R. Kelly was hospitalized last week after overdosing on medications given to him by prison staff, his lawyers claimed. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year sentence in Butner, North Carolina, for sex trafficking and racketeering, said he overdosed after taking the medication while in solitary confinement. According to USA Today, a court filing stated that …
A 15-year-old Indiana boy was charged as an adult last week for raping a 7-year-old disabled boy in April. Jennings Circuit Magistrate Judge Christopher Doran deemed suspect Landon Doty a “predator” whose rehabilitation is beyond the scope of the juvenile court system. Doran ordered the case out of juvenile court, noting that a school bus …
On Monday, federal prosecutors presented video footage of apparent “freak offs” Cassie Ventura participated in while dating Sean “Diddy” Combs. ABC reported that the footage came from a laptop Ventura gave prosecutors. The jurors — not spectators — reviewed videos which prosecutors believe prove Ventura and male escorts were brought to New York City for …
The federal judge presiding over Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial dismissed a juror on Monday, amid concerns that he lied about his state of residence. According to The New York Times, the male juror said during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx with his fiancée. However, he reportedly later told a court …
A man suspected of fatally shooting Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife on Saturday has been captured, according to emerging reports. Several unidentified sources told KSTP that Vance Boelter, 57, was apprehended near his Green Isle home. Boelter’s capture came hours after a car …
A West Virginia man was indicted on Monday for sexually abusing his daughter and fathering three of her children. Kenneth Cook, 43, was initially charged in April with incest involving his child. Authorities said that the three children born as a result of this non-consensual, incestuous relationship were being neglected, according to WVVA. Cook is …
Kanye West reportedly arrived at a New York federal courthouse on Friday to attend Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing sex trafficking trial. The Daily Mail reported that West was greeted by Combs’ son, Christian, and Xavier Donaldson, Combs’ defense attorney. West also confirmed to the media that he was there to support Combs. According to NBC, …
A Maryland woman allegedly admitted to fatally beating her 3-year-old daughter on Monday, then lying about her being abducted. According to WCAU, Darrian Randle, 31, said she hit Nola Dinkins with a belt 15 to 20 times before realizing the girl was not breathing. Instead of seeking medical help, Randle reportedly called her boyfriend, Cedrick …
On Wednesday, New York federal prosecutors asked the court to remove a presiding juror in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial. According to NBC, prosecutors first sought to have Juror #6 step down during Tuesday’s court proceedings, which transpired while the jury was not present. Prosecutor Maurene Comey said “a lack of candor …
A body was reportedly found on Wednesday during a search for a 2-year-old boy who disappeared a month earlier. Montrell Williams vanished on May 10 during a custodial visit with his father, who allegedly told the boy’s mother that he tossed their son into the Bronx River. Sources told the New York Daily News that …
A woman who vanished from her barracks in Virginia last month was reportedly found dead on Monday. Angelina Resendiz’s family confirmed she was found deceased in a wooded area at the Broad Creek Apartments in Norfolk. Resendiz, 21, a sailor, was last seen on May 29 at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station …
New York authorities searched a river on Monday for a 2-year-old boy who vanished last month and is now believed to be dead. According to WABC, the NYPD now suspects Montrell Williams’ 20-year-old father threw him in the Bronx River. Williams vanished on May 10, and surveillance footage reportedly showed him walking along the river …
