An anonymous grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case has just revealed the grand jury never deliberated homicide charges against the police officers involved in the raid because the Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron never presented them.
Anonymous grand juror #1 released an explosive statement Tuesday after a judge granted the juror's request to come forward and speak publicly about the court proceedings and offered the option to other grand jurors, as well.
This juror said, "The grand jury was not presented any charges other than the three Wanton Endangerment charges against [ex-cop Brett] Hankison."
The grand juror added, "The grand jury did not have homicide offenses explained to them. The grand jury never heard anything about those laws. Self defense or justification was never explained either."
As for why the grand jury was never presented with the option to weigh bringing homicide charges against the police officers who raided Breonna's apartment and shot her? The grand juror said, "Questions were asked about additional charges and the grand jury was told there would be none because the prosecutor didn’t feel they could make them stick. The grand jury didn’t agree that certain actions were justified, nor did it decide the indictment should be the only charges in the Breonna Taylor case."
As we reported ... the anonymous grand juror filed a motion with the Jefferson County Circuit Court asking a judge to lift the gag order for grand jurors who want to go public -- because the juror felt like Cameron hung them out to dry when he announced Hankison's indictment.
As you know Hankison and the 2 other cops involved were not charged with shooting and killing Breonna. Instead, Hankison was only indicted for firing his weapon into an apartment neighboring Breonna's.
Remember ... there's also grand jury audio that recently revealed important information about the central issue in the case -- whether the Grand Jurors were adequately informed about whether cops identified themselves before breaching the door to Breonna's apartment.
According to the audio, a police lieutenant testified one of the neighbors claimed to have not heard police identify themselves. It's unclear why the neighbor didn't testify in person before the grand jury. We know there were 12 neighbors in all who said they did NOT hear the cops ID themselves.
Breonna's family attorney, Ben Crump, is sounding off on AG Cameron, calling his handling of the grand jury a "despicable miscarriage of justice" ... and accusing him of white-washing what was presented in her case.
Crump claims Cameron did not allow the grand jury to do what it has the legal right to do, and he's calling for a new independent prosecutor to take over.
Tekashi 6ix9ine's old criminal case -- in which he pled guilty to use of a child in a sexual performance -- has come back to haunt him ... because he is now being sued by the person who claims she's the one in the video.
According to legal docs obtained by TMZ ... the woman, identified as Jane Doe, is suing the rapper for allegedly sexually abusing her at a party in 2015 ... when she was just 13 years old.
Jane Doe claims, on top of being underage at the time, she was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and was unable to consent as 6ix9ine and another adult, Tay Milly, made 3 sexually explicit videos which she says they later posted online.
According to the docs ... the first video featured Doe performing oral sex on Tay Milly while Tekashi did pelvic thrusts behind her -- without engaging in sex -- and he slapped her butt. The second vid allegedly featured the girl sitting on 6ix9ine's lap in a bra and underwear, and in the third ... she claims she was laying naked across their laps while Milly groped her.
Jane Doe is suing 6ix9ine and Tay Milly for child sexual assault, child sexual abuse and infliction of emotional distress.
As you may recall ... Tekashi took a plea deal in the criminal case in October 2018 -- in which he admitted to partaking in the making and disseminating of a music video featuring a sexual video of a 13-year-old -- and was sentenced to 4 years probation.
In a recent interview with the NY Times, the rapper said he atoned for his actions, but also claimed he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
He seemed to downplay his crime as well, adding ... "I was 18 at the time. Am I this 40-year-old Jeffrey Epstein type?"
6ix9ine's attorney, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ ... the rapper will "defend the lawsuit vigorously" once he's properly served. Lazzaro adds that it's been 5 years ... and she's now deciding to sue.
Justin Gaethje reflects on how far he’s come from a small town. Jared Cannonier visualizes a win and inspires Walt Harris. Gaethje and Robert Whittaker talk to media about their upcoming bouts. SPECIAL START TIME of 2pm ET / 11at PT! Order UFC 254 now:https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8(U.S. only)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A sergeant with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department entered a plea of not guilty during an arraignment Tuesday morning.
Sgt. Matthew Neal appeared via webcam from what appeared to be his home for Tuesday's court hearing. Only the judge was in the courtroom.
Neal wore a jacket and tie but did not say one word during the roughly two-minute-long hearing. His attorney, Mollie Hastings, did all the talking.
Judge Bryan Round scheduled Neal's next court appearance for Nov. 19 and 9 a.m. for a case management conference.
In August, the Jackson County Prosecutor announced a grand jury indicted Neal for felony assault. The prosecutor said that in November 2019, Neal placed his knee on the head and neck of a 15-year-old who was in handcuffs, slamming the teen's face into a parking lot and resulting in the teen chipping several teeth and having a cut on his head which required stitches.
Police said they tried to pull over the 15-year-old, who was the passenger in a car, after the driver ran a stop sign. Police previously saw two people wearing masks enter the car at a 7-Eleven.
Police said the driver did not stop when police attempted to pull them over and led police on a chase ending at Go Chicken Go near 51st Street and Troost Avenue.
The Fraternal Order of Police previously threw its support behind Neal, an 18-year veteran of KCPD, calling his actions "justified."
"I think [Teofimo Lopez] is the future in the lightweight division and there’s a lot of great fights out there for him -- including our very own Ryan Garcia, which would be a massive, massive fight."
That's Oscar De La Hoya already trying to line up a fight between Teofimo Lopez and Ryan Garcia ... explaining it would be an instant classic that would be HUGE for the sport.
Oscar tells TMZ Sports he was incredibly impressed with Teo's victory this weekend over Vasyl Lomachenko -- a fighter many considered the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet.
"If you saw the fight, Lomachenko came in strong toward the end, but it was too late," Oscar says ... "Teofimo looked amazing. He stepped it up. He showed his true colors."
Of course, Oscar is one of the top promoters in boxing and reps Ryan Garcia -- one of the top young fighters in the game.
Garcia is 22. Teo is 23 ... and Oscar says a clash between these two young superstars seems inevitable and would be amazing!
"That’ll be like Fernando Vargas vs. De La Hoya all over again, bro … I mean that's a classic!"
Garcia is 20-0 with 17 knockouts -- though he's gearing up for a big fight in December against Luke Campbell, a guy who went the distance with Loma in 2019.
Garcia fights at lightweight -- and Lopez just became the unified lightweight world champion. So, the weight class wouldn't be an issue.
Look, Teofimo has said he wants big fights -- and if Garcia gets through Campbell ... Garcia would be a very attractive opponent.
"I think both guys are skilled, amazing fighters. That will be a classic," Oscar says.
Benny The Butcher kicks off The Bootleg Kev Freestyle series w/ a crazy freestyle over his own Crowns For Kings Instrumental, BSF's own Heem kicks it off before passing it to Benny and the rest is history. An amazing way to kick off the hottest new freestyle series in Hip Hop.
Danielle Nickerson, the ex-wife of UFC fighter "Platinum" Mike Perry is making explosive allegations that she suffered domestic violence at the hands of Perry.
Real Bad Man teams up with Boldy James and hip hop legend Kool G. Rap to bring you the official music video for "Dig It Up. This is off of Bad Man's brand new “On High Alert, Vol. 3” EP, now available everywhere music is streamed and sold!
The new 5-track project is fully produced by Real Bad Man and features Boldy James, Kool G Rap, Meyhem Lauren, Pink Siifu, CRIMEAPPLE, Mooch, Rigz, Flee Lord and Kool Keith. This is the third installment of his acclaimed ON HIGH ALERT series, tune in today!
A Florida woman was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly battering her 69-year-old boyfriend after he refused to perform oral sex on her.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department was called to a home in Largo, just west of Tampa, around 3 a.m. on Sunday following a disturbance between Katanya Jordan, 46, and her longtime boyfriend, according to The Smoking Gun.
The victim claimed that the two had been arguing about Jordan smoking crack when she began yelling at him and demanding he perform oral sex. When he refused, she began “hitting and scratching him," giving him “several small lacerations” which appeared to have been “caused by fingernails.”
Pinellas County investigators spoke to a witness who corroborated the victim’s account of the altercation.
Jordan fled the house before police arrived and was found after a short search with the help of a K-9 unit. After she was apprehended, Jordan did not deny doing anything but claimed her boyfriend had choked her and she had acted in self defense.
The woman was charged with felony domestic battery and grand theft for allegedly swiping the man’s cellphone before she tried to flee. She is being held at Pinellas County jail on a $12,500 bond.
Ice Cube recently has been criticized for his decision to communicate with Trump's team on the Black America agenda. DL Hughley has also spoken out, and in response Ice Cube has now responded to Hughley.
UFC 254’s Walt Harris, Lauren Murphy, Justin Gaethje, Sam Alvey, Jared Cannonier and backup Michael Chandler train outdoors. Then everyone (including Buffer) boards the flight to Abu Dhabi. Khabib Nurmagomedov gets an enthusiastic welcome at the hotel.
Young Thug allegedly caused his long-time chauffeur to get the crap beaten out of him at a house party, and now the driver's threatening to sue the boss.
Derrick Thrasher says he worked as a personal driver for Young Thug over the past 7-8 years. He claims YT invited him to a party in L.A. back in May, where he got into an argument with another rapper named Lil Duke.
Now, according to Thrasher's lawyers ... the driver took the high road, and left the party to avoid a brawl. However, Thrasher says duty called -- Young Thug needed a ride home, so the driver had to go back to the party ... and that's when he claims he was viciously assaulted and beaten.
In the letter, sent to Young Thug, Thrasher's attorneys -- Paul M. Aloise Jr. and Ryan P. Molaghan -- say their client was held down, punched, kicked and had a liquor bottle smashed over his head. He claims he ended up needing surgery.
The driver is now threatening a lawsuit against Young Thug and Lil Duke's record label, 300 Entertainment, if they can't agree on a settlement.
We reached out to honchos at Young Thug's record label ... so far, radio silence.
(CNN) Six Russian military officers were charged on Monday for hacking into software using destructive malware to black out thousands of computers & cause nearly $1 billion in losses, actions that the Justice Department says were intended to support Russian government efforts to undermine, retaliate against, or otherwise destabilize worldwide computer networks.
The alleged hackers are officers of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Prosecutors said they attacked Ukraine; the country of Georgia; elections in France; efforts to hold Russia accountable for its use of a weapons-grade nerve agent, Novichok, on foreign soil; & the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games after Russian athletes were banned from participating under their nation's flag, as a consequence of Russian government-sponsored doping effort.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a federal arrest warrant for each of these defendants upon the grand jury's return of the indictment.
"The defendants' & their co-conspirators caused damage & disruption to computer networks worldwide, including in France, Georgia, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States," prosecutors said.
They are all charged in seven counts: conspiracy to conduct computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, damaging protected computers & aggravated identity theft.
One of the pieces of malware developed by the hackers took down the medical systems of Heritage Valley in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said.
From November 2015 to October 2019, "their computer attacks used some of the world's most destructive malware to date, including: KillDisk and Industroyer, which each caused blackouts in Ukraine; NotPetya, which caused nearly $1 billion in losses to the three victims identified in the indictment alone; & Olympic Destroyer, which disrupted thousands of computers used to support the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics," prosecutors said.
The NotPetya malware, for example, spread worldwide, damaged computers used in critical infrastructure & caused enormous financial losses. Those losses were only part of the harm, however. For example, the NotPetya malware impaired Heritage Valley's provision of critical medical services to citizens of the Western District of Pennsylvania through its two hospitals, 60 offices & 18 community satellite facilities.
Yuriy Sergeyevich Andrienko, 32; Sergey Vladimirovich Detistov, 35; Pavel Valeryevich Frolov, 28; Anatoliy Sergeyevich Kovalev, 29; Artem Valeryevich Ochichenko, 27; & Petr Nikolayevich Pliskin, 32, face a maximum sentence of 27 years in prison for wire fraud.
They are wanted & assumed to be in Russia.
Prosecutors said Kovalev allegedly developed "spearphishing techniques and messages" to target: En Marche! officials; employees of the DSTL; members of the IOC and Olympic athletes; and employees of a Georgian media entity."
Kolvalev was previously charged in a 2018 federal indictment number in Washington, DC, with conspiring to gain unauthorized access into the computers of US persons and entities involved in the administration of the 2016 US elections.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty-one members and associates of white supremacy organizations in Utah are facing charges over gun and drug distribution.
The indictments came after an investigation that started in June 2019 that focused on the Soldiers of Aryan Culture, Silent Aryan Warriors and Noble Elect Thugs.
“SAC and SAW are highly volatile, dangerous criminal enterprises,” Mike Schoenfeld, director of the Salt Lake Area Gang Project, said Friday. “These gangs have their roots right here in the Utah prison system. It’s not something to be proud of. But they also have very strong ties nationwide to other violent white supremacy groups.”
The indictments unsealed Friday include charges for distributing heroin and methamphetamine, possessing a firearm while selling drugs and having a gun as a felon, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Officials said many of the men and women charged have lengthy criminal histories in Utah.
“These targets were violent, they’re criminals, and they’re the worst in our communities,” said Matt Harris, U.S. marshal for the District of Utah.
The following individuals were arrested as a result of this investigation:
*Jordan Anderson, aka Bones, Age: 26, West Valley City *Justin William “Hollywood” Austin, Age: 34, residence unknown *James William Broadhead, Age 43, Rose Park/Salt Lake City *Jared Loren Brown, aka Jared Loren Simiskey, Age 31, West Jordan *Michael Byrd, aka Cheeto, Age 44, Sandy *Jerrad Luis Colvin, Age: 35, residence unknown **Timothy Cox, age 40, Ogden *Amanda Lee Graham, aka Amanda Lee Bates, Age 37, Salt Lake City *Jesse Harris, age 34, Roy *Heather Brooke Hebdon, aka Heather Ortegon, Maiden Hebdon, Hymie Sativa Hepdon, Heatther *Holiday, Heather Kuikendall, Married Obermiller, age 45, Clearfield *Brian Christopher Jenson, age 29, Garland **Timothy Daniel Jepsen, aka Special K, age 34, Riverdale *Bret Miller, age 41, Ogden *Johnathan Dale Miller, age 35, Plain City *Thomas James Radford, age 45, Idaho/Salt Lake City *Tyler William Riding, age 27, Ogden *Chance Robinson, aka “HK”, age 39, Provo *Richard Francis Ryan, age 53, Salt Lake City *Clinton Dean Spencer. 42, Cedar Hills *Steven Mack Swena, age 43, West Valley City *Cody Kelly Wright, age 34, residence unknown
G.ame O.ver is putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming "Check Mate" album. In the meantime the New Jersey emcee releases the 2nd single and music video off of the project titled "Real Shyt" featuring Uncle Murda.
In this episode of 'People's Party,' Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, author, actor, activist, filmmaker and college professor -- NARCY
The topics covered in this deeply profound and insightful discussion include the culture shock that Narcy experienced with his move from Dubai to Montreal, Canada at age 5. They also go on to talk about Narcy directing some of Talib's music videos, the racism that Narcy had to endure during the first Iraq war as well as following the 911 attacks. They touch on the influence of Malcolm X, dangers of the 'deep fake' era, the famous 13th century Muslim poet Rumi, internet becoming a basic human need, Narcy's album 'SpaceTime', the effectiveness of comedy in hip hop, Narcy's song 'Hamdulillah', Narcy's book 'Text Messages: or How I Found Myself Time Traveling', Narcy teaching as a hip hop professor at Concordia, how deeply he has been influenced by the Wu-Tang Clan, and much more.
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3:22 -- Talib thanks Narcy for directing several of his music videos, such as 'Traveling Light' and asks him to share what he was trying to capture with those visuals. Narcy goes on to speak on the concept, and his intentions behind it. They also discuss his direction for the video 'All of Us'. Narcy talks about how hip hop has helped him find his voice, coming at just the right time in his life, and the importance he felt in paying homage as a guest in hip hop culture. Narcy also gets asked for his take on the notion of the video killing the radio star, and if he thinks that music videos take something away from how a listener experiences a song. He goes on to explain how he conceptualizes the music videos that he directs.
11:08 -- Narcy is asked about the biggest social shocks he encountered when he moved from Dubai to Montreal, Canada, heaving to learn French at an immigrant school. He talks about one of the most formative experiences there, during the first Iraq war, and the outward racism he experienced at that time. Talib reflects on his first taste of activism during those years. Narcy expands on the disolousion he experienced with how the media was portraying these wars in the middle east, and also speaks on the connection he felt with the black and brown communities in America in the way their deaths were viewed as merely statistics.
20:01 -- Talib speaks on his Muslim name meaning the student or the seeker, and how he was asked if he might consider going by just 'Kweli' following the 911 attacks. Talib asks Narcy why he decided to make hip hop the vehicle for him in channelling his viewpoint about what was going on in the world following Sept. 11th. He illustrates what happened on the day of the attacks, and how there was a rumor going around that he and his sister were cheering in the streets. He talks about how hip hop was the perfect escape of a "non-judgemental space", especially groups like Public Enemy and Wu-Tang Clan.
25:51 -- Narcy is asked about his choice to sample Malcolm X's famous speech 'The Ballot or the Bullet'. He reflects on his father bringing him to see Spike Lee's bioepic in the theater when he was 13 years old, and how it drew him in. He illustrates the reasons why Malcolm's story connected so deeply with him as a young Muslim immigrant, and tells how Malcolm's words continually influence and shape how he lives his life even today.
29:39 -- Jasmin brings up Narcy's "deep fake" themed video for 'Thoughts And Prayers', and asks Narcy if he thinks that the rise of technology and our dependence of it will just keep making it harder for us to distinguish the truth from fiction. Narcy speaks on the clear and present danger of the desensitization that deep fakes create on our culture. They also discuss some of the controversy around who is running the meme site 'Daquan'.
35:45 -- Narcy talks about his grandfather being the first poet in his family, and the influence that he had on him at an early age. He also talks about Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, and how his works heavily based in islam impacted him to think on 'a heart level'. Talib also asks Narcy how his faith affects his musical output. Narcy explains how it reminds him that every intention is more important than the act itself, and remaining cognizant of the fact that everything you put out into the world reverberates.
43:11 -- Narcy is asked about his interlude 'I Got 5G on it', that speaks to wifi accessibility. They discuss how today's internet has become a basic human need just like water, food and shelter. Talib goes on to ask Narcy to remind him where they met. The story begins with Talib talling Narcy and his crew to get off the stage during a sound check, then leads to Talib finding a book Narcy wrote 'The Diatribes of a Dying Tribe' on his shelf that he signed to him. Talib goes on to reflect on how much of an inspirational read it was.
51:58 -- Narcy is asked about the concept for his 2018 album 'SpaceTime'. He explains how it was about illustrating where he was in that moment, as opposed to his prior albums that focused on how past experiences have shaped him to that point. They also discuss Narcy's use of comedy in his music, as he traces it back to his early youth when he randomly picked out a betamax tape of Eddie Murphy's 'Delirious' stand-up special. He talks about how he utilizes comedy to disarm people's hangups, while making them question themselves for their own laughter on touchy subjects. Narcy also speaks of his character 'Jasim' that he created and explains his significance.
1:00:53 -- Talib brings up one of Narcy's most renowned songs, 'Hamdulillah'. The video getting cameos from Muslim emcees such as Jay Electronica, Tragedy Khadafi, Brother Ali and others. He asks Narcy how he felt when the video really took off and started getting so much acclaim. Narcy speaks on the intention behind the video being a way to showcase the real diversity within the Islamic faith. Jasmin also asks Narcy about the origins of his rap name, and why he changed it from The Narcicyst.
1:07:37 -- Narcy's book 'Text Messages: or How I Found Myself Time Traveling' is brought up. Talib recites an excerpt: "Young boys and girls trapped in Walmarts— our consumer interim camps. A family-friendly, discounted freedom. You don’t see what the Internet can’t. Not our land or home. Not your mans or holmes. Not your towers or domes. Not your power or drones." He goes on to ask Narcy how capitalism has failed the modern world.
1:12:54 -- Narcy is asked about his work at Concordia University teaching hip hop as a fine-arts professor. They discuss how the opportunity came about from being invited in as a guest speaker. He explains how he split the courses into two curriculums with 'Beats Rhymes & Life' and 'It's Bigger Than Hip Hop'. Narcy stresses how important he felt it was to make sure the students fully realize their privilege of education in order for them to be able to fully value what was being taught. Narcy also talks about his collaboration with classic rock musician Todd Rundgren and how it came about.
1:18:39 -- Narcy touches on how much the Wu-Tang Clan influenced him. He tells how he picked up a cassette tape of 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' and played it until the tape burnt out, and then bought the CD, and learned it front to back. And that was just the beginning, as from that point on the Wu-Tang aura was a recurring theme, impacting all aspects throughout his young life, even how he approached studying his faith. Talib goes on to ask Narcy one final question of how important it is for lyrical emcees to understand that music is feeling based first before anything else.
Multi-platinum rapper Fabolous returns to go Sneaker Shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma at SoleStage in New York City and talks about his love for Air Max’s, Air Force 1s and going on a spree at the Nike campus store with Jay-Z and others.
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