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A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insurrection

Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries ’Tiger King’, will be resentenced in his murder-for-hire case after an appeals court vacated his original sentence.

Speaking at her son’s sentencing hearing Friday, Carolyn Pawlenty said Derek Chauvin has a “good heart.” “I believe a lengthy sentence won’t serve Derek well,” she said.

Gianna Floyd, George Floyd’s seven-year-old daughter, delivered her victim impact statement via video during Derek Chauvin’s sentencing hearing Friday. She said “I miss him and I love him” and she “asks about him all the time.”

A 49-year-old woman from Indiana who came to Washington with her hairdresser friend was put on probation Wednesday in the first sentence stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. With the number of people arrested approaching 500, it was the first of what government officials said would likely be similar proceedings for the hundreds of people who also face...

A D.C. judge handed down the maximum sentence, putting the girl in a juvenile detention center until she is 21. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II, who committed sexual offenses against five women in Northern San Diego County, is slated to be sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in state prison.

“Full House” star Lori Loughlin has reported to a California federal prison to serve her two-month sentence for her part in the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scam, an official at the facility told NBC News. Loughlin and and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli were required to begin serving their prison sentences by Nov. 19. They admitted to paying…

The Justice Department inspector general’s office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, President Donald Trump’s longtime friend, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

More than 60 survivors and family members will confront the New Zealand mosque gunman this week when he appears in court to be sentenced for his crimes

Breaking their silence for the first time since their arrest, “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli apologized Friday for using their wealth and privilege to bribe their daughters’ way into college before a judge sentenced each of them to prison. Loughlin was ordered to serve two months behind bars while Giannulli was sentenced to five months…

Family, friends and lawyers of convicted ex-Rep. Duncan Hunter say the California Republican is a devoted father and proud former Marine who should be shown some mercy for making mistakes after returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A Maryland mother who admitted to driving drunk, crashing her car and killing five children and a friend will spend almost two decades in prison. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

A white supremacist from McLean was sentenced to a year in prison. News4’s Chris Gordon reports on the war he says he was trying to start here and what investigators found to put him in prison.

A man accused of plotting to kill liberal politicians and some high-profile journalists has been sentenced to more than 13 years behind bars. News4’s Mark Segraves was in the courtroom.

Federal prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison sentence for a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists for attacks inspired by racist killers. But defense attorneys are seeking leniency for Christopher Hasson, disputing the government’s claim that he is a domestic terrorist. Hasson’s lawyers are urging a federal judge...

A 21-year-old man received a lengthy prison sentence for a shooting in Germantown that police say had ties to gang activity. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A judge sentenced a Virginia business owner to five years in prison with all but six months suspended for accepting payment for a ceiling lift from a Maryland woman but failing to deliver it. Karen Mitchell-Nurse’s daughter Naiya was born with multiple disabilities, and years of seizures left her non-verbal and unable to walk on her own. When Naiya...

A Virginia business owner accused of taking thousands of dollars from customers and never delivering medical equipment was sentenced in Maryland. Susan Hogan reports.

The man who provided the gun used to kill a teacher’s aide was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.