Criminal

Toga Party Attendance is Critical in Abu Ghraib Defense

Lt. Col. Steven Jordan is currently on trial for 12 charges relating to the torture — sorry, "maltreatment" — of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.  His defense attorneys have argued that Jordan was actually not in charge of the interrogation…



Law Student Has Not Learned Not to Steal

Law student by day, cat burglar by night.  A judge in Australia has sentenced Phillip Ryan See, 27, to over four years in jail for robbing 43 homes in the suburbs of Sydney, where he was also studying for a…


Man Injures Self When Assaulting Biker Gang

In all the stories I’ve seen to date that involve a motorcycle gang being attacked for no reason by one guy with a pool cue, stories that so far I’ve only seen in my mind, the bulk of the injuries…


Man on Trial for Computer Theft Steals Courthouse Computers

39-year-old Jon Eipp of Novato, California, pled guilty on Monday to charges including computer theft, his defense in a pending jury trial on those claims having been somewhat weakened by evidence that he stole six computers from the courthouse during…


British Motorist Blows Up Wrong Part of Camera

Craig Moore of Manchester, England, seems to have realized right away that he had probably been caught speeding by a "road safety camera," which British authorities have installed to catch violators or, some allege, just to collect fines.  But he…


“Goofy Letter” Unmasks Bogus Attorney

Prosecutors in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, say they became suspicious of Jeffrey Riddell in March after they got a letter from him on behalf of a criminal defendant he was representing.  Although it was written on letterhead, the letter was threatening and…



Nebraska Police Searching for Stolen Juggling Equipment

Omaha police are searching for a thief who stole two bags of juggling equipment from the back seat of a visiting juggler’s car.  According to the report, Justin Gramarye has lost all his "balls, rings, clubs, diablos, cigar boxes, devil…


“Holy Grail” + LSD + Off-Duty Cop = Jail

Two Boulder teenagers, Robert Hibbs and Brad Boville, were arrested on July 6, 2006, for "menacing" people and possessing LSD and marijuana.  Probably they had done more than just "possess" it, I would guess. That's because they had taken up a…