• Kelly Robinett, 70, a Texas physician, along with nurses Kingsley Nwanguma and Joy Ogwuegbu, were convicted of health care fraud in a $12 million scheme that ran from 2007-15 in which they billed Medicare for unprovided home health services.
• Cody Nichols, a veteran in Oklahoma whose life and landscaping business were disrupted when his lawn-care equipment was stolen, received $15,000 worth of new lawn-mowing equipment through the nonprofit group Soldier's Wish, an organization that helps military veterans.
• Joseph Merlino, 30, of Virginia, who had denied researching cyanide and ordering a stainless-steel syringe online, was found guilty of attacking his ex-girlfriend, Ellie Tran, 35, outside her home on Valentine's Day last year and injecting her with a fatal dose of the poison.
• Michael Ratcliff, 40, and Antinette Johnson, 29, were arrested on charges that include animal cruelty after authorities in Louisiana said the two were found with cocaine, marijuana, the sedative promethazine, drug paraphernalia and several pit bulls that had injuries associated with dogfighting.
• Darwin Patterson, 45, was arrested in Chattanooga, Tenn., after police say he crashed his car into police headquarters, prompting officers to post a photo of the wreck online, telling people that if they choose to drive drunk "crashing the vehicle you are driving at police headquarters makes it much easier for CPD officers to arrest you."
• M.E. Bettikofer, a police lieutenant in Cartersville, Ga., said that hours after his divorce was finalized, Walter Radford, 33, killed his ex-wife's lawyer, Antonio Mari, then drove to his ex-wife's house and shot himself.
• Chelsie Hamm, 27, was arrested after her 3-year-old son was shot in the arm, after, police say, she left the gun unsecured in her Shreveport home where two other children were present as she slept on the front porch.
• Abhay Trivedi, a Georgia cardiologist, pleaded guilty to animal-cruelty charges and is prohibited from owning more animals after authorities found more than a dozen chickens, four dogs and hundreds of birds in poor condition in his home.
• Philip Macchio, 41, a Florida Uber driver, was charged with aggravated assault after, authorities say, he pointed a gun at a motorist because he was upset that she was texting.
A Section on 06/24/2018