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Mother Awarded $9.25 Million After Son Dies in Altercation with Correction Officers at New York Prison

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ALBANY, N.Y. – A federal jury awarded $9.25 million to the mother of Terry L. Cooper, a prisoner who died during a confrontation with correction officers at Clinton Correctional Facility in 2016. The verdict came just hours after the jury began deliberating Tracy Yvonne Cooper’s claim that the guards used excessive force in her son’s death. The incident occurred when Cooper, a 25-year-old inmate, set off a metal detector while on his way to the prison gym. Two officers, Patrick M. Clancy and Kolby M. Duffina, discovered explicit photos in an address book found in … Read more

Cher’s Son Opposes Conservatorship Request, Declares Mother ‘Unfit’ in Court Battle

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LOS ANGELES – Cher’s request for conservatorship over her son Elijah Blue Allman was not immediately approved by a judge, who ruled that there was insufficient time for Allman and his attorneys to review the filed documents. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui made the decision on Friday, stating that the court required the documents to be submitted at least five days before the hearing. Allman, who is opposing the petition, was also granted the right to choose his own legal representation. One of Allman’s attorneys, Avi Levy, expressed his client’s satisfaction with … Read more

Mother Accused of Drowning Autistic Son Appears in Court for New Judge in a Shocking Criminal Case

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Miami, Florida – Patricia Ripley, the mother who admitted to leading her autistic son into a canal and drowning him in 2020, appeared in court on Thursday to request a new judge for her criminal case. Associate Administrative Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez has been assigned to preside over Ripley’s case. Ripley, aged 48, is facing charges that include first-degree murder, kidnapping, child abuse with great bodily harm, and attempted murder in the death of her 9-year-old non-verbal son, Alejandro, who had autism. According to authorities, Ripley took her son to a lake behind a housing … Read more