Crime

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Music YSL's Tick Takes Plea Deal, Claims Young Thug Was Mad He Didn't Beat Or Shoot Victim Tick is Young Thug's eighth co-defendant to take a plea deal instead of facing the court in YSL's RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2022
Pop Culture Yung Joc Pledged To Shave Head If Tory Lanez Found Guilty DJ Vlad, whom Joc had made the commitment to in the first place, confirmed via an Instagram comment that the rapper will follow through. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 24, 2022
Sports Minnesota Vikings Rookie Jaylen Twyman Shot Four Times In D.C. The pro-athlete was said to be "at the wrong place at the wrong time," but is expected to make a full recovery. By Madusa S. June 22, 2021
Politics Jimmy Henchman, 50 Cent's Biggest Enemy, May Be Free Soon Jimmy Henchman is serving nine life sentences for drug trafficking and murder-for-hire. By Alex Zidel October 08, 2021
Crime Two Men Wore Hollowed Out Watermelons On Their Heads To Shoplift Two individuals used actual watermelons as a disguise to steal from a Virginia convenience store. By Madusa S. May 18, 2020
Sports Antonio Brown Locks Himself In Home Amid Investigation, Drops Music AB appears to be chilling. By Alexander Cole January 22, 2020
Sports Redskins WR Cody Latimer Arrested For Assault & Gun Charges NFL Wide Receiver Cody Latimer was arrested after shots were fired inside a Colorado apartment. By Cole Blake May 16, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Requests Prison Release Again As Coronavirus Cases Climb R. Kelly attempts once more to be released from prison, as inmates are infected with Coronavirus. By Rose Lilah April 16, 2020
Crime Lil Durk's OTF Artist JusBlow600 Arrested On Murder & Felony Charges An alleged accomplice of JusBlow600 named him as the triggerman of a robbery gone wrong. By Erika Marie December 15, 2020
Crime California To Release 76k Inmates Early To Trim Prison Population Once boasting the largest prison population in the nation, the sudden move comes in an effort to trim the overall population. By Madusa S. May 01, 2021
Crime Charges Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker May Be Permanently Dismissed This relief comes after the “worst year of [Kenneth’s] life.” By hnhh March 05, 2021
Crime Gabby Petito’s Family Visit Wyoming Lake Near Where The 22-Year-Old’s Body Was Found Gabby’s father, Joseph, shared a sweet tribute to his daughter on Twitter. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2021