Crime
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Police Identify 9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Duffel Bag in Southern California
After an “overwhelming response from the news media and tips received from the public,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has identified the 9-year-old girl found dead inside a duffel bag last week as Trinity Love Jones. According to the Los Angeles Times, investigators said Sunday night they’ve detained two persons of interest…
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Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Felony Charges Related to the Alleged Attack Against Him
An Illinois grand jury has indicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony charges related the alleged hate attack he reported on Jan. 29. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office confirmed with ABC7 that the 16-count indictment was returned by the grand jury on Thursday. On Feb. 20, Smollett was charged with one felony count…
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Osundairo Brothers Apologize for Ruining Black History Month with Their Involvement in Jussie Smollett’s Alleged Attack
“See, what had happened was …” is a staple phrase in black households that typically proceeds a preposterous explanation for questionable behavior. But since Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo—the Nigerian-American siblings involved in the allegedly bogus attack on the self-proclaimed “gay 2Pac” Jussie Smollet—aren’t in a position to further incriminate the Empire star who’s…
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Mother and Daughter in Pennsylvania are Charged With Murdering 5 of Their Family Members
A mother and her teenage daughter were arrested Tuesday and charged with murdering five of their family members in their Morrisville, Pa., home. Shana S. Decree, 45, and her 19-year-old daughter Dominique K. Decree were charged with five counts of criminal homicide and one count of conspiracy for the deaths of Shana Decree’s children, Naa’Irah…
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Judge Sets Bail for R. Kelly at $1 Million
CBS News reports that after turning himself into Chicago police on Friday, an Illinois judge set a $1 million bond for R. Kelly on Saturday, a day after he was formally charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. The “Ignition” singer has been accused of abusing four victims—at least three of whom were underage—in…
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R. Kelly Indicted on 10 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse, No-Bail Arrest Warrant Issued [Updated]
There were decades of allegations. There was a criminal trial on charges of child pornography. There were hashtag campaigns and open letters. There was a high-profile series documenting the stories of his alleged victims. Now, there is a no-bail warrant out for Robert “R.” Kelly on 10 counts of aggravated child sexual abuse, approved by…
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Arizona Nurse Accused of Raping Incapacitated Patient Formally Indicted
Former Hacienda Healthcare nurse Nathan Sutherland has been formally indicted after he was accused of raping and impregnating an incapacitated patient under his care. According to AZ Central, on Tuesday, Sutherland was charged with sexual assault and abuse of a vulnerable adult in connection with the case of an incapacitated woman at the Arizona health…
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Chicago Police Identify ‘Potential Persons of Interest’ in Jussie Smollett Attack
After reviewing hundreds of hours of security camera video footage, Chicago police said Wednesday they had identified “potential persons of interest” in relation to the reported racist and homophobic attack against actor Jussie Smollett. Anthony Guglielmi, chief communications officer for the Chicago Police Department, tweeted Wednesday afternoon “CASE UPDATE: Hours ago #ChicagoPolice detectives located a…
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Famous Dex Superfan Gets Probation for Attempted Plane Theft
Who among us hasn’t gone to great lengths to see our faves in concert? In 2007, at the tender age of 19, a young Ibn was in need of a few hundred dollars to see the Glow in the Dark tour’s lone stop in Massachusetts. As a college freshman with a part-time job as a…
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White Supremacist Who Vowed to Start Race War Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges in Murder of Black Man
For James Harris Jackson, the killing of Timothy Caughman was just “practice.” Jackson, a white man, had traveled up to Times Square in the days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day 2017 to start a race war. After stalking groups of black people for several days, Jackson came upon Caughman, a 66-year-old black man sifting…