The commutation ends 50 years of prison life for the former member of the American Indian Movement. In he maintained his innocence. Senate panel advances Noem nomination for Homeland Security secretary. The FBI and its current and former agents dispute the claims of innocence.
Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were shot and then executed as they lay wounded. Their cars were riddled with dozens of bullet holes.
It is a heinous crime. Peltier was serving life in prison for the murders. Peltier is 80 years old and has health problems. In his memoir, Peltier admitted to firing shots in the ambush but said he did not kill the FBI agents, who were on the reservation serving an arrest warrant for robbery.
Copyright Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Emily Hernandez, a Missouri woman pardoned after her ties to the Jan. Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday in connection with a drunken-driving crash. If only someone could have seen this coming! Five people were arrested within 24 hours from Wednesday to Thursday related to a November homicide investigation.
John Ramsey is still pushing to find his daughter's killer almost 30 years later, and met with police to discuss re-testing DNA evidence. Deputies said a Florida woman was arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a year-old. A Massachusetts high school is closed Friday amid an investigation into a threat that was made against a student, officials said. The singer and actress previously posted an emotional video regarding the deportation of undocumented immigrants, where she says through tears, "All my people are getting attacked β¦ the children.
