Prosecutors say they would retry Palin hacking defendant on ID theft if man is granted retrial

ID theft retrial in Palin hacking hinges on appeal

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Prosecutors say a Tennessee man convicted of two federal charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin’s e-mail account would be retried on an identity theft charge that left a jury deadlocked only if a defense request for a retrial is granted.
David Kernell, 22, was …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Prosecutors say they would retry Palin hacking defendant on ID theft if man is granted retrial.

Police: Belligerent golf fan Tasered, arrested at Players Championship

Golf fan Tasered, arrested at Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – A 36-year-old man attending the second round of The Players Championship was subdued by a Taser on Friday.
Travis Parmelee, of Jacksonville, was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest without violence, said St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Dave Messenger.
Messenger said course marshals notified …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

One killed, seven injured in Dagestan blast

Moscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in a blast that ripped through a railway station in Derbent town in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan Friday night, a police source said.

“According to the latest information, the number of wounded increased to seven,” the source … Original article on : One killed, seven injured in Dagestan blast.

Bosnian Serb war criminal hospitalized after assault at British prison

Bosnian Serb war criminal assaulted in UK prison

LONDON – A Bosnian Serb war criminal serving time for his role in the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica was assaulted by fellow inmates Friday at a high-security prison in northern England, officials said.
Radislav Krstic was hospitalized after an attack by three inmates at Wakefield prison, about 190 miles … Read more »».

Pakistan still sees India as major threat, says top US general

WASHINGTON – Pakistan still sees India as its major thereat even as it has stepped up action against militants realising the “very existential threat” posed by the Pakistani Taliban and some of its allies, according to a top US general.

“India is still seen as the major state-based threat,” General David H. Petraeus, the head …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistan still sees India as major threat, says top US general.

Priest urges mourners in Virginia pray for both lacrosse killing victim and suspect

Priest asks for prayers for Va. lacrosse suspect

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Mourners attending a Roman Catholic Mass honoring slain Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love were urged Friday to also pray for the player on the men’s team who’s accused of beating her to death.
Father Joseph Scordo told his audience of about 100 at the campus chapel …. Original source  : Priest urges mourners in Virginia pray for both lacrosse killing victim and suspect.

US does not rule out Headley-Shahzad connection

WASHINGTON – The United States has not ruled out a connection between two Pakistani Americans, key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley and failed Times square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad, as it probes all angles of the case.

“Well, it could be – there have been multiple plots that have involved the United States and Pakistan, … Original source on Gaea Times at : US does not rule out Headley-Shahzad connection.

Wis. governor signs bill to speed recovery of missing DNA samples

Wis. gov signs bill to speed DNA recovery efforts

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has a signed a bill allowing judges to order former convicts to surrender DNA samples.
The measure gives prison officials more legal muscle as they try to find more than 10,000 offenders who finished their sentences without giving the samples.
Officials learned … Read more »».

Kansas City man charged in 4 1980s sexual assaults looked at in other attacks in Mo., Calif.

Rape suspect eyed in attacks in Mo., Calif.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Detectives in Missouri and California are diving into cold-case files as they investigate a career convict charged this week in a string of Kansas City rapes in the mid-1980s.
Fifty-two-year-old Bernard Jackson was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting four women in Kansas City between July …. Original source  : Kansas City man charged in 4 1980s sexual assaults looked at in other attacks in Mo., Calif..

Belgian bishops dismiss US sex abuse norms hailed by Vatican but vow firm response

Belgian bishops nix US sex norms but vow action

ROME – Tough U.S. norms about dealing with clerical sex abuse that have been hailed as a model by the Vatican aren’t appropriate for Belgium, even as it deals with dozens of new reports of priests molesting children, a leading archbishop said Friday.
Brussels Archbishop Andre-Mutien Leonard said …. Source  : Belgian bishops dismiss US sex abuse norms hailed by Vatican but vow firm response.

Pakistan warned of ’severe consequences’ of terror attacks from its soil

WASHINGTON – The United States has finally warned Pakistan that if a terror operation like the Times Square bombing attempt were to be successful and traced back to the country, “there would be very severe consequences”.

The blunt warning came from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who acknowledged Pakistan’s increased cooperation in the war on … Original source on Gaea Times at : Pakistan warned of ’severe consequences’ of terror attacks from its soil.

Slain UVA lacrosse player’s family and friends pay their respects at closed viewing

Viewing held for slain UVA women’s lacrosse player

TOWSON, Md. – Dozens of mourners gathered at a Maryland funeral home for the viewing of Yeardley Love, the University of Virginia lacrosse player who was found beaten to death earlier this week.
The visitation, the first of two on Friday at a Towson funeral home, was restricted to …. Read the original article  : Slain UVA lacrosse player’s family and friends pay their respects at closed viewing.

Police response to NH bus bomb scare _ with NYC in mind _ left passenger too scared to leave

Police: No criminal intent in NH bus bomb scare

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – The words “bomb on the bus” heard from a cell phone set it all off: Downtown Portsmouth shut down, businesses and homes evacuated, sharpshooters and an armored vehicle rolling in.
The parked, New York City-bound Greyhound was surrounded for nine hours Thursday, until the man … Original article on : Police response to NH bus bomb scare _ with NYC in mind _ left passenger too scared to leave.

Phoenix police kill homicide suspect in shootout on Interstate 10

Phoenix police fatally shoot homicide suspect

PHOENIX – Phoenix police have fatally shot a homicide suspect after he opened fire on officers on Interstate 10.
Police were called to a shooting scene Friday afternoon and found the body of an unidentified man. They say the suspect fled in a car and police later spotted the vehicle on … Original article on : Phoenix police kill homicide suspect in shootout on Interstate 10.

Family of TV producer’s slain wife blasts investigation in Mexico for taking too long

Family of woman slain in Mexico criticize inquiry

LOS ANGELES – The family of a former “Survivor” producer’s wife who was found slain in Mexico blasted investigators on Friday, saying it was taking too long to make an arrest.
The criticism came nearly a month after the body of Monica Beresford-Redman was discovered in a sewer in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Family of TV producer’s slain wife blasts investigation in Mexico for taking too long.

Head of Chicago area’s rail system kills self by stepping in front of train, officials say

Ill. rail chief dies in apparent suicide by train

CHICAGO – The executive director of the Chicago area’s Metra commuter train service died of an apparent suicide Friday after he stepped into the path of one of his agency’s trains, authorities said.
Phil Pagano, 60, was on paid administrative leave at the time of his death after … Read more »»».

Sex trafficking charge brought against man accused of arranging sex for Lawrence Taylor

Man accused of arranging Taylor tryst with teen

NEW YORK – A prosecutor says the government is investigating leads that a man who authorities say set up football star Lawrence Taylor with a 16-year-old runaway had forced other young women into prostitution.
Federal prosecutor Amanda Kramer made the revelation Friday at a hearing for Rasheed Davis, who … Read more : Sex trafficking charge brought against man accused of arranging sex for Lawrence Taylor.

Polasnki attorneys: Swiss should not trust extradition paperwork filed by LA prosecutors

Don’t trust extradition filing, Polanski argues

LOS ANGELES – Roman Polanski’s attorneys argue in new court filings that the Swiss government should not automatically assume an extradition request by Los Angeles prosecutors is accurate.
The statement is in response to a comment by a Swiss justice official, who told The Associated Press last month that officials there … Original source on Gaea Times at : Polasnki attorneys: Swiss should not trust extradition paperwork filed by LA prosecutors.

Major NY cigarette dealer gets 10 years in prison in case involving Indian reservation shop

Big NY cigarette dealer gets 10 years in prison

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – One of New York’s biggest cigarette dealers was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in a case involving the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of untaxed tobacco from the state’s Indian reservations.
Rodney Morrison, 43, was originally accused in 2004 … Read more : Major NY cigarette dealer gets 10 years in prison in case involving Indian reservation shop.

Judge allows criminal history detail in trial of former transit officer charged with murder

Criminal history allowed in transit shooting case

LOS ANGELES – A judge has ruled that jurors in the upcoming trial of a former transit officer charged with murdering an unarmed man can hear about a 2006 incident in which the man resisted arrest.
The judge granted a defense motion Friday in Los Angeles to allow some details …. Read the original article  : Judge allows criminal history detail in trial of former transit officer charged with murder.