Tennessee Cop Killer Executed Phillip Workman was executed early today after his conviction for killing Lt. Ronald Oliver more than 25 years ago at a Memphis Wendy’s restaurant gun-battle in 1981. His execution had been delayed five times with the latest delay challenging Tennessee’s three-chemical injection procedure as reported by Rose French of the AP in this Washington Post story.

Shooting in NY Courtroom Leo Lewis, Jr. had been acquitted of charges of forcibly touching a 21-year-old woman, and during a court hearing over attorney's fees fired a sawed-off rifle at her. No one was injured but the shot narrowly missed the judge’s head. Jim Fitzgerald of the AP reports more on this story here. Though the small town of Sloatsburg just 40 miles Northwest of New York, has safety measures in place, it apparently does not include a metal detector.

Officers Volunteer to Protect Man who shot Teen Police officers are volunteering their time to protect Damon Wells whose home has been vandalized since he shot and killed Arthur C. Buford (15). Cleveland police said the 15-year-old was shot and killed when he and another man tried to rob 25-year-old Wells on Saturday night. Newsnet5.com reports that the family has been living in fear since the incident. NAACP President George Forbes said that "people have a right to be safe and secure in their home."

Man pleads guilty to rape, tied to crime by DNA Michael Vincent Gonzalez (24) has pleaded guilty to rape charges after police linked him to the crime by comparing DNA from an unrelated arrest in Monterey County. The Merced Sun-Star reports that Gonzalez broke into the Greenfield woman’s home wearing a mask, dragged her from the bed by her hair, then forced her into another room where he raped her at knifepoint.