Arkansas State

Georgia State

The Independent

An incarcerated man who shot and killed a 24-year-old woman working in the prison’s kitchen before turning the gun on himself was in a relationship with the victim, officials say.Jaydrekus Hart shot Aureon Grace, an employee of food service company Aramark, early Sunday morning in the kitchen of Smith State Prison in rural southeast Georgia.“During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that a personal relationship existed between Aramark employee Grace and offender Hart,” a Georgia Department of Corrections spokesperson said in a Monday statement. “A suicide note was also discovered that appears to have been left by offender...

Georgia inmate who killed worker in prison cafeteria was in a relationship with the victim

Oklahoma State

Execution of Richard Rojem Jr. Richard Rojem Jr., 66, was executed on June 27 for the 1985 kidnapping, rape, and murder of his ex-stepdaughter, Layla Cummings, who was seven years old at the time. As Oklahoma’s longest-serving death row inmate, Rojem received a lethal three-drug injection at 10:16 a.m. at the state prison.

Oklahoma: Death row inmate’s final meal could give you a heart attack

Kentucky State

Boone County, KY

Lexington, KY

Fox News

Ricky Raider told police he had no idea his runaway tire killed 18-year-old Lauren Collins, but his phone call to a female inmate challenged that narrative and landed him behind bars.

Kentucky college student killed by Ohio driver’s runaway tire in case cracked by jailhouse call: police

Mississippi State

Claiborne County, MS

NBC News

Two "dangerous" inmates being held on murder charges escaped from a Mississippi jail early Friday morning sparking a manhunt. Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, broke free from the Claiborne County Detention Center around 2:20 a.m., the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. Chief Deputy Christy Sykes said...

2 'dangerous' inmates being held on murder charges spark manhunt after escape from Mississippi jail

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Missouri State

RadarOnline

A Missouri death row inmate David Hosier issued his last words in a statement before he died by lethal injection on Tuesday, RadarOnline.com has learned. Hosier, 69, was convicted of a 2009 double shooting death of Angela Gilpin, whom he had an affair with, and her husband, Rodney Gilpin. While the 69-year-old maintained his innocence, his spiritual adviser, Rev. Jeff Hood, said he was "accepting his fate, and his faith. I think he feels like he's stood up for himself and gained a lot of dignity in the process."  Hosier said he planned to say that he had "been...

Missouri Death Row Inmate Last Words Alive Before Execution: 'I've Been Able to Speak the Truth of my Innocence'

Louisiana State

Earlier this week, Louisiana made headlines by becoming the first state in the U.S. to allow surgical castration as a punishment for certain sex crimes against children. This new law, signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry, gives judges the option to order offenders guilty of crimes such as rape, incest, and molestation against children under 13 to undergo surgical castration. While this decision has sparked both support and criticism, it is clear that it opens up a larger conversation about how we as a society view and handle crimes against children.

Louisiana becomes first state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molesters

A suspect in a California gang gun battle that killed six people - including innocent bystanders - has died in jail while awaiting trial. Smiley Martin, 29, was found dead in his cell early on Saturday, his lawyer said. He was one of three men arrested in April 2022 after...

California mass shooting suspect dies in jail

Jefferson City, MO

The Mirror US

Missouri man David Hosier has been on death row for the past 11 years and in prison for 15. On Tuesday, he's slated to be executed for a crime he insists he didn't commit — after a conviction based almost entirely on circumstantial evidence

'I've been on death row for 10 years — tomorrow, Missouri is killing me for a crime I didn't commit'

Indiana State

Michigan City, IN

 A serial killer who admitted he was responsible for the deaths of five Alaskans, including committing the first when he was only 14, has died in an Indiana prison, officials said.Joshua Wade, 44, was found unresponsive in his cell June 14, Brandi Pahl, a spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Correction, said in an email Friday.“Despite life-saving measures being performed, he was pronounced dead,” she said.An autopsy was to be performed after Wade died at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, to determine the cause of death. An email sent to the La Porte County, Indiana, coroner...

Alaska serial killer who admitted to killing five people has died in an Indiana prison

The first batch of prisoners to be released early from Scotland's jails are being freed, officials have said. Over the next four weeks between 500 and 550 inmates will leave custody to ease pressure on the country's overcrowded prisons. The move involves prisoners with 180 days or less to serve...

Prisoners released early to ease overcrowding

Glennville, GA

iHeartRadio

The inmate then turned the gun on himself.

Inmate Fatally Shoots Kitchen Worker Inside Prison

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Kansas State

A 69-year-old Missouran whose prison was thronged with people protesting his lethal injection had a carb-filled final meal, saying "everyone is afraid of death"

Death row killer enjoyed classic combo for last meal before lethal execution

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

New York Post

A Georgia inmate somehow got hold of a gun and shot dead a prison kitchen employee before turning the weapon on himself, according to officials. 

Jaydrekus Hart, who was facing at least another 19 years in Smith State Prison for voluntary manslaughter, gunned down kitchen worker Aureon Shavea Grace at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the state’s Department of Corrections said. 

The agency provided few details, including how Hart got the weapon or why he targeted the kitchen worker, who was identified by friends as a 24-year-old mom.



“The weapon is in GDC custody at this time, and a complete and thorough...

Violent inmate manages to get gun, fatally shoots young mom working in prison kitchen before killing himself

Thomasville, GA

Vanishing Georgia

This Craftsman cottage was the home of J. Festus Flipper, Jr. (1872-1943). Festus was the brother of 2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper, who was the first Black graduate of West Point. Like his father, J. Festus Flipper, the junior Flipper was a shoemaker. He and his wife, Mary Frances Davies Flipper (b. 1871-death date unknown […]

Festus Flipper House, 1928, Thomasville

In a tragic mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas, 3 people died and 8 others were wounded. The lone gunman, who was later wounded and taken into custody after a shootout with police, killed 3 individuals and wounded 10 others, including two policemen. Authorities received calls about the...

Devastating Mass Shooting at Arkansas Grocery Store Claims Lives and Injures Several

Sacramento County, CA

A suspect who was being held in a California jail on charges connected to a 2022 mass shooting in the state capital died in his cell Saturday, according to police and his attorney. The 29-year-old male inmate died while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail around 2:15 a.m.,...

Sacramento mass shooting suspect dies in jail cell, police and attorney say

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KASU News: Ballot Measures, Jail Tax, and Deadly Explosion

Today's headlines from KASU News for Monday, July 8, 2024, feature Arkansans for Limited Government submitting enough signatures for a ballot measure on abortion access, while...

KASU News: Ballot Measures, Jail Tax, and Deadly Explosion

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