Crime

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Crime Derek Chauvin Appeals George Floyd Murder Conviction & 22.5 Year Sentence Chauvin says that the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is no longer covering his legal fees. By Hayley Hynes September 24, 2021
Crime Derek Chauvin Motion For New Trial Denied; Will Be Sentenced Today A motion for a new trial filed by Derek Chauvin's attorney has been rejected by a Minneapolis judge. By Joe Abrams June 25, 2021
Crime Authorities Report Jelani Day's Body Found In Illinois River A cause of death has yet to be determined for the missing Illinois State University student. By Nancy Jiang September 25, 2021
Gossip Lil Meech Released From Jail, Haimov Jewelers Issues Statement: "We Reached Out" Meech faces charges of first-degree grand theft after Haimov claims he never finished paying off a $250K luxury watch and tried trading it in at another jeweler. By Erika Marie May 18, 2022
Crime Activist Claims Young Thug's Baby Mama May Have Died In Gang "Hit" Georgia Chidi believes LaKevia Jackson's death was related to a gang feud. By Alexander Cole March 21, 2022
Pop Culture Tisha Campbell Claims She Was Almost Taken By Alleged Sex Traffickers: "They Got Me F*cked Up!" The incident took place 10 minutes away from the Mexican border, where Tisha has been working on an independent film. By Hayley Hynes January 28, 2022
Gram Kodak Black Exposes Himself For Stealing From A Gas Station: "Had To See If I Still Had It" Looks like Kodak couldn't resist the five-finger discount. By Hayley Hynes January 28, 2022
Crime DaBaby Was Allegedly The One Who Shot Intruder At His Home The intruder was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2022
Music Mother Of Teen Who Threatened Sheriff Over YSL Arrests Says He Has Mental Illness He faces terrorist counts after allegedly threatening to kill officials if the rappers weren't released. His cousin was named in the YSL indictment. By Erika Marie June 06, 2022
Pop Culture Family Of Death Row Inmate Thanks Kim Kardashian For Words Of Support Melissa Lucio's family has thanked Kim Kardashian for showing support for the death row inmate. By Cole Blake April 11, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Wants To Know If You Would Snitch Or Go To Trial To Fight Death Penalty The rapper said that if you've never faced "real prison situations" then you've "never been tested." By Erika Marie June 03, 2022
Pop Culture FKA Twigs Gets Trial Date Set In Lawsuit Against Shia LaBeouf: Report The singer sued her ex-boyfriend back in 2020 and accused him of abuse, sexual battery, and emotional distress. By Erika Marie May 03, 2022