Crime

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Crime 2 Dead, 6 Injured In Las Vegas Stabbing The suspect claimed he was being made fun of and wanted to "let his anger out." By Lawrencia Grose October 08, 2022
Crime Offset Detained By Police Officers On IG Live: "I'm Gonna Sue The Sh*t Out Of Y'all" Offset was detained by police officers while live on Instagram, Saturday. By Cole Blake October 24, 2020
Pop Culture Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Attorney Says Body Cam Footage Dispels D.A.'s Claims Chance Lynch, the attorney representing Andrew Brown Jr.'s family, says that it's "unfathomable" that District Attorney Andrew Womble is trying to place blame on Andrew Brown Jr. when unreleased police body cam footage directly contradicts his claims. By Joshua Robinson May 13, 2021
Music JAY-Z Sues 'Reasonable Doubt" Cover Art Photographer For Using His Likeness: Report The rap mogul is claiming the photographer has sold images of him for thousands of dollars. By Madusa S. June 15, 2021
Politics Cincinnati Protestors Arrested & Denied Food, Water & Bathroom For Over 10 Hours A new report from Cincinnati describes the conditions in which a slew of protestors were held following their arrest. By Rose Lilah June 02, 2020
Gossip The Game's Sexual Assault Accuser Awarded His Music Royalties: Report The Game's sexual assault accuser can reportedly collect the rapper's music royalties to fulfill her $7.1 million legal win. By Alex Zidel June 11, 2020
Crime Rapper Young Greatness Killing: Teen Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter, Armed Robbery Two people have pleaded guilty while another has decided to go to trial. By Erika Marie December 27, 2019
Crime Iyanna Mayweather Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing NBA Youngboy's Baby Mama Floyd Mayweather's daughter, Iyanna, has been arrested for felony aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing NBA YoungBoy's baby mama. By Lynn S. April 04, 2020
Pop Culture Harvey Weinstein Requests Change Of Venue For Trial Due To "Stealth Jurors" Weinstein questions the impartiality of two prospective jurors. By Noah C January 19, 2020
Crime Ahmaud Arbery: Suspect Reportedly Had Ties To Victim Before Murder A recused prosecutor reveals Gregory McMichael was involved in a previous prosecution of Ahmaud Arbery before killing the 25-year-old man. By Aron A. May 09, 2020
Crime Kodak Black Court Photo Surfaces As Rapper Faces 8 Years In Prison Kodak Black is facing some hard time in prison. By Alex Zidel August 23, 2019
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine's Prison Stay Will Reportedly Be Even Shorter Than Expected 6ix9ine's lawyer says he'll be out in July 2020. By Alex Zidel December 19, 2019