The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Department pursue three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, including insurrection. The panel is also considering recommending prosecutors pursue charges for obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press. The committee’s deliberations were continuing Friday and no decisions were formalized on which specific charges the committee would refer to the Justice Department. The panel is set to meet publicly on Monday, where the recommendation would be made public.

Court transcripts obtained by The Associated Press reveal that a judge dismissed the 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter even though she had previously raised concerns about the defendant stockpiling weapons and explosives and planning a shootout. The comments were made in August last year by Judge Robin Chittum. They add to the warning signs authorities had about Anderson Aldrich's increasingly violent behavior prior to the Nov. 19 shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. The 2021 charges against Aldrich were thrown out. The judge declined to comment Friday.

Prosecutors say the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said Robert Crimo Jr. surrendered to police on Friday and will have a bond hearing Saturday. Rinehart said the charges are based on Crimo sponsoring his then 19-year-old son’s application for a gun license. A grand jury in July indicted Robert Crimo III on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the people killed and wounded in the attack.

A grand jury in South Carolina has indicted Alex Murdaugh on nine counts of tax evasion Friday. That brings the total number of charges to more than 100 against the disgraced attorney who's also accused of killing his wife and son. Prosecutors say the 54-year-old Murdaugh made more than $14 million as a lawyer over the course of nine years. But he's also accused of stealing nearly $7 million from his law firm at the same time. Murdaugh's lawyers adamantly deny he had any role in the killings of his wife and son in June 2021. But, they have previously acknowledged his role in taking money from clients.