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The tragedy set the stage for the landmark prosecution that put parent gun owners everywhere on notice to keep their guns safely stored, or risk being prosecuted should their child commit a crime with the weapon.
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
This year, he was charged with threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Edward Kelley, 35, was found guilty in Knoxville of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat, the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
She was also charged with driving without a license, destruction of property with intent, failure to use headlights and setting in motion a vehicle with intent to commit a crime, per the Albermarle County Police Department.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
This year, he was charged with threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Edward Kelley, 35, was found guilty in Knoxville of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat, the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
She was also charged with driving without a license, destruction of property with intent, failure to use headlights and setting in motion a vehicle with intent to commit a crime, per the Albermarle County Police Department.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Commit a crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20a%20crime. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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