Hundreds of Sex Offenders Arrested Crossing the Border:  US Border Patrol agents patrolling along the Texas-Mexico border have had their hands full with an unexplainable influx of sex offenders illegally sneaking into the US from Mexico.  Douglas Peter of the Standard Daily reports that within the past five months, 144 sex offenders were arrested by agents as they crossed into the US through the Rio Grande Valley Sector. 

Bill Allows Death Penalty in School Slayings: A bill introduced in Indiana, if passed, would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty in homicide cases committed at schools or places of worship.  The AP for WLIF reports that the bill was introduced in response to a murder case that occurred on the Purdue University campus.  Cody Cousins was sentenced to 65 years for killing fellow student Andrew Bold.  He was not eligible for a death sentence due to a lack of aggravating factors as defined by Indiana law. This bill would include homicides that occur on school grounds or at places of worship on the list of almost 20 aggravating circumstances already in place in the state of Indiana.

Habitual Felon Man Accused of Attacking Elderly Mother: Habitual offender Randy Francis, a Stockton man wanted in the brutal assault of his 86-year old mother, is still at large after fleeing the scene of the attack on Saturday.  Michelle Schultz of KCRA reports that on the afternoon of Saturday, March 14, Francis was allowed entry into his mother's apartment unit by the landlord.  He then attacked the landlord, tied him up, and stole his car keys before beating his 86-year-old mother and fleeing in the landlord's vehicle.  His elderly mother's injuries were so severe she is not expected to survive.  Francis' motive is unknown. He is considered  armed and dangerous.