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Nicole Fegan, a defense attorney whose client was connected to the Young Stoner Life list of codefendants, was arrested on unrelated gang charges on Friday (Feb. 16) in Georgia. Fegan, who has several videos online of her discussing her career and connection to clients, is facing multiple gang-related charges that is not connected to the YSL matter despite the chatter online.
The arrest of Nicole Fegan is a fast-developing story so we’ll try to pack in as much as we know currently. Fegan was charged back in February of last year after making contact with the suspect of a Sept. 27, 2022 shooting case that left one man dead.
As local outlet WSB-TV reports, Fegan was arrested for contacting the male suspect in the aforementioned shooting, which contained two victims, in Northwest Atlanta. Fegan was arrested in Gwinnett County and will be transported to Fulton County based on warrants that highlighted she was facing charges of participating in criminal street gang activity and criminal solicitation to commit the offense of tampering with evidence.
Police told WSB-TV that Fegan contacted the suspect by phone but was not part of their legal team thus sparking the warrants for arrest. Fegan alerted the man that there were warrants out for his arrest and that she found out about the warrants during a hearing while instructing the suspect to rid himself of his phone so he couldn’t be tracked digitally.
Fegan did not represent Young Thug in the YSL RICO case. Her client, Tenquarius Mender, had his case split from the wider YSL trial. That said, the arrest of Fegan has caused a stir online with some believing it will have some impact on the YSL RICO trial.
On X, formerly Twitter, the reactions have been pouring in. We’ve got them listed below.
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11. Just in case there are any mixups.
14. Getting the important questions out of the way.
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Killer Mike should be solely basking in the glow of making a perfect sweep of the categories he was nominated in at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. However, the Atlanta rapper and public figure was arrested at the venue where the Grammys were held. He has since addressed the incident while focusing on his new trophy haul.
Killer Mike, 48, notched the Best Rap Album award for his sixth studio album MICHAEL, and the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance trophies for the track “Scientists & Engineers” with André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane.
Shortly after winning the awards, Killer Mike was seen in video footage being hauled off by officers on the scene with the LAPD stating the arrest resulted from an altercation at the Crypto.com Arena.
By way of Hip-Hop N More, the artist born Michael Render issued a statement and urged his supporters to continue running up MICHAEL despite the setback.
“I do want to note that last night, my team and I fielded a number of calls from concerned fans and colleagues wanting to know if I was OK. I greatly appreciate the concern and support, but I am better than OK. As you can imagine, there was a lot going and there was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter. We experienced an over-zealous security guard but my team and I have the upmost confidence that I will ultimately be cleared of all wrongdoing.
Until that time, keep listening to ‘Michael,’ and keep going after your dreams,” a portion of the statement reads.
A longer statement of gratitude for the Grammy wins by Killer Mike can be viewed below.
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Rajon Rondo was arrested over the weekend on drug and gun possession charges in Indiana after state police pulled over the former NBA star. In the reports, police say they found evidence of marijuana use, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm inside Rondo’s vehicle.
Kentucky outlet WDRB reports that Rajon Rondo, 37, was arrested this past Sunday in Jackson County while traveling southbound on a major interstate. Drivers reported that Rondo’s 2022 Tesla was driving erratically, prompting the police to pull the vehicle over.
The state trooper conducting the stop smelled marijuana and began a search, leading to a small amount of the drug, paraphernalia, and the handgun. Rondo is not allowed to possess a firearm due to a no-contact order taken out against him. He was taken to the Jackson County Jail and posted a $700 bond.
Rajon Rondo will have a court hearing on Feb. 27 and all of the charges he faces are considered misdemeanors. Rondo, who was a standout player at the University of Kentucky, has yet to offer a comment regarding the arrest.
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Mitchel Musso, best known for playing Oliver Oken on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, was arrested on Saturday night (Aug. 26) in Rockwall, Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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The 32-year-old actor was arrested after officers responded to a report that someone “who appeared intoxicated” at a hotel in Rockwall, which is about 20 miles northeast of downtown Dallas. According to the publication, Musso walked into the hotel, took a bag of chips and started eating them. He was allegedly “verbally abusive” before he left without paying. The former Disney Channel star also reportedly had multiple outstanding warrants related to traffic violations in the area.
Musso was booked on public intoxication and theft, in addition to other charges, with a total bail of $1,000. He was released on bond on Sunday, according to Morning News.
The actor starred alongside Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment and Jason Earle in the popular Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana, that ran for four seasons from 2006 to 2011. Musso, who was born in Garland, Texas, also had roles in other popular Disney series including Phineas & Ferb, Life Is Ruff and Disney XD show Pair of Kings.
In the music world, he unveiled his self-titled debut album in 2009, which featured the popular single “Hey,” which debuted at No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His second album, Brainstorm, was released in 2010.
After a 10-year hiatus, Musso returned to music with a new single, “Drank,” which was featured on his 2022 mixtape, Ghost.
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Jonathan Majors, one of Hollywood’s hottest stars at the moment, was arrested Saturday night (May 25) in New York on assault and other charges in the wake of a reported domestic dispute. As news of the arrest went wide, many on social media came forth adding to the allegations of abuse and the like with onlookers rendered shocked by the arrest.
TMZ was among the first outlet to report on the arrest of Jonathan Majors, this after police responded to a 911 call around 11 AM local time in Manhattan. According to corresponding police reports, Majors was booked on strangulation, assault, and harassment charges.
TMZ obtained a quote from a rep for Majors, who denies that the actor was involved in any wrongdoing.
“He’s done nothing wrong. We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up,” the rep said.
The outlet, by way of sources, say that the woman who brought charges against Majors is his girlfriend. According to the source, the girlfriend saw another woman texting Majors and tried to look at his phone thus leading to him allegedly slapping her and putting his hands around her neck.
On Twitter, the reaction to Jonathan Majors and his arrest has been all over the place with some defending the 33-year-old star and others coming forth with their own stories of allegations.
Majors starred in two major motion pictures this year in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III. As a result, Majors was seen as the newest “It” star but this current situation has many questioning their initial support.
We will update this post should further developments arise.
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Carlos Watson, the founder of digital entertainment company Ozy Media, was arrested on Thursday (Feb. 23) and charged with securities fraud. The arrest comes after other members of Ozy Media’s executive team were charged with defrauding investors out of large sums of cash.
As seen in the New York Times, Carlos Watson, 53, was arrested Thursday morning in midtown Manhattan by FBI officials and later appeared in federal court in Brooklyn by the afternoon. Beyond fraud charges, Watson also faces identity theft charges and has pleaded not guilty to all counts and is now free on a $1 million bond.
According to the court filing, Watson, “engaged in a scheme to defraud Ozy’s potential investors, potential acquirers, lenders and potential lenders,” and baked the numbers on Ozy Media’s various holdings and results Eastern District of New York prosecutors wrote.
Along with Watson, Samir Rao, former Ozy Media CEO, and Suzee Han, Ozy Media’s former chief of staff, both pleaded guilty to fraud charges. The Securities and Exchange Commission then brought charges that the trio defrauded investors out of $50 million.
Much of the fall of Ozy Media can be traced to the fall of 2021 after the Times reported that an Ozy Media staffer pretended to be an executive from YouTube during a business call with Goldman Sachs involving a potential investment venture. The staffer sold a tall tale of YouTube being a strong business ally of Ozy Media and that content produced by Ozy performed well on YouTube’s channels.
According to Watson’s legal team, the arrest came as a shock to their side as Watson was reportedly working with authorities on the matter as recently as this week. If convicted, Carlos Watson could face a range of time of a mandatory minimum sentence of two years to a maximum of 37 years.
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