assault
-
School Resource Officer Placed on Leave After Video Surfaces of 11-Year-Old Being Dragged, Body Slammed
School resource officers are hired to help provide a safe learning environment in schools throughout the country, not drag and body slam 11-year-old students like this: As a result, CNN reports that authorities are investigating the assault captured by surveillance video at Vance County Middle School in Vance County, N.C. The officer’s name has not…
-
Transgender Employee of Rosario Dawson Hits Actress With Lawsuit Accusing Her—and Her Mama—of Vicious Beatdown
A transgender employee of actress Rosario Dawson is suing her and her family, accusing them of a violent assault and transphobic bias, including repeated misgendering. Dedrek Finley came to know the family as a lesbian woman some time ago, Finley’s attorney, Tasha Alyssa Hill, told NBC News. Finley got along so well with Dawson, her…
-
North Carolina Man Avoids Jail Time, Sentenced to 'Racial Justice Workshop' After Brutally Punching 11-Year-Old Black Girl
A North Carolina man who was arrested in January for brutally punching an 11-year-old black girl has been convicted of two misdemeanors. From the Asheville Citizen-Times: David Steven Bell pleaded guilty of misdemeanor assault on a child under the age of 12, as well as one misdemeanor count of assault on a female for pushing…
-
A$AP Rocky Found Guilty of Assault in Swedish Court
A Swedish court has come to a decision: A$AP Rocky has been found guilty of assault, the Washington Post has confirmed. The 30-year-old rapper, born Rakim Mayers, was charged following a brawl with 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari in Sweden back in June. Two men in A$AP’s entourage were also charged. Reporter Maddy Savage confirmed on Twitter…
-
‘Need Y’all to Keep Praying for Me’: A$AP Rocky Hits the Concert Stage for the 1st Time Since His Release From a Swedish Prison
A$AP Rocky hit the ground running and hit the concert stage about a week after returning to the States following a monthlong stint in a Swedish jail—and can we just say that he is thankful AF? “I’m so happy to be here right now. That was a scary, humbling experience, but I’m here right now,”…
-
A$AP Rocky Released From Custody, Could Be Home ASAP as He Awaits Verdict
A$AP Rocky could be coming home. ABC News reports that the “Fuckin’ Problems” rapper and his co-defendants, Bladimir Corniel and David Rispers, have been released from custody as they await the verdict on assault charges in Sweden. On Friday, the judge announced that Rocky will be sentenced on Aug. 14. Donald Trump, who may or…
-
A$AP Rocky on Trial in Sweden Says He Begged Accuser to Leave Him Alone
A$AP Rocky testified Thursday during his trial in a Swedish courtroom that he begged the man he and his entourage are accused of assaulting to leave them alone prior to the altercation that has the rapper facing an assault charge. Rocky has pleaded not guilty in the case, which resulted in his arrest and being…
-
Man Seen on Video Being Asked to 'Leave' A$AP Rocky Alone Is Set Free As Rapper Continues Stay in a Swedish Jail
As A$AP Rocky remains held in a Swedish jail waiting to find out if he will be charged with a crime, freedom has come to one person connected to the case—one of the men the rapper charges came at him, forcing him to defend himself. According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors in Sweden decided…
-
A$AP Rocky Arrested in Sweden for Suspicion of Assault: ‘I’m Innocent’
Despite his desire to avoid “Fucking Problems,” it looks like A$AP Rocky found some anyway. TMZ reports that the 30-year-old rapper and three other people were arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of assault after a video surfaced online of an altercation between Rocky and two other men. According to CBS News, under Swedish law, the…
-
Not Pressed: Cardi B Pleads Not Guilty to New Strip Club Fight Charges
Cardi B has made her intentions official—she refuses to sully her 2019 BET Awards Album of the Year win with a little pesky thing called jail. Well, at least, that’s what she hopes…and pleads. According to Billboard, the Invasion of Privacy rapper appeared in court on June 25 for an arraignment hearing where she pleaded…