Weekend Criminal Justice Roundup December 09, 2023

A collection of our best posts of the week in criminal justice

Sean β€œDiddy” Combs attends Day 1 of 2023 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 26, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and rape.

Diddy’s legal issues may have quieted down after he settled in the bombshell sexual assault lawsuit from Cassie, but now it appears they’ve just expanded thanks to a new gang rape lawsuit filed on Wednesday. - Shanelle Genai Read More


Jonathan Majors, looks backs at media while leaving Manhattan Criminal court after his pre trial hearing on August 03, 2023 in New York City.

On Monday, opening statements for Jonathan Majors’ domestic dispute trial began.

Prosecutors in the case argued that the Creed III star β€˜engaged in a cool and manipulative pattern’ of psychological abuse leading up the incident,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. They claimed that the relationship between Majors and his accuser and now ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari started off smooth back in 2021 but allegedly took a turn for the worse when Majors’ β€œtrue self emerged,” which essentially looked like alleged controlling, manipulation, β€œwithoholding affection” and threatening suicide as a way to get her to conform to what he wanted her to do. - Shanelle Genai Read More


Birthplace of Martin Luther King in Sweet Auburn quarter in Atlanta Georgia USA

A woman was arrested for attempting to burn down the birth home of legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Atlanta police were called to the scene on the evening of December 7 after a group of out of towners spotted the suspect and held her until local authorities arrived. - Angela Johnson Read More


Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, at an arraignment in the Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center January 20, 2023.

As the trial for two paramedics charged in the death of Elijah McClain continues, the latest testimony comes from the man who determined his cause of death. - Kalyn Womack Read More


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