Crime and Public Safety

A man arrested for allegedly assaulting a Volusia County school resource officer bonded out of jail late Wednesday. His wife, also charged in the incident, bonded out on Tuesday. FOX 35 Orlando's Marley Capper joined LiveNOW from FOX with the latest details.

The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration. Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley?s February death, and Wednesday?s guilty verdict was reached by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard. Ibarra, 26, had waived his right to a jury trial, meaning Haggard alone heard and decided the case. Eric Subin, trial attorney, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty Wednesday on all counts in the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. The verdict was delivered late in the morning by Judge H. Patrick Haggard after a high-profile trial that spanned several days of testimony and closing arguments. FOX 5 Atlanta's Brooke Zauner joined LiveNOW from FOX with the latest details.

Susan Smith, a South Carolina woman who admitted to drowning her two sons 30 years ago was denied parole on Wednesday. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discusses the story with legal analyst Jennifer Brandt.

On Wednesday, the judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger's murder case ruled that the death penalty will remain on the table. Kohberger is the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft breaks it down with legal analyst Nicole DeBorde.

Defense attorneys for Jose Ibarra, the suspect accused of murdering Augusta University student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus in February, will continue bringing witnesses forward Wednesday, possibly including Ibarra's two brothers. FOX 5 Atlanta's Brooke Zauner joined LiveNOW from FOX with the details.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will postpone his decision on the Menendez brothers' case until the new Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman can review the details of the case. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discusses it further with legal analyst Neama Rahmani.

Sean "Diddy" Combs lawyers called an emergency hearing today, resulting in Judge Arun Subramanian ordering federal prosecutors to destroy 20 pages of material they obtained during a search of Diddy's cell. Diddy's defense argued that his rights had been violated when the jail cell notes were turned over to prosecutors. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft breaks it down with former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani.

New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump?s hush money conviction, but they expressed openness Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his second term.

The state is expected to rest their case on Tuesday after multiple days of testimony in the trial of Jose Ibarra, the man accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley on the campus of the University of Georgia. LiveNOW from FOX host Christy Matino spoke to Andrea Lewis, former felony prosecutor on the latest.

Two men are dead and a woman was critically injured in apparently random knife attacks throughout Manhattan. One attack took place in Chelsea, and the other two unfolded in Midtown East. The alleged attacker is a 51-year-old Hispanic man who appeared to be homeless. He was arrested near the U.N. when an officer heard a commotion and found him covered in blood.