An Algerian migrant convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in London received a suspended sentence despite previous convictions and expired immigration status.
An Algerian migrant convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in London received a suspended sentence, despite previous convictions and expired immigration status. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An Algerian migrant who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in a London alleyway has been spared prison after receiving a suspended sentence. Sofiane Belasri, 41, approached the schoolgirl outside Liverpool Street Station in July 2024 while she was with a group of friends, later groping her breasts over her clothing after buying alcohol for the group. DETAIL: When the girl rejected him and said she was gay, Belasri allegedly made further sexual comments toward her friends and asked whether they would perform oral sex on him in…Open
Christopher O’Connor, a former staff sergeant, was sentenced to five years of probation for submitting false claims for fake military funeral ceremonies.
A 43-year-old former Ohio attorney charged at his ex-wife's table with a loaded gun in a crowded Toledo restaurant, and only a forgotten safety switch and a brave waiter stopped him. Matthew Exton walked into a Toledo, Ohio, restaurant on April 11, 2025, where his ex-wife and her family were eating dinner. He ordered a […] The post Ohio lawyer convicted of attempted murder after trying to shoot ex-wife in Toledo restaurant appeared first on American Almanac .
A 43-year-old former Ohio attorney charged at his ex-wife's table with a loaded gun in a crowded Toledo restaurant, and only a forgotten safety switch and a brave waiter stopped him. Matthew Exton walked into a Toledo, Ohio, restaurant on April 11, 2025, where his ex-wife and her family were eating dinner. He ordered a drink sent to their table, spat in their direction, and left. Then he came back with a firearm, one round in the chamber, seven more in the magazine, and rushed the table. He pulled the trigger. The gun didn't fire. He had left the safety on. Before Exton could try again, a waiter tackled him from behind and pinned him to the floor. A jury later convicted Exton of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, and…Open
Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to appear before a parole board next year, months earlier than previously anticipated. The brothers are serving sentences for the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun killings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home. Their parole suitability hearings are now scheduled for March 2027, instead of August 2028. LiveNOW’s Mike Pache speaks with legal analyst Mark Geragos about the case.