Hannah Phillips
Criminal Justice Reporter at Palm Beach Post
Criminal Justice Reporter at USA Today
Criminal justice reporter for @pbpost and @USATODAY. Formerly @PoconoRecord, @OrlandoSentinel. 🕵🏻♀️🐊 [email protected]
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5 days ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Hannah Phillips
The Delray Beach police officer facing charges joined the police department in February 2020. He remains on paid leave. DELRAY BEACH — A Delray Beach police officer is accused of stealing $1,500 in investigative funds from the police department's Vice Intelligence Unit. Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies arrested Matthew Brian Cusson, 45, on one count of theft, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
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1 week ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Hannah Phillips
Families of murder victims gathered in West Palm Beach for a vigil during National Crime Victim's Week. The Mothers Against Murderers Association provides support to more than 560 people who have lost loved ones to gun violence. Many attendees expressed frustration with the lack of justice and closure in their cases. WEST PALM BEACH — In the headquarters of a club she never wanted to join, Karen Brown lifted one candle in the air. Her granddaughter died in a hail of bullets in 2021.
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1 week ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Hannah Phillips
Jurors convicted Louis Antonio Caudillo of second-degree murder with a firearm at the conclusion of a jury trial on April 4, 2025. Prosecutors relied on geolocation data, social media posts and witness testimony to link Caudillo to the 2020 shooting of 15-year-old Ivan Torres. Caudillo's defense attorneys argued that the evidence was circumstantial and key witnesses had a motive to lie. WEST PALM BEACH — Jurors convicted a Palm Springs man of murder despite believing he didn't kill the victim.
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2 weeks ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Hannah Phillips
As Damian Conti's refusals to plead guilty mounted, so too did the charges against him. Following failed plea negotiations, prosecutors filed new, more serious charges against the ex-South Tech Academy teacher Damian Conti. Conti, now facing significantly more prison time than initially offered, asked a judge to toss the new charges on account of 'prosecutorial vindictiveness.'The judge denied his motion to dismiss, paving the way for a criminal trial which could begin as early as next week.
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2 weeks ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Hannah Phillips
Kelly Kirwan cried when the judge asked the name of her 10-month-old daughter, Alanna. Kelly Ann Kirwan pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the fentanyl poisoning death of her 10-month-old daughter. Kirwan was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years probation as part of a plea deal. The plea deal was in exchange for Kirwan's cooperation with federal agents, which led to the arrest and conviction of the couple who sold her the drugs.
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