Crime

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Politics Robert Fuller's Body Found Hanging From Tree In Palmdale, California Robert Fuller, a 23-year-old Black man, was found hanging from a tree next to city hall and officials are calling it a suicide. By Alex Zidel June 12, 2020
Pop Culture Kenneth Petty Doesn't Want His Federal Trial Delayed Because Of COVID-19 While the Judge wants to delay Kenneth Petty's trial out in Los Angeles, Petty isn't down. By Rose Lilah April 28, 2020
Original Content Chris Brown's Sordid, Long History Of Arrests, Violence, & Legal Troubles A new UK assault arrest reignites scrutiny over decades of alleged violence, lawsuits, and controversy tied to Chris Brown. By Rain Adams May 27, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Reportedly Faces Criminal Investigation For Sexual Assault Claims Smokey Robinson's lawyer has denied the sexual assault accusations from four of the singer's former housekeepers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Pop Culture Druski Reportedly Seeks Punitive Sanctions Against His Sexual Assault Accuser Druski previously offered his phone records, financial statements, and more in an effort to clear his name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Diddy Looks Tired And Grey In First Courtroom Sketches From His Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy is currently in the jury selection process for his sex trafficking trial and there is no doubt that he is tired and nervous. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
Uncategorized Tay-K Hit With 80 Year Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction The latest conviction came as Tay-K was already serving time behind bars for the killing of Ethan Walker in 2016. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Crime Pat Stay Homicide Investigation Leads To Arrest Police are still in the midst of their investigation. By Alexander Cole September 10, 2022
TV Young Thug's Career And Imprisonment To Be Covered In New Docuseries The rise and fall of Young Thug will be captured in a docuseries and podcast from Rolling Stone Films and Jigsaw. By Rex Provost July 09, 2022
Crime Brandon Bills Denies Snitch Allegations As DaBaby Fight Investigation Reportedly Stalls After news of the investigation was shared, DaniLeigh's brother hopped online to clarify that he was never cooperating with the police. By Erika Marie April 18, 2022
Original Content YSL RICO Indictment: Everything We Know With Young Thug and his entire organization facing upwards of 56 counts of criminal activity, we break down everything we've learned about the RICO case so far. By Robert Blair May 12, 2022
Pop Culture Ari Lennox Updates Fans Following Amsterdam Arrest Ari Lennox says she's "safe" following her arrest in Amsterdam. By Alex Zidel December 02, 2021