Crime and Punishment
Marlo Hampton & Future’s Ex Among Victims of Atlanta Home Invasions
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In a recent interview, Marlo Hampton of Real Housewives of Atlanta fame shared that she was among the victims of a string of home invasions in the affluent Atlanta suburb Sandy Springs. Hampton told WSB-TV that she and her two teenage nephews were home when armed, masked men kicked in her door. “When I heard the boom, when I heard my nephew scream — and I knew that scream was a scream of fear — my heart dropped,” Hampton said. The reality star, who shares a child with rapper Future, is one of several celebrities who were targeted in the home invasions according to the local reporting. WSB notes that four suspected gang members have been taken into custody in connection to at least 15 home invasions in the past year.&nbs...
Mother Of Miles Bridges’ Children Posts Disturbing Images Of Alleged Domestic Violence Injuries
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Todd Kirkland / Getty Miles Bridges, one of the young stars of the Charlotte Hornets, found himself on the wrong side of the law after being arrested for a domestic violence incident. Now, the mother of Bridges’ children has come forth with disturbing images revealing the extent of damage from the alleged event. Miles Bridges Allegedly Hit Mychelle Johnson In Front Of Their Children Miles Bridges, 24, was the center of attention after he was arrested this past Wednesday in Los Angeles. Bridges was then booked and subsequently released, resurfacing on Thursday (June 30) with a video showing him working out on the court in the midst of the NBA free agency frenzy. Mychelle Johnson, who Bridges shares two children with and is reportedly his wife, posted...
NYPD Seized 250 Pounds Of Drugs From Bronx Apartment, Valued at $24M
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @snpnyc / NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Sorry stressed out New Yorkers but the streets ’bout to get a tad bit dry as police done confiscated a whole lotta work out in the Bronx. According to the Gothamist, the NYPD raided an apartment in the Bronx and came away with roughly 250 pounds of drugs with an estimated street value of $24 million dollars. Prosecutors say that the raid turned up 110 kilograms of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. On top of all of that they also retrieved 50 pounds of what they believe is crystal meth along with tens of thousands of counterfeit pills. Authorities believe the drugs were meant to be distributed throughout the city (duh). Related Stories “It appears that this apartment served as the Amazon warehouse for lethal dru...
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years For Being Jeffery Epstein An Accomplice, Twitter Wants The Client List
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Three years ago billionaire Jeffrey Epstein took his own life, likely because he couldn’t take being outed and imprisoned for being a sex trafficker and serial sex abuser of minors. In December, his girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted of recruiting, enticing and transporting minors to engage in illegal sex acts with Epstein, and, on Tuesday, the 60-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Besides the lengthy and well-deserved sentence, Maxwell was also ordered to pay a $750,000 fine for her role in Epstein’s crimes, according to Raw Story. “To you, all the victims, I am sorry for the pain that you experienced,” Maxwell said in court after listening to numerous victim impact statements. “It is my sin...
Stole ‘Em: LaserShip Warehouse Manager Arrested For Pilfering Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WSOC-TV / WSOC-TV For some time, sneakerheads have been voicing complaints about coveted sneakers they ordered getting “lost” while in the hands of LaserShip. They weren’t kidding, as a LaserShip warehouse manager has been arrested for allegedly stealing kicks. Apparently, enough people complaining about LaserShip pulling the jig that a reporter from WSOC-TV, Jason Stoogenke, began investigating. The receipts started adding up—kicks were getting pilfered, and a culprit was identified. Related Stories Stoogenke delved deeper into the complaints against LaserShip and started noticing a pattern. Sneakers were going missing after purchasers were told they were shipped, and they tended to be Nikes. Over 40 people told Stoogenke about the struggle, and 28 of th...
Trapped In The Cooler: R. Kelly Should Get Over 25 Years In Prison, Says The Feds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced and dastardly R&B crooner R. Kelly is looking at serious times. Federal prosecutors are going to request that the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, and convicted sexual predator, be sentenced to over 25 years in prison. Mind you, that 25 is just for one of his cases. Reports TMZ: Federal prosecutors out of the Eastern District of NY — who won a conviction against Kelly last September — just filed their recommendation for his sentencing, and they believe there’s more than enough reason to send him away for “in excess of 25 years.” Related Stories In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds say Kelly’s particularly menacing because of his history of enticing minors. Prosecutors hold up the case of his relationship with ...
Man Suspected Of Killing Atlanta Rapper Trouble Surrenders To Authorities
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty A breakthrough has been made in the shooting death of Atlanta rapper Trouble after the suspect turned himself in. A warrant for the man’s arrest went out shortly after it was revealed that the artist also known as Skoob was killed during a home invasion. Jamichael Jones Is Suspected Of Killing Atlanta Rapper Trouble As reported by local outlet 11 Alive, Jamichael Jones, 33, was taken in early Tuesday (June 7) morning at a hospital in Clayton County according to the outlet’s account. Investigators closed in on Jones after searching locations he was last seen and they eventually descended upon his mother’s home. It was then that they negotiated a time for Jones to turn himself in. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s OFfice credited Jones’ mo...
Restaurant Deliveryman Stalked & Killed After Dispute Over Duck Sauce
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Spencer Platt / Getty While mass shootings continue to plague America thanks to a certain political party’s reluctance to enact common sense gun laws, regular gun violence has also been problematic across the board, especially in New York City. According to The New York Times, the latest (and weirdest) arrest due to a gun-related homicide went down this week when police arrested 51-year-old Glenn Hirsch for the cold-blooded murder of a food deliveryman, Zhiwen Yan, back in April. The reason? Duck sauce. We’re not even joking. Last April, Hirsch followed Yan as he left the Great Wall restaurant he worked for to make his deliveries. Angry about not getting a refund he requested months earlier for not getting enough duck sauce with his order, Hirsch waited u...
Jig’s Up: Shoplifting Ring In NYC Is Charged With Stealing Over $4 Million In Goods
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pacific Press / Getty Retail chains in the Big Apple apparently need to step their security up. A shoplifting ring is accused with taking almost $4 million dollars worth of merchandise. As per Gothamist a crew of over 40 individuals are being investigated for organizing a thievery cartel. On Thursday, May 26 New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the takedown of a massive retail theft operation in New York City that stole and resold millions of dollars in goods. As outlined in the indictment unsealed that day, 41 people were charged for their roles in this crime ring that stole luxury clothing and goods and thousands of items from drug stores that were then resold on eBay. Related Stories During the three...
Sneaker Reseller Zadeh Kicks Allegedly Scams Victims Out of Millions, FBI Now On His Ass
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: zadehkicks.com / ZadehKicks.com For a while now sneakerheads have been saying that the sneaker game is a “cold game.” One infamous reseller known as Zadeh Kicks has left many of his customers frost bitten as he’s allegedly snaked them out of millions of dollars. Earlier this week the infamous reseller came under fire when he suddenly dissolved his LLC and allegedly ran off with millions of dollars in pre-orders that will now be going unfulfilled. Knowing that he’d have a target on his back, Zadeh had police protect him as he cleared out his warehouse of merchandise that he’ll no doubt sell elsewhere and make a killing off of. Related Stories Nice Kicks reports the outcry from the sneaker community has reached the FBI who’ve decided to investigate the...
Gun Shop That Sold Bushmaster XM-15 To Buffalo Shooter Ran Background Check
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: John Normile / Getty As the debate regarding mass shootings and gun control gains steam in the wake of the Buffalo shooting tragedy, details are now coming forth regarding the accused’s actions. A gun shop owner who says he sold the Bushmaster XM-15 reportedly used in the brazen supermarket attack to Payton Gendron shared that a background check on the teen came back without any alarming notices. The New York Times reported that Robert Donald, the owner of Vintage Firearms in Endicott, N.Y., which sold the firearm to Gendron, expressed remorse after noting that the teen passed his background check with flying colors. Related Stories “I just can’t believe it. I don’t understand why an 18-year-old would even do this,” Donald said to the outlet on Sunday (Ma...
Gun Shop That Sold Bushmaster XM-15 To Buffalo Shooter Ran Background Check
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: John Normile / Getty As the debate regarding mass shootings and gun control gains steam in the wake of the Buffalo shooting tragedy, details are now coming forth regarding the accused’s actions. A gun shop owner who says he sold the Bushmaster XM-15 reportedly used in the brazen supermarket attack to Payton Gendron shared that a background check on the teen came back without any alarming notices. The New York Times reported that Robert Donald, the owner of Vintage Firearms in Endicott, N.Y., which sold the firearm to Gendron, expressed remorse after noting that the teen passed his background check with flying colors. Related Stories “I just can’t believe it. I don’t understand why an 18-year-old would even do this,” Donald said to the outlet on Sunday (Ma...
