Woman, 2 Men Paid People To Produce Videos Of Monkeys Being Tortured, DOJ Says
Three Americans have been accused of participating in online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.
An indictment, unsealed on Wednesday, June 11, names Katrina D. Favret, of Tennessee, and Robert M. Craig, of North Carolina, according to the US Department of Justice.
They are accused of conspiring with Ronald P. Bedra, of Etna, Ohio — who was previously charged — to produce so-called animal crush videos. Favret is also charged with directly creating and distributing such content.
According to court documents, the group wo…
Whip/Nae Nae Rapper Silentó Pleads Guilty In Cousin’s Killing
A Georgia rapper who went viral for the Whip/Nae Nae dance pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Ricky Lamar Hawk, 27, best known by his stage name Silentó, admitted to killing Frederick Rooks III, 34, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the Panthersville area of unincorporated Decatur. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and concealing the death of another. A murder charge was dropped as par…
York County Officer Runs Background Checks On 18 Women, Then Messages Them On Facebook: PSP
A York County cop used a national law enforcement database to run unauthorized background checks on women — and then slid into their DMs, Pennsylvania State Police revealed in a release issued Wednesday, June 11.
Sean David Lake, 32, of Dover, allegedly made 32 illegal queries through the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) between October 2022 and October 2024 — while working for multiple agencies, including the PA Fish and Boat Commission, Lower Windsor PD, and most recently York County Regional Police, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.
Investigators s…
Baltimore Man Killed In Weekend Stabbing, Woman Arrested: 'He Had So Much Life Ahead'
A Baltimore family is reeling after a man was fatally stabbed over the weekend. An arrest has been made, but the heartbreak is just beginning.
According to police, 26-year-old Demetri Briscoe Jr. was attacked during a physical altercation in the city’s Northeast District early Sunday, June 1, before being driven to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
According to the Baltimore Police Department, officers were called to the 3000 block of Westfield Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, for a report of an armed person.
Officers arrived to find evidence of a crime scene, b…
