34 h. ago Former Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox sentenced to 3 years in prison for soliciting a minor

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an underage sex sting. Maddox, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to meeting a minor to do unlawful acts and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. As part of a plea […]

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34 h. ago In Calgary courts: Man charged with Marlborough Mall murder pleads guilty to a reduced charge

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Sept. 8 to 12, 2025

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39 h. ago Opinion: Edmonton police overstepped by intervening on plea deal

On Sept. 8, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) sent a letter to the Crown expressing shock at a proposed plea bargain. The deal would see the accused plead guilty to manslaughter rather than first-degree murder, with a recommended eight-year sentence. The letter, signed by Megan Hankewich, executive director of EPS’s legal and regulatory services division, […]

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60 h. ago Former exec of Mars candy subsidiary pleads guilty to stealing $28M from company

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former executive for a subsidiary of candymaker Mars Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and tax charges in connection with his theft of $28 million from the company, federal prosecutors said. Paul Steed, 58, appeared in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He also agreed to pay $28.4 million in restitution […]

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3 d. ago Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in child death case EPS criticized Crown over

It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

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4 d. ago Man pleads guilty to charges in plot to hit Nashville power site with bomb

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation, according to prosecutors. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy […]

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4 d. ago Ottawa police officer demoted for 12 months for having sex while on duty

Const. Richard Lemay pleaded guilty to three disciplinary charges in connection with the incident in the fall of 2008.

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4 d. ago Man pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation, according to prosecutors. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an […]

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5 d. ago Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival

Blair Donnelly had been on unescorted leave from the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam on the day of the attack

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5 d. ago Accused Chinatown stabber’s trial will hinge on mental state on day of attack: Crown

Blair Donnelly pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault as his trial began at the Vancouver Supreme Court on Monday.

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8 d. ago Surgeon with ‘sexual interest’ in amputation porn cut off own legs in $870G scam

A vascular surgeon in the U.K. who was accused of fraudulently having his legs amputated as part of an insurance scam and to satisfy a sexual fetish is behind bars. Neil Hopper, 49, of Truro, Cornwall County in England, was sentenced to two years and eight months after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud […]

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8 d. ago Accused in jailhouse killing of serial killer Robert Pickton to plead guilty: Crown

Martin Charest is charged with first-degree murder in Pickton's killing in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier federal penitentiary.

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1 week ago Crown, defence clash over sentence for London man who killed pastor

Preston Hill pleaded guilty to manslaughter in February 2023.

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2 w. ago Toronto Police officer pleads guilty to criminal charges in 2023 shooting

A Toronto Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges after he shot and seriously injured a Black man in 2023, the victim’s lawyer said, as court documents show the man was backing away from police at the time of the incident. David Shellnutt said his client, Devon Fowlin, was in a park with his […]

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2 w. ago Toronto police officer pleads guilty to assault in 2023 shooting of homeless man

A Toronto police constable has pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and careless use of a firearm in the 2023 shooting of a man in a park.

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2 w. ago Lil Nas X released from jail after pleading not guilty to 4 felonies

The LAPD said Lil Nas X could face up to five years in state prison if convicted.

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2 w. ago Woman facing dangerous offender tag convicted in downtown pen stabbing

Genevieve Reed pleaded guilty months ago in the Ontario Court to robbery for an attack on Clarence Street earlier the same day she attacked Ashley DaRosa.

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2 w. ago Elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in U.S.

NEW YORK — Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges and saying he was sorry for helping flood the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances and for fueling deadly violence in Mexico. “I recognize […]

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3 w. ago U.S. seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused to plead guilty in smuggling case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to a Saturday court filing. The Costa Rica offer came late Thursday, after it […]

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3 w. ago Man found guilty of 2nd degree murder of stabbing death of girlfriend at Metrotown

Everton Downey, 34, had pleaded guilty to lesser charge of manslaughter but a B.C. Supreme Court judge said he failed to raise reasonable doubt that he intentionally killed Melissa Blimkie, 25, on way to Christmas shopping at mall in 2021

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