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New court date set for Quinnen Williams following March arrest

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:56:26 +0000

Jets defensive end Quinnen Williams will have his day in court next month.

Williams, who was arrested on March 5 at LaGuardia Airport for trying to board a plane with an unlicensed Glock 19 handgun, will appear in court on July 23, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. His original court date, March 25, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to reports citing Port Authority officials, Williams had the gun in his bag when he arrived at the Delta Airlines check-in counter. When the Delta employee responsible for Williams found out about the gun, a license check was made with the Port Authority police. Since Williams’ permit was valid in Alabama, but not New York, he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

The 22-year-old was scheduled to be formally charged during his first court appearance on March 25. Since he did not have ammunition on him when he was arrested, he cannot be charged with unlawfully possessing a loaded weapon — the same charge that sent former Giants and Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress to prison for 20 months following an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Manhattan nightclub in 2008.

The Jets selected Williams third overall out of Alabama in the 2019 NFL draft, making him the highest-drafted defensive player in franchise history. The defensive lineman’s rookie season wound up being somewhat of a disappointment, though, as he battled injuries and stretches of inconsistent play throughout 2019. In 13 games, Williams recorded only 28 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

Williams’ court date comes before the beginning of training camp, meaning he will not miss any practice because of the gun charge. Regardless of the outcome of his case, Williams is subject to punishment under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

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Trial date imminent for mother of Mackay fugitive

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:22:53 +0000

THE case against a mother accused of helping her millionaire-turned-fugitive son flee the country will be set down for trial.

Elizabeth Anne Turner is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice between July 1, 2013 and September 15, 2017 and providing false testimony.

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The matter was briefly mentioned at Mackay District Court today and adjourned for mention on July 1 “for the allocation of a trial date”.

Ms Turner is accused of buying and preparing a yacht to help her son, Markis Scott Turner, flee the country ahead of a drug smuggling and trafficking trial.

Markis Scott Turner was arrested in the Philippines after fleeing Australia ahead of a drug smuggling and trafficking trial.

Mr Turner was arrested and charged in May 2011 over allegations he was a major player in a multimillion-dollar drug syndicate.

It is alleged he imported more than 71 kilograms of cocaine from South America into Australia after the Australian Federal Police seized barrels of hydraulic oil reportedly containing drugs at Mackay railway yards. The trial was to start in September 2015.

Mr Turner, who was on supreme court bail, last reported to police about 6.30am on August 14 that year and disappeared until his capture two years later in 2017 in the Philippines, where he remains awaiting extradition.

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It is also alleged Ms Turner deliberately misled judicial proceedings by telling the Brisbane Supreme Court she had not been in contact with her son for several weeks and believed he had taken his own life on April 21, 2016.

She has previously denied the charges, although no formal pleas have been entered.

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Trial date to be reset for man accused of killing football player

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 06:28:02 +0000

Tim Hrenchir @timhrenchir

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Jun 15, 2020 at 1:38 PM

Shawnee County District Court officials intend to reschedule the jury trial that was set to begin next month for Francisco A. “Franky” Mendez, who is charged with last year’s first-degree murder of Washburn University football player Dwane Simmons.

The case against Mendez is scheduled to be taken up at 2 p.m. Thursday on a district court criminal assignment docket, according to information posted on the court’s website.

Mendez, 19, faces charges that include first-degree murder in the April 2019 gunshot slaying of Simmons, 23, near 1287 S.W. Lane. He also is charged with attempted murder in that same shooting of Simmons’ best friend, Corey Ballentine, a former Washburn player who had been drafted hours earlier by the NFL’s New York Giants.

Simmons died at the scene. Ballentine survived after being shot once in the buttocks. He played this past season for the Giants.

Shawnee County District Judge Cheryl Rios found Mendez competent to stand trial on May 9 and tentatively scheduled his trial to begin July 13.

In addition to the charges linked to the death of Simmons and the wounding of Ballentine, Mendez is charged with:

• Three counts of attempted murder linked to the same incident regarding shots fired at Washburn football players Channon Ross, Kevin Neal Jr. and James Letcher Jr., who weren’t hit.

• Seven counts of aggravated robbery victimizing other people. The counts were linked to a carjacking committed April 27 at 2130 S.W. Fairlawn Road and an April 30 robbery of cash and cellphones committed near 1300 S.W. Clay.

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Trial date set for man charged in slaying of NBA player Lorenzen Wright

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:30:45 +0000

A Memphis judge Tuesday set an October trial date for a man charged with conspiring with the ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright to kill the former NBA player more than nine years ago.

Shelby County Judge Lee Coffee told Billy Ray Turner during a court hearing that his trial would start on Oct. 26 after prosecutors and his defense attorney agreed on that date. A trial in Wright’s slaying would involve one of the most highly publicized homicide cases in Memphis’ history.

Turner has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy issued in a December 2017 indictment. He could face life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.

Wright’s decomposing body was found riddled with bullet wounds in a swampy field in east Memphis on July 28, 2010. Wright, 34, had been missing for 10 days before his body was discovered.

A Memphis native, the 6-foot, 11-inch Wright played 13 seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies and four other NBA teams, including the Clippers. He was retired from the league when he was killed.

Wright’s ex-wife, Sherra Wright, entered a surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in July. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee sentenced her to 30 years in prison. She could be a trial witness.

Turner, 48, pleaded guilty in June to possessing a weapon as a convicted felon. Prosecutors say Turner had two guns when he was charged with Wright’s killing. Turner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on the separate gun charge.

Turner’s trial in Wright’s killing had been set for September 2019, but it was delayed after prosecutors presented more potential evidence to Turner’s lawyer.

Turner, a landscaper in the Memphis suburb of Collierville, and Sherra Wright attended the same church. Witnesses said Sherra Wright masterminded a plan to have two men kill Lorenzen Wright at his home in Atlanta, but that attempt failed, according to an affidavit.

She and Turner then conspired to kill him in Memphis, and they dumped one of the guns used in the shooting in a Mississippi lake, authorities have said. A gun that was allegedly used in the killing was found in the lake weeks before charges were filed in the case.

One of the witnesses, Jimmie Martin, told authorities about the Atlanta plot and said he helped Turner and Sherra Wright clean the crime scene, authorities said in the affidavit, which was read in court by a prosecutor.

Martin has been convicted of murder in a separate case. He also could testify during the trial.

Turner’s lawyer, John Keith Perry, questioned Martin’s statements that Turner took part in Wright’s slaying.

“My client has been in jail now three years because of a convicted murderer,” Perry said.

Sherra Wright received $1 million from her ex-husband’s life insurance policy. She agreed to a settlement in 2014 in a court dispute over how she spent the insurance money meant to benefit their six children.

Wright’s mother, Deborah Marion, is ready for a trial, prosecutor Paul Hagerman said after the hearing.

“She wants an end to this process,” Hagerman said.

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Trial date set for former Wayne Hills football player Kevin Olsen

admin — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:23:48 +0000

Kevin Olsen(Photo: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office)

The trial for former Wayne Hills football standout Kevin Olsen on sexual assault charges will start in September, according to North Carolina court records.

Olsen, 23, and a 2013 graduate of Wayne Hills High School, was charged with second-degree forcible rape, cyberstalking and assault on a female in February 2017. He will appear in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in North Carolina on Sept. 17.

In September 2017, he pleaded not guilty.

The Mecklenburg County Prosecutor’s Office said Olsen threatened to strangle himself with a phone charger prior to the alleged assault. Olsen got into an argument with the woman and assaulted her three times, Assistant District Attorney Kristen Northrup said.

Olsen played quarterback for University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Towson University and the University of Miami after his years at Wayne Hills.

Olsen redshirted at Miami in 2013, but he left the following year after multiple suspensions.

He then transferred to Towson University in Maryland. According to the Baltimore Sun, Olsen was kicked off the team in 2015 for violating team rules.

Olsen is the younger brother of Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen. His father is well-known Wayne Hills football coach Chris Olsen.

He was a four-star recruit entering his senior season at Wayne Hills. He was ranked 10th nationally among pro-style quarterbacks by Rivals.com when he committed to Miami in May 2012.

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Pre-trial date set for ex-MSU football player accused of sexual assault

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:08:27 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – A former MSU football player, Auston Robertson, was in court Tuesday for a pretrial conference in relation to a sexual assault charge.

He is accused of raping a girl after a party on April 8, 2017. He is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.

The pre-trial date was set for May 2 at 10:30am.

In June of 2017, MSU trustee Mitch Lyons reveled that Auston Robertson was the player who alerted Coach Mark Dantonio to the sexual assault allegation that led to three other players being charged. Lyons shares this information during an interview on sports radio show The Huge Show:

“When Auston Robertson came into his office for a regular weekly meeting you know Coach D asked the regular questions he typically asked him and then he became a little emotional and didn’t even go into details, he just alluded to the fact that something happened and Coach D had a sense that it involved some sort of sexual allegation and he immediately said, ‘Hey, don’t say anything more.’ He called the OIE office, got the appropriate person involved.”

Lyons later apologized for naming Robertson.

The three other players, were charged after a criminal investigation by the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office; they are Joshua J. King, Demetric D. Vance and Donnie L. Corley Junior.
This is involving a different sexual assault incident that occurred January 16 on campus.

Robertson faces up to 15-years in prison if convicted.

The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

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