A New York judge has denied bail for singer R. Kelly, who pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges on Friday. According to NPR, Kelly, 52, arrived at a Brooklyn court and entered a plea of not guilty for five federal charges—one count of racketeering and four counts of violating the Mann …
A mother in Britain was sentenced to at least 32 years behind bars this week for murdering her two daughters who she blamed for interfering with her sex life. Louise Porton, 23, suffocated Lexi Draper, 3, on January 15, 2018, and weeks later, 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan died a similar death at the hands of her …
An Illinois man has been charged with the first-degree murder of his mother, whose body was reportedly discovered in a garbage can on Monday. David Krystyniak is accused of fatally stabbing his mother, Judith Krystyniak, 74, with a two-foot-long sword at their shared home. A police officer and social worker, who had previous contact with …
On Wednesday, an Illinois judge shut down efforts by Jussie Smollett’s attorneys to reconsider his bid to have a special prosecutor investigate how the actor’s high-profile hate crime case was handled. Though he hasn’t yet appointed a special prosecutor, Cook County Judge Michael Toomin dismissed Smollett’s attorneys’ claims that their client has a reasonable concern …
Body cam footage reportedly shows the moments a driver allegedly fled from and kicked an officer in the groin—all to avoid an $80 parking ticket for a broken tail light
– KOCO: On July 16, Debra Hamil, 65, refused to sign a ticket, claiming she shouldn’t have to pay for something that’s “fixable”
– The officer noted that the tail light’s been broken for six months before she not only refused to sign the ticket but ignored the officer’s commands to exit her car
– Hamil allegedly led the officer on a brief pursuit after he tells her she’s under arrest
– Hamil’s seen stopping and telling the officer “you better leave me” before he drags her out her car and tases her
– “Do you realize you just got yourself in a whole lot more trouble?” the officer tells the handcuffed woman
– Hamil was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest; she was ultimately released on $10,000 bond
A Michigan man who assaulted a Little Caesars employee over pizza toppings earlier this month was sentenced to 20 days in jail
– WXYZ: Livonia police said Joseph Thorpe 38, was angry over Italian seasoning on his pizza (instead of parmesan), and had called the restaurant to complain
– He arrived at the restaurant even more irate after employees told him he could get a refund
– The victim said she had a co-worker call police after Thorpe “threw his pizza on the counter [and] told me he was going to beat everyone’s butt in the store”
– Moments later, he’s seen reaching across the counter and smacking the clerk
– Though Thorpe fled the scene in a car that wasn’t registered to him, authorities tracked him down and charged him with assault and battery
Authorities in New York are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect allegedly behind two sex attacks Monday evening in Brooklyn.
– WNBC: Both women managed to fight off the suspect, who’s seen in surveillance footage
– In the first attack on 12th Street and Eighth Avenue, the suspect allegedly pulled the woman’s pants down before being scared off
– Minutes later, at Prospect Park West, he reportedly pushed a woman against a car and tried to sexually assault her
– The suspect’s described as being Hispanic, weighing roughly 160 pounds, 5’8″ tall, and has dreadlocks
TIPS: NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline–1-800-577-8477
A Florida man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for failing to disclose his HIV-positive status to at least two women he had sex with. Law enforcement began investigating Rasheem Ikey Bodiford, 27, in June 2017, after a woman said she tested positive for HIV and identified him as her last sexual …
Authorities in California are investigating the death of a newborn who was reportedly found with their twin behind a business Tuesday night. CNN reported that Fairfield police officers responded to the 300 block of Pittman Road after receiving a call about a woman who appeared to have just given birth to two babies. According to …
A 2-year-old boy in Florida has reportedly died after being found unresponsive in a van parked outside a day care center on Monday. The toddler, who multiple news outlets have identified as Noah Sneed, was found dead outside Ceressa’s Daycare & Preschool in Oakland Park at around 3:30 p.m. Broward police spokesperson Keyla Concepcion told …
A group of middle schoolers in Ohio are now on probation after a November 2018 incident where they smeared bananas on a female teacher’s door and threw the fruit at her, triggering a life-threatening allergic reaction which required hospitalization. WSYX reported that the three students—a 13-year-old girl and two 12-year-old boys—carried out the assault on …
A mother in Texas was arrested early Sunday, accused of leaving her infant baby asleep in a running car as she drank alcohol in a nightclub. KWTX reported that officers who responded to Trackside Night Club found the infant in a safety seat in the backseat of a car. Minutes later, officers reportedly located Samantha …
