May 13, 2009

Mother and Son Plead Not Guilty to Grovetown, GA Murder

Becky Sears and her son Christopher Bowers plead not guilty to murder, armed robbery, and burglary charges in the beating death of Sears’ neighbor, Kay Parsons. An expected bond hearing was delayed. Count on WJBF’s Renita Crawford for the latest in the case.

Columbia County Mother, Son Plead Not Guilty To Neighbor’s Murder

A Columbia County mother and son plead not guilty to capital murder…Rebecca Bowers Sears, 41, and her 20-year-old son, Christopher Sean Bowers, entered a plea in court, Wednesday morning.


May 07, 2009

Attorney General Holder: Terrorists Won’t Be Set Free

Attorney General Eric Holder says the United States will not release anyone considered a terrorist into the country. Holder was testifying Thursday at a Senate hearing. He faced questions from lawmakers about his plans for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center by January 2010.


April 29, 2009

Arraignment, Bond Hearing Set For Murder Suspects

Becky Sears, and her son, Christopher Bowers, are scheduled for an arraignment, May 13th. They’re accused in the beating death of their next door neighbor, Kay Parsons, March 25th, in Columbia County. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the latest.


April 28, 2009

SC Trooper Heading To Court On Civil Rights Charge

A South Carolina trooper caught on video trying to run down a suspect is scheduled to be in court this week. Lance Cpl. Alexander Richardson is expected to appear before a federal judge on Tuesday.


April 22, 2009

Goodell: Michael Vick’s Ticket Back To NFL Is “Genuine Remorse”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Michael Vick has paid a significant price for doing an “egregious thing” and will have to show genuine remorse and that the experience has changed him to get a chance at resuming his career in the league.


April 21, 2009

Fed Judge In NYC Closes Piracy Suspect’s Hearing

A federal judge in New York says he must decide whether a piracy suspect is a juvenile before information about the case can be made public.


April 15, 2009

More Legal Troubles For Dent’s Funeral Home

It’s with more legal troubles for the owner of Dent’s Funeral Home. A bankruptcy hearing was held Wednesday to discuss issues surrounding the funeral home but nothing happened because the owner did not show up. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

Charges Mounting Against Sunday School Teacher Accused Of Murder

Charges are mounting against a California woman accused of killing an 8-year-old girl. Melissa Huckaby appeared in court for an arraignment hearing Tuesday. Laura Marquez has more.


April 14, 2009

Michael Vick Begins 3rd Leg Of Trip Back To Kansas

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has begun the third leg of his trip back to a federal penitentiary in Kansas. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons Web site showed Tuesday that Vick has left the federal prison in Atlanta.

Michael Vick Begins 3rd Leg Of Trip Back To Kansas

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has begun the third leg of his trip back to a federal penitentiary in Kansas. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons Web site showed Tuesday that Vick has left the federal prison in Atlanta.


April 13, 2009

Georgia Soldier Faces Hearing In Iraq Slayings

Witnesses testified today that an Army sergeant charged with murder shouted “My career’s over, just kill me,“ as soldiers pinned him to the ground after he shot and killed two fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Members of the unit told a military judge at Fort Stewart that the two slain soldiers had been giving Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich of Minneapolis a critique for poor performance before he shot them Sept. 14 at a small patrol base south of Baghdad.


April 02, 2009

Michael Vick Appears In Virginia Court For Bankruptcy Hearing

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick is in a Virginia court to face questions about his plan to emerge from bankruptcy. Vick appeared in a Newport News, Va. court Thursday morning for the first time in his bankruptcy case. The plan is based on his goal of resuming his professional football career when he gets out of jail.

Michael Vick Appears In Virginia Court For Bankruptcy Hearing

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick is in a Virginia court to face questions about his plan to emerge from bankruptcy. Vick appeared in a Newport News, Va. court Thursday morning for the first time in his bankruptcy case. The plan is based on his goal of resuming his professional football career when he gets out of jail.


March 31, 2009

Michael Vick To Pay Atlanta Falcons At Least $6.5 Million

Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp. The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. Vick arrived in Virginia Monday afternoon and is being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.

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