A very grumpy octogenarian is in hot water after dumping a bowl of urine on a teenager. Chester Weatherford, 84, of Evansville Indiana has been arrested and charged with battery on a person under 14, a felony charge, after police learned he poured a bowl of urine on a the head of a 13 year… Read More
Archives for 2015
What Happens at a Massachusetts Arraignment?
What happens at a Massachusetts arraignment? In Massachusetts an arraignment is the first hearing after an arrest in a criminal case. It is also the first hearing after a clerk magistrate issues the charges after a show cause hearing. At an arraignment a person is formally charged with a specific crime. The purpose of a… Read More
American Idol Finalist Charged with Domestic Violence
Former American Idol star Constantine Maroulis has been criminally charged with domestic assault and battery. The signer, who has appeared on stage, was charged in Wyckoff, NJ after a fight with his girlfriend Angel Reed. Reed and Marsoulis have a daughter together. According to various reports, police were called to the home by Reed after… Read More
Does Liking Facebook Post Violate a Restraining Order?
Recently a man in Pennsylvania was arrested and charged with violating a restraining order for liking the Facebook posts that the person with the restraining order posted online. In that case, a woman sought an received a no-contact restraining order against the man. After the court issued the order forbidding him to have any contact… Read More
Cop Arrested for DUI in Cruiser
Difficulties continued to mount for Philadelphia police officer Darryl Cathey at 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, as he drove himself to 12th district headquarters following his shift. Arriving in a marked police cruiser, Cathey had apparently been driving on three flat tires, each of which also had a flattened rim, according to reporting from ABC6…. Read More
Judge Charged With Domestic Violence
Shirley Sanchez-Myers has stated that she has been a victim of domestic violence. She is the wife of Eric Myers, who is the a judge in Hillsborough County. The Tampa Bay Times has reported that Eric and Shirley were having an argument at their home, and Eric had beaten her. During the argument, Eric punched… Read More
Cop Use SnapChat to Catch Wanted Man
A 24 year-old man named Christopher Wallace was wanted for burglary in central Maine. He was able to avoid arrest until his hiding spot was revealed via snapchat. The Associated Press has reported that people had been searching for Wallace ever since January. Wallace reportedly stole a cast iron wood stove and propane cook stove… Read More
Police Arrest Michael Dick for Flashing
Police in Oregon may have finally caught their serial flasher, and his name is Michael Dick. According to reports Michael Dick of Clackamas County, Ore. has been been arrested and charged with public indecency. Many women in the area have been reporting a flasher since November of 2014. Dick was arrested after police responded to… Read More
Lawyer Drops Bag of Marijuana During Court Hearing
Vincent Fazzone, a lawyer based out of Uncasville, Connecticut, was cited for drug possession after an approximate two-ounce bag of marijuana fell out of his back pocket while he was with a client in a New London courtroom. According to one of Fazzone’s staff, paralegal, Holly McGregor, the lawyer had met with a client earlier… Read More
Man Walks Into Police Cruiser Arrested for DUI
Three days before St. Patrick’s Day, Mark Masterson, a 50-year-old from Troy, New York, was arrested on Saturday night March 14, after he pulled into the pump area of a Stewart’s convenience store in Brunswick, New York in what can politely be called an intoxicated state. The arrest is something a DWI Massachusetts criminal defense… Read More