Crime

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Politics Trial Delayed For Three Ex-Cops Charged In George Floyd's Death Judge rules federal trials should proceed the state. By Taya Coates May 13, 2021
Music Mally Mall Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Running Prostitution Ring: Report After agreeing to a plea deal in his Las Vegas prostitution case, producer Mally Mall has been sentenced to 2 years and 9 months in prison. By Joshua Robinson May 13, 2021
Music Pop Smoke Murder Suspect Confessed To Police Plant Disguised As Gang Member Similar to the 15-year-old being tried for the murder of Pop Smoke, the 20-year-old suspect in the ongoing case also confessed his involvement to a cellmate, but the cellmate was actually a police plant parading as a gang member. By Joshua Robinson May 13, 2021
Pop Culture Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Attorney Says Body Cam Footage Dispels D.A.'s Claims Chance Lynch, the attorney representing Andrew Brown Jr.'s family, says that it's "unfathomable" that District Attorney Andrew Womble is trying to place blame on Andrew Brown Jr. when unreleased police body cam footage directly contradicts his claims. By Joshua Robinson May 13, 2021
Crime Jack Harlow Breaks Silence After DJ Charged With Murder: "My Heart Breaks" The rapper revealed that he's been in contact with the family of the victim, Kasmira Nash. By Erika Marie May 13, 2021
Crime Soulja Boy Addresses Allegations Of Abuse: Report Soulja Boy appears to tweet and delete a response lawsuit against him. By Aron A. May 12, 2021
Crime Teen Charged In UberEats Carjacking Pleads Guilty To Murder A 15-year-old girl involved in the fatal UberEats carjacking is expected to be sentenced in June. By Aron A. May 12, 2021
Crime Ben Crump Reacts To Derek Chauvin Possibly Getting Longer Sentence Floyd family lawyer Ben Crump reacts after Judge rules that Derek Chauvin is now eligible for a longer sentence than initially expected. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Crime Men Charged With Ahmaud Arbery's Killing Plead Not Guilty To Hate Crime After being indicted on federal hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan have pleaded not guilty to the charges. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Crime Rick Ross' Georgia Estate Surrounded By Cops Following Police Chase Police said that a man allegedly armed with a gun sent them on a hot pursuit before the suspect crashed the vehicle near Rick Ross' Georgia estate. By Aron A. May 11, 2021
Crime Jack Harlow's DJ Indicted On Murder In Connection To Fatal Nightclub Shooting A warrant has reportedly been issued for the arrest of Ronnie Luciano in connection to the Louisville nightclub shooting that left one woman dead. By Aron A. May 11, 2021
Gossip Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer Eric Holder's Trial Delayed Again Eric Holder's trial has been pushed back to later this year after he reportedly refused to leave his cell for a court hearing. By Alex Zidel May 11, 2021