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Ross Adams

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ross Adams

    Tennessee's botched Christa Pike execution draws lethal injection criticism (opens the original)

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    A Mississippi criminal defense attorney is speaking out against Tennessee's handling of a botched execution, calling it a glaring example of cruel and unusual punishment. John Colette, a prominent criminal defense attorney who previously defended a man later executed by the state of Mississippi, shared his thoughts on Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike. Pike, a 50-year-old woman who has been on death row for nearly 30 years, was reportedly still breathing almost an hour after medical

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Ross Adams

    Christopher Walker live-posts during 12-hour Jackson standoff (opens the original)

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    A 12-hour standoff between Jackson police and Christopher Walker, who barricaded himself in a home with three of his children, ended peacefully early Tuesday on Dianne Drive. The standoff began Monday night when officers attempted to question Walker about a homicide and shootings over the weekend. Police said Walker ran into the house with three of his four children, while one child remained outside. Walker had reportedly been dropping off the children at his ex-wife’s house when police arrived,

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Ross Adams

    2 charged with manslaughter, aggravated BUI in fatal crash on the reservoir (opens the original)

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    Two men charged in connection with a boating accident that killed a woman appeared in court on Tuesday. Nathan Lane Rhinewalt, 21, and Nelson Jiminez, 22, were arrested by Reservoir Police after the Sept. 20 collision of two boats that injured six people and killed 23-year-old Madison Alford. Rhinewalt and Jiminez are both charged with manslaughter and aggravated boating under the influence. Jiminez faces an additional charge for tampering with a witness. According to court records, Jiminez trie

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Ross Adams

    Jury deliberates in manslaughter trial for ex-Capitol Police officers (opens the original)

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    Jury deliberations are expected to begin Monday for two former Capitol Police officers on trial for manslaughter. Steven Frederick and Michael Rhinewalt are charged in the September 2022 shooting death of 25-year-old Jaylen Lewis. The defense rested Friday after Frederick and Rhinewalt testified in their own defense. Both men claim they acted in self-defense during a traffic stop four years ago. At his lawyer's request, Frederick demonstrated commands he said he gave to Lewis during the incident

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Ross Adams

    Ex-Capitol Police officer testifies he fired after Jaylen Lewis drove Jeep toward him (opens the original)

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    Two former Capitol Police officers on trial for manslaughter in the shooting death of Jaylen Lewis took the witness stand for the defense. Steven Frederick and Michael Rhinewalt are accused of firing into a Jeep Cherokee that Lewis was driving, killing him. Rhinewalt said on Sept. 25, 2022, he, Frederick and other members of the Capitol Police Flex Unit were performing traffic stops. He said at the time, Jackson had one of the highest violent crime rates in the nation. Rhinewalt said that as he

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