Articles by Aaron Stephensen

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Aaron Stephensen

My job is primarily to report on criminal activity connected to substance abuse.
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Georgia Sheriff Indicted After Feds Say He Took Money to Dismiss DUI Citations

A Georgia sheriff is accused of taking cash to make DUI cases disappear, then later providing a gun to a convicted felon.
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Feds: Investors Were Told to Label Payments as ‘Church Donations’ in $3.2 Million Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors say an Arlington man used church-related entities to pull in more than $3.2 million from victims across the U.S. and overseas.
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Man Charged in 1999 Killing of Atlanta Mother After Nearly 30 Years

Atlanta police say a 51-year-old suspect is now in custody in the 1999 killing of Bridgett Lockhart.
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Man Accused in 2001 Cold Case Murder Extradited From Guatemala

Edgardo Luis Perez was denied bond after being extradited from Guatemala and arraigned in the 2001 killing of Farmington Hills resident Gordon Machek.
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Florida Supreme Court Clears Way for Execution of Former Officer Convicted of Killing 11-Year-Old

The Florida Supreme Court has reinstated the death-warrant process for James Duckett, a former officer convicted in the 1986 rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.
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Court Video: Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Allegedly Said, ‘I Wish I Hadn’t Done It’

A courtroom video and a new filing from Charlie Kirk’s widow have raised the stakes in the next hearing for the man charged in Kirk’s killing.
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Mystery Surrounds Deadly South L.A. Drive-By as Shooters Remain at Large

A man was gunned down in a South Los Angeles drive-by shooting after two men in a vehicle pulled up and fired multiple rounds before fleeing.
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Murder Charges Filed After Driver Allegedly Weaving at 90+ MPH Kills Family of Four

Michigan prosecutors say a Virginia driver was weaving through traffic at more than 90 mph before his pickup slammed into a disabled car on I-75, killing two parents and their two young children.
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Police: Man Hit Woman With Vehicle, Then Backed Into House and Injuring Child

A Fayette County dispute spiraled into a vehicle attack, a child injury and multiple criminal charges after troopers said a man intentionally struck a woman and rammed a home.
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Documents Detail Severe Wounds in Las Vegas Stabbing Case Involving NBA Star’s Father

New court documents in a Las Vegas attempted murder case describe a victim with multiple stab wounds, a broken rib and injuries so severe he told police his stomach was hanging out after the attack.
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Federal Agent Accused of Opening Fire Outside Orange County Home Held Without Bond

Bullet damage still marks an Orange County home months after investigators say a New York-based federal agent showed up disguised, confronted his former girlfriend and exchanged gunfire outside while two children were inside.
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Grieving Mother Calls for Love After Baby is Fatally Shot, 10-Year-Old Charged

The mother of 7-month-old Kiyomi Parker is pleading for prayers after her daughter was shot to death in St. Louis and a 10-year-old boy was charged with murder.
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Alex Murdaugh Retrial Set for April 2027 After Murder Convictions Overturned

Alex Murdaugh’s new murder trial is set to begin April 5, 2027, after South Carolina’s high court overturned his convictions over concerns that jurors were improperly influenced.
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Authorities Say Former Baylor Student Filmed Himself Throwing Dead Cats Onto Utility Lines

James Barnes has been indicted in the Waco case involving two cats found shot and hanging from utility lines on South Ninth Street.
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Man Admits to Shooting Neighbor’s Boyfriend After Heated Argument Outside Las Vegas Home

A Las Vegas shooting that drew attention over disturbing accusations, surveillance video and a neighborhood confrontation is now headed toward sentencing instead of trial.
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Woman’s Ear Partially Severed in Park Trail Attack; Stabber Gets 22 Years

A man convicted of trying to kill a woman on a Tacoma park trail was sentenced to 22 years in prison after jurors heard she suffered devastating head, neck and shoulder wounds.
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Nick Pasqual Sentenced to 32 Years to Life for Stabbing Makeup Artist Allie Shehorn in Her Home

Actor Nick Pasqual was sentenced to 32 years to life after prosecutors said he broke into estranged girlfriend Allie Shehorn’s home and stabbed her more than 20 times.