RIP NIPSEY HUSSLE

Rapper, community activist, entrepreneur, father, brother, and Husband to Lauren London, Ermias Joseph Asghedom better known as Nipsey Hussle, was killed in front of his Marathon Clothing store, in Los Angeles on March 31 2019. His alleged killed, Eric Holder, was captured 2 days after his murder, and is in solitary confinement in a California jail. Our deepest condolences to his surviving family, and friends.

RETIRED DETECTIVE RUSSELL POOLE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY ON BIGGIE SMALLS MURDER CASE, HAS DIED...

A retired ‪Los Angeles‬ police detective who handled the murder case of rapper ‪‎Biggie Smalls‬ died Wednesday from a suspected heart attack.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies at the Homicide Bureau reported that ‪Russell Poole‬ collapsed Wednesday morning, according to a sheriff's department official.
He was meeting with detectives about a cold case when he collapsed and was unresponsive. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he died, the coroner’s office said.
 
Poole worked on Smalls’ murder case for about a year, according to Times archives. He independently made several developments, including allegations of police involvement, but no authorities ever researched his developments and no arrest were ever made, despite damning evidence. He continued to work on Biggie Smalls case even after his retirement.
 
The 24-year-old rapper, born Christopher Wallace and known also as Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death while sitting in a car at a red light in Mid-Wilshire on March 9, 1997.

SUGE KNIGHT ARRESTED FOR MURDER!

Suge Knight can't get a break! Some may call this good ole karma, but reportedly Suge Knight got into a fight on the set of a film project in Compton, and ran over a man who later died due to injuries. Suge fled the scene.

Multiple witnesses tell us some kind of shoot -- possibly for a movie or #documentary -- was going down with Game,  Ice Cube and Dr. Dre when Suge pulled up in his car. We're told a fight broke out between Suge and 2 crew members. Suge got back into his car, took the wheel and threw the vehicle in reverse running over 2 men.

Sources connected with Suge told TMZ the 2 men who fought Suge were the instigators. Our sources say Suge was scared because he's in frail health -- in addition to being shot 6 times last summer, he recently almost died from a blood clot. 
The victim has been identified as Terry Carter, who we're told is a friend of Suge's. Another man was also hit, Cle "Bone" Sloane, who's appeared in "Training Day" and "End of Watch" suffered non-life threatening injuries. 

Suge later turned himself into authorities and was arrested for Murder.

VYBZ KARTEL FOUND GUILTY ON MURDER CHARGE

Dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his four co-accused have been found guilty of the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams marking the end to a keenly watched trial that has lasted for 65 days. 

The eleven-member jury began deliberating at 3:45 p.m.

Initially, the eleven-member jury deliberated for 1 hour and 53 minutes before returning a 10-1 verdict.

They were sent back to reconsider because the verdict was not unanimous and was reached under two hours.

The jurors then went back to consider the matter before again returning to the courtroom.

Adidja Palmer – GUILTY
Shawn Campbell – GUILTY
Kahira Jones – GUILTY
Shane Williams – Not GUILTY
Andre St John – GUILTY
Kartel, 38, whose real name is Adidja Palmer and his co-accused went on trial on November 20 in the Home Circuit Court.

They had been in custody since September 2011.

They were charged with the murder of 27-year-old Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, of Waterford, St Catherine.

The Crown represented by senior deputy director of public prosecutions, Jeremy Taylor, and Crown Counsel Leighton Morris alleged that on August 16, 2011 ‘Lizard’ was beaten to death at Kartel's house at 7 Swallowfield Avenue, Havendale, St Andrew over two missing guns. 

Article courtesy of Gleaner online.