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Ohio police officer convicted of murder for 2020 death of unarmed Black man

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After deliberation, Coy was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide. On December 22, 2020, Coy had arrived at Oberlin Drive after receiving a call about someone sitting in a running SUV. The post Ohio police officer convicted of murder for 2020 death of unarmed Black man appeared first on JURIST - News.

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California utility charged with manslaughter following deadly wildfire

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California prosecutors on Friday charged Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) — one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the US — with involuntary manslaughter, finding a connection between the utility’s equipment and the deaths of four people in the 2020 Zogg Fire.

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Three men guilty of plot to kidnap Michigan governor, jury finds

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A Jackson County, Michigan, Jury Wednesday convicted Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar for felony charges related to their 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her summer home. . In October 2020, the FBI charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer.

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US state appeals upholds conviction of Derek Chauvin for murder of George Floyd

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday upheld the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd during a 2020 arrest. For the counts of unintentional second-degree felony murder , third-degree murder , and second-degree manslaughter against him, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison.

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Maine man indicted on hate crimes charges for arson of Black church

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Dushko Vulchev was indicted on four counts of damage to religious property involving fire and one count of use of fire to commit a federal felony relating to a fire at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield in the morning hours of December 28, 2020.

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Louisville officer found not guilty of crimes connected with Breonna Taylor death

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A Jefferson County Circuit Court jury on Thursday acquitted Detective Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department detective, of all three counts of felony wanton endangerment in connection with the March 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor. .

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Three men sentenced to prison for plot to kidnap Michigan governor

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A Michigan court Thursday sentenced three men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to prison. Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar were all sentenced in the Jackson County Circuit Court to separate prison terms after a jury found them guilty of felony charges in October.

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