Crime

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Crime Yung Joc Posts Bond After Being Arrested For Child Abandonment The "It's Goin' Down" artist paid over $1,300 to be released from jail. By Lawrencia Grose May 08, 2022
Streetwear Jonathan Majors' Met Gala Plans Cancelled, Actor And Valentino "Mutually Agreed" He Shouldn't Attend It was also announced on Monday (April 17) that the "Creed III" actor has parted ways with his management team amid facing domestic abuse allegations. By Hayley Hynes April 18, 2023
Politics Thomas Matthew Crooks: Everything You Need To Know About The Trump Rally Shooter Learn all about "loner" Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Pennsylvania man who fired shots at a Trump rally, injuring 3—including the former President—and killing one. By Erika Marie July 16, 2024
Crime Several People Shot In Mass Shooting In Congress Heights, Washington DC: Report Police confirm that a mass shooting has taken place in the southeast DC neighborhood Congress Heights, and at least four people have been injured. By Joshua Robinson March 31, 2021
Music Diddy Makes Friends With Fellow Inmates In Cheery New Prison Photos We are getting even more new pictures of Diddy than we expected, considering that the public hadn't seen him in over a year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Pop Culture Young Thug's Lawyer Speaks On Recent YSL Deals Brian Steel said that people are unjustly connecting Thugger to other crimes for deals, and had to handle a Zoom bomb too while on trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 17, 2022
Gram Watch Quavo Pick Up Bobby Shmurda From Prison In A Private Jet Quavo stuck to his promise of picking up Bobby Shmurda following his release from prison on Tuesday morning. By Alex Zidel February 23, 2021
Music YNW Melly's Co-Defendant, YNW Bortlen, Agrees To Plea Deal In Double Murder Case The update comes as YNW Melly remains behind bars while awaiting his retrial for the alleged murders of YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Crime NBA Youngboy's Alleged Victim Speaks Out After Being Accused Of Snitching The alleged victim's girlfriend confirms that she filed the report against NBA Youngboy. By Aron A. October 27, 2020
Music Akon On Young Thug: "His Career Will Be Over" If He Cooperates In YSL RICO Case According to the "Smack That" artist, Thugger may still be able to salvage himself as a pop or country star. Hip-hop, however, may be out of the question. By Hayley Hynes November 14, 2022
Crime Derek Chauvin's Prison Stabber Was A Mexican Mafia Leader Turned FBI Informant John Turscak was serving a 30-year sentence, and had only two years left when he stabbed Chauvin 22 times. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2023
Crime Baton Rouge Teen Arrested For Ripping Open Boyfriend's Testicle Sac A truly gruesome tale. By Noah C January 04, 2020