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Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse
Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse A Jan. 6 insurrectionist pardoned by President Donald Trump will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of several child sex crimes, authorities said. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, March 5. A jury in Hernando County, Florida, found him guilty of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12, lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim between 12 and 16, two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition, and transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device. The investigation began in July 2025 after deputies …

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by Chris Spiker
News
Erik Menendez Hospitalized, Diagnosed With 'Serious' Medical Condition: Reports Erik Menendez Hospitalized, Diagnosed With 'Serious' Medical Condition: Reports
Erik Menendez Hospitalized, Diagnosed With 'Serious' Medical Condition: Reports Erik Menendez, one of two Beverly Hills brothers convicted of killing their parents decades ago, has been hospitalized as a judge continues to review their convictions. According to multiple reports, the younger brother has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated at the prison for an undisclosed condition. It is unclear whether he will need to be sent to an outside facility or receive specialized treatment, according to TMZ. An attorney for the family appeared on TMZ Live on Tuesday and called Menendez's condition "serious," but did not go into additional detail. Erik and his b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Former HS Athlete Convicted Of Raping Tinder Date In West Village Apartment: DA Former HS Athlete Convicted Of Raping Tinder Date In West Village Apartment: DA
Former HS Athlete Convicted Of Raping Tinder Date In West Village Apartment: DA A New York man has been convicted of raping a 23-year-old woman he met on Tinder on their first date in 2020, authorities confirmed on Thursday, April 24. William Hathaway, 33 — who now lives in Miami, FL and was raised in West Hartford, CT — was arrested in July 2020 on accusations he raped the woman at his West 14th Street apartment in the West Village on Feb. 15, 2020, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and Daily Voice sources. The victim met up with Hathaway at Soho House, a swanky bar and nightclub in the area, after connecting on Tinder, Bragg said.&…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ex-Boston Cop Sentenced To Prison After Gift Card Scam Conviction: DA Ex-Boston Cop Sentenced To Prison After Gift Card Scam Conviction: DA
Ex-Boston Cop Sentenced To Prison After Gift Card Scam Conviction: DA A 49-year-old former Boston police officer who was convicted last week of multiple charges was sentenced to prison on Tuesday, authorities said.  Mila Depinaa-Cooley was convicted on three counts of receiving property worth more than $250, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The judge sentenced her to six months in prison, though she will only have to serve 60 days with the remainder being suspended for a year, the prosecutor said.  She must also complete 100 community service hours.  Authorities said Cooley bought more than $2,500 worth of Home Depot gift cards for h…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder Prosecutors will not retry a Dorchester man convicted of a 1984 Boston murder after the state Supreme Court found problems with the first conviction, The Suffolk County District Attorney announced on Monday. Joseph Pope has spent nearly four decades for the killing of Efrain DeJesus in Uphams Corner during a robbery. Though, he never pulled the trigger. Pope was convicted under state law at the time that said everyone involved in a crime that leads to murder is just as guilty of the killing, news reports said. Pope was upstairs at DeJesus' home when the killing happened.&…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ
Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ A federal judge sentenced a 41-year-old convicted drug trafficker with a history of convictions to 16 years in prison earlier this month, authorities said. Officers arrested him after finding his stash hidden inside a wall at an apartment complex.  Daniel Donald of Worcester was convicted last year of possession with intent to distribute over 100 grams of heroin, over 500 grams of cocaine, over 28 grams of crack cocaine, and fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said. The court ruled Donald was a "career offender" and an "arm…

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by Josh Lanier