Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson died on Thursday, dredging up memories for millions of his Hall of Fame career, his life after football and the infamous murder trial for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. One of the biggest moments of national intrigue involving Simpson occurred on June 17, 1994, when TV …
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Super Bowl champion Ricardo Lockette arrested on weapon, stolen vehicle charges
Former NFL player Ricardo Lockette was arrested earlier this week in Atlanta, according to booking records obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta. Lockette faces multiple charges, including possession of a gun or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit a felony, possession of a vehicle with an altered VIN and theft by receiving stolen property. Lockette was born in …
Read More »Florida teen dies from gunshot wound after friends ran from shooting without helping him: police
A Florida police chief blasted the “friends” of a teenager who died from a gunshot wound after he said they ran from the scene of the shooting without offering help to the victim or law enforcement. Sadarion Cosby, 17, died at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital on Tuesday night after he was shot in the abdomen during an altercation in …
Read More »Judge denied release of woman who stabbed childhood friend because of ‘Slender Man’
A judge has denied the petition for conditional release for one of the two young women who were convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing of a classmate in Wisconsin. Thursday’s ruling comes after two days of testimony regarding Morgan Geyser’s mental health. Geyser, 21, was found not guilty by reason of mental disease and was initially sentenced in 2018 …
Read More »Los Angeles woman allegedly stabs partner before throwing children out of moving vehicle onto freeway
A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an online post days earlier. Los Angeles police believe Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson, 34, posted …
Read More »OJ Simpson dead: Groundbreaking 1990s murder trial followed LA's heated racial tensions
O.J. Simpson, who broke into the public eye as a star NCAA running back at the University of Southern California and became a public pariah decades later when he was charged with fatally stabbing his ex-wife and her friend, has died at 76 years old. Nicknamed “Juice” on the field, he won a Heisman Trophy, spent 11 seasons in the …
Read More »Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter facing 30 years in jail after allegedly stealing over $16 million from MLB star
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, has been charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the MLB star to pay an illegal bookie. Ohtani claimed from the get-go he had no knowledge of Mizuhara’s alleged gambling addiction or that his money was being stolen, and the Department of Justice has confirmed that. The …
Read More »Police departments warn high schoolers' 'Senior Assassins' game could turn deadly: 'serious consequences'
Multiple police departments are warning parents and community members that a nationwide game between high school students later this week could have deadly consequences. On social media, several police agencies are sounding the alarm on a game called “Senior Assassin,” where participants are given another player’s name who they are tasked with hunting and tagging, usually with a water gun, …
Read More »Indiana deputies kill man who pointed gun at them
A 54-year-old man has been fatally shot in southwestern Indiana after state police say he pointed a gun at two sheriff’s deputies. INDIANA MAN SHOT, WOUNDED AFTER REPORTEDLY FIRING AT POLICE Cameron Lee Atkins was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon at the scene of the shooting in Sullivan, about 95 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Indiana deputies on Wednesday fatally shot a …
Read More »Former NYPD commissioner doubts city's crime trend will change: 'Progressive left' has 'captured' policymakers
New York City’s former police commissioner is sounding the alarm on crime in the Big Apple, warning the “progressive left” has “captured” policymakers in the state and created a violent trend that’s unlikely to stop anytime soon. Bill Bratton, who served two years as the city’s police commissioner, cast doubt on the likelihood that criminal-enabling policies will be overturned as …
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