Crime

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Crime Judge Denies Use Of George Floyd's Arrest Records In Derek Chauvin Murder Case A judge is ruling that Floyd's past convictions are inadmissible in Chauvin's murder trial. By Madusa S. January 27, 2021
Music Man Found Guilty In 2018 Killing Of Lil Lonnie The Mississippi rapper was only 22 when he was shot and killed in 2018. By Joe Abrams June 04, 2021
Tech Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty In FTX Fraud Case The FTX founder could face up to 110 years in prison. By Ben Mock November 03, 2023
Crime Diddy Raid: Ex-Motown CEO Confirms She Won't Testify Against The Rap Mogul Ethiopia Habtemariam was clear about the fact that she hasn't witnessed any illegal behavior. By Lavender Alexandria April 01, 2024
Pop Culture Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Dead At 81 Ted Kaczynski was found dead in his prison cell today. By Caroline Fisher June 10, 2023
Politics St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns At BLM Protestors Receive Mayoral Pardon The lawyer-couple went viral last summer for pointing an AR and handgun at Black Lives Matter protestors. By Joe Abrams August 04, 2021
Pop Culture Shanquella Robinson Update: Reporter Tries To Interrogate Late Woman's "Friends" From Deathly Vacation Both the FBI and Mexican authorities are currently taking steps to solve the tragic murder mystery. By Hayley Hynes November 20, 2022
Politics Kansas Police Officer Arrested After Advocacy From Jay-Z's Team Roc The arrest of a former Kansas police officer who has been accused of sexual assault is being celebrated by Team Roc. By Cole Blake September 17, 2022
Crime "The Chi" Actor Barton Fitzpatrick Robbed In Chicago: Report The suspect reportedly threatened the actor with a gun in an attempted carjacking. By Erika Marie September 13, 2022
MMA Jorge Masvidal's Dad Arrested After Shooting at Fighter's Home Masvidal Jr. was not present at the time but his father is now behind bars. By Ben Mock May 05, 2023
Gram Rap Veteran Positive K Blasts TMZ For Using His Photo In Kidd Creole Manslaughter Report The "I Got a Man" icon was "humiliated" after TMZ used his picture in a report about Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's Kidd Creole's conviction. By Erika Marie April 07, 2022
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Attorney Accuses Judge Of Lunging At Her, Requests Mistrial During a sidebar, Tamara Walker claimed that Judge James Linn "physically lunged" at her. She reportedly left the courtroom in tears. By Erika Marie December 03, 2021