Crime

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Music YFN Lucci Finally Receives Trial Date In Atlanta Murder And Racketeering Case: Report YFN Lucci's murder and racketeering case in Fulton County, Georgia, will reportedly go to trial next spring. By Joshua Robinson November 10, 2021
Pop Culture TLC Singer Chilli Doesn't Think Race Of Ahmaud Arbery Jurors Should Matter Eleven out of 12 of the jurors in the case are white, and Chilli says we have to believe they are "kind, good-hearted" people who will be "fair." By Erika Marie November 09, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Alleged Killer Denied Bail In LA County The teen who allegedly killed Pop Smoke in early 2020 was denied bail. By Taylor McCloud September 17, 2021
Pop Culture Drake Bell Shares His Side Of The Story After Pleading Guilty To Child Endangerment “Most of the news you’ve heard recently is entirely false and wrong,” the actor said in an IGTV video. By Hayley Hynes September 17, 2021
Pop Culture Kamala Harris Blamed By Nina Simone's Family For Losing Their Estate While she was California's attorney general, the singer's granddaughter claimed the VP "bullied" her mother to the point she "almost killed herself." By Madusa S. June 22, 2021
Crime Pop Smoke's Accused Killer Goes Live On Instagram From Jail One of the individuals arrested in Pop Smoke's murder case shows face on Instagram Live. By Aron A. November 15, 2020
Crime Juelz Santana Is Coming Home Today Juelz Santana's wife Kimbella says that the legendary rapper is coming home after spending the last year in prison. By Alex Zidel August 05, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Prosecutors Want Jury To Be Anonymous, Claims He Is "Capable Of Violence" R. Kelly is set to go to trial in New York in September, and prosecutors are asking that the jury remain anonymous. By Erika Marie July 09, 2020
Crime Benzino Arrested After Jealous Incident With Althea Benzino was reportedly arrested for property damage after punching a man's car who was with Althea. By Alex Zidel August 04, 2020
Crime Atlanta Police Officer Fired After Rayshard Brooks Killing Bodycam footage of Rayshard Brooks' murder has been released. By Aron A. June 14, 2020
Crime Breonna Taylor's Family Hopeful For Justice After Meeting Attorney General Taylor's lawyer Sam Aguir says her mother left the meeting feeling optimistic. By Noah John August 13, 2020
Music Pop Smoke Was Shot & Killed By 15-Year-Old Over A Rolex: Report New details surrounding his murder have emerged including a confession from the teen who shot and killed the rapper. By Madusa S. May 08, 2021