Convicts

California Jury Convicts Man on Multiple Counts of Child Sexual Assault, Faces Life Sentence

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REDDING, Calif. — A Shasta County court delivered a verdict on Thursday that found Jerry Anthony Patnode Jr. guilty on multiple felony charges involving severe child sexual abuse. The decision, reached after a thorough review of the case, means Patnode Jr. could be facing up to 38 years or potentially life in state prison. Sentencing is slated for Monday, Sep. 23. The charges laid against Patnode Jr. were significant and distressing, highlighting a grim breach of trust. He was accused of two counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child aged 10 years … Read more

St. Augustine Jury Convicts Man for Attempted Murder of Deputy in 2020 Standoff

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St. Augustine, Fla. — A St. Johns County jury delivered a guilty verdict in a high-stakes case involving an attack on a law enforcement officer, concluding a tense series of events that began over two years ago. Richard Bonsell was convicted on Wednesday of attempted murder following a dangerous confrontation in which he shot at a deputy. The incident took place in April 2020, when Bonsell, driving a vehicle later identified as stolen, was intercepted by a sheriff’s deputy in a shopping center parking lot in Ponte Vedra Beach. The routine traffic stop escalated dramatically … Read more

Oregon Jury Convicts Man on Child Exploitation Charges After Intense Deliberation

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OREGON, Ill. – After a jury deliberation that lasted over three hours, an Oregon man was convicted Wednesday of several counts of child pornography possession. Joshua Lake, 30, of Stillman Valley, faced charges stemming from evidence recovered by authorities in 2018. Lake was initially charged with 10 felony counts of possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. However, in a pre-trial decision, the prosecution dropped seven of those charges, including two related to the alleged dissemination of the offensive content. This left Lake facing three counts relating to possession of videos depicting minors—under the age … Read more

Alabama Jury Convicts Man in 2020 Thanksgiving Eve Murder Case

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Grove Hill, AL – A Clarke County jury has convicted Jarquise Hayes of murder in the 2020 shooting death of Nicholas Bettis, following a five-day trial that culminated in roughly three and a half hours of deliberation. The verdict was reached after detailed presentations by both the prosecution and defense teams. The incident, which led to Hayes’ conviction, occurred on the evening of November 25, 2020, in the front yard of the victim’s mother’s residence on Tallahatta Springs Road in Thomasville. Testimonies revealed that Hayes had been concealed in bushes across the street when he … Read more