Wife of slain man who killed Clayton cop found guilty of murder | www.ajc.com

The wife of a slain man who killed a Clayton County cop was convicted of murder Monday and will spend the rest of her life in prison.

A jury found Lisa Ann Lebis guilty of felony murder – or being a party to a crime – for the December 2012 shooting death of Clayton County Police Officer Sean Callahan.

“I firmly believe in my heart that if she had not helped, Sean Callahan would be alive,” Clayton County District Attorney Tracey Graham Lawson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Lebis, who also was convicted of officer battery, possession of an illegal weapon, firearms possession by a convicted felon and obstruction, was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 35 years.

Lawson said Lebis was sheltering her husband, Tremaine Lynn Lebis, who was wanted by police,

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Mom, boyfriend arrested after 1-year-old’s death | www.ajc.com

A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with the death of a 1-year-old girl, the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Brandy Ann Boyd, 25, and Austin Levi Payne, 24, were arrested late Thursday and charged with first-degree cruelty to children and aggravated assault, Sgt. Jonathan Rogers told WSB Radio.

Boyd’s 1-year-old daughter was

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Guy Heinze Jr. awaits trial in 2009 mass murder | Georgia News – Home

BRUNSWICK, Ga. –

Guy Heinze Jr., who was re-indicted last year in the slaying of eight people in a Glynn County mobile home nearly four years ago, is back in court Tuesday as lawyers debate motions before setting a trial date.

Last fall, Superior Court Judge Stephen Scarlett threw out some statements Heinze made to police in the hours after they found Heinze’s father and six others beaten to death in August 2009. An eighth victim later died of injuries.

Scarlett said hours of interviews and a lie detector test with Heinz will be thrown out because the suspect hadn’t been read his Miranda Rights.

Heinze’s attorneys have filed dozens of motions to have evidence suppressed in the case.

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Arizona woman’s murder conviction, death sentence overturned – CNN.com

(CNN) — After 22 years on death row, Debra Milke is close to freedom.

A jury convicted the Arizona woman, now 49, of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, child abuse and kidnapping on October 12, 1990, less than a year after her 4-year-old son was found dead.

A judge sentenced her to death a few months later.

But those convictions and the related sentence were tossed out Thursday by a federal appeals court judge. In explaining his decision, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals chided the prosecution for remaining “unconstitutionally silent” on the “history of misconduct” of its key witness, a Phoenix police detective.

“The Constitution requires a fair trial,” Kozinski wrote. “This never happened in Milke’s case.”

via Arizona woman’s murder conviction, death sentence overturned – CNN.com.

Burglary suspect dead at car wash | News – Home

An employee who arrived about 7:30 a.m. at CleanCar Touchless Car Wash on Beach near Kernan Road found the body, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police say the man was face down and surrounded by coins and other items.Police say there were no signs of trauma on the body and no foul play was suspected. The medical examiner will determine the identity, cause of death and how long the man had been dead.

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Swedish billionaire’s son arrested after U.S.-born wife found dead – CNN.com

(CNN) — The son of one of the world’s wealthiest men is under arrest in London after the body of his American-born wife was found in their home this week, her death unexplained.

Police stumbled into the mystery Monday, when they arrested Hans Kristian Rausing on drug charges.

A search of his home in one of London’s most expensive neighborhoods turned up the body of his wife, Eva, spurring police to arrest him again in connection with the death.

Eva Rausing had struggled with drug addiction for years, an acquaintance said.

“This has been an existing problem for a long time,” said Liz Brewer, who knew Rausing through charity and social circles. “I think the whole thing is a complete tragedy.”

The case puts the multimillionaire couple squarely back in the headlines four years after they were arrested on charges of possessing cocaine and heroin, according to media reports at the time.

Eva Rausing had tried to smuggle a small amount of crack cocaine and heroin into the U.S. Embassy in London, reports said. She and her husband were arrested when police found more drugs at their house.

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Miss. prison officials deny release for deputy’s killer | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com

GREENWOOD, MISS. — State prison officials have denied a medical release for a man who killed a Leflore County sheriff’s deputy.The Mississippi Department of Corrections had considered allowing Earnest Conrod, 79, to leave prison, the Greenwood Commonwealth reports.Conrod was sentenced to life after pleading guilty in part to avoid the possibility of execution.Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps had said inmates are routinely considered for medical release when they become bed-bound. Such releases can save the prison system money on medical treatment.

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Ragland girl’s hanging death ruled homicide; St. Clair sheriff sets 1 p.m. press conference to discuss case | al.com

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Alabama — The hanging death of an 8-year-old Ragland girl has been ruled a homicide, St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said.St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles has scheduled a press conference

today at 1 p.m. at the sheriff’s office in Ashville to discuss the case.Katelynn Arnold was found Thursday night by her mother hanging by a rope in a tree near their home, Russell said.

via Ragland girl’s hanging death ruled homicide; St. Clair sheriff sets 1 p.m. press conference to discuss case | al.com.

Two are charged in killing of Newark bodega owner | NJ.com

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Essex County Prosecutor’s OfficeSurveillance images show the shooter in a Newark killing is a black male wearing a black and white-striped Adidas jacket with his face covered by a hood. Two teenagers were charged today in the killing of a bodgea owner.

NEWARK — Police have arrested two teenagers and charged them with killing Newark bodega owner Miguel Torres, who was shot through a plexi-glass shield as he surrendered money to a robber last week, according to two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation.

The 16-year-old shooter and the 18-year-old who acted as his lookout will also be charged in a separate Newark murder, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose details to the media.

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Robbery in Holt results in one death, deputy shot

A man fatally shot by police officers while allegedly attempting to rob the Summers Grocery Store in Holt Friday afternoon has been identified as Barry Mullenix Jr. A Tuscaloosa County sheriff’s deputy was also shot.

Pollie Mullenix, who said she was Mullinex’s stepmother, said Mullenix had been shot. Law enforcement officers confirmed that a shooting had taken place but have not provided other details yet.  (Continue Reading)