Crime

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Music Pooh Shiesty No Longer Faces Life In Prison After Pleading Guilty Pooh Shiesty faces over eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one charge. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2022
Crime YG Won't Face Charges In 2020 Robbery Case: Report The L.A. District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against YG over a Jan. 2020 arrest. By Aron A. January 04, 2022
Gossip Rapper J Stash Kills Himself After Fatally Shooting Woman In Front Of Her Kids: Report Florida rapper J $tash, who was formerly affiliated with Rich The Kid, reportedly killed himself after fatally shooting a woman in front of her three children. By Alex Zidel January 03, 2022
Crime Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot In Head On New Year's Day An NYPD officer is recovering after being shot in the head while sleeping in his car on New Year's Day. By Brianna Lawson January 03, 2022
Crime Casanova Says He'd Be Free If The Right People Looked Into His Case Casanova says that he would already be free if the "higher-ups" had taken a look into his case. By Alex Zidel January 03, 2022
Pop Culture Criminal Case Against Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Guards Dropped By Prosecutors: Report Charges against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, who were reportedly online shopping and sleeping while Epstein committed suicide, have been dropped. By Hayley Hynes January 02, 2022
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Calls NYE Arrest A "Misunderstanding" Kodak Black's lawyer speaks out on the rapper's New Year's Eve arrest. By Aron A. January 02, 2022
Gossip Kodak Black Arrested In Florida On Trespassing Charges: Report 2022 is off to an interesting start for Kodak. By Hayley Hynes January 01, 2022
Pop Culture Drakeo The Ruler's Murder Investigation Has Stalled As Witnesses Refuse To Talk: Report Detectives are said to be facing a "wall of silence" from witnesses. By Hayley Hynes December 31, 2021
Pop Culture Trey Songz Accused Of Rape By Former UNLV Basketball Star Dylan Gonzalez Athlete and artist Dylan Gonzalez explicitly called Trey Songz "a rapist" on Twitter on New Year's Eve. By Joshua Robinson December 31, 2021
Music Nardo Wick Reacts To Backlash Over Comments About Robbing People The rapper said robbing people made more money than a job, but he clarified he was talking about his past, not what he believes in now. By Erika Marie December 31, 2021
Crime Black Teen Died In Police Custody, Ruled A Homicide Cedric Lofton's death has now been ruled a homicide after he died in police custody in September. By Brianna Lawson December 30, 2021