Georgia teen pleads guilty to gun charge for running onto Capitol grounds with loaded shotgun

WASHINGTON — A Georgia teenager who charged at the U.S. Capitol armed with a loaded shotgun and wearing body armor and camouflage clothing pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally carrying a firearm, court records show. Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna, Georgia, told police officers who apprehended him outside the Capitol on Feb. 17 that he … Read more

Georgia man who ran toward Capitol with shotgun pleads guilty

A Georgia man who charged at the U.S. Capitol armed with a loaded shotgun and wearing body armor and camouflage clothing pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally carrying a firearm, court records show. Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna, Georgia, told police officers who apprehended him outside the Capitol on Feb. 17 that he intended to … Read more

Savannah Guthrie pleads to her mother’s alleged kidnappers to “do the right thing” in new video

Savannah Guthrie appealed to her mother’s alleged kidnappers to “do the right thing” on Monday, saying in a new video message that her family has been living in a “nightmare that will not end.” In her Instagram post, the “Today” show host said her family had “done our part” and would “never stop looking for” … Read more

Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray pleads guilty at hearing

Colt Gray, the teen accused of killing four students and injuring nine others in the 2024 shooting at Georgia’s Apalachee High School, pleaded guilty to all 55 charges in court on Friday morning. Gray entered a “non-negotiated” plea, which means that he admitted guilt to all of his charges without a pre-arranged deal between his attorneys and … Read more

Captain pleads guilty in boat crash that killed 3 girls from Miami sailing camp

MIAMI — A tugboat captain has pleaded guilty to causing a deadly Miami collision that killed three girls from a sailing camp last summer. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to seaman’s manslaughter, according to court records. The charge carries up to 10 years in federal prison, but prosecutors have recommended … Read more

Woman pleads no contest to abuse after 3 kids are found living alone for years

PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan woman accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house of squalor pleaded no contest Thursday to child abuse in an agreement that carries a six-year prison sentence, authorities said. Conditions at the Pontiac home were so offensive that police evidence specialists wore hazmat suits when the children … Read more

Ex-captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on a cargo ship

NEW YORK — A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging and raping a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet who was working on the vessel as part of the academy’s Sea Year training program. John Merrone, 53, pleaded guilty just as his trial was about to start in Brooklyn federal court. … Read more

Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M money laundering scheme

New York — The former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, interrupted jury selection at his money laundering trial on Thursday to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in a $67 million fraud scheme. Weidong “Bill” Guan, 63, of Secaucus, New Jersey, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court, … Read more