“Person of interest” wanted by Alton, IL police in custody
( KTRS ) A man wanted by Alton, IL police is in custody. Authorities says 29 yr old Larry Northcutt is a “person of interest” in connection with a homicide investigation. 29 yr old Christopher Gernigin, was found dead near the Clark Bridge early Saturday morning. The Alton Police Department did not say how Northcutt…
Former St. Louis officer sentenced for beating suspect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former St. Louis police detective who admitted beating a handcuffed suspect faces more than four years in federal prison for a civil rights violation. Thomas A. Carroll pleaded guilty earlier in St. Louis to a felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch…