Crime

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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Bryant was cuffed Tuesday morning after he turned himself in following an arrest warrant that was issued for accusations of alleged domestic violence towards his baby mama last April, reports TMZ. Bryant was charged with domestic battery by strangulation, domestic violence and culpable negligence against the mother of his child, former girlfriend […]

Daycare worker Paris Ward (pictured left) has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of 4-year-old Jordan Coleman (pictured below), who was under her care when she allegedly left him sleeping in a sweltering SUV last month.  The child’s body temperature rose to a fatal 108 degrees when he was rushed to a Coral Springs., […]

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The man suspected of shooting Lamin Sillah (pictured) dead at his gas station job in The Bronx has been arrested, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Racism At Paris Starbucks: Customer Allegedly Served Drink With Offensive Caricature Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Freddie McGrier, 21, of Harlem (suspect […]

Rapper Juvenile (pictured) pleaded not guilty to a disorderly conduct charge, after he was arrested for fighting last month following an all-out melee outside a Miami hotel nightclub, reports TMZ. RELATED:  Rapper Juvenile Arrested After Nightclub Brawl A fight reportedly broke out inside the Fountainebleau Hotel’s LIV club at around 4 a.m. on August 20th.  A […]

Police are investigating what appears to be a racist display that reportedly was directed at the African-American workers in the Information Technology (IT) department of Southern California’s Kaiser Hospital Riverside, reports NBC News California. SEE ALSO: Friend Writes Book To Defend Zimmerman The technical team all work in an area that is strictly accessible by employees who work in […]

Homeless man Milton Hall was gunned down by policeman with 46 bullets, after refusing to put down a knife in a Saginaw, Mich., parking lot. On Wednesday, prosecutors overseeing the shooting made a controversial decision to clear the six policemen of all charges, according to CNN. RELATED: 6 Cops Shoot 30-Plus Shots At Knife-Wielding, ‘Mentally […]

A 43-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot his uncle to death over an argument debating the appropriate name of the meat they were preparing to cook, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. SEE ALSO: Tennis And Our Problem With Black Women’s Bodies John Cunningham (pictured) […]

This morning, riders on New York’s MTA subway train system in Queens endured a scary event, where two people were injured after a woman went on stabbing rampage. MTA officials say Dina Saint-Fleur, 25, was arrested around 8:45 a.m., after slashing two victims, reports the New York Post. MUST WATCH: How To Give Your Closet […]

According to Broward County, Fla.’s State Attorney, former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson has officially been charged with misdemeanor battery in the domestic violence incident with estranged wife, Evelyn Lozada, according to TMZ. RELATED: Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson Tweets Regrets On August 13th, Johnson and Lozada reportedly got in to an argument over a condom’s receipt […]

Police are looking for a Philadelphia man who taunted a woman with the claim that he infected her with the HIV virus, after he reportedly raped and beat her near her Frankford, Pa., home, reports the Daily Mail. SEE ALSO: Boyfriend Kills Mother Of 2 After She Admits To Having HIV The assailant, whose image was […]

The unidentified two White officers, whom film mogul Tyler Perry (pictured) accused of racial profiling in February, have been cleared of any wrongdoing, according to the findings of an internal investigation that were released on Tuesday, reports CNN. RELATED: Was Tyler Perry Racially Profiled Or Harassed? In a lengthy Facebook posting, Perry provided his followers with the details of his […]

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A New Jersey woman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree reckless manslaughter on Tuesday, more than a year after the man on whom she allegedly performed a penis enhancement procedure died, The Star-Ledger reports. SEE ALSO: Kate Middleton Pregnant? (PHOTO) Kasia Rivera (pictured), 35, of East Orange, who has no medical training, allegedly injected silicone […]