Crime

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Crime YNW Melly Offers Update On His Freedom: "It's Time To Jump" YNW Melly says he's coming home soon after spending the last year-and-a-half in jail on double murder charges. By Alex Zidel July 07, 2020
Crime Kooda B Looking At Nearly 5 Years In Prison After Being Ordered Back To Jail: Report Federal prosecutors are reportedly pushing for a 46 to 57-month sentence for Kooda B who was ordered to return to jail for violating COVID-19 guidelines. By Aron A. October 26, 2020
Gram Pop Smoke's Brother Obasi Jackson Questions Case, Calls Out Disloyal Friends After details of Pop Smoke's final moments were shared, Obasi vented his frustrations. By Erika Marie May 07, 2021
Gossip Nipsey Hussle's Artist BH, AKA Hoggy, Detained After Police Draw Guns On Rapper He was reportedly driving a stolen rental car. By Erika Marie November 19, 2019
Crime Hitmaka Blasts Woman For Asking For Money Following Assault Hitmaka is making sure his name is cleared legally and in the court of public opinion as he shares more from the woman who accused him of assault. By Erika Marie March 21, 2020
Crime Miami Officer Relieved Of Duty After Video Of Him Punching Woman Goes Viral A Miami-Dade police officer is being investigated after a video showed him punching a woman at an airport. By Erika Marie July 02, 2020
Society New Study Reveals Most Serial Killers Are Of The Taurus Zodiac Sign British author David Jester has come across a troubling revelation. By Dominiq R. February 10, 2020
Sports Sebastian Telfair Released From Prison Early Thanks To Appeal: Report There is still a chance he could go back. By Alexander Cole September 13, 2019
Music Fetty Wap Secures Early Prison Release For Next Holiday Season Beyond some prison photos and calls for his freedom from his family, we haven't been able to hear much about Fetty Wap during his sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Diddy's Appeal Date Has Officially Been Set It was reported in October 2025 that Diddy was trying to speed up the appeal process. He succeeded and now he's going to be in court soon. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music MBNel Targeted In Deadly Mass Shooting At Children’s Birthday Party Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi has already addressed the violent incident, blaming it on gang violence in a statement. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Team Claims That He Will Be Freed "Later This Year" Representation for Tory Lanez also revealed who they are actually fighting in court as his legal team has yet to file their new evidence. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025