Triple Murderer Executed In Texas: Derrick Charles, convicted of murdering his 15-year-old girlfriend, her mother and her grandfather 13 years ago, became the seventh inmate executed in Texas this year after being put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday night. The AP reports that Charles' attorneys argued that he was mentally incompetent and sought to overturn his death sentence, but the claim was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has two more executions scheduled next month, but only has enough pentobarbital for one of them.
Protests Begin in Wisconsin After Shooting Decision: Hours after a prosecutor announced that a white officer would not be charged in the March 6 shooting death of an unarmed biracial man, protests have begun in Madison which some fear will become violent as in Ferguson and Baltimore. Todd Richmond of the AP reports that Dane County's district attorney Ismael Ozanne, a biracial man who identifies as black, said that he "made his decision based on the facts." On March 6, 19-year-old Tony Robinson was tripping on mushrooms and acted out violently towards several individuals, prompting police to be called. When Officer Matt Kenny responded to the call, Robinson punched him in the head. Fearing Robinson would take his gun Kenny fired seven shots, killing him.
Body Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns: Police departments using body cameras to monitor officer behavior are now facing privacy concerns regarding when to keep their cameras rolling. Maggie Ybarra of the Washington Times reports that both leaving the camera on full time or allowing an officer to shut it off puts an officer at risk of losing his job or violating someone's privacy rights. In spite of this, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced her plan to implement a $20 million Body-Worn Camera Pilot Partnership Program to help provide law enforcement agencies with the cameras.CA Judge Allows Serial Rapist To Remain Free: A California community is outraged after a judge decided not to send a serial rapist back to a psychiatric hospital. Tami Abdollah and Olga R Rodriguez of the AP report that Christopher Hubbart, or the "pillowcase rapist," was deemed by Judge Richard Loftus as posing no danger to the safety and well-being of others. But residents of the community worry he will rape again. Hubbart, who was first convicted of rape in 1972, admitted to raping approximately 40 women through 1982, muffling their screams with a pillowcase.
Suspect Identified In CT Serial Killer Probe: William Devin Howell, behind bars for murdering a woman, has been identified by law enforcement as the suspect responsible for the murders of seven women, whose bodies were discovered in the woods behind a Connecticut strip mall. Dave Collins of the AP reports that Howell was sentenced in 2003 to 15 years for manslaughter in the killing of a 33-year-old woman. Howell has yet to be charged in murders of the seven women.

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