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Suffolk DA Rollins files motion to end the long-running prosecution of Sean Ellis By Adrian Walker Globe Columnist,Updated March 17, 2021, 6:07 p.m. Email to a Friend âTo be at a point now to have my name cleared is truly emotional,â said Sean Ellis on Wednesday as he expressed gratitude to Rachael Rollins and his two defense attorneys.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins filed a motion Wednesday that could bring to a close the three-decade-long case of Sean K. Ellis, whose conviction for the murder of Boston police Detective John J. Mulligan became a cause celebre that raised major questions about police corruption and prosecutorial misconduct. ....
County board member Jim Dodd dies Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail Dodd ALTON – Madison County Board member and long-time Alton alderman Jim Dodd is being remembered as someone who served his constituents and spoke his mind. Dodd, 77, died Wednesday at Alton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He had been in poor health for several years, and had not attended any county board meetings since spring 2017. Dodd was first elected to the Madison County Board in 2012. Prior to that he had served as an Alton alderman for the 6th Ward from April 1981 to March 1997. He was also the owner and operator of Jim’s Mobil. ....
The Clapback Mailbag is over. We’ll continue to respond to emails, DMs, tweets and comments every Friday but, to be honest, there’ll never be another mailbag as good as this week’s collection of well-moisturized whiteness. This one is filled with 40 percent more whiteness. This one is the fulfillment of all our clapback dreams. This one exemplifies the concept of white tears. This is what we mean when we talk about “whataboutisms.” This is why the mailbag exists. Advertisement This is white people. In fact, you know I am not a man prone to hyperbole (sarcasm font). However, when this world has ceased to exist; when the oceans have consumed the continents and the sharks are eating the last remaining zebras (because of the long necks); when Jesus or Zeus or T’Challa or the great Panther in the sky returns to itemize and pass judgment on all that has ever existed; after they separate the wheat from the chaff, the lion from the lamb and good from evil; j ....
Updated: 3:05 PM EST Mar 8, 2021 A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker with prejudice on Monday morning, meaning the charges can t be brought up again. Kenneth Walker is accused of shooting an officer when police busted down Breonna Taylor s apartment door during a drug raid almost a year ago. He was charged with assault and attempted murder of a police officer after he opened fire during the raid, wounding Louisville Metro police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the leg. Taylor was shot multiple times and died in the hallway.There was no body camera footage of the incident.Walker spent a couple weeks in jail before being released to home incarceration.The charges against Walker were dropped the following May, but without prejudice, meaning they could be refiled if new information came to light.Then, Commonwealth s Attorney Tom Wine said he believed more should have been presented to the grand jury.Back in September, Walker and h ....
Updated: 10:55 AM CST Mar 8, 2021 A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker with prejudice on Monday morning, meaning the charges can t be brought up again. Kenneth Walker is accused of shooting an officer when police busted down Breonna Taylor s apartment door during a drug raid almost a year ago.Walker has maintained that he did not know the people at the door were officers.He was charged with assault and attempted murder of a police officer after he opened fire during the raid, wounding Louisville Metro police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the leg. Taylor was shot multiple times and died in the hallway.The charges against Walker were later dropped but without prejudice, meaning they could be refiled if new information came to light.Back in September, Walker and his attorney filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare him immune from criminal prosecution because of Kentucky s stand your ground law. I was raised by a good family. ....