Author: Kevin Thompson

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Anika Celeste Thorpe was sentenced today in Third District Court for her involvement in the 2020 murder of Linda Nemelka, a woman tragically killed during a botched carjacking as she left a friend’s house. Thorpe, 33, will serve one to fifteen years in prison for manslaughter and one to fifteen years for robbery. These sentences will run concurrently, but consecutive to the sentences Thorpe is already serving for prior convictions. Thorpe entered a plea deal with the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, bringing closure to a five-year-long investigation. Deputy District Attorney Vince Meister outlined…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – A ransomware attack on the Arizona Federal Public Defender’s Office has caused significant setbacks in the death penalty case of Ralph Menzies, with defense attorneys requesting additional time to respond to key arguments concerning his mental competency. Last week, defense attorneys filed a motion with the court, asking for an extension to file a reply brief in the case after a cyberattack compromised their ability to access critical case files. The office revealed that the attack had wiped out a nearly complete, 25-page draft of the brief, which was intended to address the State’s claims…