In brief:
James Fells‘ homicide trial began before Judge Ronna Beck, where a witness testified Tuesday that Fells shot and killed Christopher Freeman without provocation.
Dianna Lalchan was ordered held at a halfway house on a voluntary manslaughter charge after she shot and killed her husband, Christopher Lalchan. Dianna Lalchan told police she was defending herself against her husband.
A grand jury indicted Anthony Campbell Friday on first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of Antwain Henderson. Campbell was also charged with evidence tampering and two firearms offenses.
Quindetta Cosby was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 49-year-old Paul Lawrence Morris. “I’d like to apologize to the Morris family,” Cosby said. “I’d also like to ask for their forgiveness because I truly didn’t mean to do it. I was under the influence of drugs. I regret it every day; I think about it all the time.”
Doctors at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital told a judge that Gary Montgomery is mentally competent to stand trial in the stabbing death of 23-year-old JaParker Deoni Jones.
Samuel Nelson was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months in prison for the death of his friend, Darnell Howard, last year. “I myself wish things would’ve went a different way than they did,” Nelson told the court. The fact that he knew their family made it more difficult, Nelson said.
