A judge declared a second mistrial Monday in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin when he was a captain.Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore went on trial last week for a second time after a jury deadlocked in July and a mistrial was declared. His second trial started a week ago in Grand Isle County, and the jury deliberated over three days before telling the judge Monday afternoon that it could not reach a unanimous decision.Grismore said by email on Monday that he was grateful to the jurors who maintained their...

A Philadelphia family court judge has been suspended without pay for the last three months of his time on the bench after the Court of Judicial Discipline determined his politically charged social media posts violated jurists’ behavioral standards.The court on Monday imposed the punishment against Common Pleas Judge Mark B. Cohen, who before he became a judge spent more than four decades as a Democratic state representative.The opinion and order faulted Cohen’s “actions in repeatedly posting items on the internet reflecting his political views even after being warned not to do so.”Cohen’s lawyer, Sam Stretton, said Tuesday that he plans...

Jacob Hersant, a self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed Nazi salute when a magistrate sets his term next month.According to Magistrate Brett Sonnet, Hersant will be sentenced to a “relatively modest term of imprisonment” at his next court appearance. “It will not be a severe term of imprisonment, but I have not determined the length.”Sonnet initially intended for Hersant to be taken into custody on Wednesday until his sentence was set on Oct. 23.But after hearing arguments from defense lawyer Tim Smartt, Sonnet allowed the 25-year-old to remain free on bail until...

Gerald Goines, a former police officer in Houston on Tuesday was sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for drug raid for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid.Goines was convicted in the January 2019 over the deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58. The couple were shot along with their dog after officers burst into their home using a “no-knock” warrant that didn’t require them to announce themselves before entering.Prosecutors said Goines lied to get the search warrant approved and that his actions were part of a pattern of wrongful drug arrests and convictions of innocent individuals during his 34-year...

A man and woman charged with attacking former Gov. David Paterson and his stepson — son of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa — during a bizarre late-night quarrel on the Upper East Side are claiming they are the true victims. Travor Nurse and Diamond Minter were arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday, where their lawyers presented a starkly different take on the clash late Friday outside a McDonald’s on Second Ave near E. 96th St. Assistant District Attorney Zachary Campbell said 20-year-old Anthony Sliwa first encountered three youths earlier in the night while walking his dog and argued with them...

Mohamed Bahi, a staffer in Mayor Eric Adams’ office who resigned Monday, has been hit with criminal charges alleging he destroyed evidence and tampered with witnesses in the ongoing federal corruption investigation that resulted in the mayor’s indictment last month.Bahi was arrested at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday and presented on witness tampering and destruction of evidence charges brought by the FBI hours later in Manhattan Federal Court. Prosecutors agreed to his release on a $250,000 bond, and no plea was entered during the brief proceeding.A criminal complaint unsealed ahead of Bahi’s appearance by prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office —...