IN THE NEWS: 73-year-old thinks she killed gator who ate her miniature horse; city's DMV adds 'Safe Selfie Zone'; attorney says 12-year-old defended mom by fatally shooting husband

Judy Cochran, 73, a great-grandmother and mayor of Livingston, Texas, said she thinks she's finally got revenge on the alligator that ate her miniature horse when she took a single shot to kill a 12-foot, 580-pound animal at her ranch during alligator hunting season.

Christy Moulds, 40, who pleaded guilty to stealing money from nearly 100 nursing-home residents in Meridian, Miss., was ordered to pay nearly $5,500 in restitution and a $5,000 fine as she was handed a suspended prison term and placed on probation.

Willie Goldsboro, a motor-vehicle department worker in Dover, Del., got the office to install "Safe Selfie Zone" backdrops so newly licensed drivers can take pictures with the words "Look who's driving now!" instead of posting on social media photos of new licenses, which contain personal details.

Robert Apgar, 35, of Oklahoma City, who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and falsely reporting to authorities that his ex-wife wanted to blow up a county courthouse, was sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison.

Russell Johnson, a district attorney in Morgan County, Tenn., said a 12-year-old boy defended his mother, a longtime victim of domestic violence, by shooting and killing her husband with a rifle during a dispute at a home in Deer Lodge.

Marcellus Jackson, a former member of the Paramus, N.J., City Council convicted a decade ago for taking bribes from undercover officers, has been hired as a special assistant in the New Jersey Department of Education at a salary of $70,000.

Jovitha Montgomery, 22, faces child-endangerment and other counts after she was accused of leading police on a chase from Southhaven, Miss., to Memphis, where she was caught by a K-9 unit after jumping out of her car and running away, leaving her 1-year-old child behind.

Robert Solomon, an elementary school principal in Henderson, Nev., said an enrollment drop and budget cuts forced the elimination of three teaching positions, prompting parents to hold a fundraiser at a Las Vegas Chick-Fil-A as part of an effort to rehire at least one teacher.

Karen Brown of Asheville, N.C., said she began hollering to chase away a black bear that left paw prints and open drawers in her kitchen as it bypassed fresh pumpkin bread and a pot of chili to abscond with a bag of muffin mix.

A Section on 09/20/2018

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