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Taxstone has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Ronald “Banga” McPhatter, bodyguard of Troy Ave, who was one of three people shot during an altercation inside Irving Plaza in 2016. “Daryl Campbell was convicted of killing a man and shooting three others during a tragic and deadly confrontation in a packed New York City […]
President Biden on Friday granted full pardons to six individuals who had already completed sentences for their offenses. CNN reports the individuals were granted clemency through a “deliberative process” that was coordinated closely with the Department of Justice. The list of those pardoned include five people who were convicted of drug or alcohol offenses: Charlie Byrnes Jackson, 77, Gary […]
President Biden announced pardons for thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, the New York Times reports. Biden’s administration confirmed that approximately 6,500 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana from 1992 to 2021 would be pardoned. Thousands of others who received the same conviction in the District of Columbia will also receive […]
Nancy Crampton Brophy, who once wrote a blog essay titled “How to Kill Your Husband,” was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday for the fatal shooting of her husband in 2018, per New York Times. Brophy’s sentencing has been set for June 13. Daniel Brophy, a chef and instructor, was found dead on June 2 inside […]
UPDATED 3/16, 9:32 p.m. ET: Jussie Smollett has been released from Cook County Jail. You can watch video showing the actor leaving the jail and getting into a vehicle below. See original story below. Jussie Smollett will be released from jail as he appeals his conviction of staging a hate crime against himself and making a false report to police, […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Jay-Z has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform and leads multiple ventures to pursue equity for marginalized groups. […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets YouTube has decided to pull two of R. Kelly’s official channels from the video platform after he was found […]
Almost 60,000 cannabis convictions will be dismissed in Los Angeles County, by way of District Attorney George Gascón, Forbes reports. The DA announced on Friday that 58,000 people will have their charges expunged, convictions that happened before California legalized recreational marijuana, under Proposition 64. “Dismissing these convictions means the possibility of a better future to thousands […]
A British man known to the public as the “Brighton Cat Killer,” was sentenced to 5 years in jail for stabbing 9 cats to death, but attacked a total of 16. As reported by The Independent, authorities said that Steve Bouquet, 54, stabbed about 16 cats between October 2018 and May 2019 in Brighton, killing […]
More than 400 convictions could be thrown out in wake of an investigation by Fairfax County and the FBI into the racially motivated behavior of former officer Jonathan Freitag, Washington Post reports. Freitag, 25, is accused of stealing drugs from the police property room, planting drugs on innocent people, and stopping motorists without legal basis. He […]
