A homeless man who set a fire that destroyed a medical building in Lenawee County has been sent to prison for nearly seven years and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million. Christopher Feneley repeatedly apologized in court Thursday. His …
A federal grand jury has indicted a 26-year-old Pass Christian man in a fraud case alleging he received BP oil spill-recovery money by making a false claim for $5,000. The Sun Herald reports Ruben Stefon Nichols Jr. claimed the oil …
Nashville, Tenn., police say a man apparently upset over his pizza threw a beer bottle with flammable liquid into the restaurant. Officers said in a news release Monday that it ignited a small fire Sunday night that was quickly extinguished …
Police have charged a Lexington man with felony driving under the influence after they say he tested positive for synthetic marijuana after a fatal crash. Thirty-two-year-old James Furman Prescott is charged with two counts of felony DUI and reckless homicide. …
A 53-year-old Reedsburg man who pleaded guilty to his 10th offense of drunken driving has been sentenced to four years in prison. Michael J. Clevenger was sentenced Friday, one day after pleading guilty in Columbia County court. A criminal complaint …
An East Baton Rouge Parish man claims he suffered hallucinations and injuries last fall after smoking a product labeled “potpourri/incense.” The Advocate reports that John Alexander Radford has sued the owners of the store where he allegedly bought the product. …
A man who pleaded guilty to playing a role in cases of stolen vehicles and arson in the Madison, S.D., area earlier this fall has been sentenced to three years in prison for that and for a burglary last year. …
Police say the death of a 47-year-old man who fell from his docked boat in the northwestern Lower Peninsula was an accidental drowning. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports toxicology tests found that David Boekeloo’s blood-alcohol level was nearly three times …
A 68-year-old Coffeyville man has died after losing control of an all-terrain vehicle and crashing into an area of dense trees. KOAM reports Howard Sylvester Homer was an inexperienced rider who is believed to have been riding at a high …
A lawsuit has been filed by the family of a southwest Michigan man who died in 2009 following a confrontation with two police officers who subdued him with stun guns. The Grand Rapids Press reports the lawsuit by family members …