All Blog Posts Tagged 'years' (5)

The Other Side of the Coin: The Spiritual Life of a Black Man

Held Captive in Angola Prison for 40 years

Each sentence of this chilling autobiographical account makes readers turn the pages eager for the next unfolding in this remarkable man’s life. Robert Howard recounts the violent, bestial life of prison that he faced at the young age of 15 in 1963. Rising to…

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who snatched a newborn from a hospital more than two decades ago and raised the child as her own was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called it a "crime of selfishness" that enhanced parents' fears and forced hospitals to boost security.

Ann Pettway, of Raleigh, N.C., nodded her head repeatedly as U.S. District Judge Kevin P.…

A 31-year-old local rapper who gained international acclaim for his gritty songs detailing drug dealing, violence and a no-snitch mantra was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for gun possession and witness tampering. Christopher Dorsey, better known as B.G. or Baby Gangsta, was an original member of the 1990s rap super group the Hot Boys. His most recent…

Susan Wright re-sentenced to 20 years in prison for husband's murder . by Kevin Reece / 11 News

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Posted on November 1, 2010 at 4:40 PM

Updated Tuesday, Nov 2 at 9:02 PM

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Street icon 'White Boy Rick' seeks parole after 25 years behind bars

Published: Sunday, May 27, 2012

Richard Wershe in a recent prison photo holding up some drawings ­— his hobby ­— he did for the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation.

The name Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe is a local pop culture touchstone, associated with the rough and rugged streets of Detroit in the 1980s, an era marked by massive bloodshed as a result of the burgeoning cocaine…