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Woman who faked pregnancies, including with Bachelor star, sentenced to 30 days

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Laura Owens, who also received seven years’ probation, fabricated medical records to prolong relationships A woman who admitted to faking pregnancies and fabricating medical records while aiming to prolong relationships with men – including a star of the reality show The Bachelor – has been sentenced to 30 days in jail in Arizona as well as seven years’ probation. Laura Owens, 36, received her punishment on Friday in Maricopa county superior court nearly two months after pleading guilty to felony counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices, perjury and…

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Christa Pike's attorney describes botched execution, concerns about 'blown' veins

Editor's note: This article contains graphic descriptions of an attempted execution. New court filings detail how one of Christa Pike's attorneys says Tennessee Department of Correction personnel who carried out the botched execution of Christa Pike appeared to struggle to establish intravenous lines to administer the lethal injection. Pike survived being administered two doses of pentobarbital during her attempted execution at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Sept. 30.

USThe Guardian

Ohio man convicted of murder for running over officer after police killed his son

Rodney Hinton ran over Larry Henderson after he viewed body-cam footage of police shooting dead his son Ryan An Ohio man who killed a deputy with his car just hours after seeing video of his son killed by Cincinnati police was found guilty of murder and other charges on Friday, according to authorities . Rodney L Hinton , 40, faces between 15 years and life in prison after his convictions in the death of Hamilton county special deputy Larry Henderson. His sentencing is tentatively scheduled for 16 November.