Crime

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Music Roddy Ricch Arrested On Gun Charges Before Governor's Ball Performance Roddy faces four counts of criminal possession and will remain in custody until he can appear in court. By Lawrencia Grose June 12, 2022
Life LottaCash Desto's Death Has Police Searching For 2 Suspects The "Lunchroom" rapper was killed early on Saturday morning in West Houston. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2022
Politics Donald Trump Says The U.S. Shouldn't Have To Bail Brittney Griner Out Trump called the WNBA player "spoiled" and said she knew what she was doing. By Lawrencia Grose July 31, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Fan Arrested For Threatening Prosecutors Christopher Gunn allegedly threatened prosecutors ahead of R. Kelly's sentencing. By Aron A. June 28, 2022
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Requests That A Third Party Tests The Alleged Drugs Found By Police Kodak Black's lawyer wants an independent party to inspect the substances found by police during the rapper's recent arrest. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Crime LAPD Tell Pawn Shops To Stay On Alert For PNB Rock's Jewelry Police say they're confident that they will make an arrest in PNB Rock's murder case. By Aron A. September 14, 2022
Crime Nappy Roots MC Fish Scale Kidnapped, Robbed & Shot In Atlanta: Report "We are so thankful our brother is safe and on the road to recovery," a statement from Nappy Roots reads. By Aron A. August 18, 2022
Pop Culture Trontavious Stephens' YSL Testimony Leaves Us Laughing As He Evades Snitching Questions While Stephens is "aware" of the term's existence, it has no personal meaning to him, he told the court this week. By Hayley Hynes January 04, 2024
Sports Brittney Griner’s Wife Cherelle Speaks On Russia’s Decision To Deny WNBA Star's Appeal Griner’s appeal denial means she will have to complete her nine-year sentence. Cherelle calls the denial a political move. By Da Vida Gayden November 02, 2022
Sports White House Pens Statement On Brittney Griner's Appeal Denial They stressed that she has been "wrongfully detained" & said she had to "undergo another sham judicial proceeding." By Erika Marie October 25, 2022
Pop Culture YNW Melly Death Sentence Is A Possibility Once Again Judge Andrew Siegel previously ruled that prosecutors wouldn't be able to seek the severe and fatal punishment in the rapper's case, but that could quickly change. By Hayley Hynes November 11, 2022
Crime Shooter In Deadly Louisville Attack Has Been Identified New Details emerge about Louisville shooter. By Randy Mitchell April 11, 2023