CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer on Saturday and of being the bicyclist who shot a woman in broad daylight near downtown days earlier has been captured, police said. Officials announced at a press conference that Michael Blackman, 45, was apprehended following an armed encounter with officers. […]
A Texas mother of three was sentenced to five years in prison last year for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election. She appealed her conviction this week, saying she was unaware her felony status made her ineligible to vote. Crystal Mason was on supervised release after serving time for tax fraud when she filled out a provisional […]
The news that the brother of Olympian Simone Biles was arrested for a triple murder in Cleveland shocked many people, but perhaps no one was shocked more than the gold medalist gymnast herself.
Back in January, then 50-year-old David Steven Bell was seen on video punching a young Black girl outside a mall in North Carolina. Apparently he won’t be seeing any jail time for that violent crime. Bell, standing 6-foot-5 and weighing 250 pounds, was arrested after the assault on an 11-year-old girl in Asheville went viral. He […]
HELSINKI (AP) — American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men believed to be members of his entourage went on trial Tuesday in Sweden in a high-profile legal case that has caught the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump and celebrities. Swedish prosecutors allege that the Grammy-nominated rapper and the two other suspects “deliberately, together […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky was ordered held by a Swedish court Friday for two weeks in pre-trial detention while police investigate a fight in downtown Stockholm. Prosecutor Fredrik Karlsson said Friday after the hearing at the Stockholm District Court that A$AP Rocky — the stage name of Rakim Mayers — was […]
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say rapper A$AP Rocky has been detained for a suspected attack on an unknown person in downtown Stockholm. The Swedish Prosecution Authority says the investigation was “at an initial stage” and should be decided by midday Saturday, whether A$AP Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers — should be formally arrested. […]
Two men face four felonies after allegedly being caught with methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and bundles of cash near a Georgia elementary school Friday. Christopher Darrell McMutry and Brandon Billups allegedly had the drugs and money in their car while being pulled over for swerving, according to arrest warrants obtained by Channel 2 Action News. The […]
DALLAS (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent is being held on charges that include assaulting a public servant after authorities say officers found him intoxicated outside a Dallas-area fast food restaurant. Coppell police Sgt. Sammy Lujan says officers responded Sunday after a caller expressed concern about a man talking to himself. Lujan says […]
Remy Ma, was not present at this year’s BET Awards, even though she was nominated for best female rapper of the year. Apparently she’s still trying to get her life together since being released from prison. The 39-year-old mother released a video on the internet apologizing to her crew and fans, explaining her ordeal and […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Another “Empire” actor has been arrested in Chicago, but this time on a traffic-related offense. Police spokeswoman Karie James said Monday that Bryshere Gray, who plays a younger brother of Jussie Smollett’s character on the Chicago-based Fox TV show, was pulled over Thursday because a temporary license plate didn’t match the 2014 […]
An Illinois man has been sentenced to four years in prison for ordering 42 pounds of marijuana-infused chocolate from California, and prosecutors believe his intention was to sell the goodies. Thomas Franzen from suburban Chicago pled guilty to possession of upwards of 5000 grams of cannabis and received the minimum sentence, CNN reports. Franzen is suffering from testicular cancer and was […]
