Havasu man acquitted of attempted murder faces prison for lesser charge | Local News Stories
A Lake Havasu man was acquitted Thursday of attempted murder, but faces a minimum sentence of 18 months in prison after a Mojave County jury found him guilty of a lesser charge of disorderly conduct with a weapon. There is a possibility that it will be handed down. Jason J. Fontes, 44, went on trial […]
Havasu man in pending excessive force case acquitted of resisting arrest | Local News Stories
Last year, a suspected domestic violence incident led to a violent confrontation between police and a Lake Havasu man. And although a jury acquitted him Tuesday of resisting arrest with physical force, a civil lawsuit by law enforcement over the use of force in the case may be pending. Scottsdale defense attorney Jesse Lee James […]
Former Michigan GOP Rep Larry Inman Acquitted In Second Corruption Trial
Former Michigan Republican Rep. Larry Inman was acquitted of all charges of bribery and extortion Thursday after a second corruption trial, according to the Detroit Free Press. Inman, 69, was indicted in 2019 on charges of soliciting bribes, attempted extortion and lying to federal investigators. according to In the Detroit Free Press. Officials previously announced […]
Man Acquitted Of 17-Year-Old Stepdaughter’s Murder In TikTok-Famous Case
A man charged with murdering his 17-year-old stepdaughter has been acquitted of second-degree murder charges following a TikTok accountability campaign. Michael Turney was on trial in Maricopa County, Arizona for the murder of Alyssa Turney, who disappeared in 2001 and was never found. The case came back into the spotlight in 2020 when her sister, […]
California man acquitted in cold case murder | Complimentary
A man from Santa Cruz, Calif., who was put on trial for unsolved murder in Lake Havasu City, won his freedom Monday. The development came at the end of the week-long trial of Stacey Childs, 61. Childs was charged with second-degree murder in the April 2005 choking death of a Canadian tourist. The body of […]
