Mother, Girlfriend of Slain Man Say They Don’t Blame Jury for Verdict Cortez Overstreet was found innocent Thursday in the shooting death of Michael Ridley. The jury of seven women and five men needed only 90 minutes of deliberation to determine which of two conflicting accounts of the incident was more credible. On Tuesday, Overstreet’s […]
Baby’s Dad Acquitted of Beating Jurors say they couldn’t pinpoint who hurt infant; Hamilton says she’s ‘very disappointed.’ Two jurors said there just wasn’t enough evidence to convict Desmond Matthews of charges he beat and severely injured his 2-month-old son. Matthews dropped heavily into his courtroom chair Thursday shortly after he heard a Shawnee County […]