Tag: May 2023
Oath Keepers Leaders Get Prison Time for Capitol Riot
Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were sentenced for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Oath Keepers Leaders Get 18 Years for Capitol Attack
Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter, were sentenced on charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Rowlett Killer Gets 43 Years for Stalking Murder
Andrew Charles Beard of Rowlett, who cyberstalked his ex-girlfriend and shot and stabbed her to death in the midst of a bitter custody dispute, received 43 years in prison.
Murdaugh’s Empire Tumbles: Drug Kingpin in Court Again
CHARLESTON, SC — The once-vaunted empire of Richard Alexander Murdaugh, the charismatic lawyer and community figure, has crumbled as he faces a federal courtroom for allegations of drug trafficking. Murdaugh, along with his co-defendants Phillip Donald Barber, James Mixon Griffin, Kathleen Michelle Stoughton, Emily Evans Limehouse, Margaret Nicole Fox, Carrie Fisher Sherard, Winston D Holliday,…
Texas Man Gets Prison Time for Capitol Assault
Donald Hazard was sentenced to 57 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Texas Crime Spree: Grayson County Man Convicted
Brian Deboris Black was convicted of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery; robbery; conspiracy to kidnap; and two counts of carrying and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Burleson Man Nabbed with Bomb in His Home
Noah Robert Calderon was indicted on May 10 on one count of possession of a destructive device.
Laforte’s Empire Crumbles: Drug Kingpin Laid to Rest
In a monumental victory for law enforcement, Joseph LaForte, the notorious drug kingpin at the heart of an international drug trafficking ring, was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on multiple charges by a jury in the District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. The trial revealed a sophisticated operation that spanned several states and…
Laforte’s Drug Ring Collapsed by Feds
United States v. LAFORTE has become a landmark case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, as federal authorities delivered a decisive blow to one of the most notorious drug trafficking rings in the region. The defendant, JAMES LAFORTE, was at the helm of an operation that spanned across multiple states and involved a vast network…
