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Crime & Courts
By Jill Bleed and Sean Murphy
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year despite pleas from the former zookeeper for…
Behind the wait for a verdict at Maxwell jury deliberations
By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was a four-week winding road featuring sordid testimony by four women who accused the British socialite of grooming their…
Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s death
By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a…
Second Rockford shooting victim dies
ROCKFORD -- A second person struck by gunfire in Rockford has died.
The unidentified 38-year-old victim died Wednesday morning, after being shot at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday on South Independence Avenue. He was one of six people struck by…
Violent night in Rockford leaves 1 dead and 5 wounded
ROCKFORD -- Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd is calling for the end to a recent string of violence as one person was killed and five others wounded Tuesday, Oct. 5, in three separate shootings.
"The senseless shootings and murders have…
GUILTY: R&B singer R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking case
By Tom Hays
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem "I Believe I Can Fly," was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous…
Rockford man wanted for attempted murder arrested
Staff Report
ROCKFORD - A Rockford man wanted in connection with a shooting that left another man wounded last weekend is behind bars.
Taushon Lamar Henderson, 23, was taken into custody Thursday.
The shooting occurred Sunday,…
Rockford detective charged with child pornography
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- A Rockford Police detective found himself behind bars after being arrested on three counts of possessing child pornography.
Authorities say Joshua Steven Grover, 45, was booked into the Winnebago County Jail…
CHARGED: Brian Laundrie accused of fraud for allegedly using someone else’s debit card
By Matt Brown and Curt Anderson
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, was charged with unauthorized use of a debit…
Coroner says Gabby Petito was a homicide victim. Brian Laundrie is still missing.
By Curt Anderson
Associated Press
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Gabby Petito was killed by another person, a coroner concluded while also confirming that the human remains found recently at a Wyoming national park were those of the…
Rockford officer saved by bulletproof vest after being shot while sitting in squad car
ROCKFORD -- A Rockford Police officer was not injured after a bulletproof vest stopped a bullet from striking him.
Police say at around 1 a.m., Thursday, officers were in the area of South Third and Pope streets when they heard one clear…
Suspects charged in shooting incident near Winnebago County Justice Center
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Two men have been charged in a shooting incident that occurred near the Winnebago County Justice Center last month.
Emilio Esteves-Barrera, 20, of Rockford, is charged with aggravated discharge of a weapon,…
Rockford man guilty of sexually assaulting woman at house party
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Troy Rossato, 35, was found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault Tuesday, Aug. 7, after a bench trial in front of Judge Debra Schafer.
Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony with a sentencing…
Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz accused of stealing money from dead people
ROCKFORD -- Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz is facing a dozen more criminal charges, including allegations that he stole from the estates of dead people.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Thursday that a Winnebago…
Eric Thurmond pleads guilty to lesser charge in sexual assault case, must resign from the Rockford…
ROCKFORD -- Rockford Police Officer Eric Thurmond has accepted a plea deal in a sexual assault case that began in 2019.
Thurmond, 28, pleaded guilty to a single count of disorderly conduct Wednesday and was sentenced to 12 months…