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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, […]
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 […]
While the notorious Rikers Island jail complex in New York is set to be closed by 2027, the conditions in the meantime are receiving revived criticism from a number of lawmakers. New York State Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, who recently toured the facilities, told CBS News she saw garbage spread across the floor, as well […]
A Florida nurse pled guilty last week after admitting to threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this year. Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, sent 30-second video clips to her husband, who was behind bars, in February where she unfurled threats towards Harris’ life, claimed to have accepted $53,000 to carry out the “hit” on […]
The co-founder and former president of NXIVM was sentenced to 42 months in prison for her involvement in the alleged sex cult. The United States Department of Justice announced the news Wednesday, about two years after Nancy Salzman pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge stemming from the organization. The 66-year-old created NXIVM alongside Keith Raniere, who was sentenced […]
Lawyers for Parkland School shooter Nikolas Cruz got into a dispute over language, saying he shouldn’t be referred to as a “killer” during his trial. The New York Daily News reported that on Wednesday, assistant public defender Melisa McNeill contended during a Zoom hearing that phrases like “the massacre,” “the schoolhouse slaughter,” “an execution,” and other […]
A Florida woman was arrested for masturbating and flashing her breasts during a virtual visit with her inmate boyfriend last week, The Smoking Gun reports. Danielle Ferrero traveled to the Charlotte County jail to see Cody Thomas, but their time together was limited to an hour-long virtual encounter with Ferrero forced to remain inside the Video Visitation Building, while Thomas was kept […]
YNW Melly has been in prison for almost three years now after being charged with two counts of first-degree murder back in February 2019. The rapper recently released his latest album, Just A Matter of Slime, with features from Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, Young Thug, and more, and revealed that he helped produce the album while being behind bars. According […]
A Cleveland woman has married her brother’s convicted murderer, but maintains her new husband’s innocence. According to ABC-affiliate WEWS-TV, Crystal Straus became Crystal Tiedjen over the weekend after tying the knot with John Tiedjen, a 57-year-old man who was found guilty in the 1987 death of Brian McGary. John reportedly spent 32 years behind bars before a judge […]
A South Korean military court sentenced K-pop star Seungri to three years in prison, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. The former Big Bang member was found guilty of several crimes including arranging illegal sexual services for business investors from Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong. He was also convicted of embezzling funds from a Seoul nightclub he ran, […]
