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Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack | Ents & Arts News

Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack | Ents & Arts News

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Singer Chris Brown has been arrested over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The US R&B star was arrested at a hotel in Manchester in the early hours of Thursday by Metropolitan Police detectives. The 36-year-old is being held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm at a nightclub in Mayfair, central London, in February 2023. He flew into Manchester Airport on a private jet on Wednesday afternoon, according to The Sun. Image: File pic: Invision/AP A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. “He has been taken into custody where he remains. “The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023. “The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.” Read more from Sky News:Ukrainian man charged over fires at properties linked to StarmerHamas confirms direct peace talks with USPolice hunt for teens seen …

Florida Woman Arrested for Selling Human Remains on Facebook Marketplace

Florida Woman Arrested for Selling Human Remains on Facebook Marketplace

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Image by Getty / Futurism Down in the wild and wonderful world of Florida, the owner of an oddities shop has been arrested for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. As USA Today reports, 52-year-old Kymberlee Schopper has been charged with the illegal purchase and sale of human bones on Zuckerberg’s commerce platform. At the end of 2023, police in the Daytona Beach suburb of Orange City received a tip that Wicked Wonderland, Schopper’s shop that also advertises pet taxidermy and animal “mummification” on its website, was selling various human bones and skeletal fragments. From a $35 human rib to a $600 partial human skull, the store’s wares were valued at $850 in the tip authorities received. When they spoke with Schopper’s daughter and co-owner, 33-year-old Ashley Lelesi, the proprietress copped to the sale without hesitation. According to the affidavit viewed by USA Today, the mother-daughter team was unaware that selling bones was illegal in the state of Florida — one of only eight American states that broadly bans the practice, though dozens of other states …

New Pornographers’ Joe Seiders Arrested For Child Porn Possession

New Pornographers’ Joe Seiders Arrested For Child Porn Possession

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Joe Seiders, the drummer for indie rock band the New Pornographers, has been arrested on possession of child pornography charges, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed in a press release Thursday. Soon after the arrest, the band confirmed that Seiders, 44, is no longer a member of the group. “Everyone in the band is absolutely devastated by the news of the charges against Joe Seiders — and we have immediately severed all ties with him,” the band said in a statement shared on social media. “Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by his actions.” The New Pornographers were formed in the ’90s, and Seiders joined in 2014, playing drums and singing backup vocals on the band’s most-recent three albums Whiteout Conditions, In the Morse Code of Brake Lights and Continue as a Ghost. According to the Sheriff’s Department, authorities were first dispatched to a Palm Desert business in the late afternoon on April 7th, speaking with an 11-year-old boy who said an unidentified male had recorded him on his cell phone …

Berlin Holocaust memorial attack leaves one ‘seriously injured’ – man arrested | World | News

Berlin Holocaust memorial attack leaves one ‘seriously injured’ – man arrested | World | News

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Police arrested a man suspected of being involved in a stabbing attack on Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured. There was no immediate indication of a motive for the attack, which comes two days before Germans vote in a national election. Police spokesman Florian Nath told a news conference that the attack happened at 6pm local time “probably with a knife. Maybe with something else.” Nearly three hours later, a man approached the officers who had surrounded the memorial grounds. Mr Nath said: “He had blood on his hands and this made him very suspicious.” Police arrested the man, handcuffing him and holding him on the ground. Nath said police seized the suspected attack weapon and would interrogate the suspect as the investigation continued. The victim was identified as a 30-year-old Spanish man, who was taken to a hospital. Earlier reports in German media suggested “several” people had been injured, with one in a critical condition. The attack took place at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, …

American Man Arrested At Moscow Airport For Cannabis Gummies, Days After Marc Fogel Swap

American Man Arrested At Moscow Airport For Cannabis Gummies, Days After Marc Fogel Swap

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Just days ago the Trump administration was able to finally secure the release of American school teacher Marc Fogel from Russian prison, who spent over three years in custody after being arrested for what he said was medical cannabis in August 2021. But already Russia has another American in its custody, as Russian news agencies have reported a US citizen has been arrested for “drug smuggling” after being caught passing through Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport with THC gummies. Via NBC The man, who had arrived from Istanbul, has yet to be identified but his age was given as 28. This comes after several Americans were caught in similar circumstances, most famously WBNBA start Brittney Griner. “While passing customs, one of his suitcases drew the attention of a service dog,” TASS reported of a Russia’s Federal Customs Service statement. “During the customs search, inspectors found two plastic jars and a zip-bag with the candy in it… Chemical analysis showed narcotic substances of the cannabinoid group in it.” Like with the Fogel case, the newly detained man has “claimed …

Man Arrested for Raising Million for AI Startup, Instead Spending It on Luxurious Lifestyle

Man Arrested for Raising $60 Million for AI Startup, Instead Spending It on Luxurious Lifestyle

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The founder of a San Francisco-based AI startup called On Platform was arrested last week after prosecutors charged that he and his wife had blown millions of dollars worth of investor funds on real estate, jewelry, a Tesla, and even the social club that hosted their wedding. Prosecutors allege that the pair defrauded investors out of more than $60 million, as SFGate reports. Founder Alex Beckman and his lawyer Valerie Lau, who he recently married, appeared in San Francisco court last week after being charged with “conspiracies to commit wire, bank and securities fraud, as well as aggravated identity theft and obstruction of justice,” per SFGate. It’s a particularly outlandish allegation of tech fraud, highlighting the ludicrous degree of buzz surrounding AI — and the potential for greedy investors to get scammed as a result. Beckman allegedly lied to investors about having $13 million in the bank — despite only showing an actual account balance of $25.93. Bank statements also showed that Beckman wired a family member $320,000. On its website, ON Platform describes itself …

Members of AI Fringe Group Arrested for Two Killings

Members of AI Fringe Group Arrested for Two Killings

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This is getting weird, even for AI. Cultimate Warrior As if the San Francisco Bay Area couldn’t get any weirder, there’s now suspicion that a bizarre AI-enthusiastic group in the region may have inspired a pair of deadly assaults that took place thousands of miles apart. As Open Vallejo reports, two young computer scientists and apparent lovers, identified as 22-year-old Maximillian Snyder and 21-year-old Teresa Youngblut — admirers of the Bay Area-based fringe ideological group known as “Zizians,” who want to speed up AI’s takeover of humanity — were arrested this month for slayings that took place on opposite coasts. Earlier in January, Youngblut was arrested by federal prosecutors on January 24 for the killing of a 44-year-old Border Patrol agent named David Maland in Vermont during a deadly shootout. Snyder, meanwhile, was arrested on January 17 in the NorCal town of Redding on charges related to the stabbing death of Curtis Lind, an 82-year-old landlord. AI Acceler-Hatin-Ism These two seemingly disparate homicides are entwined not only because the people arrested for them had applied for …

Boy, 12, stabbed to death in Birmingham named – after 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder | UK News

Boy, 12, stabbed to death in Birmingham named – after 14-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder | UK News

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A “lively and happy” 12-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham has been named by police. Leo Ross died in hospital on Tuesday evening, hours after he was found injured near Scribers Lane in the Hall Green area of the city shortly after 3pm. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is still in custody. Image: Leo Ross. Pic: West Midlands Police Leo, who was stabbed in the stomach, was a pupil at Christ Church C of E Secondary Academy. Executive headteacher Diane Henson described his death as a tragedy. Image: Messages and flowers left in tribute to Leo near the scene of the fatal stabbing. Pic: PA Image: A woman leaves flowers at the site. Pic: PA Victim was ‘lovely and bright’ Ms Henson said: “Leo was a lively and happy young man. He had many very good friends who he absolutely adored, and they adored him. “He was just a lovely and bright member of the school community. We’re supporting the children at school and are opening a …

Alexander Brothers, Real Estate Agents to the Super-Rich, Arrested

Alexander Brothers, Real Estate Agents to the Super-Rich, Arrested

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Oren and Tal Alexander, major luxury real estate brokers in New York and Miami, were arrested Wednesday in Miami on federal sex trafficking charges. Their brother, Alon, who was not a broker, was also arrested. A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses the brothers of conspiring to “repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women” for over a decade. “At times, the Alexander brothers arranged for these sexual assaults well in advance, using the promise of luxury experiences, travel and accommodations to lure and entice women to locations where they were then forcibly raped or sexually assaulted, sometimes by multiple men, including one or more of the Alexander brothers,” the indictment said. Related Articles The sex trafficking scheme allegedly dated back to 2010, according to the indictment. While the Alexander brothers were not art collectors, they orbited in the same ultra-wealthy New York and Miami social worlds. The brothers grew up in Miami and were sons of a wealthy real-estate developer in South Florida. Starting in 2012, the brothers began work at Douglas …

Nan Goldin, Molly Crabapple Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest

Nan Goldin, Molly Crabapple Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest

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Artists Nan Goldin and Molly Crabapple, as well as filmmaker Laura Poitras, were among the more than 200 activists with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) arrested during a sit-in for Palestine outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, as first reported by Hyperallergic.  Around 500 activists, including some descendants of Holocaust survivors, arrived at the opening of the stock exchange in Wall Street wearing red “Not In Our Name” t-shirts. Red garments bearing the words “Stop Arming Israel,” and “Fund FEMA Not Genocide,” were fitted over the tourist-favorite “Charging Bull” (1989) and “Fearless Girl” (2017) sculptures. Around 10 activists chained themselves to the Wall Street gates, the oldest being 82-year-old MacArthur fellow and Hunter professor emeritus Ros Petchesky, according to Democracy Now!. Photos and video shared by JVP show handcuffed activists, including the elderly, dragged and carried away from the premises by New York City police officers. Related Articles “I’m proud to be arrested with them if it helps amplify our message,” activist-artist Nan Goldin, who has been an outspoken opponent of Israel’s presence …