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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Milwaukee toddler struck by vehicle, dies; driver sentenced to probation
The Brief A Milwaukee man accused of striking a 2-year-old child with his SUV pleaded guilty on Friday, June 6. Laron Lawrence entered the plea and was sentenced to 18 months probation. The charge in this case stems from a incident on Milwaukee's northwest side in November 2024. MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Laron Lawrence on Friday, June 6 to 18 months probation in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy on Milwaukee's southwest side last November. Lawrence pleaded guilty during Friday's court appearance to a single count of knowingly operate a vehicle without valid license-cause death. The judge sentenced Lawrence to one year at the Community Reintegration Center, but that sentence was stayed. Instead, the court opted for probation. What we know Lawrence was accused of striking a 2-year-old child with his SUV near 60th and Hustis in Milwaukee in November 2024. The child died from his injuries. According to the criminal complaint, at about 12:25 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, police were sent to an accident near 60th and Raintree. Upon arrival, they found a 2-year-old child lying in the roadway after being struck by a truck. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android Witnesses told police that they saw a GMC Yukon traveling southbound on 60th Street when the child suddenly appeared in the roadway in front of the Yukon. The Yukon braked and swerved but appeared unable to avoid striking the child. The Yukon stopped after the accident and remained on scene, per the complaint. Officers determined that the child lived in an apartment in the area. The window to the apartment had been left open, and the child had climbed out and wandered unsupervised into the roadway. The complaint goes on to say that police spoke to the defendant, Laron Lawrence, who admitted being the driver of the Yukon. He admitted that he did not have a driver's license. He admitted the same things in a later interview with detectives. He said that he was on his way back to work when the child darted out in front of him, and he was unable to avoid hitting him, despite his efforts to avoid the child. The Source The information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access as well as previous FOX6 News coverage.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
New details and guilty plea in 2019 kidnapping and murder of Kitchener, Ont. man
A woman has pleaded guilty for her role in the death of a Kitchener man whose body was later found in Oshawa. CTV's Krista Simpson reports.
BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Man admits causing passenger's death in Broadstairs crash
A man has admitted causing the death of his passenger when he crashed his car into a tree in Hammond, 20, appeared before Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday where he spoke only to confirm his name and enter a guilty plea to the charge of causing death by dangerous Entwistle, 18, died when Hammond crashed the car he was driving on Dumpton Park Drive, Broadstairs, on 1 October Entwistle's mother, Keena Entwistle, said it was a relief to hear the driver plead guilty to the charge. The judge told Hammond to prepare for a custodial punishment when he is sentenced on 28 August. Ms Entwistle said she was relieved that Hammond had "taken responsibility for what he's done".She added that he had not only "ruined Ethan's life" but also the lives of her family and "so many people". Ben Brazil - one of Ethan's closest friends who was also a passenger in the car when it crashed - said he thought about the incident every said hearing the guilty plea was "like a big stress relief gone"."After the hearing today I know it's not going to go on for a couple more years, it's going to be over and done with sooner," he bail conditions include not sitting in the front seat of a vehicle for any reason and not contacting the other passengers who were in the car at the time of the has also been formally disqualified from driving. The length of the ban and any necessary re-tests will be decided at a later date, the judge County Council has introduced extra speed restriction measures around the site of the crash following a campaign by Ms Entwistle and other local residents after the incident.
ABC News
27-05-2025
- ABC News
Canberra man who stabbed partner to death in family kitchen pleads guilty to murder
A 72-year-old Canberra man has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner at their north Canberra home during a brief appearance in the ACT Supreme Court today. Van Thanh Vu was helped by an interpreter as he told the court "I plead guilty". Police and emergency services had rushed to the couple's house in the suburb of Bruce in October 2023 after they were alerted by family. If you need help immediately call emergency services on triple-0 They found Thi Thuy Huong Nguyen, 65, unresponsive on the kitchen floor. She had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Vu was also injured and rushed to hospital where he was revived. Days later he appeared in court via video link from his hospital bed, and was formally charged with murder. He was to face trial this week. But that has now been abandoned because Vu has pleaded guilty. Before the guilty plea, prosecutor Trent Hickey told the court he had flagged a plea of not guilty by reason of mental impairment. Mr Hickey said each side had already received psychiatric reports, with Vu likely to seek a further report ahead of sentencing. Vu's lawyers told the court he had received a diagnosis about his health, and his health records would also need to be subpoenaed before the sentence. The court has set aside October 20 for sentencing to allow time for any experts to be examined.
Washington Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Former L.A. deputy mayor of public safety to plead guilty to fake bomb threat
A former Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety has agreed to plead guilty to making a fake bomb threat to City Hall for which he sought to blame a fabricated anti-Israel actor, federal prosecutors said. Brian K. Williams, 61, will admit to a single count of threats regarding fire and explosives and could face a maximum of 10 years in prison, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday.
