Crime

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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
Music Roddy Ricch Released From Police Custody After Governors Ball Arrest Migos, Lil Wayne, and Roddy Ricch all missed out on taking the 2022 Gov Ball stage. By Hayley Hynes June 12, 2022
Music Is Young Thug’s Plea Deal A Trap To Send Him Back To Prison? REFORM Alliance's Chief Policy Officer Erin Haney breaks down Young Thug's probation conditions and why it may be a trap door to prison. By Aron A. November 18, 2024
Music Young Thug's Triumphant Return To The Stage Post-Jail: Tracing His Steps Since The YSL Trial Young Thug was released from jail in October, and we are going to retrace all of his major moves since then. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Why Did Shyne Go To Prison? Revisiting The Case Involving Diddy Unpacking Shyne and Diddy's involvement in a 1999 shooting that changed the trajectory of Shynes career forever. By TeeJay Small March 28, 2024
Crime Derek Chauvin Case: Lead Prosecutor Admits To Feeling Bad For Ex-Cop He expresses sympathy for "the defendant" & says of the sentencing phase, "It's important for us to act justly not vindictively." By Erika Marie April 27, 2021
Music Diddy Shocks The Courtroom With A New Look At Federal Trial's Arraignment The big debate in this federal trial right now revolves around the footage of Diddy assaulting Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Crime Lori Harvey Avoids Jail Time In Hit & Run Case Lori Harvey was able to leverage a deal with prosecutors in relation to her hit & run case. By Alexander Cole November 08, 2020
Crime Thieves Hit Beverly Hills Jewelry Store In Smash & Grab, Make Off With $5Mil In Items: Report Five men were filmed by several bystanders as they broke a window and grabbed as many items as they could before fleeing down the busy street. By Erika Marie March 23, 2022
Relationships Kehlani's Ex Sues Singer Over Daughter: Breaking Down The Alarming Cult Allegations In an explosive lawsuit, Javaughn Young-White is accusing Kehlani of raising their daughter in a cult run by an alleged sexual assault abuser. By Erika Marie August 06, 2024
Gossip DaBaby's 2021 Miami Beach Police Interrogation Video Has Been Released: Watch The video dates back to May of last year when the "Babysitter" artist and his entourage were involved in a shooting that sent two people to the hospital. By Hayley Hynes July 29, 2022
Crime Secoriea Turner Murder Suspect Turns Himself In To Police, Says He Didn't Kill Her Secoriea Turner, 8, was shot and killed by people who were believed to be involved in protests in Atlanta. By Erika Marie July 15, 2020