Teen charged with killing neighbor ordered back to jail in N.J. after Florida arrest NJ.com 1 hr ago Matt Gray, nj.com
A South Jersey man charged with aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of a neighbor will return to jail to await trial following his recent arrest in Florida for allegedly threatening a motorist.
Zachary T. Latham, 18, of Vineland, was charged last May in the killing of veteran state corrections officer William T. Durham Sr., 51, following an ongoing dispute. Latham was released from jail that same month, over the objection of prosecutors and Durham’s family, and allowed to relocate to Florida while he awaited trial in New Jersey.
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Yes, there’s another election day just around the corner. It’s May 18. And, in fact, thanks to no-excuse mail ballots, widespread voting is already open.
In addition to deciding local races, voters this year will elect a slew of new judges to Pennsylvania’s three statewide appellate courts judges who will no doubt shape important policy in the state for at least the next decade.
These are some of the most powerful positions in state government. But the elections that determine who gets the jobs tend to get little attention from voters. In the last two judicial election years that featured partisan contests, turnout hovered in the low 20% range, compared with more than 70% turnout in 2020’s record-setting election.
An Armenian American man convicted of killing a Turkish official in Los Angeles in the 1980s will be released into ICE custody after a parole board’s determination that he is not currently dangerous, his attorney said Friday.
Hampig “Harry” Sassounian’s pending release comes after the Los Angeles County Superior Court last month vacated Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision reversing that parole, and over the objections of the U.S. State Department. For years, lawyers and advocates for Sassounian have argued that he has shown remorse for his crime and that he should be released after serving nearly 40 years in prison.
Hampig Sassounian
The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom informed the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region Wednesday that the Governor has decided to allow Hampig Sassounian’s release by waiving any further appeals of the court’s ruling which upheld the Parole Board’s decision to grant parole.
“We are truly grateful to Governor Newsom and his team for keeping the lines of communication open with us, for listening to our concerns, and for making the humanitarian decision to allow Hampig Sassounian’s parole to stand. We look forward to witnessing his long overdue release from prison,” stated ANCA-WR Chair Nora Hovsepian.