According to the disgraced R&B star’s lawyer, R. Kelly spent another night in jail Saturday because he did not have the $100,000 necessary to secure his release on bond. He’s required to post 10 percent of the total $1 million bond to walk out of Cook County jail following his indictment and arrest last week …
The lawyer for a Florida woman accused of murdering her 3-year-old son decades ago says authorities have no evidence to prove the charges, KSNV-TV reports. Amy Fleming was arrested earlier this month in Florida in connection with the presumed death of her son, Francillon Pierre, who vanished in North Las Vegas in 1986. Pierre has …
The check at the center of the Jussie Smollett hate crime scandal may turn out to be an aid to his defense, though just days ago it was believed to be a strong piece of evidence indicating that Smollett had paid two brothers to attack him on January 29 in what authorities now suspected to …
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett may have been inspired to allegedly concoct a hate crime after seeing his boss’s reaction to learning that a family member was a victim of a homophobic assault. According to TMZ, ‘Empire’ creator Lee Daniels posted an Instagram video on January 10 to call for an end to homophobic violence, citing …
More than two months after a 6-year-old Oklahoma girl died of complication from asthma, authorities say her great-grandmother and aunt have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. According to KFOR, the unidentified girl was in the custody of her relatives — 82-year-old Vanuda Lee Holloman and 60-year-old Meta Cruikshank Hudspeth — when she was …
Authorities in South Carolina say a 52-year-old woman was fatally mauled by her two pet dogs during an attack in her front yard this week. According to WBRC, neighbors rushed to aid Nancy Cherryl Burgess-Dismuke after witnessing the gruesome incident. One witness said the victim appeared to be playing with the pair of boxer-mix dogs …
Authorities in New York say a 51-year-old woman was able to stop a would-be rapist by dousing him with a cup of hot coffee. According to WLNY, the suspect allegedly followed the victim into the latter’s Manhattan apartment building at about 9:50 a.m. on Thursday and pulled her pants down. The quick-thinking woman reportedly stunned …
Authorities in South Carolina say a man found a woman and two children were staying inside his home upon arriving at the Union residence earlier this month. According to People, Kent Foster initially suspected something was amiss when he encountered an unfamiliar dog in his yard. Upon further inspection, he reportedly found a child car …
A Louisiana family is asking for the public’s help to find a 35-year-old mother who has been missing for nearly two months. WAFB-TV reports that Nahendra Davis, of Baker, Louisiana, vanished Dec. 27 — her birthday — after she dropped off her two children at her mother’s house. While Davis has not been seen since, her …
A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the owner of a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was killed three years ago, accusing prosecutors of botching the case, the Kansas City Star reports. On Friday, Wyandotte County Judge Robert Burns ruled that the Kansas Attorney General’s office had “irreparably tainted” grand jury proceedings with …
Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a 16-year-old in Durham on suspicion of murdering his father last year. According to WRAL, 59-year-old Bill Bishop was a well-known developer in Florida before moving to North Carolina. He was reportedly found unresponsive at his home on April 18 with a dog leash wrapped around his neck and …
The latest twist in a narrative surrounding actor Jussie Smollett’s hate-crime claims included the “Empire” star’s reported admission to police that he has a drug dependency that has not been treated. According to Page Six, he made the claim after surrendering to authorities on Thursday on a fourth-degree felony charge of filing a false police …
