HARTFORD -- A 29-year-old man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin and fentanyl to two men who died of drug overdoses.Christopher Barreto, of Hartford, was sentenced Wednesday to 46...
WASHINGTON ― One of the most notable things about the criminal justice reform bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday was the broad, bipartisan coalition of senators who supported it. But perhaps equally noteworthy are the names of some of the Republicans who didn’t. Twelve GOP...
Many of the changes adopted by the Senate and embraced by Mr. Trump are modeled after successful initiatives at the state level intended to reduce the costs and improve the outcomes of the criminal justice system. Congress’s action would not directly affect state prisons, where...
Note: The following is a news release from the Office of the Bucks County District Attorney. A Hilltown Township man will serve up to 30 years in state prison for selling a man the fentanyl that killed him and then continuing to sell for months following the...
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Felony arrests(Photo: File photo)Brent David Ray, 39, 600 block of Savannah Street, Fort Pierce; warrant for simple battery on an officer or firefighter.Walter Schneider, 70, Washington, New Jersey; possession of cocaine.Feirious Damion Martez Tanner, 29, Deerfield Beach; possesson of a stolen credit/debit card; criminal use...
Cotton has made headlines in recent weeks for opposing prosecutors, district attorneys, the Fraternal Order of Police, a former federal prosecutor-turned-senator, Christian groups, Republican governors, libertarians, the Koch brothers, fellow Republican senators and even Donald Trump. At question is the FIRST STEP Act, which all...
Fentanyl-related deaths up in Horry County (WPDE)Horry COunty, SC (WPDE) — It's killing celebrities and people here in Horry County. The CDC says Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US and the Horry County coroner says it's becoming the deadliest drug right here at home....
CONCORD, N.H. — One week after his trial began, a New Hampshire physician assistant has been found guilty of participating in a scheme in which he wrote fentanyl prescriptions in exchange for kickbacks.According to testimony during the trial, Christopher Clough, 44, of Dover, became a...
"We will protect those who protect us," he said during a speech to law enforcement officers in Kansas City. "And we will believe the right punishment, and we all do, for cop-killers, is called the death penalty. And you know in some circles, that's very...