Crime and Punishment
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...
More Charges Add Up For Young Thug After Police Raid Home
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Young Thug and several members of the alleged Young Stoner Life street gang were indicted on RICO and gang activity charges, with the Atlanta rapper now facing additional felony charges. After a raid of the popular and influential artist’s home, police tacked on a number of new charges in a case that is increasing in notoriety. WSB-TV reports that Young Thug, born Jeffrey Williams, saw his Buckhead home raided by Atlanta police, turning up a number of weapons and drugs thus adding to the gravity of the entertainer’s legal situation. Related Stories The news outlet obtained records from the Fulton County Jail listing out the additional charges Thugger faces, which include possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession o...
Mike Tyson Beats Charges For Slugging Unruly Plane Pest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Bello / Getty Mike Tyson will not be charged by authorities after an incident on a flight where he punched an unruly passenger, which was caught on video. In a statement released to the press on Tuesday (May 10th), the San Mateo County (California) District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said that his office will not seek charges against the former heavyweight champion. “We have reviewed the police reports of the San Francisco Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and have viewed the various videos collected by law enforcement from others on the airplane,” he began. Our decision is that we will not file any charges against Mr. Tyson based on the circumstances surrounding the confrontation. These include the conduct of the victim leadi...
Atlanta Rapper Young Thug & YSL Crew Hit With RICO Charges, Twitter Investigating
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Fulton County PD / Fulton County Sheriff’s Department On Monday *May 10), Atlanta rapper Young Thug was among 28 individuals who were arrested and hit with RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) conspiracy charges. Everyone was indicted by a grand jury and stands accused of being part of a street gang, with fellow rapper Gunna among those charged. Thugger got pinched in his own crib. Reports the New York Times: Mr. Williams has reshaped the rap world throughout his decade-plus career and inspired a host of emulators as he earned three No. 1 albums on the Billboard chart and collaborated with stars across the rap world and beyond. His arrest comes as District Attorney Fani Willis of Fulton County — a Democrat best known for investi...
Former Bad Boy Rep Legend Yung Joc Arrested For Child Abandonment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Yung Joc has some explaining to do. The former Bad Boy South rapper now better known for his turn as a reality television star has been arrested for child endangerment. The Jasmine Brand reports that Joc got pinched in the wee hours of May 5 in Gwinett County, GA and posted his $1300 bail a few hours later. The rapper was reportedly pulled over for speeding, and the cops arrested him after running his information. Related Stories The rapper born Jasiel Amon Robinson was coughing driving, wait for it…with a suspended driver’s license. But Hollywood Unlocked was the first to report that the warrant that was out on Joc was for child abandonment. This is where it’s necessary to point out that Joc reportedly has eight children with f...
