Crime, Law and Justice

Authorities say that after a rear-end crash, the driver of one vehicle fled from the scene on foot and was pursued by a passenger from the other car. Officials say a physical altercation took place and officers found one man in grave condition. He was taken to HCMC where he was pronounced dead.
Station: Suspect in Closs abduction says he'll plead guilty
KARE-TV reported Thursday that suspect Jake Patterson was replying to a letter from a station reporter. The station reported that Patterson wrote that he didn't want Jayme's family "to worry about a trial."
Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
The sentence in federal court followed Manafort's conviction in a bank and tax fraud trial last summer. The case involved Manafort's political work for powerful clients in Eastern Europe.
Man who threatened teens at Eden Prairie McDonald's pleads guilty
Lloyd Edward Johnson allegedly provoked a November confrontation with Somali-American teens at the restaurant and then pulled a gun on the teens as the situation escalated. He pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats, prosecutors said Thursday.