Crime

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Music 2Pac & Biggie's Autographed Arrest Fingerprints Selling For $225K Each 2Pac and Biggie were both arrested in 1995. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2023
Music Young Thug & YSL RICO Trial's Jury Selection Breaks Georgia Record For Length As Thugger and the rest of his codefendants await behind bars, the trial itself is moving like molasses on its path to commencement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2023
Music Freeway Rick Ross Wants Tory Lanez To Follow His Advice On State Prison The former criminal offered thoughts on prisoners asking the artist for money, his security detail, and a whole lot more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 14, 2023
Crime Kenneth Petty's Prosecutors Want Him To Serve Hefty Jail Sentence Kenneth Petty recently pled guilty to not registering as a sex offender in California. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2022
Pop Culture R. Kelly's Chicago Trial: Opening Statements Mention Sex With Kids, 2008 Tape The case revolves around his alleged tampering with his 2008 child pornography case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2022
Pop Culture Fetty Wap Speaks From Jail: "Never Bent, Never Fold" After entering a guilty plea in his drug trafficking case, Fetty faces a minimum five years in prison. By Erika Marie October 19, 2022
Society 47-Year-Old Georgia Woman Shoots Black Teen In The Head The shooter claims that the teen was part of a group who had been throwing rocks at her house for days. She has been found to have made problematic race-related remarks in the past. By Angus Walker January 19, 2017
Crime R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty On NYC Sex Trafficking Charges R. Kelly has seemingly been found and has entered a not guilty plea. By Alex Zidel August 02, 2019
Gossip 6ix9ine & Bobby Shmurda May Be Free Around The Same Time Both rappers are due to be released from prison in late 2020. By Alex Zidel December 18, 2019
Crime Lil Duval Trolls Kat Stacks' Alleged New Mugshot: "Looking Like The Joker" Kat Stacks was allegedly arrested for domestic violence. By Alex Zidel January 02, 2020
Music Suspect Arrested in Connection To Smoke Dawg's Murder There is movement in the case of Smoke Dawg's murder. By Milca P. August 25, 2019
Crime Alexis Crawford, Missing Clark Atlanta University Student, Found Dead The 21-year-old's death sparked a major reaction. By Milca P. November 09, 2019