Javier Righetti was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2011 stabbing death of a 15-year-old Las Vegas girl, and prosecutors plan to seek capital punishment.
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War Machine, the former mixed martial arts fighter on trial for an attack on his then-girlfriend and a man, suffers from brain abnormalities that could cause animalistic behavior, a doctor testified.
In an effort to boost awareness about domestic violence, former adult film actress Christine Mackinday took to social media soon after she was brutally beaten by her ex-boyfriend, a mixed martial arts fighter, she testified Thursday.
Former adult film actress Christine Mackinday testified Wednesday in the rape and attempted murder trial of her former boyfriend, ousted mix martial arts fighter Jonathan Koppenhaver, also known as War Machine.
She lay bleeding on the bathroom floor of her home, a pair of teeth knocked out, her eyes swollen shut. Prosecutors say that’s when Jonathan Koppenhaver, a former MMA fighter known as War Machine, told her: “This is it. I’ve got to kill you now.”
Arbor View High School’s athletic director had his bail set Tuesday at $1.5 million in his child pornography case and now faces additional charges, including first-degree kidnapping.
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