Crime

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Crime Daunte Wright Case: Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty Of Manslaughter She reportedly said she accidentally fired her gun instead of her Taser when shooting the 20-year-old during a traffic stop. By Erika Marie December 23, 2021
Gossip Brian Laundrie’s Parents Say They Are Unsure Why Their Son Ran Away Laundrie’s parents say they’re “in the dark” about why Brian fled their home. By Hayley Hynes October 27, 2021
Pop Culture R. Kelly Taken Off Suicide Watch After Claiming "Cruel & Unusual Punishment" In Lawsuit R. Kelly will be headed back to court in Chicago in August, and he also faces a state trial in Minnesota related to child sex crimes. By Hayley Hynes July 05, 2022
Crime Brian Laundrie’s Florida Home Surrounded By Media & Protestors While New Neighbours Move In Some of Laundrie’s neighbours are charging the media thousands of dollars to camp out on their lawn. By Hayley Hynes October 10, 2021
Gram DJ Akademiks Claims Roc Nation Leaked Info To Him About Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez's Case His name was mentioned at a hearing about potential leaks, and Akademiks doubled down that his information came from "Roc Nation n Meg squad." By Erika Marie June 10, 2022
Pop Culture Drake Bell Shares His Side Of The Story After Pleading Guilty To Child Endangerment “Most of the news you’ve heard recently is entirely false and wrong,” the actor said in an IGTV video. By Hayley Hynes September 17, 2021
Crime Investigation Opened Into Use Of Force During South Carolina Arrest Protests have erupted since twin brother Ricky and Travis Price were injured by police officers while being arrested. By Joe Abrams June 26, 2021
Gossip Smokepurpp Mugshot Surfaces As Arrest Rumors Intensify Smokepurpp's mugshot photo is circulating on social media as limited information is available about his reported arrest. By Alex Zidel December 07, 2021
Crime Jelani Day Update: Missing 25-Year-Old’s Body Was Allegedly Found Without Organs Jelani Day was reported missing by his mother on August 25th. By Hayley Hynes October 11, 2021
Crime Jussie Smollet's Request To Dismiss City Of Chicago's $130K Lawsuit Rejected The City is also reportedly seeking $260K in damages. By Erika Marie October 23, 2019
Crime XXXTentacion Murder Suspect To Receive A Bond Hearing A new development emerges in the XXXTentacion murder trial. By Mitch Findlay October 17, 2019
Crime NYC Celeb Jewelery Store Avianne & Co. Employees Tied Up & Robbed At Gunpoint Hot jewelry spot for rappers and celebrities has been targeted in a robbery. By Aron A. August 26, 2019