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The man accused of brutally stabbing a hairdressing mogul to death at his Woodland Hills home in a 2017 murder fueled by an extramarital affair pleaded guilty to the crime Friday, and will spend the rest of his life in prison.Robert Baker, 61, admitted that he killed celebrity hairdresser Fabio Sementilli on Jan. 23, 2017, leaving him in a pool of blood in what was initially thought to be a home-invasion robbery gone wrong. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge…

The driver charged in the fatal crash that killed actor Treat Williams in June 2023 has changed his plea to guilty, and by doing so, will avoid a prison sentence. Ryan Koss, the Vermont driver charged with gross negligent operation in Williams’ death, initially pleaded not guilty to the charge in September 2023. However, on Friday, Koss agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting, which — if he abides by the terms of the plea deal — does not call for a prison term; Koss…

A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Ryan Koss, 35, who knew Williams, was given a one-year deferred sentence and as part of his probation will have his driving license revoked for a year and must complete a community restorative justice program on the misdemeanor charge. Koss was turning left into a parking lot in a Honda SUV on June 12 when he collided with Williams’ oncoming…

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. HT Image Ryan Koss, 35, who knew Williams, was given a one-year deferred sentence and as part of his probation will have his driving license revoked for a year and must complete a community restorative justice program on the misdemeanor charge. Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Koss was turning left into…

Hollywood star Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to the charge of involuntary manslaughter after the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie ‘Rust’. He waived his right to appear in court on Wednesday. This is the second time he`s been charged since Halyna, the cinematographer of the film, died in 2021, reports Mirror.co.uk. The first charge was dropped due to questions regarding the Colt .45 functionality after Alec claimed he never even pulled the trigger. As per Mirror.co.uk, during the…

Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter following the fatal accident that occurred during the shooting of the movie Rust in 2021.A court document filed on Wednesday (January 31) showed that the 65-year-old was scheduled to appear remotely in a New Mexico, US court on Thursday (February 1) but had waived his right to an arraignment (a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant to inform them of the charges against them).A court spokesperson told CNN that the…

By Morgan Lee | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the plea in state district court in Santa Fe, waiving an arraignment that had been scheduled to take place remotely by video conference the next day. Baldwin, the lead actor and a co-producer on the Western movie “Rust,” was pointing a gun at…

Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to a new charge of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection to the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. The actor waived his right to an arraignment, according to New Mexico court documents. Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in February 2023, but prosecutors in New Mexico ultimately dismissed the charges against the actor in April 2023 before he went to trial. However, after new…

A 40-year-old Indian national extradited from the UK has pleaded guilty to operating a global dark web enterprise to sell "deadly and dangerous drugs to communities across America" and agreed to forfeit approximately $150 million in cryptocurrency. According to court documents, Banmeet Singh from Haldwani in Uttarakhand created vendor marketing sites on dark web marketplaces to sell controlled substances, including fentanyl, LSD, ecstasy, Xanax, Ketamine, and Tramadol, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.…

David Kenner, a lawyer who unsuccessfully defended convicted Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, pleaded guilty on Friday to misdemeanor criminal contempt and was sentenced to one year of probation after admitting he leaked confidential material to reporters in 2023. Federal prosecutors said Kenner was representing Michel in the federal conspiracy case over the rapper’s role in a multimillion-dollar government influence campaign that involved both the Obama and Trump administrations. After Kenner had been…