Crime

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Music YSL's Tick Takes Plea Deal, Claims Young Thug Was Mad He Didn't Beat Or Shoot Victim Tick is Young Thug's eighth co-defendant to take a plea deal instead of facing the court in YSL's RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Recruits Expert In Negotiating Plea Deals Onto His Legal Team Jeffrey Steinback said he was brought on for his expertise, not to cut the trial short. By Aron A. November 07, 2019
Crime Fort Worth Police Officer Fatally Shoots Black Woman In Her Own Home The police officer went through her backyard and fired without presenting himself or asking any questions. By Noah C October 13, 2019
Pop Culture DJ Drama Reflects On His 2007 Mixtape Raid: "I Really Got Hit Wit The RICO (And Won)" At the time of Drama and Don Cannon's arrest, law enforcement confiscated over 80K CDs. By Hayley Hynes July 13, 2022
TV Young Thug's Career And Imprisonment To Be Covered In New Docuseries The rise and fall of Young Thug will be captured in a docuseries and podcast from Rolling Stone Films and Jigsaw. By Rex Provost July 09, 2022
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Pleads With Rand Paul Over Prison Conditions Kodak Black is currently serving his jail sentence in Kentucky. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2020
Crime NLE Choppa Thinks YNW Melly Should Be Free Instead Of 6ix9ine NLE Choppa takes issue with YNW Melly's request for early prison release getting denied, while "the rat", Tekashi 6ix9ine, gets to roam free. By Lynn S. April 17, 2020
Crime George Floyd Killing: Officer Charged With 3rd-Degree Murder & Manslaughter George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin in a now-viral video. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2020
Crime Black Indiana Man Feared Lynching By White Mob During 4th Of July Attack These attackers need to be brought to justice. By Madusa S. July 06, 2020
Sports Ex-Patriots WR Reche Caldwell Shot And Killed In Florida Reche Caldwell was reportedly ambushed by men outside of his house. By Alexander Cole June 07, 2020
Crime Lil Wayne’s Private Jet Had Cocaine & Gun Seized At Airport: Report Authorities claim to have seized cocaine and a gun from the airplane Lil Wayne was on when it got raided. By Kevin Goddard December 24, 2019
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