Defendant talks his way into extra time

Defendant talks his way into extra time

CATLETTSBURG An Ashland man with a lengthy rap sheet probably won’t be making any more snide remarks to a sitting judge after receiving quick consequences on Thursday. After clearing up some confusion between two defendants with the same name, 41-year-old Jeffrey A. Hurn approached a podium at the Boyd County Detention Center livestreaming a feed…

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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release before trial, but he will likely be detained by ICE

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial, but he will likely be detained by ICE

A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go free. At his June 13 detention hearing, prosecutors said U.S. Immigration…

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5 Virginia prison guards injured in attack by inmates accused of being MS-13 members

5 Virginia prison guards injured in attack by inmates accused of being MS-13 members

An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who entered the U.S. illegally. The attack was apparently premeditated, the officials said. Three guards were stabbed and taken for medical treatment along with two others hurt Friday at Wallens Ridge…

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Idaho must allow execution witnesses to watch as lethal drugs are prepared and given, judge rules

Idaho must allow execution witnesses to watch as lethal drugs are prepared and given, judge rules

Idaho prison officials must let media witnesses at executions watch as lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to a condemned person, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Debora K. Grasham ordered the Idaho Department of Correction to provide the audio and visual access for any executions that occur while a First…

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