The man who killed rock legend John Lennon has been denied parole for the ninth time. The New York State Board of Parole on Monday announced that Mark David Chapman, 61, will remain behind bars for at least two more years. He will be eligible to apply for parole again in 2018. Chapman shot the […]
A Mississippi man who was attending college at Mississippi State University as a Psychology student has been sentenced to eight years in prison and 15 years probation after he was convicted on Federal terrorism charges. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to join up with ISIS in Syria. 22-year-old Muhannad Dakhlalla, and his fiancee, Jaelyn Young, were arrested […]
JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker Monday signed into law Senate Bill 91, an historic reform of the state’s criminal justice system. The law advances data-driven, research-based policies to reduce recidivism, enhance public safety and curb corrections spending. It is projected to reduce the state’s prison population by 13 percent by 2024, saving the state $380 million. Governor […]
It was announced by U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler of the Justice Department on Thursday that two Soldotna men were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for trafficking synthetic cannabinoids commonly referred to as “Spice,” as well as firearms offenses. Business-owner of Tobacco Distress, Inc 33-year-old Philip Drake Kneeland and William Donald Vincent Dooley, both […]