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NEWS ABOUT: misdemeanor

misdemeanor stories: 17 news summaries

 Balloon Parents 
 Plead Guilty 

Sentences unclear, but judge assures 'significant' monetary cost

Nov 13, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The parents of “balloon boy” Falcon Heene pleaded guilty today to charges related to the hoax that sent police and rescue personnel on a wild-goose chase. Richard Heene pleaded to a felony, Mayumi Heene—a Japanese citizen who risked deportation if she had a felony on her record—to... More »

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parenting • felony • misdemeanor • plea bargain • Colorado • Japanese • Falcon Heene • Richard Heene • balloon boy hoax • Mayumi Heene

DANGEROUS HOOLIGANS



 25 Chicago Kids 
 Jailed After 
 Food Fight 

Students face criminal charges, and parents are outraged

Nov 11, 09 11:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Twenty-five Chicago students ages 11 to 15 had to cool their heels in jail for 5 hours last week after a food fight at their school apparently got out of hand. The kids face charges of misdemeanor reckless conduct, NBC Chicago reports. Parents are angry that their kids were treated... More »

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Chicago • misdemeanor • arrest • middle school • students • food fight • reckless conduct

(AP) - A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. US District Judge George Wu acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Wu... More »

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social networking • suicide • MySpace • prosecutor • bullying • Missouri • misdemeanor • cyberbullying

Charge Vs. Mom Who Kicked Kids to Curb
Will Be Dropped

NY lawyer just needs
to stay out of trouble

May 7, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madlyn Primoff, the New York lawyer who gained notoriety when she kicked her squabbling kids out of the car last month, will likely not face legal repercussions, the Journal News reports. Though she faces a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, it will be dropped in 6... More »

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parenting • children • lawyer • misdemeanor • district attorney • criminal charges • Madlyn Primoff

Oprah to Rihanna: 'He Will Hit You Again'

But 'she hit me first,' Brown claims

Mar 9, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Chris Brown tries to negotiate a misdemeanor plea, Oprah Winfrey spoke to battered girlfriend Rihanna through her show Friday, telling the battered singer, “If a man hits you once, he will hit you again. He will hit you again.” An expert on her show compared Brown to... More »

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celebrity trials • domestic violence • felony • misdemeanor • plea bargain • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

SC Sheriff Vows
to Prosecute Phelps for Pot

Says if Olympian toked in his jurisdiction, it'll be an 'easy case'

Feb 3, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - A South Carolina sheriff says he’ll charge Michael Phelps with whatever crimes he can if the Olympian smoked pot in his jurisdiction, the State reports. “This case is no different than any other,” the Richland County sheriff said yesterday. “This one might be a lot easier... More »

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California • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • swimming • marijuana • misdemeanor • Olympics

Teen Pranksters Get a Dose
of Revenge

Minnesota man charged after spraying them with fox urine

Dec 12, 08 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A Minnesota man faces misdemeanor charges of assault and disorderly conduct after police accused him of spraying mischievous teens with fox urine, the West Central Tribune reports. The 50-year-old—fed up with youths toilet-papering his house—loaded up his Super Soaker squirt gun with the offending fluid, donned night-vision goggles,... More »

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Minnesota • misdemeanor • prank • disorderly conduct • teenager

MySpace Bully Not Guilty on Key Felony Charge

Drew convicted on lesser charges of using computer without authorization

Nov 26, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - A federal jury has rejected felony charges against cyberbully Lori Drew, convicting her instead of accessing a computer without authorization, a misdemeanor, the AP reports. The Missouri mom violated MySpace terms by creating a fake teen-boy profile to harass a neighborhood girl, but was found not guilty of using a... More »

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MySpace • federal courts • jury • misdemeanor • cyberbullying • Megan Meier • Lori Drew • harrassment

(Newser) - Public defenders are as overworked as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore, the New York Times reports. Arguing that their hectic schedules result in scant attention for clients, government-appointed lawyers around the country are refusing new cases and suing to limit their workload. “The quality... More »

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Florida • justice system • Miami • courts • prosecutor • trial • felony • judge • lawyer • misdemeanor • public defender

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ misdemeanor driving-without-a-license prosecution ended in mistrial today, and lawyers for the people have no intention of trying her again, E! Online reports. After 5 votes, the jury remained deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal. The foreman said many jurors had their minds set early and thought the trial... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity trials • jury • misdemeanor • mistrial • traffic violation • deadlock

Brolin, Others in W Cast Busted in Bar Brawl

Assorted actors filming Oliver Stone's movie released on bail in La.

Jul 13, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, actors filming Oliver Stone's W in Louisiana, were among the cast and crew members arrested after a barroom tussle, reports the Shreveport Times. The busted thespians had interfered with police attempts to subdue a fellow patron, and were charged with interfering with police. Brolin was... More »

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police • Louisiana • fight • misdemeanor • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin

IRS Employees Charged With Sneaking Into Records

Internal audit nabs five in Calif. office; ties to snooped-on taxpayers uncertain

May 16, 08 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five employees at a California branch of the Internal Revenue Service have been charged with illegally inspecting citizens’ tax information, ComputerWorld reports. Exactly whom the workers were snooping on was not disclosed, but there were up to 13 victims, all in 2006. Court dates on misdemeanor charges are pending for... More »

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taxes • IRS • misdemeanor • audit

Tiger Attack Survivor Taunted Animal

Brothers deny throwing things, may face misdemeanor charges

Jan 18, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the two brothers who survived a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo told the father of the teen who died that all three had yelled and waved at the animal before the mauling, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The investigation had been inactive, but new police... More »

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marijuana • misdemeanor • vodka • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • taunting

Bail for Simpson Set at $125K

Ex-football star set to leave Vegas after kidnap-robbery charges

Sep 19, 07 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Las Vegas judge set bail at $125,000 for OJ Simpson today on 11 counts issuing from his hotel altercation with sports collectors. The former football star entered no plea at today's hearing and was ordered to surrender his passport, the Los Angeles Times reports. His lawyer said Simpson... More »

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robbery • kidnapping • OJ Simpson • felony • misdemeanor • memorabilia • bail • sports collectibles • arraignment

Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail

And three days at the morgue

Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to a single day in jail as part of a plea deal on misdemeanor charges of drunk driving and cocaine possession, reports AP. The actress was also sentenced to three years probation, ten days of community service, a  rehab program, and three days... More »

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Paris Hilton • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • Beverly Hills • jail • misdemeanor • Nicole Richie • Wonderland Center

Lohan Escapes Drug-Possession Charges

Tabloid queen faces seven misdemeanors after DUI arrests

Aug 23, 07 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan scored a lucky break today when LA County authorities decided not to bring felony drug-possession charges against the actress in two DUI arrests. She faces seven misdemeanors—including being under the influence of cocaine—but police decided the amounts of coke found at the crime scenes either were... More »

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rehab • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drug use • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • conviction • jail • misdemeanor

AG Defends 10-Year Sentence for Teenage Sex

Argues judge can't throw out sentence just because it's now a misdemeanor

Jun 24, 07 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Thurbert Baker's own words: "As attorney general, it is my responsibility to follow the laws of Georgia as they are written, not how some may wish they were written." Baker was defending, in an opinion piece in the Altanta Journal-Constitution, his prosecution of a Georgia teenager who... More »

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crime • Georgia • oral sex • Genarlow Wilson • Thurbert Baker • misdemeanor • teenager

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