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An ex-Florida sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison for planting drugs during traffic stops and then arresting the drivers, the Associated Press reports. Zachary Wester was hit with 67 charges, including racketeering, official misconduct, fabricating evidence, perjury, false imprisonment, and possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia. He was ultimately convicted on […]
In his memoir, Trejo, Danny Trejo recalled the time he was hypnotized by Charles Manson while the two were in jail 60 years ago, per Page Six. Trejo said a “greasy, dirty, scrawny” Manson walked up to him in Los Angeles County Jail in 1961 seeking protection. “He was so poor, he didn’t have a belt, and instead used a piece […]
Jada Pinkett Smith says an incident that occurred on the set of the 1996 Eddie Murphy comedy The Nutty Professor opened her eyes about the potential side effects of her tendency toward drug and alcohol abuse. In a new episode of Red Table Talk, Jada—joined by co-hosts Willow and Adrienne Banfield-Norris—reflected on the incident while […]
Ohio authorities have indicted 45 people on drug trafficking charges. The indictments took some time, as they were the result of a long-standing undercover drug operation called Operation Red, White, and Bust. Authorities in four Ohio counties were hoping to stop the sale of narcotics and opioids like fentanyl, tramadol, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, according to […]
James Cameron revealed he was high on ecstasy when he conceived a key character for Terminator 2: Judgement Day. In an oral history of Terminator 2 published by The Ringer, Cameron talked about coming up with the idea of having a 10-year-old John Connor in the movie while he was on an ecstasy trip. “I remember sitting there once, […]
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic dreams may be in jeopardy. According Jamaica Gleaner, the 21-year-old sprinter tested positive for a prohibited substance during last month’s US Olympic Trials, where she ultimately secured a spot on Team USA. It’s unclear what substance Richardson allegedly consumed, but the outlet points out the infringement could result in a one- to three-month […]
An unruly passenger who made headlines a few days ago when he jumped out of a plane’s exit door as it was readying for takeoff at LAX has told authorities that he smoked “a lot” of crystal meth before making that unwise/extremely dangerous decision. According to court documents obtained by The Washington Post, during a planned […]
The Biden administration is backing legislation that aims to put a permanent stop to the harmful sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. On Tuesday, a hearing will see lawmakers engaging with experts on the proposed EQUAL Act (i.e. the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act). Ahead of that hearing, per a report […]
Security on a cruise ship found 69.5 pounds of cocaine stashed on board last week. Upon docking the vessel at a port in Florida, they turned it over to officers for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to a statement from that agency. CBP officers who were stationed at the Port Everglades seaport were alerted about garbage […]
A California man spent two days trapped inside a piece of vineyard equipment before he was eventually rescued by authorities. However, his explanation for the incident has been met with skepticism. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office announced the rescue on social media Tuesday, just hours after the found a 38-year-old man stuck inside a giant […]
