Convicted synthetic drug dealer sentenced to 120 years
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 120 years in prison for trafficking spice online.
Killer Jodi Arias gets life term with no chance for release
The nearly seven-year legal saga of Jodi Arias ended Monday as a judge sentenced her to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend.
S. Korean ferry captain gets 36 years in prison
A South Korean ferry captain was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years in prison for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year.
Gillentine sentenced to 10 years for DUI death
A Tupelo man who pleaded guilty to drunken driving resulting in the death of a Tupelo woman.
Man once declared dead sentenced to die for murder
A Mississippi man who was once declared dead, only to resurface as a suspect in a kidnapping and killing, was sentenced to death Friday after a jury earlier convicted him of murder.
Man gets 20 years for gun battle at school
A man who was persuaded by a bookkeeper to surrender during a 2013 gun battle with police at a school near Atlanta pleaded guilty to multiple charges Tuesday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Bowling given chance to appeal sentence
ABERDEEN — Senior U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson has dismissed a motion filed by Dwight Bowling to have his 300-month sentence on charges of
Southaven ex-mayor gets 2 ½ year sentence
Former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis was sentenced Thursday to 2 ½ years in state prison for felony convictions of embezzlement and fraud.
Ex-football coach Bowling hearing set for Tuesday
A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday from a former Mississippi and Alabama prep football coach on a motion challenging his sentence on charges that he transported boys across state lines for sex.
Man gets life for retirement home deaths
A 67-year-old grandfather was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole in the killing of two women at a Detroit retirement home.
Robber was never told to report to prison
After he was convicted of armed robbery in 2000, Cornealious Anderson was sentenced to 13 years behind bars and told to await instructions on when and where to report to prison. But those instructions never came.
Woman faces up to 76 years in meth case
Warren County prosecutors say a Bolton woman faces up to 76 years in prison after being convicted Tuesday on methamphetamine charges.
Ex-football coach Bowling wins review of sentence
A federal judge will hear arguments from a former Mississippi and Alabama prep football coach on a motion to set aside or reconsider his sentence to multiple guilty pleas that he transported boys across state lines for sex.
Man sentenced to 30 years in agent’s death
Kelly Terry-Willis did not hesitate to look into the eyes of the orange-jumpsuit-clad man involved in the shooting death of her big brother, telling him his “evil decision” took from her a loving confidant, dance partner and dedicated family man.
Man pleads guilty to sending ricin-tainted letters
A former martial arts instructor pleaded guilty Friday to sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials in a bizarre case in which authorities say he tried to frame a longtime enemy and Elvis impersonator who was briefly jailed in the case.
Miss. drug dealer wants sentence tossed
A Mississippi man described by authorities as a major drug dealer and former record label owner has asked a federal court to throw out his 90-year prison sentence on money laundering charges.
Hospital worker gets 39 years in hepatitis case
A traveling medical technician who stole painkillers and infected dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison.
Former Jackson meteorologist sentenced
Former Jackson television meteorologist Eric Law has been sentenced to serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to one count of sexual battery involving a 15-year-old girl.
Prosecutors dropped three other counts.
Man wants new sentence in child porn case
JACKSON — A Mississippi man fighting a 60-year sentence for producing and distributing pornography featuring a 5-year-old boy argues that the prison term is unfair
28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayor
DETROIT — A former Detroit mayor was sent to federal prison for nearly three decades Thursday, after offering little remorse for the widespread corruption under