Crime

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Crime Thomas Lane Seeking Donations To Fund His Defense In George Floyd Murder One of the ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, Thomas Lane, is apparently seeking help to fund his defense. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2020
Crime 66,000 Marijuana Convictions To Be Dismissed In L.A. County 66,000 marijuana convictions will be dismissed in Los Angeles county by District Attorney Jackie Lacey, in an attempt to recognize how people of colour are disproportionately affected by drug-related law enforcement. By Lynn S. February 15, 2020
Crime Kodak Black New Mugshot Released Kodak Black is currently in prison on weapons charges and his latest mugshot has been released to the world. By Alex Zidel March 12, 2020
Crime Cops Accused In George Floyd Killing Appear In Court Prosecutors are looking to have all four cops charged as part of the same trial. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2020
Crime A$AP Rocky Released From Swedish Prison, Allowed To Leave Country The prosecution is seeking to convict A$AP Rocky to six to ten months in prison. By Aron A. August 02, 2019
Crime Boosie Explains How He Connected YNW Melly With His Lawyer For His Murder Case As YNW Melly face two murder charges, Boosie explains how the lawyer he connected Melly with got him off of similar charges. By Aron A. August 09, 2019
Crime R. Kelly Case: Judge Grants Protective Order Over Evidence R. Kelly's judge orders lawyers to refrain from talking about evidence out of the rapper's fears of being “tried in the public domain, By Aron A. August 01, 2019
Crime Migos' Offset Receives Additional Charges After Allegedly Fighting In Jail Offset racks up even more charges after being involved in an altercation in jail. By Patrick Lyons May 05, 2015
Sports Dwight Howard Tells People To Stay Out Of His Business Howard seemingly wants people to focus on his sexuality and not the allegations of sexual assault against him. By Ben Mock October 26, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Rushes To Call Wack 100 After Lauren London Is Mentioned During Diddy Trial Capricorn Clark brought up an alleged incident she claimed Lauren London was present for while testifying in Diddy's trial on Tuesday. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music Luce Cannon Issues Statement Denying Cooperation In Big U RICO Case Luce Cannon and Bricc Baby supposedly made comments on No Jumper relating to prosecutors' accusations against Big U in their RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Pop Culture Vin Diesel Denies Sexual Battery Allegations Diesel's attorney said the actor "categorically denied" the "outlandish" claims. By Ben Mock December 22, 2023