10 h. ago Accused says she was asked to lure drug dealer to her apartment

Ashley Bourget said she’s putting her safety and reputation at risk by taking the stand at her first-degree murder trial. “I’m afraid of retaliation from the mob,” she testified Tuesday as the defence began its case in the Superior Court jury trial now in its fifth week. “I’m also afraid of what people on the […]

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5 d. ago Accused's violent poem entered as evidence at drug dealer murder trial

Ashley Bourget called her poem “Small Child” – but it contained a big, glaring comment that kept it out of a jailhouse poetry-writing competition. Instead, her creative writing from October 2023 while she was behind bars became evidence at her first-degree murder trial in the death of high-level drug dealer Grant Norton. “Now that I’m […]

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7 d. ago Accused in drug dealer's death told police she deserved 'Purple Heart'

Ashley Bourget told the police officer she should have been given “a Purple Heart” instead of a first-degree murder charge. “I shouldn’t go to jail for murder. I should get a Purple Heart instead,” she said through loud sobs during her police interview on June 16, 2021, referring to the U.S. military honour. The interview […]

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8 d. ago Accused told police she didn't kill drug dealer, points finger at three men

Ashley Bourget said she’d had enough. “I’m done with this because I told you now what happened 100 times and I’m fed up so I’m going to go. If you need me you know where I live,” she said as she stood up to leave the London police interview room. “Now I look like a […]

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9 d. ago Accused Edmonton drug dealer acquitted after judge finds 'serious breach' of Charter rights by RCMP

An accused drug dealer was found not guilty after a judge tossed evidence over police delays in granting him access to a lawyer and bail.

Culture

1 week ago Witness told police accused beat drug dealer 'repulsively' with bat

While his police statement played on the courtroom video screens, Shane Cameron rocked and shook in the witness box. He closed his eyes. It was apparent he wasn’t paying much attention to what was happening in the courtroom. “I’m not feeling the best,” he said to Superior Court Justice Martha Cook. “A day and a […]

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1 week ago Kidnapping and conspiracy charges are dropped against college students in ‘Catch a Predator’ fad

A judge has dismissed conspiracy and kidnapping charges against five Massachusetts college students who were accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on social media. The Assumption University students, all teenagers, were arraigned in January and […]

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2 w. ago Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump is charged with violating his release

NEW YORK — A convicted New York drug dealer whose 10-year federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump is back in custody after he was accused of several crimes, including assaulting a toddler. Jonathan Braun was charged Friday with violating the terms of his supervised release and ordered detained in Brooklyn federal court, […]

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4 w. ago Drug dealer's body was nearly swept away by Thames River, murder trial hears

If it hadn’t been for the trees, Grant Norton’s body might have been lost in the Forest City.

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4 w. ago Drug dealer's body was nearly swept off by Thames River, murder trial hears

If it hadn’t been for the trees, Grant Norton’s body might have been lost

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4 w. ago Drug dealer's body nearly was swept off by Thames River, murder trial hears

If it hadn’t been for the trees, Grant Norton’s body might have been lost

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