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A Washington State man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for pressuring eight girls, ranging in ages from 12 to 16, into sending him explicit photos and videos, New York Times reports. Joshua Henry Punt, 39, pleaded guilty in April to production of child pornography, enticement of a minor, distribution of child pornography, […]
An attorney for R. Kelly’s raised eyebrows this week when he likened the disgraced artist—legal name Robert Sylvester Kelly—to Martin Luther King Jr. According to TMZ, defense lawyer Deveraux Cannick made the comparison during Thursday’s closing arguments in Kelly’s sex-crimes trial. Cannick told the jury that MLK was labeled a “rabble-rouser” and was ultimately killed for trying to secure equality for […]
A Georgia woman was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals Tuesday after she allegedly threw an injured puppy into the ocean earlier this month, ABC News reports. Candy Selena Marban was questioned by Tybee Island Police on Sept. 12 after responding to a call and discovering a puppy in the sand nursing a […]
A Pennsylvania man is being held on a $50,000 bond after he shorted a convenience store 43 cents for a bottled drink, Lehigh Valley Live reports. Joseph Sobolewski, 38, visited a store last month that was promoting a deal for two 20-ounce Mountain Dew bottles for $3. Sobolewski came in, picked up a bottle of Mountain Dew, […]
Just a few days after prosecutors decided to not charge him and his wife Tiny with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2005, T.I. has returned with a new song titled “F*ck Em.” Featuring Lil Jon, the track is accompanied by a music video that sees T.I. celebrating the case, as he raps, “On my […]
Corey Walker, one of the four suspects charged in Pop Smoke’s murder, will remain behind bars indefinitely. According to the Shade Room’s reporting, a Los Angeles County judge denied the 20-year-old’s request for bail after prosecutors argued his case “was not applicable for bail based on the letter of the law.” Judge Curtis B. Rappe ultimately agreed, and […]
After many decades of evading criminal conviction, Robert Durst has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The verdict was announced in Los Angeles court on Friday, more than 20 years after the real estate heir allegedly killed his good friend Susan Berman. Durst is accused of fatally shooting the crime writer at her Beverly Hills home on Dec. […]
T.I. and Tameka “Tiny” Harris will not face charges for accusations that they drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in Los Angeles in 2005, TMZ reports. Per the outlet, prosecutors have decided not to charge the rapper and his wife since the case is not within the 10-year statute of limitations since the incident happened 16 […]
A Texas lawyer who walked the beach in full Michael Myers regalia was cited by police. Police in Galveston first received a call on Monday from someone regarding “a man walking the beach” while carrying what was then described as a “bloody knife,” a local department spokesperson told the Galveston County Daily News. Following the call, […]
Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday after being charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao were indicted in May by a federal grand jury for allegedly depriving Floyd of his rights on May 25, 2020, while acting under government authority. Chauvin is currently serving a 22 1/2-year […]
