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10/17/2025

10/17/2025

Despite speculation online, the second autopsy report for De’Martravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Delta State University student, has not yet been made public, according to the Clarion Ledger. Reed was found dead on September 15, hanging from a tree on campus in Cleveland, Mississippi. Investigators said early on that his death was a su***de.

Rumors about his death quickly spread online, with some people incorrectly connecting his case to another man, Cory Zukatis, a White man who struggled with addiction and was also found hanging the same day in Vicksburg. Police said the deaths were not related, and Zukatis’s death was ruled a su***de.

The Crump team said to the Clarion Ledger on October 2 that the final report “hasn’t been finalized and no details would be released until it was.”

Authorities said Reed’s death showed “no evidence to suggest the individual was physically attacked before his death.” They also denied claims that he had broken bones or other injuries.

Videos connected to the case are being held by investigators, and Delta State officials stated that they cannot release them until the investigation is complete.

Reed’s death on the Delta State University campus has sparked community concern and calls for transparency from investigators.

10/16/2025

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a detainee who was shot at in an Immigration and Customs Facility in Dallas last week, died on Tuesday, his family and a spokesperson for Hispanic civil rights group LULAC announced.

Garcia-Hernandez had been on life support after a sniper shot at the facility from a rooftop in what authorities called a targeted act of violence towards federal immigration agents. However, all of the victims were detainees.

Garcia-Hernandez was a father of four kids, ages 3, 8, 12 and 14. The couple was expecting a fifth child — Gauffeny can give birth anytime now since she's 39 weeks pregnant, she said.

A second detainee, 37-year-old Norlan Guzmán Fuentes, from El Salvador, was also killed in the shooting. A third detainee, Jose Andres Bordones-Molina from Venezuela, was injured in the shooting.

According to authorities, the suspected shooter was Joshua Jahn, a 29-year-old who died of a self-inflicted wound. He sought to "terrorize" ICE agents, according to Nancy Larson, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 32, had been on life support after what authorities called a targeted act of violence toward federal immigration agents. He leaves behind four kids and his wife, pregnant with their fifth.

10/16/2025

New details are emerging in the investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager who was found in an impounded car registered to singer D4vd, including about the days leading up to when her body was discovered in Hollywood.

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, the 2023 Tesla registered to the 20-year-old singer was ticketed 11 days before 15-year-old Hernandez's body was found. On Aug. 27, a parking enforcement officer marked the car, noting the position of the tires, in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood where the singer had lived.

On Sept. 3, the officer issued a citation for the Tesla for violating a 72-hour parking ordinance.

Two days after that, the car was towed to a yard in Hollywood. Hernandez's decomposed body was discovered in the trunk on Sept. 8 after a foul smell was detected coming from the vehicle.

No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed in the case.

"In order for there to be a prosecution, law enforcement has to find some key pieces of information when it comes to a potential homicide," said Brian Buckmire, ABC News legal contributor. "First, they need to figure out if it's a homicide or not, and the autopsy report will help give them that. Then they have to figure out the who and the how in order to bring charges."

Hernandez, from Lake Elsinore, was in the seventh grade and had been reported missing by her family at least three times in 2024, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.

New details are emerging in the investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager who was found in a car registered to singer D4vd.

10/16/2025

10/16/2025

Three former correction officers, including Adams resident David Kingsley, are on trial in Oneida County Court for the beating death of Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks in December of last year.

Dr. Merkulova concluded Brooks’ cause of death to be compression of the neck and multiple blunt impact injuries. She found the manner of his death to be homicide.

At one point, as Brooks was being processed, former Marcy Correctional Facility officer Robert Kessler said one of the officers, Christopher Walrath, rushed Brooks and assaulted him, putting him in a headlock. Kessler said Walrath was not directed to do that, and he didn’t observe any threat.

It was then Kessler said he reacted, striking Brooks in the thigh several times out of frustration, but added it was not necessary.

He said at no point was Brooks combative or resisting.

He then testified that on required “Use of Force” paperwork after the incident, he and Kieffer created a narrative that Brooks was irate, screaming, highly combative, and swinging his hands erratically. He testified this was not true.

Three former correction officers, including Adams resident David Kingsley, are on trial in Oneida County Court for the beating death of Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks in December of last year.

10/15/2025

Elwyn Crocker Jr. and Mary Crocker were discovered on the family's Guyton property back in December 2018.

Kim Wright, the children's step-grandmother, pleaded guilty to charges of malice murder (2 counts), felony murder (2 counts; merged with malice murder), aggravated sexual battery, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing death of another (2 counts) and false imprisonment (2 counts).

She previously faced the death penalty.

Wright is one of five charged in connection with the children's deaths. Candice Crocker, Mark Wright and Roy Prater previously pleaded guilty. Mark Wright and Prater await sentencing.

The case against Elwyn Crocker Sr., the children's father, is ongoing. He potentially faces the death penalty.

Kim Wright previously faced the death penalty.

10/15/2025

A judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence of a “systemic failure” to improve poor conditions, Bonta had not met the legal grounds necessary to strip away local control.

After years of scandals — including frequent drug overdoses and incidents of staff violence against youths — Bonta filed a motion in July to place the county’s juvenile halls in “receivership,” meaning a court-appointed monitor would manage the facilities, set their budgets and oversee the hiring and firing of staff. An ongoing staffing crisis previously led a state oversight body to deem two of L.A. County’s halls unfit to house children.

L.A. County entered into a settlement with the California Department of Justice in 2021 to mandate improvements, but oversight bodies and a Times investigation earlier this year found the Probation Department was falling far short of fixing many issues, as required by the agreement.

A 2022 Times investigation revealed a massive staffing shortage was leading to significant injuries for both youths and probation officers. By May of 2023, the California Board of State and Community Corrections ordered Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar shuttered due to unsafe conditions. That same month, an 18-year-old died of an overdose while in custody.

The county soon reopened Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, but the facility quickly became the site of a riot, an escape attempt and more drug overdoses. Last year, the California attorney general’s office won indictments against 30 officers who either orchestrated or allowed youths to engage in “gladiator fights.” That investigation was sparked by video of officers allowing eight youths to pummel another teen inside Los Padrinos, which has also been deemed unfit to house youths by a state commission.

A judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's bid to take control of L.A. County's troubled juvenile halls, but slammed officials for failing to address poor conditions.

10/15/2025

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione on Saturday asked a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss several federal charges, including the only count that could carry the death penalty.

In court filings reviewed by Fox News Digital, the defense argued that prosecutors have stretched federal statutes beyond their intent and engaged in overreach meant to sensationalize the killing. They also said the case should be tried in state court, not federal court.

His lawyers also said prosecutors should be prevented from using his statements to law enforcement officers at trial, arguing that Mangione wasn’t read his Miranda rights at a McDonald’s before being questioned. They argued that anything he said afterward shouldn’t be admissible.

They also argue that police searched his backpack, where a gun and ammunition were found, without a warrant after his arrest, violating Fourth Amendment protections against unlawful searches.

The papers argued that the death penalty charge should be dismissed because prosecutors have failed to identify the other offenses that would be required to convict him, writing that the other alleged crime — stalking — is not a crime of violence.

Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione's team asked a judge to dismiss several federal charges, including one that carries the death penalty.

10/14/2025

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) announced 9/19/2025 that it will close the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Rockview and the Quehanna Boot Camp after completing robust outreach to stakeholders and analysis. The closure process will begin immediately and take place over a term of at least four months.

Key factors in the decision to close SCI Rockview and the Quehanna Boot Camp include a decline in the incarcerated population and aligning Department resources with current needs. The closures are expected to save the Commonwealth up to $100 million in future fiscal years.

Every employee at SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp is guaranteed a job offer at their existing pay and classification levels. Both Centre County and Clearfield County are home to other SCIs – and there are multiple facilities in neighboring counties –providing several opportunities for affected employees to relocate. Department leadership will continue to engage with relevant labor unions to transition staff members to nearby PADOC facilities.

The incarcerated population will be gradually transferred to facilities that best meet their individualized programming, security, healthcare and other needs. Boot Camp and other specialized programming and housing units will be relocated to other facilities and continue to operate.

PADOC Announces Final Decision to Close SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp

10/14/2025

University of New Mexico's Law & Mental Health Lecture Series continues every Tuesday at 1pm EST. Today, Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP & Julie Goldenson, PhD, CPsych are presenting “Trauma-Informed Supervision of Forensic Trainees."

10/14/2025

Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023, a lawyer said Tuesday.

The medical examiner said Christian Walker's death at High Desert State Prison near Las Vegas was natural and caused by heart problems. But the autopsy report showed that he had head trauma and other injuries to his torso, neck and extremities.

Walker, 44, was beaten twice within a short period after being transferred from another prison, the first time after a dispute about his personal possessions, said James Urrutia, an attorney for his family.

“There is absolutely no evidence that (Walker) had any heart disease, no issues at all with his heart,” Urrutia told The Associated Press.

A lawyer says the state of Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023