Crime

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Pop Culture Anonymous Tip Leads To 17 Corpses In Nursing Home Ravaged By COVID-19 A New Jersey long-term care facility is dealing with an overwhelming amount of deaths from COVID-19. By Rose Lilah April 16, 2020
Crime Man Released From Jail Due To COVID-19, Arrested For Murder 24 Hours Later Joseph Williams was released from jail after being arrested on drug charges, but within 24 hours, he was back in custody on suspicion of murder. By Erika Marie April 15, 2020
Crime Fyre Festival Billy McFarland Wants 6ix9ine-Type Treatment Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland cites Tekashi 6ix9ine's "compassionate release" for grounds to be released himself. By Aron A. April 15, 2020
Crime Young Chop Is All Smiles In His Mugshot Young Chop wore a wide grin in his mugshot following his arrest for reckless conduct after trying to hunt down 21 Savage in his Atlanta neighbourhood. By Lynn S. April 12, 2020
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine: Nine Trey Godfather Denied Release Despite Covid-19 Concerns Tekashi 6ix9ine was granted release from prison and now many of the others associated with the case want out as concerns over COVID-19 ramp up. By Alexander Cole April 10, 2020
Crime YaYa Mayweather Hires J. Prince's Lawyer To Represent Her In Stabbing Case Iyanna "YaYa" Mayweather has called on J. Prince's lawyer, Kurt Schaffer, to defend her in her court case for allegedly stabbing NBA YoungBoy's baby mama. By Lynn S. April 10, 2020
Crime Young Chop Arrested For Trying To Find 21 Savage Young Chop's arrest this weekend was for reckless conduct after he went looking for 21 Savage. By Alex Zidel April 10, 2020
Crime YNW Melly's Alleged Victims' Families Want Him To Stay In Jail YNW Melly's alleged victims' families don't believe that the rapper's COVID-19 diagnosis should result in his early release from jail. By Alex Zidel April 10, 2020
Gossip Queen Naija Searches For Son After Ex Chris Sails Is Arrested For Assault: Report Queen Naija didn't speak about her ex-husband Chris Sails being arrested, but she did plead for information regarding their son's whereabouts. By Erika Marie April 09, 2020
Sports Chris Johnson Accused In Gang-Related Murder-For-Hire Plot Chris Johnson has been accused of paying a man to kill two individuals who allegedly shot Johnson in 2015. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2020
Crime Chris Brown's Trial Date In Alleged Rape Case Postponed Chris Brown's trial date in an alleged rape case has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. By Lynn S. April 08, 2020
Crime NBA Youngboy's GF Yaya Mayweather's Mugshot Goes Viral Yaya Mayweather looks a little out of sorts in her mugshot after she stabbed one of Youngboy Never Broke Again's baby mamas. By Alex Zidel April 08, 2020