Crime

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Music Sean Kingston Is Out On $100,000 Bond Sean Kingston walked out of jail on Tuesday. By Cole Blake June 05, 2024
Crime XXXTENTACION's Mom Tells Killers Not To Drop The Soap In Prison Cleopatra Bernard says that the three men sentenced to life for XXXTENTACION's murder will be targets. By Aron A. April 07, 2023
Music Kodak Black Could Await Trial Behind Bars Last month, Kodak Black was arrested and accused of cocaine possession, evidence tampering, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 10, 2024
Music Trey Songz Takes Plea In Bowling Alley Fight Case Trey Songz has seen more severe charges dropped in exchange for a guilty plea. By Ben Mock May 03, 2023
Music Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty In UK Assault Case Chris Brown was arrested in the United Kingdom last month ahead of his massive "Breezy Bowl XX" world tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Crime Nardo Wick's Entourage Members Wanted By Police After Violent Attack The attack left a fan hospitalized with potential long term damage. By Lavender Alexandria November 29, 2023
Music Macklemore's Nanny Maced During Frightening Burglary Of His Seattle Home There were three children and a nanny home when two men allegedly broke in Macklemore's house in Seattle over the weekend. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Argues With Prosecutors About Controversial Jury Questionnaire Diddy's defense team reportedly proposed a questionnaire for jurors to determine their comfort with viewing sexually explicit content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Crime Lil Zay Osama Enters "Not Guilty" Plea In Machine Gun Case The Chicago rapper is looking at two decades behind bars for gun charges. By Elias Andrews April 04, 2024
Music Desiigner Not Required To Register As A Sex Offender, Attorney Clarifies Intial reports about the rapper's sentencing were inaccurate. By Ben Mock September 17, 2023
Sports Bills Fan Killed Outside Dolphins Stadium After Regular-Season Finale Dylan Brody Isaacs was reportedly killed in a parking lot altercation. By Ben Mock January 10, 2024
Music Jam Master Jay's Convicted Killer Isn't Being Freed Just Yet Karl Jordan Jr., one the of two convicted killers in the extensive Jam Master Jay case, was acquitted from his murder charges in Dec. 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026