Manslaughter
Rap Pioneer Kidd Creole Convicted Of Killing Homeless Man
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty A pioneering rapper is heading to jail for a long time. On Wednesday, April 6, Kidd Creole, a founding member of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, was convicted of killing a homeless man. The fatal stabbing occurred back in August 2017 in New York City. Kidd Creole, born Nathaniel Glover, was accused of stabbing John Jolly, 55, twice in the chest with a steak knife in Midtown Manhattan. Related Stories The prosecution accused Kidd Creole of killing the man after being angered because he thought Jolly was gay and hitting on him. Creole, , who is the brother of fellow rapper Melle Mel, was reportedly on his way to his maintenance job before the incident occurred. At the time of the arrest, he reportedly told the cops...
Judge postpones trial for three ex-cops in George Floyd case – reports
A judge postponed the trial of three former Minneapolis policemen accused of taking part in the murder of George Floyd to March 2022 after they said that prosecutors leaked prejudicial information about the case, online court records showed. Tou Thao, 25, J. Alexander Kueng, 27, and Thomas Lane, 28, all fired and arrested days after Floyd was killed on May 25, have been charged with aiding and abetting the second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of Floyd. Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of murdering Floyd, 46, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, in a case that marked a milestone in America’s fraught racial history and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans. The death, captured on cellphone video, led to pr...
George Floyd murder: Minneapolis police to face US federal probe
A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. The justice department will look at whether there has been a pattern “of unconstitutional or unlawful policing”, Attorney General Merrick Garland said. It follows national outrage over the killing of Floyd by Derek Chauvin. The former officer was convicted of all charges against him on Tuesday. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020. Floyd, an unarmed African American, was pronounced dead an hour later. His death sparked protests across the US and worldwide, and calls for police reform. Tuesday’s verdict has been widely welcomed in a country where poli...
Cop Who Murdered Daunte Wright Charged With Manslaughter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer that shot and killed Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb, has been officially charged with a crime. Potter was slapped with second-degree manslaughter and is now free on a $100,000 bond. Local outlet KSTP reports that Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, was formally charged by the Washington County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday (April 14). If Potter’s case goes to a conviction, she will face up to a maximum of 10 years in jail and a possible $20,000 fine. Potter was arrested in St. Paul at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension by agents and her bail was set at $100,000. Potter is slated to appear in court later today (April 15). Potter posted bond at around 5:38 PM lo...
Mechanic in court allegedly ‘causing’ death of 4-year old girl
A 27-year-old mechanic, Friday Ogbu, who allegedly drove recklessly, causing the death of a four-year-old girl, on Thursday appeared in Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT. The police charged Ogbu is charged with dangerous driving and manslaughter. The Prosecution Counsel, Mayowa Adefioye, told the court that the defendant drove his Toyota Camry with registration Number BWA779HK on the Tunga-maji Anagada expressway and knocked down three pedestrians on Dec. 25. He said that as a result of the accident, three children sustained different degrees of injuries and on arrival at Lucas Hospital Madalla, one of them was confirmed dead by the medical doctor on duty. He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 27 of the Road Traffic Act. The defendant, however, pleaded not gui...
Police arrest 28-year old man for raping lady twice with ‘fake’ gun
Anambra State Police Command, has arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly, raping a 36 year old woman twice with ‘improvised’ gun. The incident took place on Friday at Okpuno, Awka South local government area, close to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Unizik temporary site. The suspect, one Emeka Okeke was said to have returned from Awka Correctional center recently for alleged manslaughter. The State Police Public Relation’s Officer, Mohammed Haruna, confirmed this Saturday to reporters in Awka He said the suspect would be charged to Court after discreet investigation by the Command, adding that the Commissioner of Police, John Abang, had ordered that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigative Department, SCID. According to Haruna, On the 7/5/2020 a 36 year old woman resident a...
