Crime Alert Hourly Update

Around 11:20 a.m. on Friday, chaos erupted at the entrance of the Federal District courthouse in Lower Manhattan as Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, made his way inside for the trial of Sean Combs.

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A suspect is arrested after a Missouri sports reporter is gunned down in a suspected road rage shooting on I-29. A Colorado teacher is found guilty of giving pot brownies to two sixth graders as a prize for learning Greek and Latin root words. Drew Nelson reports.

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The jury in the Karen Read murder trial is now in the deliberation phase following the presentation of closing arguments. They must determine if Karen Read is guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter while driving under the influence, or fleeing the scene of an accident that led to a fatality. Read has maintained her innocence on all three charges.

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A boy’s body is found stuffed in a trash bag in the attic of his home, and now a woman has pleaded guilty to his murder in an Ohio courtroom. A Florida sheriff warns protesters that if they use deadly force against law officers, deputies will "kill you graveyard dead." Drew Nelson reports.

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R. Kelly, serving decades in federal prison in North Carolina, asks President Trump to set him free, claiming prison officials tried to have him killed by a Nazi inmate. Antonio Brown, the former NFL wide receiver, is wanted for attempted murder in Florida. Drew Nelson reports.

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The California Board of Parole Hearings has withdrawn its proposal to grant parole to a man serving a 25 years to life sentence for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, who he also sexually assaulted post-mortem and mutilated her before eating parts of her body. 

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On Friday morning, closing arguments in the Karen Read murder trial are taking place, with the jury anticipated to start their deliberations later in the day.

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A Michigan couple is sentenced to decades in prison after their newborn died from untreated jaundice, easily curable and rarely fatal. Drew Nelson reports.

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A 77-year-old Indiana man stands accused of killing his wife and two of her family members, saying they were tied to a Mexican drug cartel. Drew Nelson reports.

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Two California teenagers, aged 14 and 15, are accused of fatally attacking a 66-year-old man outside a church, according to prosecutors.

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A jury in Arizona has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux, in an incident that occurred in 2019. Daybell, along with her husband, has been linked to a series of murders, including the deaths of her two children.

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The government says they are set to wrap their case by the end of next week. 

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A Delaware mom who lied about her daughter being kidnapped, now admits she beat the 3yo girl to death. Her boyfriend has also been charged in the horrific crime. 

A granny in Oklahoma is accused of drugging & caging her grandkids like animals. Plus, a bar ban leads to a case of raccoon rage!  Jennifer Gould reports. 

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Liberty University has reached a settlement of $15 million with Jerry Falwell Jr. following his controversial 'pool boy' scandal.

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A man from North Carolina, who was unable to communicate due to a medical crisis, allegedly faced violence instead of assistance from police officers who responded to the scene, as detailed in a recent lawsuit.

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Bryan Kohberger’s secret past trauma and teenage addiction battle are expected to fall under the spotlight at his capital murder trial, as his defense fights to save him from the firing squad. Nicole Partin reporting. 

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On Wednesday, the Maryland State Police announced via a Facebook update that a body has been found in Cecil County as part of the investigation into the homicide of Nola Dinkins. They are currently awaiting confirmation of the identity. Nicole Partin reporting. 

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