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YNW Melly will once again go on trial charged with two counts of murder, NBC6 reports. Melly, real name Jamell Demons, saw his initial trial collapse last week after a jury was unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict. NBC6 states that the Broward County State Attorney’s office confirmed the plans to them with a status hearing set for July 28.

guilty of wire fraud charges in a Florida courtroom on Friday, according to a report.The “Beautiful Girls” singer and Janice Turner were convicted of all five charges they faced stemming from their May 2024 arrest where they swindled over a million dollars in money and goods from car dealerships, several banks and a mattress firm.Federal prosecutors allege Kingston and Turner attempted to defraud their victims by using fraudulent documents in exchange for luxury cars, jewelry and other goods.The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was crying with his hands clasped as the jury read its verdict inside the Fort Lauderdale federal court, WPLG reported.Turner, 62, was accused by the judge of being the “fixer and nerve center” in charge of the scheme as her past convictions for similar crimes painted her as in charge of the scheme.She served a year and a half in prison after pleading guilty to stealing over $160,000 in a bank fraud scheme back in 2006.“Mama Kingston,” as she is known on Instagram, was ordered to be held at the Broward County Jail after the judge considered her to be a flight risk because of her testimony during the trial.Kingston’s defense team described him as a “child” who did not understand finances and would spend the money with no regard.He did not testify during the trial.“Protect my mother,” the rapper cried out as US Marshalls took Turner into custody, the outlet reported.Kingston was placed under house arrest and with bond conditions of a $200,000 surety bond in cash.He also has to put up a relative’s $500,000 house as part of the bond requirement.Kingston remained silent and didn’t answer questions from reporters as he left the courthouse after his conviction.The arrests stemmed

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty of wire fraud in their $1 million federal trial, facing decades in prison. The jury deliberated for three hours today in Broward County court, reports CBS News, to find the 35-year-old singer (born Kisean Paul Anderson) and his mother, Janice Turner, guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.

EXCLUSIVE: Gerardo Celasco (Devil in Ohio, Next) and Marta Milans (Shazam!, White Lines) join Peacock’s upcoming South Florida-set crime thriller M.I.A. from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque.

EXCLUSIVE: Maurice Compte (Narcos, Hotel Cocaine), Danay Garcia (Fear of the Walking Dead, Prison Break) and Cary Elwes (Saw) have joined the series regular cast of Peacock’s upcoming South Florida-set crime thriller M.I.A. from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque.

Peacock‘s new crime thriller M.I.A. from writer and EP Bill Dubuque (Ozark) will star Shannon Gisela (Chasers), Brittany Adebumola (The Other Black Girl) and Dylan Jackson (City on Fire) in series regular roles. The project was given a straight-to-series order in August.

Lil Durk has pleaded not guilty to charges he directed a murder-for-hire plot.The Chicago-born rapper, real name Durk Devontay Banks, entered his plea on Thursday (November 14), and pleaded not guilty to charges that he directed a murder-for-hire plot which led to the shooting death of Georgia rapper Quando Rondo’s cousin two years ago.Per Rolling Stone, he was remanded to a federal detention centre in Los Angeles after receiving a trial date of January 7, 2025, as a spokesman with the US Attorney’s Office confirmed.“Mr. Banks is charged with orchestrating a cold-blooded murder that resulted in the death of a rival’s family member,” US Attorney Martin Estrada said in a statement.“Not only that, the shooting occurred in the open, at a gas station at a busy intersection, endangering many others in the area.

Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on charges connected to a suspected murder-for-hire plot.The Chicago-born rapper, real name Durk Devontay Banks, was apprehended on Thursday (October 24) and is being held in a Broward County, Florida jail, as reported by USA Today.The arrest came hours after five other people were indicted in Los Angeles with federal murder-for-hire charges for the alleged targeting of rapper Quando Rondo (Tyquian Bowman), which authorities believe may have been in retaliation for the killing of Chicago rapper King Von in 2020.The five people – Kavon London ‘Vonnie’ Grant, DeAndre Dontrell ‘DeDe’ Wilson, Keith ‘Flacka’ Jones, David Brian ‘Browneyez’ Lindsey and Asa ‘Boogie’ Houston – are all allegedly associated with Lil Durk’s Only The Family (OTF) rap collective.Federal prosecutors have now unsealed the charges against Lil Durk, which claim that he ordered the murder of Quando Rondo in a failed 2022 shooting (via Billboard). They label OTF as a “hybrid organisation” that functions as a criminal gang as well as a musical collective, with the group operating “at the direction” of Durk.Neither Lil Durk’s representatives nor those of the five others arrested have responded to requests for comment.King Von was also an associate of the group, and he and Lil Durk collaborated frequently, with the latter featuring on two tracks on Von’s 2020 debut album ‘Welcome To O’Block’.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Lil Durk was arrested in Florida last night on charges related to murder-for-hire. The rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested in Florida while five members of the hip-hop crew, Only the Family, were detained in California.

Ten days after the Southeast was wracked by Helene, one the deadliest storms in modern history, the National Weather Service today forecast that newly-formed Hurricane Milton is headed toward central Florida and could impact the entire state.

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to the South Florida-set, female-led crime thriller M.I.A. from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque.

failed to register her transgender daughter as male when the now-16-year-old started high school.It started in November 2023, when Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata reassigned Monarch High School Principal James Cecil, Assistant Principal Kenneth May, athletic director, and coach Dione Hester, and Norton after receiving a complaint that a transgender athlete had competed on the girls’ volleyball team.The reassignments triggered student protests at Monarch High, including a student-led walkout.A month later, the Florida High School Athletic Association penalized Monarch for breaking the law, fining it $16,500 dollars, issuing a letter of reprimand that will remain “a permanent part of it membership record,” placing the school on probation for year, and suspending Norton’s daughter from participating in any sports for a year.The FHSAA also ordered Monarch to require its administrators, employees, and athletic staff to attend seminars and workshops on how to comply with Florida’s “Fairness in Women’s Sports” law.The investigation revealed that Norton’s daughter began taking puberty blockers at age 11 and has since begun receiving hormone therapy.The girl is small and slight, and often sat on the bench during her freshman and sophomore years, even as the girls’ volleyball team racked up a 13-7 record last season.

Irv Gotti, who cofounded Murder Inc. Records and has delivered hits for rappers Ja-Rule and Jay-Z, is being sued by an ex-companion for alleged sexual assault and battery.

A Florida father has been arrested after allegedly murdering his 2-year-old daughter Melody Alana Rose Duran. Jeronimo Anthony Duran was tak

Sean Kingston‘s mother has bailed out of a jail in Florida after spending four days behind bars following her arrest on fraud and theft charges. But the singer is still in jail in California and awaiting extradition to the Sunshine State with NO bail!

Thania Garcia Following his detainment in California for fraud and theft, Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston is now facing 10 charges in Broward County, Florida, according to an arrest warrant issued on May 20. Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was arrested on May 23, just hours after a SWAT team raided his South Florida mansion and arrested his mother. Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, is also named in the arrest warrant for defrauding several businesses, including a jeweler and a car dealer.

Thania Garcia Sean Kingston was arrested in California on fraud and theft charges following a SWAT raid of his South Florida mansion and the arrest of his mother. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Kingston was arrested without incident on a Florida warrant in San Bernardino County on Thursday. This happened only a few hours after Broward detectives arrested his mother, Janice Turner, during the raid of Kingston’s home in a lavish Fort Lauderdale suburb.

TMZ first reported that deputies from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, along with SWAT team members, raided Kingston’s residence on Thursday morning in Southwest Ranches, Florida.“Following an investigation that began in the city of Dania Beach, this morning, May 23, [authorities] served arrest and search warrants at a residence in Southwest Ranches,” public information officer Carey Codd said in a statement to Fox News Digital.During the raid, Turner was arrested on “numerous fraud and theft charges”. It is also reported that Kingston was not home at the time of the police raid.

raided his Florida mansion, taking his mother into custody, earlier in the day.The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Kingston was arrested without incident for a Florida warrant on fraud and theft charges in the area of Fort Irwin, an Army base in the desert about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.The rapper was billed to perform at the base for the United States Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Programs.Video posted to social media allegedly shows law enforcement officers at Fort Irwin’s “Army Field” as Kingston performs “Eenie Meenie” on stage.The rapper was booked into jail in San Bernardino at 5:02 p.m. during his scheduled set.Earlier Thursday, Kingston’s 61-year-old mom, Janice Turner, was arrested when authorities swarmed the rapper’s luxurious Southwest Ranches property in Florida.

Yikes! Police just busted down Sean Kingston’s door — and arrested HIS MOM!

Todd Longwell The Sony Pictures sequel “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” made headlines as it rolled through a succession of Florida locations in late February and early March, with reports of crews “spark(ing) buzz” filming on the A1A Highway in Fort Lauderdale, fans catching a glimpse of stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Brickell, and traffic tie-ups in Miami. “If you look at the trailer, you’ll see anything that has to do with the beach is all us, with the stunt scene that they did on Ocean Drive in Fort Lauderdale,” boasts Sandy Lighterman, film commissioner for Broward County (Film Lauderdale) and president of Film Florida.

Florida prosecutors in the YNW Melly double murder retrial intend to introduce a slew of the rapper's lyrics to be introduced as evidence, the Miami Herald reports. In a court filing made on Wednesday, Broward county prosecutor Alixandra Buckelew listed 55 songs, 18 audio files, 14 YouTube videos, and four album covers the state wishes to admit as evidence for the trial, which is scheduled to begin in February. The songs include Melly's biggest hit "Murder On My Mind." Read Next: YNW Melly appears on Yung Bans’ new song “No Belt” The February trial will be the second time that Melly, born Jamell Demons, Melly will face charges in the October 2018 killing of Christopher “Juvy” Thomas Jr and Anthony “Sakchaser” Williams.