Crime

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Crime XXXTENTACION's Mom & Baby Mama To Be Deposed By Murder Suspect This Spring Michael Boatwright, a suspect in XXXTENTACION's murder case, believes XXXTENTACION's child's mother and his own mother have "valuable information" to help him beat the case. By Aron A. February 07, 2020
Music Young Buck's Mugshot Revealed Following Arrest It has been reported that former G-Unit rapper Young Buck has been arrested in Sumner County on a variety of different charges. By Mitch Findlay October 23, 2020
Crime New Video Confirms Benny The Butcher Is Okay, No Longer Hospitalized Benny The Butcher is reportedly okay after being shot in the leg, Sunday. By Cole Blake November 16, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Nearly Stabbed With Pen During Recent Attack R. Kelly was attacked by a fellow inmate last week, who nearly stabbed him with an ink pen. By Alex Zidel September 01, 2020
Crime G Herbo's Team Responds To Indictment: "He Maintains His Innocence" The rapper and members of his team are accused of identity theft and wire fraud. By Erika Marie December 02, 2020
Society Thomas Lane Crowdfunded $750k Bail: Report Thomas Lane, one of the officers involved in killing George Floyd, did "what he thought was right." By Noah John June 11, 2020
Crime New Audio From Breonna Taylor Shooting Raises Conflicting Stories The death of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor at the hands of Louisville PD officers has left the world at a standstill in demand for justice, and newly-released audio tapes add even more questions to what happened on that fateful night. By Keenan Higgins July 10, 2020
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 Rusten Sheskey, Kenosha Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake 7 Times, Is Back At Work Rusten Sheskey, the officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back, is back on the police force. By Alex Zidel April 15, 2021
Crime Ex-Officer Kim Potter Charged With Manslaughter In Daunte Wright Case Kim Potter, the ex-officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. By Alex Zidel April 14, 2021
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Ex-Manager Shotti Gets Bad News From El Chapo's Lawyer Once a lawyer for El Chapo, Jeffrey Lichtman now wants no parts in representing Kifano "Shotti" Jordan on his appeal case. By Keenan Higgins January 13, 2020
Crime Nicki Minaj Dissed Over Husband's Sex Offender Arrest Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender and he is facing up to ten years in prison. By Alex Zidel March 05, 2020