All Blog Posts Tagged 'jail' (6)

Up In The Attic! Hip Hop Movie Coming Soon!

Up in the Attic the Movie

Yo, The Up in the Attic movie is coming soon! Be sure to check it out, support it and cop it! Up in the Attic is about hip hop, Up in the Attic is about us! It’s about friends, high school, popularity, relationships and as they said in the old school “Peace, Love, Unity and Having Fun!

The Attic was that dudes room which was the popular hang out spot. Everyone wanted to check out and be down with the… Continue

Added by Kamal Imani on April 2, 2009 at 11:02am — No Comments

KWAME KILPATRICK PLEADS GUILTY, RESIGNS: Detroit mayor will serve four months in jail to settle 10 felony counts in two criminal cases.

*After months of stubbornly holding onto his job amid an embarrassing sex scandal, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges Thursday and has agreed to resign immediately and go to jail.

Kilpatrick admitted that he lied under oath when he and his former top aide Christine Beatty were accused of having an affair and denying their roles in the firing of a deputy police chief.

As part of his plea deal, the mayor will… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:14pm — No Comments

DETROIT MAYOR OFFERS TO LEAVE OFFICE: Kilpatrick also says he'll pay fine and perform community service in exchange for zero jail time.

*The Detroit News is reporting that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is offering to plead guilty to one or two felonies, leave office, pay a fine and restitution and perform community service – all on the condition that he does not go to jail, a source close to his legal team said Sunday.

Frustrated by what they consider stubbornness by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in ongoing plea talks, the mayor's lawyers have offered to bring in facilitators… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 2, 2008 at 10:45am — 4 Comments

Inmate escapes from Bertie-Martin jail in North Carolina

Police were searching for an inmate from the Bertie-Martin Regional Jail.

Shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Danyashi Terrell Wood escaped custody, one day after he was sentenced to serve 93 months on several charges including assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and being a habitual felon, according to a news release from the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office.

Police said he is considered armed and… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 31, 2008 at 12:15pm — 2 Comments

$55,000 cash found hidden in St. Louis County jail bathroom

CLAYTON — It was not the kind of paper you'd expect to find by a toilet.

A St. Louis County jail employee found bundles of cash stuffed behind a tissue dispenser in a prisoner booking area restroom, and officials counted out $55,000 in $50 and $100 bills.

Whose? They don't know. Why? There is only speculation. What happens to the money now? It's still under research.

Perhaps a criminal suspect, wary that discovery of such a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 9, 2008 at 12:11pm — 7 Comments

Fredricks Smith to spend life in jail for drive-by death of Darryl Lance Weaver Jr.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Usually when a person convicted of murder stands for sentencing, he or she manages to at least mumble out some sort of apology to the victim's family.

Fredricks Smith had nothing to say before he was sent to prison for life in the fatal drive-by shooting of 17-year-old Darryl Lance Weaver Jr. in March 2007.

Weaver's father said Smith's silence proves his guilt.

"He deserved what he got," said Weaver,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 18, 2008 at 2:35pm — 8 Comments