A federal judge in New Jersey sentenced Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino to eight months in prison Friday for tax evasion he committed when MTV’s “Jersey Shore” was at its peak. NJ.com reported that prosecutors said Sorrentino, 36, and his brother, Marc, created several businesses based on their in-person and television appearances, product endorsements, and product …
A Maryland woman reportedly caused millions of dollars in damage and displaced more than 130 people when she allegedly set an apartment building on fire to get back at her now-ex-boyfriend. WUSA reported that Prince George’s County firefighters responded to Hilltop Apartments on September 17 following reports of a fire. It took firefighters more than two …
A Louisiana man who called 911 falsely, claiming he was the victim of an axe attack, told officers that meth located in his home was planted there by a “ghost,” police said. Per KNOE, Michael Auttonberry was screaming profanities when officers arrived at his West Monroe home on Wednesday, leading them to place him in …
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is reportedly investigating claims that a gender-fluid student sexually assaulted his 5-year-old female classmate in a school restroom in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that that the alleged incident happened last fall at Oakhurst Elementary School in Decatur. The complaint indicated that the assailant was a “gender fluid” boy who …
UPDATE: The Tampa Bay Times reported that missing Florida mother Sydney Wyatt, 28, and her 1-year-old son, Future Johnson, were found safe at a local hotel at around 10 a.m. Friday. Police have yet to provide a timeline of events leading up to their safe discovery. Original story: Police in Florida are asking for …
Royal Carribean International has apologized to passengers who had their cruise-going experience ruined by 1,300 rowdy conference attendees, whose idea of fun reportedly entailed bringing burlesque dancers and women dressed as Playboy bunnies to swarm public areas of the vessel. Last month, 1,300 employees from Indian tobacco company Kamla Pasand boarded Voyager of the Seas ship in Sydney, …
Authorities are investigating after a masked gunman fatally shot two men in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood in a 36-hour period. The Chicago Tribune reported Eliyahu Moscowitz, 24, was shot to death Monday evening on the 1100 block of West Lunt. His death came a day after Douglass Watts, 73, was reportedly shot and killed while walking his …
Police in Massachusetts arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend with a wooden crucifix. Officers arrested Torrey Smith, 39, weeks after the August 22 attack at the victim’s Billerica home. According to WBZ-TV, the prosecutor said Smith grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the legs as she tried to flee and struck her in …
On Wednesday, a Texas judge exonerated a man who spent 19 years in prison for a 1996 murder that he didn’t commit. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that John Earl Nolley was sentenced to life in prison in 1998 for the stabbing death of his close friend, Sharon McLane, based on false testimony from two …
‘You’ve got to be f**king kidding me,’ the disgraced cop’s dad was reportedly heard telling him inside their home
The vice president of finance for Atlanta Motor Speedway was arrested Monday for allegedly peeping through his neighbor’s daughter’s window and using his phone to record her. WSB-TV reported that Michael Bruner was wearing all black and a ski mask as he spied on the 26-year-old woman. Authorities said Bruner tried to flee from the …
Police in Michigan are investigating after a high school cheerleader allegedly passed out brownies laced with marijuana oil in her bid for homecoming queen. Per WXMI, a criminal investigation began at Hartford High School after police said school officials received a tip that a 17-year-old female student gave brownies to the football team. Twelve brownies were reportedly …
