Former Massachusetts prosecutor, criminal justice reform advocate acquitted of charges in rape case Wednesday, November 8 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Criminal justice reform advocate Adam Foss has been acquitted of rape and sexual abuse charges, more than a year after he was charged by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in a 2022 indictment.Foss had met his 25-year-old accuser in 2017 at... Read More.
Elijah McClain’s death: Officer acquitted in 2nd trial of police officers Monday, November 6 by ABC News(AURORA, Colo.) -- The jury has acquitted Nathan Woodyard on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the second trial concerning the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain following an altercation with Aurora, Colorado, police.Woodyard was the first police officer on the scene in... Read More.
Texas AG Ken Paxton faces other legal troubles after being acquitted in impeachment Monday, October 2 by ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was recently acquitted by the state Senate on 16 articles of impeachment, but the state's top lawyer still has multiple legal battles ahead.Paxton has been under an ongoing federal investigation in Texas since the fall of... Read More.
Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment Saturday, September 16 by ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The jury, consisting of Texas senators, has acquitted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment he faced in a rare Texas Senate impeachment trial after Paxton was suspended by the Texas House in May.The 16 articles were rejected overwhelmingly,... Read More.
Fiancé acquitted in murder-for-hire plot speaks out Friday, March 10 by ABC News(ARLINGTON, Va.) -- For nearly 25 years, Chris Johnson has been entangled in a deep mystery that he said has wrecked his family and his life.It began in 1998, when Johnson found his fiancée Andrea Cincotta, 52, dead inside their Arlington, Virginia, apartment. She had... Read More.
Coalport woman acquitted after facing sexual assault charges Wednesday, January 11 by Louise BennettCLEARFIELD – It took a jury only 26 minutes of deliberation to acquit a former Coalport woman of sexual assault charges in Clearfield County Court yesterday.State Police had filed charges against 29-year-old Sarah Lichty on accusations that she had sex with three teenage boys.According... Read More.
Two acquitted, two mistrials in Michigan governor kidnap plot Friday, April 8 by ABC News(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) -- A jury found two men not guilty Friday on charges connected to an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a mistrial was called on two remaining suspects after the jury was deadlocked on their charges.Adam Fox, Barry... Read More.
Former cop acquitted in deadly Florida theater shooting speaks out Wednesday, March 9 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A police retired officer who was acquitted last month for shooting and killing a fellow moviegoer who threw popcorn in his face during an argument said he stands by his actions, saying he was defending himself.Curtis Reeves, 79, told ABC News'... Read More.
Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted on all charges Friday, November 19 by ABC News(KENOSHA, Wisc.) -- A Wisconsin jury has acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges in his homicide trial.The 18-year-old fell to the ground after hearing the verdict.Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional... Read More.
Former President Donald Trump acquitted again Saturday, February 13 by ABC NewsBy LAUREN LANTRY, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Exactly a month and a week after insurrectionists incited a riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial came to a climactic end on Saturday afternoon, with Trump... Read More.
