In this clip, Lord Jamar and Vlad discuss Aaliyah's alleged underage marriage to R. Kelly, to which there have been official documents released to the public that appears to prove that it happened. They also discuss the rumor that they had gotten married because R. Kelly had gotten Aaliyah pregnant, while how in retrospect the "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" album was a confession in plain sight. From there, they recall R. Kelly attempting to pay his brother to take the blame for the alleged sex tape, which was released during the height of his career. Later on, Jamar wonders if we're 'victim blaming' R. Kelly considering that the singer was reportedly sexually assaulted during his childhood, leading him to delineate on the choices that victims can still make in spite of the abuse afflicted on them.
(Patch.com) LAKE COUNTY, IL -- The Lake County Sheriff's Office released the body cam and dash cam videos from a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened in Lakemoor in July. The video shows how Lakemoor Police Department Officer Briana Tedesco, a one-year police veteran, acted quickly when a 38-year-old murder suspect pointed a gun at her, holding the gun down and away from herself and preventing him from shooting her. The videos also show Lakemoor Officer Anthony Loiacano arriving at the scene and running toward Tedesco as the armed man, Kenneth E. Martell, of Meadville, Penn., appeared to try to pull her into his vehicle.
Loiacano aimed his gun at Martell as Tedesco backed away. Loiacano then fired his weapon, fatally shooting Martell.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office determined Loiacano acted "reasonably and appropriately" when he quickly came to Tedesco's aid at about 5 a.m. on July 27, 2018.
Authorities said Tedesco did not know when she went to check on a suspicious vehicle backed onto a path of a private property near Four Seasons Boulevard and Sullivan Lake Boulevard that she would come face-to-face with a man accused of fatally stabbing an elderly man just days earlier. She approached Martell's car on food and asked for his driver's license, which he said he didn't have, so she then asked for his name, according to the state's attorney's office.
Martell provided Tedesco with a fake name. After checking and finding no record of him, she asked him for any document that would identify him, according to the state's attorney's news release. It was still dark out and Tedesco has a flashlight with and her bodycam footage shows as Martell hands the officer a piece of paper. As she is looking at it, he pulls a gun on her. He then reaches out the window, pointing the handgun directly at her.
In the state's attorney's investigative findings, Tedesco told authorities she believes at one point, Martell pulled the trigger but the gun did not fire. She immediately pulled the gun with her right hand and pushed it away from her. She then dropped the items in her other hand and used both of her hands to push the gun down and back into the driver's vehicle, according to the officer's account.
As she struggled for Martell's gun, she attempted to call on her radio but Martell grabbed her hand to prevent her from calling for help. He then pulled her back toward the car. Tedesco she then saw Martell reaching for a second gun.
At this point, Tedesco was "in fear for her life and believed Martell was about to kill her," according to the investigative findings. Loiacono, a 14-year-old veteran of the department, showed up at the scene as Tedesco's backup and heard the female officer screaming.
He also saw her struggling and said it looked like the driver was trying to pull Tedesco into the car through the driver's window. Tedesco was able to step away from the vehicle at that moment and Martell raised both of his arms. He had a revolver in each hand, Loiacono said in his statement to the state's attorney's office.
Loiacono told Martell to drop his weapons and then pointed his gun at Martell before firing one round at Martell's face. The video footage from Tedesco's patrol car shows Martell's body slump back in the driver's seat.
The officers checked on Martell and "could see that no life-saving efforts could be attempted to save his life," according to the state's attorney's office.
The local officers involved in the fatal shooting learned shortly after the shooting that the man who'd been killed was wanted for stabbing to death an 88-year-old Pennsylvania man just days earlier.
Officers responding to the scene of the officer-involved shooting found two handguns. During a search of a wooded area near the shooting site, authorities also found a large number of weapons including rifles, shotguns, crossbows and ammunition, according to the news release.
They also found court documents, bail bond documentation, and a criminal summons all in the name of Kenneth Martell. The stolen property and identification cards of elderly murder victim Theodore Garver were also found, authorities said.
Authorities said Martell tied, robbed, beat and fatally stabbed 88-year-old Garver in his Beaver Township home in Pennsylvania. After the murder, Martell is accused of abducting other individuals at gunpoint and forcing them to aid Martell in the disposal of Garver's body. Martell eventually dumped the body in a lake near Garver's home.
Toxicology results from Martell revealed he had methamphetamine, amphetamine and marijuana in his system.
Family members later told police Martell abused illegal drugs, including methamphetamine. Martell had made statements to friends and family that "cops were going to kill him over a drug bust" and that he was "not going down without a fight," according to the state's attorney's investigation into the shooting.
Paige VanZant faces Rachel Ostovich live on ESPN+ at Fight Night Brooklyn on Saturday, January 19. We look back at VanZant's Performance of the Night victory over Bec Rawlings at Fight Night Vancouver in 2016.
News broke out that Sundance will premiere a brand new documentary which will highlight the story of two 30-year-old men who were allegedly assaulted sexually by Michael Jackson.
Ebro in the Morning unpacks the news with a conversation about whether we are ready to separate the person from the music.
The UFC's inaugural event on ESPN+ on January 19 is headlined by a historic matchup as the flyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist, Henry Cejudo, faces bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. Take a look back at the performance that won Cejudo the flyweight belt at UFC 227 back in August against Demetrious Johnson.
Future recently stopped by Los Angeles radio station Power 106 to chop it up about starting his career as a writer, taking his career to the next level, new album and more.
Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man when she was 16-years-old after being forced into prostitution. R. Kelly has been accused of running a sex cult as seen on the Lifetime series 'Surviving R. Kelly.' This morning Ebro in the Morning addressed pimp culture, and spoke to callers who have had the experience or knew someone who did in their lifetime.
Report via TMZ -- At least 1 alleged victim of R. Kelly and families of 2 other alleged spoke Tuesday night, planning to present Chicago prosecutors with what they believe is sufficient evidence to prosecute the singer for sexual abuse and other crimes ... TMZ has learned.
We're told a family member of one of the alleged victims was the leader on the efforts, and he will put together an evidence packet for the Cook County State Attorney. As we reported, State Attorney Kim Foxx said Tuesday afternoon she was "sickened" by the Lifetime docuseries, "Surviving R. Kelly" and asked anyone who was a victim or has information about a victim to come forward.
An attorney for another alleged victim -- who does not live in Chicago -- made it clear she was going to contact the appropriate authorities on behalf of her client.
Those behind the efforts said they were fanning out to find other victims who would join their united front before presenting their cases to the State Attorney.
As of 6:30 PM Central Time, the State Attorney had received no calls from alleged victims.
As for the two women who are still living with R. Kelly -- Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary-- we're told they are hiring lawyers in an attempt to stop their parents from their efforts to reclaim their daughters and get them out of the singer's house. The parents have been leading the charge against R. Kelly and believe he's brainwashed their daughters.
Atlanta Constitution Journal-- During a weather forecast Friday on Rochester station WHEC that showed a live shot of the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, Kappell appeared to refer to the area as “Martin Luther Coon King Jr. Park,” the Democrat & Chronicle reported.
WHEC general manager Richard A. Reingold confirmed Kappell’s firing and apologized to viewers in a statement during Monday night’s broadcast.
“These words have no place on News10NBC’s air, and the fact that we broadcast them disheartens and disgusts me; that it was not caught immediately is inexcusable,” Reingold said. “I regret that we did not immediately interrupt our broadcast and apologize on the spot.”
Kappell has been the chief meteorologist since October 2017. In a video he posted to Facebook on Monday night, Kappell apologized and called the incident “a simple misunderstanding” and said he spoke too fast and “jumbled a couple of words.”
“If you watch me regularly you know that I contain a lot of information in my weathercast which forces me to speak fast and unfortunately, I spoke a little too fast when I was referencing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Kappell said. “So fast that I jumbled a couple of words. In my mind I knew that I had mispronounced, but there was no malice, there was nothing I could have... I had no idea the way it had come across to many people. As soon as I mispronounced it I put an emphasis on King and had no idea what people could have interpreted that as and I know some people interpreted that the wrong way.”
Kappell said he was disappointed by his dismissal.
"I am ... extremely disappointed at the decisions made by my television station, who I expected a certain level of support from and I did not receive at all," he said in his Facebook video.
Daz Dillinger of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound could be staring at significant prison time after being indicted on two felony drug charges.
It could have been much worse, but prosecutors dropped 11 of the 13 charges against him.
Daz's legal trouble stems from a September of 2018 drug bust at his Powder Springs, Georgia home. During the raid police found 117 grams of weed, including in several cigarillo packets and a green mason jar, and a bunch of THC oil.
TMZ reports that the 45-year old rapper, born Delmar Drew Arnaud, could be facing as many as 25 years in prison if convicted.
In this clip, Freeway RIcky touched on his ingenious tactics of evading police suspicion while being a drug kingpin. Freeway Rick spoke about his decision to look as unassuming as possible from his clothes and personal appearance to driving a hearse. Freeway Rick also detailed how drastic the weaponry changed in South Central during the height of the crack era.
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