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Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith after the actor slapped him at last night's 94th Academy Awards, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed. The 53-year-old actor left the world stunned as he darted out of his seat to strike the 57-year-old comic after the latter…
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With gas prices spiking, a group of Florida men have been arrested for allegedly taking matters into their own hands. Seven individuals were arrested across the state after being accused of using "homemade" gadgets to hack fuel pumps - meaning they paid a couple of cents per gallon, The Independent…
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Police in Dumas, Arkansas, have confirmed that one person has lost their life during a mass shooting at a car show on Saturday evening (March 19). Dumas Police Chief Keith Finch also revealed that a further 20 people were wounded in the shooting, including children, ABC News reports. Finch told…
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A single mom, who faces a year in prison after she let her 14-year-old daughter babysit her siblings, has received an influx of support. A GoFundMe page set up to support Melissa Henderson in light of her trouble with law enforcement has raised $48,130 at the time of writing. In…
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The US supreme court has reinstated the convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence, Reuters reports. Tsarnaev and his now-deceased brother Tamerlan were responsible for planting pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line of the race in April 2013. The explosions killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.…
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A former Minneapolis police officer has testified that he tried to help George Floyd several times, but was repeatedly blocked by his senior officer Derek Chauvin, ABC News reports. Ex-officer Thomas Lane was present on May 25, 2020, when Floyd was violently arrested and murdered by Chauvin, who suspected him…
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A model agent from France who had been charged with arranging for girls and young women to be abused by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in his Paris prison cell on Saturday, February 19, the Guardian reports. Jean-Luc Brunel, 74, was found dead in his cell in La Sante…
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A mug shot of Kim Potter in which she was shown beaming after she was found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright's shooting death came up as a topic of contention in her sentencing yesterday, with the deceased motorist's mother saying it showed the ex-officer wasn't genuinely remorseful. Potter's lawyer…
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Kim Potter, a former Minneapolis police officer who mistook her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright has been sentenced to two years in prison after the judge decided on a lesser sentence despite prosecutors seeking more, BBC News reports Potter was found guilty in December of…
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The parents and grandfather of a six-year-old girl appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, February 16. Paislee Shultis was found alive underneath a staircase of her parent's home in New York after having been missing since 2019. On Monday, February 14, Paislee, now six, was discovered at…
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A grieving fiancé has spoken out after being arrested for "littering" after leaving flowers on his late partner's grave. As reported by ABC News affiliate WTMV, Winchester Hagans tragically lost his fiancée Hannah Ford in January 2021 as a result of a car crash. Hannah's unexpected death came just one…
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Four men have been arrested in connection with the death of The Wire star Michael K Williams after they allegedly sold him the fentanyl-laced heroin he overdosed on in September, per BBC News. The actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Omar Little in the popular HBO series, died…
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A driver who fatally rammed his car into a man to prevent him from stabbing a woman has been released by police and faces no further action, the Independent reports. A 26-year-old engineer, known only as Abraham, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he mowed down Leon McCaskre as…
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A federal judge re-sentenced Tiger King star Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on a murder-for-hire charge, BBC News reports. The 58-year-old's new prison sentence is only a year shorter than the previous 22-year sentence the former zookeeper was given in January 2020. That year he was convicted of…
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Tiffany Haddish recently joked about her DUI arrest during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Earlier this month, the Bad Trip actress, 42, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after authorities received a call about a driver asleep at the wheel, the Independent reports.…
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A Michigan woman has been sentenced to prison after attempting to hire a hitman through a joke website. As reported by CNN, 52-year-old Wendy Wein came across the website 'Rent-A-Hitman' back in July of 2020, and enquired about its services. The parody site boasts "17,985 US-based field operatives" and states…
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The New Hampshire dad of a seven-year-old girl who hasn't been seen since 2019 has been arrested after his daughter was reported missing only recently, police confirmed on Wednesday, ABC News reports. Adam Montgomery, 31, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with felony second-degree assault, interference with custody, and two…
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The parents of 15-year-old Michigan high school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley are set to appear in court today to ask the judge for a reduced bond. As reported by Fox News, James and Jennifer Crumbley will request that their $500,000 bond will be reduced to $100,000 after being unable to…
