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Cops Say Woman Intentionally Drove Car Into Courthouse

Damages may reach $200K at federal building in West Palm Beach, Florida

(Newser) - A woman intentionally crashed her vehicle through the front entrance of a South Florida federal courthouse building after regular hours, causing about $200,000 in damage, authorities said. Investigators determined the 55-year-old woman drove into the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building in West Palm Beach around 11pm on Wednesday, police...

ICE: Woman Shoved by Officer Could Be Deported, Too

And US officials tell CBS that the agent in question is back on the job, after a preliminary review

(Newser) - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who was relieved of his duties after being caught on camera shoving an Ecuadorian woman to the ground outside of a New York City immigration court is back on the job after a preliminary review of what took place, two US officials tell CBS...

Suspect Allegedly Set Fires Ahead of Courthouse Attack

'This defendant's alleged misconduct was chilling'

(Newser) - The man accused of setting off an explosive device in a California courthouse last week set three fires around Santa Maria to prepare for the attack, authorities say. Nathaniel McGuire, 20, has had state charges including attempted murder and arson on forest land added to a federal charge he already...

Man Sets Off Explosive Device at California Courthouse
FBI: No Terror Link in
Courthouse Explosive
UPDATED
Sep 26, 2024 1:06 PM CDT

FBI: No Terror Link in Courthouse Explosive

Suspect faces attempted murder charge after Santa Maria, California, blast injures 5

(Newser) - A 20-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive device into a courthouse in California on Wednesday, injuring five people, faces charges including attempted murder, but authorities say there's no apparent terror link. Ted Docks from the FBI's Los Angeles field office says the Santa Maria incident "is...

Cops: Man Who Killed 2 Outside Courthouse Is Dead

Christopher Elder shot himself after police chase

(Newser) - Police say the man who killed his ex-girlfriend and her mother outside a courthouse in Kentucky on Monday has died. The Elizabethtown Police Department said in a statement that Christopher Elder, who shot himself after a police chase and standoff, was airlifted to a hospital in Nashville and died from...

Ex: Man Arrested at Colorado's Top Court Was Having Breakdown

She says Brandon Olsen has no political affiliation

(Newser) - A man accused of breaking into the Denver building that houses the Colorado Supreme Court, firing multiple shots and causing extensive damage, wasn't acting out of anger at the court's decision to kick Donald Trump off the GOP ballot two weeks earlier, his ex-wife says. Tori Schumacher tells...

17 Injured in Fire at Courthouse Holding Trump Trial

Injuries minor, but NYC building was evacuated; fire caused by papers set on fire, per FDNY

(Newser) - The Manhattan courthouse where testimony wrapped up Wednesday in the civil fraud trial of former President Trump was evacuated hours later, leaving more than a dozen people hurt in an incident not believed to be tied to that case. The New York City Fire Department reports that 17 people suffered...

Courthouse Mural With KKK Must Go, Say Lawyers

Group joins protesters in demanding its removal in Baker County, Fla.

(Newser) - A group of 1,200 lawyers says it's about time a mural depicting KKK members is removed from a Florida courthouse. It symbolizes "everything a judicial system should oppose: racial discrimination, racial supremacy, terrorism and vigilantism," Mitch Stone, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,...

Judge to Lawyers: You Still Need to Get Dressed

'One female attorney appeared still in bed, still under the covers,' he complains

(Newser) - A Florida judge has one request for attorneys showing up for court hearings via Zoom: Get out of bed and put on some clothes! Broward Circuit Judge Dennis Bailey made the plea in a letter published by the Weston Bar Association, the AP reports. "It is remarkable how many...

900-Pound Defendant Asks Help Getting to Court

Effort could involve taking down trees, cutting a hole in a wall

(Newser) - A Virginia judge has approved a logistical plan to bring a defendant who weighs more than 900 pounds to federal court in Richmond. The effort could involve cutting down trees, cutting through a wall in the building where the man lives and bracing the structure, the Times-Dispatch reports. A device...

Courthouse Shooter Was 'Terrified' of Prison: Ex-Wife

Inmate Larry Gordon was apparently able to grab gun from officer while handcuffed

(Newser) - The inmate who grabbed a deputy's gun and killed two people inside a Michigan courthouse has been identified by police as 44-year-old Larry Gordon of Coloma. Authorities say a deputy was escorting Gordon from a holding cell inside Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph when Gordon overpowered the officer...

US Marshal Worker Caught Being Naughty on Court Roof

Nearby resident in Harrisburg, Penn., snaps photos

(Newser) - The US Marshals Service says one of its employees was photographed having sex on the roof of a federal courthouse in Harrisburg, Penn. A resident of a nearby apartment building who was concerned that there was a security breach snapped the pictures this week and sent them to ABC27 News...

Convicted of Killing Wife, Guy Kills Himself in Court

Mark Faville, 72, died moments after verdict was read

(Newser) - A Virginia man died Friday moments after he was convicted of his wife's murder, apparently by killing himself in the courthouse, the Roanoke Times reports. Found guilty of voluntary manslaughter—which carries a sentence of one to ten years—72-year-old Mark Faville was taken to a holding room. The...

Detroit Inmate Flees After Stabbing Cop

Carjacked van found; man still on loose

(Newser) - A Detroit inmate is on the run after stabbing a cop and holding another deputy briefly hostage, the Detroit Free Press reports. The inmate fled the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice Courthouse, where the attack occurred, Fox 2 and ABC 7 report. The man, identified as Derek White, 25, stole...

Man Opens Fire at Delaware Courthouse

 3 Dead in Shooting 
 at Del. Courthouse 
UPDATED
Feb 11, 2013 10:51 AM CST

3 Dead in Shooting at Del. Courthouse

Suspect among the dead; apparent target was his ex

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire at a courthouse in Wilmington, Del., this morning, initiating a shootout with police officers in the lobby before he passed through metal detectors. The incident left at least three people dead—two women and the shooter himself—and at least two officers wounded, the Delaware News ...

Court's Glass Stairs Prompt Warnings of Peeping Toms

Ohio judge: 'If you wear dresses, you're on notice'

(Newser) - A brand-new $105 million courthouse in Columbus, Ohio, features a prominent set of glass stairs. Ah, the aesthetics of light and air, the sensation of floating ... the potential for pervs to gather beneath and look up women's clothes. "If you wear dresses, you're on notice that you...

Man Guns Down Judge and Clerk in Belgian Court

Nearby school closed as police hunt for suspect

(Newser) - A female judge and a court clerk were shot dead earlier this morning in the middle of a session in Belgium's main court in Brussels, the BBC reports. Shots were heard ringing out from the Palais de Justice at about 11:15am local time (4:15 ET). The victims were...

Judge Orders 'Ashamed' Madoff to Jail on Guilty Plea

(Newser) - Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty this morning to all 11 felony charges against him, saying he was "sorry and ashamed" for his criminal acts. The judge accepted the plea and revoked Madoff's bail, bringing cheers from spectators in the courtroom. Madoff was escorted out in handcuffs and will remain in...

Atlanta's Courthouse Killer Gets Life Without Parole

Jury deadlocked over whether multiple murderer should be executed

(Newser) - A Georgia man convicted of killing four people after escaping from custody will serve consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brian Nichols was found guilty last month of killing a judge, a court reporter, a sheriff's deputy, and a federal agent. The jury spared...

Bomb Damages San Diego Courthouse

FBI probing possible serial link to earlier blast

(Newser) - In what could be the work of a serial bomber, a multi-pipe bomb exploded yesterday at a San Diego courthouse, shattering its door and blasting shrapnel across the street, ABC News reports. No one was hurt in the predawn explosion. The FBI is investigating the incident, which follows a similar...

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