criminal charges
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West Virginia Lawmaker Who Recorded Himself Breaking Into the Capitol Faces Criminal Charge
Hey, real quick, remember the West Virginia lawmaker we recorded himself breaking into the Capitol during the failed coup on Wednesday? Well, ol’ boy is now facing a criminal charge. It turns out recording and identifying yourself while committing a crime probably isn’t the move. Who knew? CNN reports that Derrick Evans, who was voted…
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California Man Charged With Hate Crime for Driving Into a Crowd of Black People
Not to continue to belabor the point, but white people have lost their goddamn minds, folks. If it’s not going full Karen in a Target over face masks or sending emails to my colleagues going “Not all white people,” it’s committing whole ass crimes like driving a car into a crowd of Black people. According…
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Attorney General Keith Ellison Charges Other 3 Officers in George Floyd's Death; Derek Chauvin's Charges Upgraded to 2nd-Degree Murder [Updated]
Outrage against police brutality has spread across the country in the week following George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. On Friday, Derek Chauvin, the fired officer seen with his knee on Floyd’s neck, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Now, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane,…
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William Bryan, the Man Who Recorded Ahmaud Arbery Video, Has Been Arrested
Earlier this month, graphic video depicting the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery was publicly released. The video resulted in Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, the men who allegedly murdered him, to be arrested on murder charges. In recent weeks, calls have increased for William “Roddy” Bryan, the man who recorded the video, to be arrested…
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Rape Trial Begins for Former NFL Pro Kellen Winslow Jr.
Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr.’s trial begins Monday amid charges of lewd conduct, indecent exposure, and raping two women last year, as well as the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in 2003 when she was unconscious. Winslow Jr., 35, has pleaded not guilty to all 12 counts brought against him by five women.…
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It's About to Go Down! Trump's Personal Fixer Michael Cohen Reaches Tentative Plea Deal: Report
The walls are closing in on the deplorable administration as President Donald Trump’s personal fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, has reportedly entered into a plea agreement with Manhattan federal prosecutors Tuesday. According to the New York Post, terms of the plea require Cohen to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller into his investigation of Russia…
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Report: There Is an Active Criminal Investigation Into Derrick Rose Gang Rape Allegations
The Los Angeles Police Department has an open criminal investigation going into New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose for the alleged gang rape of a woman in 2013. According to Deadspin, the LAPD has confirmed that Rose is under criminal investigation. The news comes just weeks after a Los Angeles judge ruled that Rose’s…
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Witness Who Was Set to Testify Against NYPD Cop Is Brutally Killed
Robert Bishun, 36, was found strangled in the back of his BMW in the Fieldston section of the Bronx, N.Y., Tuesday after being abducted from his auto body shop, the New York Daily News reports. Bishun was a cooperating witness who was set to testify against Police Officer Merlin Alston, who was charged with narcotic conspiracy and…
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6 Mich. State Employees Facing Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis
Six Michigan state employees were criminally charged Friday morning in connection with the water crisis in Flint, the Detroit Free Press reports. According to the report, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services workers Nancy Peeler, Corinne Miller and Robert Scott, and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees Leanne Smith, Adam Rosenthal and Patrick Cook, have all been indicted…