb spent…