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She had apparently died hours earlier on 16 September 2007, of a bacterial infection resulting from injuries sustained during a sexual assault. Several suspects were arrested, but eventually released for lack of evidence; police have released a CCTV video showing the body being discarded by a motorcyclist, as well as several other people who ...
According to the 2023 Kansas Bureau of Investigation statistics on sexual violence, more than 78% of sexual assaults committed in Kansas were committed by someone who knew the victim.
Ronda Morrison, an 18-year-old white girl, was shot to death at a dry-cleaners in 1986. Walter McMillian, a black man, was arrested and immediately sent to Alabama's death row, where he was held for two years without having even been charged. McMillian was eventually charged in 1988 despite six witnesses placing him at a fish fry during the murder.
Danny Rampey (R) State Representative from Statham in House District 119, was newly re-elected when he was arrested and charged with obtaining drugs by misrepresentation or theft, exploiting an elder or disabled adult, burglary, and drug possession. He was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years.(2022) [37] [38]
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Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty on August 5, 2009, of eleven of the sixteen corruption counts. [75] On November 13, 2009, Jefferson was sentenced to thirteen years, the longest sentence given to a congressman for bribery or any other crime. State Senator Derrick Shepherd (D), sentenced to 37 months for corruption. (2008) [76]
He was arrested and charged with third-degree assault, but was let go on a suspended sentence and probation. [4] In November 1981, Gilyard was arrested for theft but was released on $3,500 bail . That same spring, he received a 4-year prison sentence for violating his probation.