Crime

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Crime Rapper Kent Won't Stop Found Dead In Car Trunk Brian Trotter, a 25-year-old aspiring rapper who performed as Kent Won't Stop, was found dead in the trunk of a car. By Alex Zidel October 27, 2020
Crime Louisiana Man, Sentenced To Life In Prison For Selling $20 Of Weed, Finally Freed A man in Louisiana who received a life sentence for selling $20 worth of marijuana has finally been released. By Cole Blake December 19, 2020
Crime Derek Chauvin Third Degree Murder Charge Reinstated In George Floyd Case After initially being dismissed in October, the charges were reinstated on Thursday. By Azure Johnson March 11, 2021
Gram Kodak Black Shows Love To YNW Melly Amid #FreeMelly Debate People are divided on whether YNW Melly should be released from jail. By hnhh February 27, 2021
Crime Gabby Petito Died From Strangulation: Report Petito’s death was initially ruled a homicide, but further details were released in a press conference today. By Hayley Hynes October 12, 2021
Gossip Tory Lanez Named In New Police Report For Battery Tory Lanez was named as a suspect in the police report for alleged battery. By Alex Zidel May 11, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Questions Why Young Thug Would Pen Lyrics Targeting YFN Lucci He caught up with DJ Vlad and they discussed prosecutors claiming Thugger's lyrics were admissions in his beef with YFN Lucci. By Erika Marie August 25, 2022
Sports Vanessa Bryant Awarded $16 Million In Case Against L.A. County Officials: Report Her co-plaintiff, Christopher Chester, was also awarded $15 million. He lost his wife and daughter in the helicopter crash. By Erika Marie August 24, 2022
Politics Highland Park Mass Shooting Person Of Interest Revealed To Be Chicago-Area Rapper 78-year-old Nicholas Toledo was one of the six victims in today's mass shooting. RIP. By Hayley Hynes July 04, 2022
Pop Culture Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Found Guilty On All Hate Crime Counts In Federal Trial RIP Ahmaud Arbery. By Hayley Hynes February 22, 2022
Crime South Dakota Man Sentenced To Jail After Mistakenly Serving Seniors Weed Brownies A South Dakota man will see jail time after serving weed brownies to seniors. By Cole Blake March 20, 2022
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Wants To See Gunna Freed From Jail A simple tweet resulted in Gunna's fans asking her to help out on his case. By Erika Marie July 20, 2022