Vermont Jury Convicts Elliot Russell of First-Degree MurderMay 13, 2026VerdictsA Vermont jury convicted Elliot Russell of first-degree murder on May 13, 2026, in Bennington Superior Court for the 2022 shooting death of Ulysses Ivey.
Brooklyn Jury Convicts Lu Jianwang on Foreign-Agent and Obstruction CountsMay 13, 2026VerdictsA Brooklyn federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang on May 13, 2026, of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying evidence linked to a secret Chinese police outpost in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Los Angeles Jury Convicts Actor Nick Pasqual on All CountsMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Los Angeles jury convicted TV actor Nick Pasqual on May 8, 2026, of attempted murder, forcible rape, and burglary in the stabbing of his estranged girlfriend, Allie Shehorn.
Georgia Jury Convicts Two Men in Athens Gang Murder CaseMay 12, 2026VerdictsAn Athens-Clarke County jury convicted Shamon Elder Jr. and Jaquavious Smith for the 2022 murder of Brynarius Smith, with Elder sentenced to life without parole plus 85 years.
Florida Federal Jury Convicts Four in Haiti Presidential Assassination PlotMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Miami federal jury convicted four men on all counts for their roles in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including Neutrality Act violations.
Illinois Jury Convicts Dubois on All Counts in Starbucks AbductionMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Madison County, Illinois jury convicted Timothy J. Dubois on all four counts of abduction and sexual assault arising from a 2022 Collinsville Starbucks attack, leaving him facing up to 80 years in prison.
Robertson County Jury Convicts Mansfield on Two Counts of Vehicular HomicideMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Robertson County, Tennessee jury convicted Lukas Lee Mansfield on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the drunk-driving deaths of his two young children in 2025.
Louisiana Jury Convicts Faron Dillon on All Six CountsMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Livingston Parish jury convicted Faron Dillon on five counts of attempted murder of a police officer and one felon-in-possession count at Louisiana's 21st JDC.
Florida Jury Convicts Four in Julio Foolio Murder CaseMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Tampa jury convicted Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, and two co-defendants of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of rapper Julio Foolio at Hillsborough County Circuit Court.
Michigan Farmer Convicted of Murder in Fertilizer-Tank Concealment CaseMay 11, 2026VerdictsA Lenawee County jury convicted farmer Dale Warner of second-degree murder and evidence tampering for killing his wife and hiding her body in a fertilizer tank on their Michigan farm.