Officials in McKinney, Texas, said a masonry contractor spent 83 days in jail for failing to appear for jury duty. Douglas Maupin was released from jail on Saturday, a day after The Dallas Morning News brought his plight to the attention of a Collin County judge. According to the newspaper, Maupin was arrested on February [...]

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According to authorities, Syracuse University senior, John C. Morse, committed suicide on Friday morning by jumping off a parking garage near the Veterans Administration Medical Center complex, a building that is owned by the school. Officials at the university said that the senior was not schedule to graduate with his class on Sunday because he [...]

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A Texas man is accused of stabling Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Shaji F. Varghese, after Mass at a parish near Corpus Christi on Friday morning. Authorities said David Rodriguez is being held in San Patricio County Jail on a $350,000 bond on aggravated assault with tampering with evidence charges. According to reports, after Mass on [...]

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Seven-year-old Donald Coffey Jr. who was shot two days ago after his father stopped or him and his 5-year-old sister to go to the bathroom in a residential area, has died in a Houston, Texas, hospital officials said. According to reports, Houston couple Sheila and her husband Gale Muhs, both 45, fired at the family [...]

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Update: 7/16/09 Joseph Simmons, Jr. pleaded guilty to one charge of disorderly conduct in New York after being busted in May for marijuana possession. As part of the deal, Jojo will serve one day of community service and authorities agreed to drop the possession charges against the 19-year-old Original story Jojo Simmons, the son of [...]

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