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Swerve: Cee Lo Green Could Avoid 4-Year Prison Sentence For Allegedly Pushing Ex Pills With Plea Deal

Cee Lo and Chris brown keep catching breaks. Cee Lo Green Could Escape Prison Sentence With Plea Deal We thought isht was bout to get real for Cee  Lo , but dude has good lawyers on deck. According to Radar Online: CeeLo Green, the singer and star of The Voice, will escape a four-year prison sentence if he accepts a plea deal being thrashed out between his legal team and prosecutors, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. The 38-year-old has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of giving ex pills to a woman who had also accused him of sexually assaulting her after a night out in Los Angeles last year. “But if CeeLo decides to plead out, he will not face any jail time and the charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor,” a source with knowledge of the negotiations told RadarOnline.com. “It would require him to attend drug education classes and narcotics anonymous meetings. It’s a deal that’s on the table. It’s likely the case will never go to trial.” Added the source, “From the outset, CeeLo has been very cooperative with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and he does not have a criminal record, which would help him in the event of any plea deal.” Green, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, appeared in court Oct. 21 to be arraigned on the sole charge of furnishing a controlled substance. At the hearing, prosecutors’ recommended to the judge to set his bond at $30,000 — a move that was agreed to and he was ordered to return to court on November 20. According to the district attorney, reality star Green slipped the drug to a 33-year-old woman while they were having dinner on July 13 or July 14, 2012. They later went back to her hotel, prosecutors have alleged. A Los Angeles Police Department statement, obtained by KTLA, detailed how the woman told police Green sexually assaulted her at the Luxe Hotel after the dinner. The Los Angeles Times reported the woman said she woke up nekkid in bed with Green in her room. However, prosecutors concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to take the forced sex accusation to court. Take the deal Cee Lo. WENN Continue reading

What The Hell? A Woman’s Torso, Foot And Calf Found Floating In L.A. Water Treatment

This is pretty disgusting . According to Gawker reports : The Sheriff’s Department in Los Angeles confirmed Saturday that human remains were found in a water-treatment facility near the 110 Freeway in Carson. The remains—a foot, a calf, and a lower torso—were found in a bin that separates debris from sewage water. Coroner’s Lieutenant Joe Bale confirmed the body parts were found on Saturday although he made clear that the discovery was not necessarily indication of a death. According to Bale, “You can live without a foot and a leg or an arm. We can’t assume somebody’s dead just because they are missing a foot and a calf.” However, the fact that a second set of remains was found Monday afternoon at a different water-treatment facility has no doubt altered Bale’s admirable and wishful thinking. ABC7 reported that a woman’s torso was found floating in the settling tank of a plant near City of Industry. The torso was found by workers responding to a blockage report. Investigators now believe the two cases are related and that the remains belong to one woman whose body entered into the facilities via a single sewage line. How her body got into the system is still a mystery but they suspect the sewage machinery is responsible for the dismemberment. The investigators also make clear that her left arm is still missing, but that no one should worry about the water supply because sewage plants don’t affect drinking water. The situation is being treated as a homicide and anyone with information about a missing female in the Los Angeles area is being urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Damn that’s a horrible way to go out. We hope they are able to find out who she is soon. Thoughts and prayers to the poor woman’s family. CBS Los Angeles Continue reading

What The Hell? A Woman’s Torso, Foot And Calf Found Floating In L.A. Water Treatment

This is pretty disgusting . According to Gawker reports : The Sheriff’s Department in Los Angeles confirmed Saturday that human remains were found in a water-treatment facility near the 110 Freeway in Carson. The remains—a foot, a calf, and a lower torso—were found in a bin that separates debris from sewage water. Coroner’s Lieutenant Joe Bale confirmed the body parts were found on Saturday although he made clear that the discovery was not necessarily indication of a death. According to Bale, “You can live without a foot and a leg or an arm. We can’t assume somebody’s dead just because they are missing a foot and a calf.” However, the fact that a second set of remains was found Monday afternoon at a different water-treatment facility has no doubt altered Bale’s admirable and wishful thinking. ABC7 reported that a woman’s torso was found floating in the settling tank of a plant near City of Industry. The torso was found by workers responding to a blockage report. Investigators now believe the two cases are related and that the remains belong to one woman whose body entered into the facilities via a single sewage line. How her body got into the system is still a mystery but they suspect the sewage machinery is responsible for the dismemberment. The investigators also make clear that her left arm is still missing, but that no one should worry about the water supply because sewage plants don’t affect drinking water. The situation is being treated as a homicide and anyone with information about a missing female in the Los Angeles area is being urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Damn that’s a horrible way to go out. We hope they are able to find out who she is soon. Thoughts and prayers to the poor woman’s family. CBS Los Angeles Continue reading

When The Checks Stop Coming In: Former MLB Slugger Is LA’s “Most Wanted” Deadbeat Dad Owing $275K In Child Support

Former MLB Star Owes $275K In Child Support How you go from making $30 MILLION to this?!?!?!?! Via ABC News: Former Major League Baseball star Danny Tartabull is the “Most Wanted” deadbeat dad in Los Angeles after failing to pay more than $275,000 in child support for his two sons, according to the Los Angeles County Child Support Services. Tartabull, who hit 262 home runs over his 14-season career, was charged in January 2011 with failing to pay child support for his sons Zach and Quinten. He pleaded no-contest but failed to meet the terms of his probation. When he failed to show up for his 180-day jail sentence a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to Los Angeles County Child Support Services. The warrant for Tartabull’s arrest has now been out for over a year. His name and photo were added this week to the new wanted poster issued by L.A. County officials. Tartabull earned more than $30 million over his big league career, including signing a five-year $25 million contract with the New York Yankees in 1991. According to the wanted poster, the former star owes almost as much as the other four men on the “Most Wanted” poster combined. Tartabull was born in Puerto Rico and started his pro baseball career in 1984 with the Seattle Mariners. He later joined the Kansas City Royals where he was selected to the All-Star team in 1991. He played for the New York Yankees from 1992-95 and ended his career after the 1997 season playing for the Philadelphia Phillies. Tartabull’s older son Zach was a California high school football star and is now a male model, according to various reports. His younger son Quentin will graduate from a California high school next year, and has verbally committed to University of California as a defensive back, according to California.scout.com. Tartabull faces arrest and more jail time if he’s apprehended. SMH. Continue reading

Police Visit Justin Bieber, Respond to Complaints Over Reckless Driving

Really, Justin Bieber? Again?!? The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed to E! News that officers paid this singer a visit at his home last night after neighbors complained Bieber was driving recklessly . No other details are available right now and no one from Bieber’s camp has commented… but this FAR from the first time Justin has been accused of speeding around like a maniac. In March, Bieber got into it with a man next door – allegedly spitting on him during their confrontation – because the neighbor took issue with how fast Justin was driving with kids around. In July 2012, Bieber was cited for reckless driving after a high-speed chase with the paparazzi. In December 2011, he was pulled over for making an illegal turn . In October 2011, he actually cut off a cop on the road. So, the question must now be asked: Should Justin Bieber have his license suspended?   Yes, he’s out of control! No, he’s adorable! View Poll »

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AP, IRS and Benghazi Scandals: Will They Torpedo Obama Administration Agenda?

President Barack Obama finds himself dealing with three separate scandals in a confluence of events that could threaten his second-term agenda. He was already in damage control mode and trying to dismiss GOP criticism of his administration’s handling of September’s deadly Benghazi attacks. Now, the Internal Revenue Service has been under scrutiny for targeting conservative groups – a surprising admission that Obama vocally criticized. And meanwhile, a third scandal erupted after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its phone records. Even the most ardent liberals can’t ignore the impact of three potential scandals at once, as Obama’s plans for his second term might be in real trouble. Obama’s attempt to quiet his critics on Monday won’t be enough to lift his already tenuous second-term fortunes, some political analysts predict. The administration’s failure to get out information on Benghazi quickly allowed Republicans to turn the inquiry into a “sideshow,” as Obama calls it. His promise to hold people accountable “if” the allegations against the IRS are true will only hand his critics the opportunity to blame him for that too. No one believes Obama ordered the IRS to do this, and his outrage is appropriate, but it also didn’t position him as being on top of the matter at all. Rather than taking quick action, such as firing those involved or opening a full White House investigation, he may be at the mercy of the details. And we haven’t even gotten to the AP scandal yet. In moderate and liberal circles, the phone-records scandal, because it involves the AP and raises anew the specter of Big Brother, may be the worst yet. At least when it comes to Obama’s reputation. Of all people to be tied to an alleged trampling of the First Amendment, Obama has the most to lose. The question is whether he can bounce back. If he can identify where his administration went wrong in all three cases, acknowledge it and show concrete and decisive action in each case, maybe. If Obama falls short, he’s going to have a very ugly second term. All the right-wing impeach-Obama groups will no longer seem like the fringe of the GOP if his stature, credibility and reasonableness take a hit. The uneven responses to Benghazi, followed by revelations about “the deliberate targeting of conservative groups by the IRS,” and now the AP mess? All together, it may simply make it impossible, or at least much more difficult, for Obama to paint himself as the voice of reason, or above the fray, ever again.

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1939 Jay-Z Look-Alike Photo Surfaces, Reignites Conspiracy Theories

A Jay-Z look-alike in a photo dated 1939 has surfaced, breathing new life into conspiracy theories about the rapper and his alleged ties to the Illuminati. The photograph of a Harlem man was dredged up by a New York Public Library digital curator and quickly went viral due to his similarities to the rapper: The image, titled “Harlem Loiterers,” shows the Jay-Z look-alike in a pea coat and newsboy cap, slouched against the front railing of a building. The New York Public Library confirmed the photo’s authenticity and said that it was taken by an American photographer named Sid Grossman in 1939. In a post on the library’s Tumblr, Sylviane A. Diouf, curator of the organization’s digital archives, said the Jay-Z likeness was the first thing she noticed: “I was immediately struck by the similarity to Jay-Z and actually laughed out loud … I still hope somebody will tell us who that young man really was.” The New York Times attributed the viral photo to the human brain’s tendency to search out facial similarities as a common occurrence in our daily lives. Not surprisingly, this explanation has not satisfied the Internet. While most Reddit commenters were good with a laugh or a Jay-Z pun, the conspiracy theorists suggested that the photo was evidence of … something. The photo has reignited the longtime debate over whether or not Jay-Z is a member of the Illuminati, the mysterious secret society that runs us all. At least one website has noted Jay-Z’s ring, which looks suspiciously like an Illuminati ring, an ancient emblem of the long-rumored, elite group. Illuminati theorists believe that the ultra-secret occult society rules the world using sophisticated mind control techniques, and that Jay-Z is a member. How a 1939 doppelganger fits into that, we have no idea. Details … Certain subreddits have espoused even crazier ideas than that. One conspiracy theory is that the rapper and business mogul traveled back in time to 1939 to conduct some informal research for The Great Gatsby . Seriously. Never mind that Gatsby takes place more than a decade earlier … or that time machines do not exist. Again, just a few minor details. Another fun one? Jay-Z is a vampire. As we know from The Vampire Diaries , the blood-sucking beasts don’t age like humans do. Think about it.

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Dylan Patton, Ex-Days of Our Lives Star, Arrested for Cocaine Distribution

Today was anything but the day of Dylan Patton’s life. The actor, best known for portraying soap opera character Will Horton for two years, was arrested this morning when Los Angeles County deputies raided his residence and popped him for selling cocaine. According to TMZ, police learned that Patton was distributing this drug out of his Agoura Hills house and arranged a successful sting at his expense. An undercover cop purchased some cocaine from Patton a few days ago, allowing law enforcement officials to get a search warrant and execute today’s events. Patton is currently behind bars and bail has been set at $30,000. Aside from Days of Our Lives, the 20-year old has appeared on episodes of That’s So Raven and Cold Case.

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Justin Bieber Battery Case: Headed for Prosecution

According to authorities, Justin Bieber will likely face criminal battery charges for his argument with an angry neighbor earlier this week. As previously reported, the singer was confronted by Jeff Schwartz – a 47-year old father of three – and berated for driving recklessly around the neighborhood. Both Schwartz, his wife and a third witness claim Bieber spit on his antagonist during the disagreement and had to be restrained by his bodyguard from going after him. Los Angeles County Investigators have looked into the incident and will refer the case to the District Attorney , law enforcement insiders confirm to TMZ. The main reason for prosecution? Officials believe Bieber’s history of disregard for the law – in terms of his driving record and pot smoking – show a pattern of troublesome behavior. They have seen many similar cases in the past of such small law-breaking leading into far more serious conduct down the line. Regardless of there this case goes legally, those within the Sheriff’s Department believe Justin need professional help.

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Chris Brown-Frank Ocean Brawl: History of Animosity to Blame?

Was the Chris Brown-Frank Ocean fight really just over a parking spot? Or did a shared history of animosity between the musicians and their camps trigger it? If you missed it, Chris was listening to artist he represents at an LA-area studio last night; when he went to leave, Ocean and his people blocked him in. Chris reportedly went to shake hands with Frank, only to be attacked by one of Ocean’s entourage members, and things went downhill from there. Soon enough, a brawl involving six people broke out; Ocean told cops (and Tweeted) the fight started over a parking space, and that Brown punched him. “Of course, we are going to investigate,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said, noting that it may lead nowhere. “It is our understanding that it does not rise to the level of an alleged assault. As a matter of fact, it could be a minor scuffle over a parking spot.” Brown was named as the suspect in the battery report, and the victim wanted to prosecute, which seems crazy for such a random, minor altercation. Te two performers have a history of warring with words, however. In June 2011, Chris got into it with Odd Future star Tyler the Creator, Tweeting criticism of him (presumably), e.g. “All this demonic music is wack as s**t.” Tyler’s reply? “Why Is Chris BrownTalking So Much Shit? Weird.” Chris’ reply: “Never mentioned @fucktyler or any of them N*****! General statement and your hype man hodgy caught feelings! #n*****sthatfeelguilty.” That’s when Tyler’s Odd Future bandmate Frank Ocean got into the beef after Breezy compared him to songwriters James Fauntleroy and Kevin Cossom. “I f*** wit Frank Ocean! Reminds me of a young James Fauntleroy or Kevin Cossum,” Chris Brown tweeted, drawing Frank’s ire … and a harsh reply. Frank Ocean replied: “i f***s wit chris brown, reminds me of a young sisqo or ike turner. i just dont like underhanded comments. thats all im saying.” And on the feud went with the pair trading insults. Fast forward to 2012, when Chris was asked by a reporter about Frank Ocean coming out as bisexual . “No homo,” Chris replied, which caused many to believe he was being homophobic. He’s made gay slurs in the past, but denied he was in this case. “My Opinion on the whole Frank Ocean subject is ……… Love who u wanna love. It’s ur decision. People stop searching for BS,” Chris tweeted later. Nothing along the lines of the Rick Ross shooting here, but probably enough bad blood/resentment to turn an otherwise innocuous situation ugly fast.

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