Crime
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Grammy-Winning Producer Noel 'Detail' Fisher Arrested on Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
Is #MeToo finally doubling back to hip-hop? Perhaps, especially since this week has been filled with public allegations. On Sunday, R&B vocalist Jaguar Wright (best known for 2002’s Denials, Delusions & Decisions) made explosive claims of misconduct and enabling of sexual abuse by rapper/actor Common, members of The Roots crew and others during an Instagram…
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How Not to Quarantine: NFL Cornerbacks DeAndre Baker, Quinton Dunbar Accused of Robbing Partygoers at Gunpoint
Stay-at-home orders have made a vast majority of American citizens prisoners in their own homes, yet cornerbacks DeAndre Baker of the New York Giants and Quinton Dunbar of the Seattle Seahawks have still found a way to get caught up in some bullshit. From ESPN: Arrest warrants have been issued in South Florida for New…
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Prosecutors Know Who Killed This Black Man in Georgia but Have Made No Arrests
The family of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery says he was jogging in his neighborhood in Brunswick Country, Georgia in February when he was chased, shot, and killed by two white men. Two months later no arrests have been made—though the identity of the men who chased him are known to police, Arbery’s mother said to CBS…
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NBA Draft Prospect Teshaun Hightower Arrested in Connection With a Georgia Murder
On April 19, 22-year-old Teshaun Hightower declared for the NBA draft. One week later, he found himself behind bars facing some very serious charges. NBC News reports that Hightower was taken into custody in Henry County, Ga.. last Saturday in connection with the April 8 killing of Devante Long. Hightower was arrested alongside his brother…
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Former NFL Star Chris Johnson Accused of Funding Murder-for-Hire Plot
When retired professional athletes trend on social media, my nerves get bad. Yes, it could be related to some prosperous new endeavor or other good news, but far too often, it’s not. And in the case of former NFL All-Pro Chris Johnson, he’s reportedly gotten himself into some serious shit. From Bleacher Report: Former Tennessee…
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Fresno Man Accused of Four Murders Admits He Wanted to Kill White People: 'You Get Fed Up With the Racism, You Get Tired of Letting Things Slide'
We’ve all heard the phrase “an eye for an eye,” and after enduring a lifetime of racism, that was the exact justification that accused killer Kori Ali Muhammad gave authorities for his decision to allegedly murder four people in 2017. From the Fresno Bee: In a taped interview with Fresno detectives, Muhammad explained why he…
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Unsatisfied With Being a 1st Round Bust, Cleveland Browns Lineman Greg Robinson Caught With 157 Pounds of Weed
Things to do with 157 pounds of weed: Start a dispensary. Reboot the Cheech & Chong franchise with Method Man and Redman. Roll the biggest blunt in the history of modern mankind. Fuck off a lucrative football career that’s netted you almost $30 million so far by getting knocked on possession charges. Clearly, NFL offensive…
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You Get a Pardon! And You Get a Pardon! Career Criminal Donald Trump Passes Out Get Out of Jail Free Cards to Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Others
There are some words and phrases in the English language that are open to interpretation, while others—like “criminal”—are pretty cut-and-dried. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is a fucking criminal. While most would point to his terrible dye job as proof that he belongs behind bars, there’s also the fact that he racked up an astounding…
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Jackson State University President Among 17 Arrested in Prostitution Sting
I believe the phrase is “not like this.” USA Today reports that William Bynum Jr., president of Jackson State University in Mississippi, was among 17 people arrested over the weekend during a two-day prostitution sting that led to a total of eight felony charges. The 57-year-old was charged with procuring the services of a prostitute,…