Law_Crime

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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012 file photo Dana Boente, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia leaves federal court in Alexandria, Va. Boente, the man appointed to serve as acting attorney general after his predecessor refused to defend President Trump's travel ban, has a reputation for providing steady leadership in difficult situations and was described by then-Attorney general Loretta Lynch as one of the Justice Department's "consummate utility players." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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FILE - This March 24, 2016, file photo provided by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Iowa City, Iowa, shows Anthony Burtch. Burtch acknowledged Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that he lied during the investigation of the 1985 killing of his estranged wife's lover, under a plea agreement that drops a murder charge against him. (Johnson County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

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In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Dana Boente, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, speaks outside federal court in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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FILE - This Oct.11, 2010 file photo a Sun City firefighter carries a snake in Sun City, a suburb of Phoenix, Ariz. as part of their training from the Phoenix Herpetological Society. City residents who spot a rat or snake in their yard will be able to shoot the animals using a small-caliber gun loaded with tiny pellets under a Republican lawmaker's proposal set for a House debate Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt York,File)

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Judge William Pryor, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, moderates a panel discussion during the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Judge Thomas Hardiman, federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, moderates a panel discussion during the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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In this Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, photograph, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch makes a point while delivering prepared remarks before a group of attorneys at a luncheon in a legal firm in lower downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff shows Andrea Aurelia Portillo. Portillo has been arrested in the stabbing death of her 5-month-old son at the family home in Buckeye, Ariz. Police say the boy was pronounced dead at a hospital after being stabbed in the neck Monday. His name was not immediately released. (Maricopa County Sheriff via AP)

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a reporter during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Spicer answered questions about the extreme vetting executive order, the upcoming Supreme court announcement, and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Archbishop along with bishops Felipe Estevez and Gregory Hartmayer gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is charged with the killing of the Rev. Rene Robert. . (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn) ** FILE **

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Archbishop along with bishops Felipe Estevez and Gregory Hartmayer gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is charged with the killing of the Rev. Rene Robert. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Archbishop along with bishops Felipe Estevez and Gregory Hartmayer gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is accused of killing the Rev. Rene Robert. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Archbishop along with bishops Felipe Estevez and Gregory Hartmayer gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is accused of killing the Rev. Rene Robert. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Archbishop along with bishops Felipe Estevez and Gregory Hartmayer gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is accused of killing the Rev. Rene Robert. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Bishop Felipe Estevez of the Diocese of St. Augustine delivers petitions to honor Father Rene Wayne Robert's "Declaration of Life" at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Archbishop, along with bishops Felipe Estevez and Gregory Hartmayer gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is accused of killing the Rev. Rene Robert. The bishops noted that Robert left a signed and notarized “Declaration of Life” saying that if he were to suffer a violent death he wouldn’t want the person responsible to be executed. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Bishop Gregory Hartmayer speaks during a news conference at the Richmond County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. The Bishop along with Bishop Felipe Estevez and Archbishop Wilton Gregory gathered to ask the district attorney to not seek the death penalty in the case against Steven James Murray, who is accused of killing the Rev. Rene Robert. (AP Photo/Heidi Heilbrunn)

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Essex County authorities say a 48-year-old Newark resident punched the Rev. Manuel Cruz in the mouth Saturday at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. (Screen grab from TapintoNewark.net via AP video)

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Spicer answered questions about the extreme vetting executive order, the upcoming Supreme court announcement, and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)