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The father of a 9-year-old murder victim has been convicted of gun charges less than a week after two Chicago men were convicted in his son’s death.A Cook County judge on Wednesday found Tyshawn Lee’s father, Pierre Stokes, guilty of gun possession and aggravated battery. The charges stemmed from a 2014 argument in which witnesses said Stokes flashed a gun at a woman. At the time, the 29-year-old Stokes was barred from owning a firearm because of a robbery conviction.Dwright Boone-Doty shot Tyshawn in 2015 to avenge the murder of friend Corey Morgan’s brother and the wounding of Morgan’s mother. Boone-Doty and Morgan were convicted of Tyshawn’s murder.Stokes is awaiting trial on attempted murder charges stemming from a 2017 shooting that injured three. Prosecutors say the shooting was in retaliation for Tyshawn’s murder. … [Read more...] about Father of 9-year-old murder victim guilty of weapons charges

Authorities have identified the 78-year-old California man who was struck and killed while crossing a street in South Lake Tahoe in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend.Police say Edwin Harshman of South Lake Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8 p.m. Sunday.The driver of the vehicle, 20-year-old Marlon Cruz, fled the scene initially before turning himself at the South Lake Tahoe police station about five hours later.Cruz has been charged with felony hit-and-run. Police say an initial investigate indicates Harshman was crossing Lake Tahoe Boulevard outside a crosswalk.Cruz of Idaho Falls, Idaho is a sophomore at Lake Tahoe Community College and starting goalie for the school’s men’s soccer team. … [Read more...] about Victim of South Tahoe hit-and-run was 78-year-old local man

Police on Monday released the name of a man who was fatally shot in San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood early Saturday. The victim was identified as Ricardo Moran, 49, of San Diego. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday, several people called 911 to report hearing gunshots in the area of 42nd and Epsilon streets, acting Lt. Michelle Velovich said in a statement.Police arrived to find Moran and a second man on a sidewalk, both suffering from gunshot wounds. The men were taken to a hospital, where Moran died. The second victim, 56-year-old man whose name was not released, was in critical condition but is expected to survive, the lieutenant said. Velovich said witnesses heard a vehicle speed off after the shooting, but no one was able to describe the vehicle. Police have no suspects. Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the homicide unit at (619) 531-2293. Anonymous tips can be left with San Diego Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. … [Read more...] about Police release name of 49-year-old killed in Shelltown shooting

Jurors have ruled that an 86-year-old former southwest Missouri minister is a sexually violent predator who should remain confined even though he has completed a 15-year prison sentence for sodomizing teenage boys.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jurors reached the verdict last month in the case against Donald Peckham, but the case records weren’t publicized until Tuesday. Prosecutors say Peckham, who is from Sarcoxie, sexually abused at least 14 boys between 12 and 16 years old over the course of 30 years and continued to victimize young boys until he was 67 years old.Defense attorney Amy Clay says the decision to indefinitely commit Peckham to a treatment program run by the Missouri Department of Mental Health amounts to a “life sentence” because few people get through it.___ Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com … [Read more...] about 86-year-old former Missouri minister deemed sexually violent

Updated: February 14, 2014 To be fair, I didn’t really spend two days at a 200-year old French apple farm – I spent two days at an apple farm that is at least 200 years old. And despite some editions over the years, the farmhouse itself was built more than 300 years ago. Catherine and Olivier, the couple whose children I take care are of, both hail from the north of France, but this week we went to visit Catherine’s family at their charming apple farm. (Is there any other kind of apple farm?) We arrived late at night after a four-hour car ride from Paris, but luckily there was a full meal waiting for us: arugula salad, jambon persillé and country bread, which we washed down with a healthy dose of red wine. (Or well, I did.) The next morning we started cooking early to prepare for the birthday party of Catherine’s 11-year old nephew. In honor of the festivities, Olivier made his signature scallops with crème fraîche and … [Read more...] about Two Days at a 200-Year Old French Apple Farm