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Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell discusses a fatal shooting investigation on Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Genesee County Sheriff's Office in Flint, Mich.,in which 18-year-old Brady Morris was killed Saturday, March 4 at a home in Fenton Township. A 16-year-old was taken into custody at the time of the shooting, and is expected in court this afternoon. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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Housing a Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to HUD employees in Washington, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2016 photo, George Abila, who won a nearly $2 million lawsuit against New Mexico's Eddy County over his treatment while held in solitary confinement, sits in his attorney's office in Albuquerque, N.M. Former jail inmates have won more than $20 million in judgments in recent years against New Mexico counties over their treatment while held in solitary confinement. With more cases pending, state lawmakers are debating a proposal that would ban solitary confinement for juveniles, pregnant women and inmates with mental illness. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz)
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Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders speaks to a committee in at the Kentucky State Capitol in support of a bill introduced to raise the penalty for injuring a police dog from a misdemeanor to a felony, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Officer Mike Lusardi and his K-9 partner Ernie pose outside the Kentucky State Capitol, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Frankfort, Ky. Ernie was shot and wounded in the line of duty but under current state law the accused can only be charged with a misdemeanor due to the dog being able to return to duty. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Ernie, a K-9 officer with the Covington Police Department, sits with his handler outside the Kentucky State Capitol, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Frankfort, Ky. Ernie was shot and wounded in the line of duty but under current state law the accused can only be charged with a misdemeanor due to the dog being able to return to duty. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Judge Jeffrey Locke looks at lead defense attorney Jose Baez during cross examination of a Boston Police Department detective during the double murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez at Suffolk Superior Court Monday, March 6, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is standing trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks in Washington. The family of the late Justice Antonin Scalia will donate his personal papers to Harvard Law School’s library, the school announced Monday, March 6, 2017, but it could be years before the public can see documents that offer a glimpse into high court deliberations. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, takes his turn to make a statement following Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, on issues related to visas and travel, Monday, March 6, 2017, at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Lead defense attorney Jose Baez listens as co-council Ronald Sullivan argues a defense motion with judge Jeffrey Locke during the double murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez at Suffolk Superior Court on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is standing trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)
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Judge Jeffrey Locke questions defense attorney Ronald Sullivan as he argues the merits of a defense motion with Locke during former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez double murder trial at Suffolk Superior Court on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is standing trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)
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Defense attorney Ronald Sullivan for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez argues one of three defense motions with judge Jeffrey Locke during Hernandez's double murder trial at Suffolk Superior Court on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is standing trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)
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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez watches as defense attorney Ronald Sullivan argues a motion with judge Jeffrey Locke during Hernandez's double murder trial at Suffolk Superior Court on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is standing trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)
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Former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey chairman David Samson arrives for his sentencing at federal court, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Newark, N.J. He pleaded guilty last summer to bribery for pressuring United Airlines to resurrect a flight from Newark to South Carolina, where he has a weekend home. The airline was in negotiations with the Port Authority at the time. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Arizona State guard Kodi Justice (44) drives on Arizona forward Keanu Pinder during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona defeated Arizona State 73-60. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement on issues related to visas and travel, Monday, March 6, 2017, at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Rolando Ruiz. Ruiz is scheduled to die Tuesday, March 7, 2017, for the murder-for-hire slaying he carried out more than 24 years ago. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP, File)
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement on issues related to visas and travel, Monday, March 6, 2017, at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement on issues related to visas and travel, Monday, March 6, 2017, at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Patrick Leonard, convicted of the kidnapping, assault, attempted rape and aggravated murder of his former girlfriend Dawn Flick on July 29, 2000, in her home in the Hamilton County village of New Baltimore, Ohio. Leonard died of an apparent suicide Sunday, March 5, 2017, on death row in Chillicothe, Ohio, according to the Ohio prisons agency. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP)
