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Man gets 50 years for firing shot at Illinois police officer

Man gets 50 years for firing shot at Illinois police officer

by Associated Press | Apr 13, 2022 | National Headlines

Marcus D. Boykin also gets 36 years for various weapons offenses, other charges A man convicted of shooting at a Decatur police officer last year, setting off a police pursuit and standoff, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. A Macon County judge sentenced...
Woman pretending to be Tyre Sampson’s ‘cousin’ is an adult entertainer facing arson charge: report 

Woman pretending to be Tyre Sampson’s ‘cousin’ is an adult entertainer facing arson charge: report 

by Biba Adams | Apr 6, 2022 | National Headlines

A woman calling herself Shay Johnson is now said to be a fraud as the victim’s family doesn’t know her A woman acting as a spokesperson for the family of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson is not known to them and is reportedly an adult entertainer who was fired this week after...
Rick Lawrence becomes first Black man nominated for Maine’s high court 

Rick Lawrence becomes first Black man nominated for Maine’s high court 

by TheGrio Staff | Mar 8, 2022 | National Headlines

Gov. Janet Mills has sent four nominees to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court since taking office in 2019, all unanimously confirmed. On Monday, Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills nominated District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence to serve as an associate justice on the...
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother announces plan to give $18,000 in scholarships 

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother announces plan to give $18,000 in scholarships 

by TheGrio Staff | Feb 24, 2022 | National Headlines

Wanda Cooper-Jones will award $3,000 scholarships to six Brunswick High School students in honor of her son, a 2012 graduate. Wanda Cooper-Jones has announced a plan to award six $3,000 scholarships to students at Brunswick High School this year in honor of her son....
Ben Crump is representing Glenn Foster’s family in probe into his death

Ben Crump is representing Glenn Foster’s family in probe into his death

by Aisha Powell | Dec 13, 2021 | National Headlines

The family of the ex-athlete says that he was denied proper medical care The family of Glenn Foster Jr— the former defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints who died in police custody on Monday— has retained prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and will now...
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