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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2018

Murder of Massachusetts Officer Spurs Death Penalty Discussion

The debate over the death penalty has been reignited in the wake of the murder of Weymouth (MA) Police Sergeant Michael Chesna.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2018

3 Men Convicted of Florida Deputy's Murder Avoid Death Penalty

Three men convicted in the fatal shooting of Broward County (FL) Deputy Brian Tephford won't receive the death penalty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2018

Minnesota Cop Killer Released to Halfway House

The man convicted of killing Minneapolis Police Officer Richard Miller in 1981 has been released from jail and sent to a halfway house as part of a work-release program.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2018

New York Cop Killer Granted Parole

Robert Hayes—who has spent the past 44 years in prison—had been denied parole 10 previous times.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2018

How TN Officers Captured Suspected Cop Killer After 2-Day Manhunt

According to authorities, a state trooper was out on patrol searching for Steven Wiggins, the man accused of killing Sgt. Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff’s Department, when he spotted a man on the wood line near the Dickson/Hickman county line.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2018

Suspect in Murder of Tennessee Deputy Captured

Wiggins, 31, was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 32-year-old Dickson County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Daniel Baker, who was found dead in his vehicle Wednesday morning after responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2018

Maryland Officials Investigating Accused Teen Cop Killer's House Arrest

The West Baltimore teen had been convicted of stealing one car and accused of stealing three others in recent months, though two of the cases were dropped, according to court records.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2018

Attorneys for Accused Maryland Cop Killer Blame Officer’s “Aggression” for “Accident”

Gordon said he wants to know why Caprio demonstrated “aggression” toward Harris and why she drew her weapon during what “amounted to a traffic stop.” Gordon said his client couldn’t see where he was going when he ducked as Caprio fired her gun, and he hit the gas.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2018

3 More Teens Charged in Murder of Maryland Officer

Darrell Jaymar Ward, 15, Derrick Eugene Matthews, 16, and Eugene Robert Genius IV, 17 — all of East Baltimore — were each charged with first-degree murder and first-degree burglary. They were apprehended Tuesday morning, hours after police arrested 16-year-old Dawnta Harris and charged him with murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2018

Teen Charged with Killing Maryland Officer was Under House Arrest

Harris' record in the juvenile system shows repeated arrests. Between December and March, he was arrested four times for car theft, and he was bounced between programs in the community. One case involved the theft of a car while he was in a juvenile program in Montgomery County in March.

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