YOUNGSTOWN OH Nov 26 2017 A man appearing in municipal court Friday was arrested after he refused orders to speak to a judge, and a fracas developed in which he and a security guard were shocked with a stun weapon. John Johnson, 29, was in the courtroom of Judge Robert Milich when he refused to […]
Brockton MA Nov 19 2017 Three court officers at Brockton Superior Court were placed on paid leave, and a mother and daughter were charged Thursday as part of an investigation into an alleged heroin distribution ring at the courthouse, authorities said. Christine Lozanne, 54, of Norwood and Tineisha Lozanne, 25, of Dorchester were arraigned in Brockton […]
Houma LA Nov 14 2017 A private company has been contracted to provide security at the Terrebonne Parish Courthouse in Houma, parish officials said. For several years the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office posted deputies at the building’s Church Street entrance to inspect visitors but will no longer do so due to tight budget constraints, Sheriff Jerry […]
Montgomery AL October 27 2017 The brazen shooting death of a man gunned down outside of a Montgomery courthouse minutes after he testified against a violent crime suspect stunned many in the law enforcement community. The death of 31-year-old Kelvin Cooley not only was a senseless crime, they said, but one that could have ramifications on […]
Newburyport MA Sept 21 2017 The typical ebb and flow inside the Newburyport courthouse Tuesday morning was shattered as word filtered throughout the building that a longtime court officer had died unexpectedly hours earlier. Rachel Hassett, 41, of Bradford worked as a Haverhill District Court officer for 12 years and had checked herself into a […]
YOUNGSTOWN OH Sept 3 2017 Reports said a man who had his bond revoked Thursday after a hearing in municipal court faces new charges after assaulting a court security employee and a city police officer. Terron Jones, 18, whose address is listed as homeless, now faces new charges of felonious assault and resisting arrest after […]
WAUKEGAN IL Aug 20 2017 – Three Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officers successfully revived a man who was suffering from an opioid overdose in a courtroom. Lake County officers Karrie Lee and Melissa Dunn and Sgt. Timothy Specht noticed a 24-year-old man slumped over in a public viewing area in a Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
BEAUMONT TX Aug 10 2017 – The Jefferson County sheriff’s office Wednesday said a Jefferson County courthouse security officer who was accused of sexual assault was found dead in Cleburne, Texas. Police in Cleburne say he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued the following news release Wednesday […]
Crawford County PA Aug 2 2017 A private firm began handling security screenings Monday at the Crawford County Courthouse while a court order, effective Sept. 5, puts the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in charge of security at both the courthouse building and new county judicial center in downtown Meadville. Point Security began handling entrance screenings at […]
Bowling Green OH July 13 2017 A Kentucky woman was arrested Friday after she allegedly engaged in a disruptive altercation with the victim in a sex case at the Wood County Courthouse. Nevona Leonard, 67, Lancaster, Kentucky, was taken to the Wood County jail on one count of retaliation. She was not listed in […]