Source: pnj.com 6/17/26 [ACSOL note: this is behind a paywall but we are posting this for the possible value Florida residents may find in it] The small town of Jay is set to appoint a convicted sex offender as its new town manager. Current Town Manager Eric Seib has been working part time since September and on July 3 will officially retire from the position. April Watson, who was made operations manager by unanimous vote of the Jay Town Council on the same night Seib stepped back from full time…
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NM: State Supreme Court says sex offender parole applies even without prison time
Source: organmountainnews.com 6/17/26 The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that sex offender parole applies to certain convictions even when a defendant does not serve time in state prison. The justices ruled an Otero County man was improperly discharged from a five- to 20-year parole term after his prison sentence was satisfied by jail credit. Organ Mountain News report SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that people convicted of certain sex crimes must serve an indeterminate parole term even if they do not serve time in state…
Read MoreOH: Knife, blood, sawhorses found in 18-year-old’s car; charged with homicide of registrant
Source: local3news.com 6/18/26 Kian Andrew Neal, the 18-year-old suspect accused of killing 56-year-old Robert George Locke, has pleaded not guilty. Neal appeared in court on Wednesday, June 17, to enter a plea. He is charged with: Criminal homicide Especially aggravated burglary Abuse of a corpse Tampering with evidence Death under suspicious, unusual, or unnatural circumstances Neal will have a preliminary hearing on July 1 at 3:00pm Collegedale Police officers and other authorities are searching the Birchwood Landfill, where they believe Locke’s body may be located. Officers arrested Neal on…
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