Crime and Punishment
Video Shows LA Man Ramming Dump Truck Into Estranged Wife’s House “Because We Are Going Through A Divorce”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kypros / Getty In today’s episode of Bro…There Are Better Ways To Say Your Marriage Was Trash, a California man has been caught on video crashing a dump truck into his estranged wife’s home in South Los Angeles. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed during the incident in which the driver of the dump truck also crashed into multiple parked cars. But that doesn’t mean Patricia Dunn, the alleged target of the rampage didn’t suffer more than a scare. “A man under that kind of rage – who’s to say what he might do?” Dunn told ABC 7 of the incident that happened Sunday afternoon in the area of 107th Street and Normandie Avenue in Westmont. “He was trying to kill me. He really was.” Dunn also told reporters that she still fears for her life and that her husb...
Harlem Teen Beaten Unconscious, Air Jordans Stolen Off His Feet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NYPD / NYD It’s wintertime in New York City and the wolves are out. A Harlem team was beaten unconscious and to add insult to injury, was robbed of his Air Jordans. The incident went down outside of a McDonald’s located on the corner of 145th Street and Broadway in New York City. According to the New York Daily News, on Saturday (Jan. 7), a 16-year-old was standing outside when several assailants ran up and assaulted him. Per NYPD, the teen was knocked unconscious, and his sneakers were stolen off his person before the attackers ran off. Related Stories The NYPD released surveillance footage of the goons, who will likely be caught sooner than later considering their mugs have been made public. No word on which specific model of Air Jordan 1s were stolen. ...
Alt-Right Burger Andrew Tate Arrested For Sex Trafficking, Twitter Laughs In Greta Thunberg
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @cobratate / Twitter Andrew Tate’s already bad week just got exponentially worse. The controversial alt-right influencer, who got burned something awful by Greta Thunberg, has been arrested in Romania under allegations of sex trafficking. Andrew and his brother Tristan got popped on Thursday (Dec. 29) for an incident that occurred back in April. Reports the New York Post: Incendiary social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother were busted in Romania Thursday related to sex-trafficking allegations, according to a report. Police descended on a villa Andrew Tate and brother Tristan were staying at Thursday to detain the British brothers on kidnapping and rape charges, judicial sources told Romanian outlet Libertatea. The brothers had allege...
2 Black Women Help Ohio Cops Find Missing Child After Riding Around With Alleged Kidnapper
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty As cliche as it may sound, not all heroes wear capes—or even police badges. In Indianapolis, two civilians, who happen to be Black women, have been credited with finding a 5-month-old baby who went missing last week in Columbus, Ohio, and his alleged kidnapper. According to Indy Star, it all started when two twin brothers, Kason and Kyair Thomas, were reported missing in Columbus. It’s unclear how Kason was found, but Kyair’s discovery includes a wild story that began when Indianapolis resident Shyann Delmar bought toys from a random woman at a gas station, then agreed to give the woman a ride to the store. From Indy Star: After dropping the woman off, Delmar shared the story and a video she’d taken of the woman with her cousin, Mecka ...
Truth Hurtz: Tory Lanez Found Guilty Of Shooting Meg Thee Stallion, Misogynoir Twitter Holds L
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz On Friday (Dec. 23), a Los Angeles jury found rapper and singer Tory Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, guilty of shooting Meg Thee Stallion. The Canadian rapper and singer is facing up to 20 years, and deportation, when he is sentenced. The now infamous incident occurred after Lanez and Meg attended a party held by Kylie Jenner. During an argument over their respective careers, which also included Meg Thee Stallion’s former friend Kelsey Harris, it was the former who ended up shot in both feet. A trial that was closely watched by the social media peanut gallery, and elicited plenty of sexist commentary and gossip aimed at Meg, has culminated in Lanez being found guilty of assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carryi...
Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Gets Nearly 12 Years Behind Bars
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stewart F. House / Getty The Texas police officer who shot and killed Black woman Atatiana Jefferson in 2019 was hit with an 11-year, 10-month prison sentence on Tuesday (Dec. 20). Forth Worth police officer Aaron Dean entered the home of Jefferson’s mother for a wellness check where the biology graduate was watching her nephew. The tragic shooting of Atatiana Jefferson occurred when a neighbor called in a nonemergency request to check in on the home. Upon approaching the home, Dean, 38, opened fire, striking Jefferson while her 8-year-old nephew was in the room. Days after the shooting, Dean resigned from the Fort Worth Police Department. According to several accounts, Jefferson and her nephew were up late playing video games. Local outlet KERA shared in...
Amar’e Stoudemire Arrested For Allegedly Striking Daughter, Issues Statement
HipHopWired Featured Video Amar’e Stoudemire, a former NBA star and current coach, was arrested for allegedly striking his daughter. The retired player issued a statement refuting the claims after news of the alleged incident went wide. Amar’e Stoudemire, 40, was arrested in Miami, Fla. over the weekend after it was claimed that he hit one of his teen daughters. The former Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks standout was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery and one count of domestic violence. It appears that Stoudemire has since left jail and awaits the next legal steps. The Miami Herald reports that accounts from investigators on the scene spoke with the daughter and it isn’t known if it is his 17-year-old or 14-year-old child from his previous marriage to Alexis Stoudemire. Togethe...
Kelsey Harris Said She Saw Tory Lanez Shooting At Meg Thee Stallion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Armond / Getty Kelsey Harris has some explaining to do. Although in recent court proceedings she essentially said her memory is fuzzy, in a deposition that was played in court, Megan Thee Stallion’s former friend says she saw Torey Lanez shooting at the Texas rapper. Reports TMZ: As you know, Kelsey has been hesitant, to say the least, to give up many details while testifying this week, but on Friday prosecutors played audio of the entire interview she did with cops earlier this year … when she spilled every detail from that July 2020 night. Related Stories Kelsey says while they were in the SUV — after the party at Kylie Jenner’s house — she and Tory first got into an argument when he made fun of Megan. When Kelsey came to her friend’s defense, she...
Angela Yee Says Gunna Ain’t No Snitch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / Youtube Gunna is no snitch. That’s according to former Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee. On Thursday (Dec. 15), Atlanta rapper Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Act, which allowed him to essentially become a free man while Young Thug continues to battle the RICO case against him. Of course, this led to wild speculation and hot takes on the Internes that Gunna was dropping dime on the entire Young Stoner Life (YSL) team, which the Feds says is actually a gang under the guise of a record label. Knowing he’s been able to walk (he got time served and will be doing community service) would raise eyebrows, he quickly issued a statement that read: “While I have agreed to...
Patrick Xavier Clark, Alleged Shooter In Takeoff’s Death, Identified By Fingerprints
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derek White / Getty A suspect in the shooting death of the Migos rapper Takeoff was apparently fingered by authorities from prints left on an object at the scene. According to reports, Patrick Xavier Clark was apprehended by police officers in Houston, Texas on Friday, Dec. 2. The 33-year-old appeared in court that night with officers for a hearing. Documents from the hearing revealed that Clark was spotted on camera footage of the shooting that occurred on Nov. 1 outside of the 810 Billiard & Bowling Alley in the downtown area. “The defendant was captured on video shooting in the direction of the complainant with a gun in one hand, wine bottle in another hand. Video also shows the defendant leave the bottle at the scene,” a detective said. “Prints fr...
Patrick Xavier Clark, Alleged Shooter In Takeoff’s Death, Identified By Fingerprints
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derek White / Getty A suspect in the shooting death of the Migos rapper Takeoff was apparently fingered by authorities from prints left on an object at the scene. According to reports, Patrick Xavier Clark was apprehended by police officers in Houston, Texas on Friday, Dec. 2. The 33-year-old appeared in court that night with officers for a hearing. Documents from the hearing revealed that Clark was spotted on camera footage of the shooting that occurred on Nov. 1 outside of the 810 Billiard & Bowling Alley in the downtown area. “The defendant was captured on video shooting in the direction of the complainant with a gun in one hand, wine bottle in another hand. Video also shows the defendant leave the bottle at the scene,” a detective said. “Prints fr...
Bankroll Freddie Wants Jewelry Seized In April Arrest Back
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Bankroll Freddie, who was arrested as part of a major drug trafficking case, wants to get the jewelry seized by authorities at an arrest in April back. According to reports, the rapper submitted a request to get back the jewelry that was procured by Arkansas State Police officers as they arrested Bankroll Freddie and his father in the traffic stop that took place back in April. The request, which was filed by the rapper’s legal team, claims that authorities weren’t following the guidelines that required a return of property after 60 days. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas Jonathan D. Ross, and Assistant United States Attorneys Julie Peters and Amanda Fields, have filed a motion to the judge overseeing the ...
