Church Shooter – World Justice News

Dylann Roof ruled competent to represent himself during sentencing

January 2, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C.: Dylann Roof has been ruled competent to stand trial and to act as his own attorney. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel made the determination Monday after a daylong hearing. The judge heard about […]

(Dylann Roof) S.C. killer plans scant execution defense

December 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof, who was convicted earlier this month of killing nine people in a black church in Charleston, said he won’t call any witnesses or present evidence when he represents himself in […]

Dylann Roof will not use mental health experts during his sentencing because he believes ‘psychology is a Jewish invention’

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof chose not to use mental health experts at his murder trial over the death of nine black Charleston church worshipers because he believes psychology is a Jewish invention. The 22-year-old filed a handwritten […]

Trial of accused Emanuel AME Church shooter expected to begin Wednesday

December 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The federal death penalty trial for the man charged with hate crimes in the deaths of nine people at Emanuel AME Church is expected to begin Wednesday. Authorities say Dylann Roof, 22, sat with the […]

Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof Asks for Lawyers Back

December 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C., Dylann Roof has changed his mind about representing himself in his trial. Roof is charged with shooting and killing nine parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and previously asked the judge to allow […]

Dylann Roof motion to represent himself in trial granted

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof took the stand Monday morning asking to dismiss counsel and represent himself in his trial. Roof said he has the capacity to represent himself. Roof was declared competent to stand trial last week. The […]

(Dylann Roof) Competency Hearing for Church Shooting Suspect Finished

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Charleston, SC – The competency hearing for the man accused of shooting and killing nine worshippers at a Charleston church has finished. The two day closed hearing for Dylann Roof’s federal death penalty trial wrapped […]

Update – Closed Competency Hearing For Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof

November 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: The hearing will continue tomorrow at 9 AM. No result from today’s testimony. A closed hearing is scheduled in Charleston SC today on the competency of Dylann Roof to stand trial for the June […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]