Looks like Phaedra’s legal connections are finally paying off. Apollo Nida Close To Plea Deal In Identity Theft And Fraud Case Apollo better hope his plea deal can help him avoid more jail time, his azz will have to fight for his spot on the yard…again. According to Eur Web: Apollo Nida is reportedly ready to cut a plea deal with the government just two months after his arrest for identity theft, bank fraud, and conspiracy. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star and husband of Phaedra Parks was arrested on January 24. On February 14, the court granted a motion to delay the pre-trial proceedings until March 25. Since that time, his attorneys “and counsel for the government have been engaged in discussions…” newly filed court documents obtained by Radar Online reveal. “They are still in the process of investigating additional facts and negotiating a resolution,” the documents explain, and “have made substantial progress toward a resolution of this case.” As such, the court agreed to yet another extension, up until April 25, in the hopes that Nida will be able to come to a deal with the government. The new extension ensures he will have “sufficient time to consult with his counsel, investigate all facts material to resolving this matter, and continue said discussions with the government,” his attorneys wrote. Do you think there’s a good chance Apollo will do hard time?
Some women don’t deserve to have ovaries. Mother Leaves Kids In House Covered In Feces And Infested With Insects Child protected services needs to take their kids away and never give them back. According to WFXG: Two kids were found alone in a Richmond County house Thursday with no heat or supervision and very little food. Deputies say the home is insect-infested with piles of dirt and trash everywhere. The kids told officers they haven’t seen their mother in days. “I was very concerned about the well being of the kids. I noticed that when I have been coming over to her house, they’re playing in the streets,” said Vanessa Schubert, the suspect’s sister. Vanessa Schubert said she called the sheriff’s office on her sister. She said her sister has a drug abuse problem and she leaves her seven kids home alone all the time. With the youngest being only three months old, something had to be done. “She’d be at her boyfriend’s house, leaving kids watching kids and sometimes I’d be worried about them not having anything to eat,” Vanessa Schubert told WFXG. According to the incident report, deputies found piles of dirt, hair, dog feces, and clothes everywhere and the only food in the home was three slices of ham, mayonnaise and a bag of sugar. Her sister, Bethany Marie Schubert, was arrested and charged with four counts of deprivation of a minor. Those poor babies! WFXG
So maybe Kim and Bey really were faking their friendship for the cameras…. Beyonce Doesn’t Want To Attend Kim And Kanye’s Wedding Maybe Bey doesn’t respect Kim because she had to work hard to be successful and all Kim had to do was bust it open on video…. According to AZ Central: Beyonce ”doesn’t want to” go to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding. The 32-year-old singer – who married Jay Z in a low-key ceremony in April 2008 – reportedly thinks it is ”tacky” the couple are planning to televise their nuptials on E! show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’, but won’t boycott the ceremony completely. A source said: ”[She told Jay Z and Kanye] that under no circumstances will she be a part of any filming on the wedding day if it’s for Kim’s reality show. ”Jay and Beyoncé’s wedding was shrouded in secrecy and extreme lengths were made to make sure their wedding was an intimate affair for friends and family, only. This will be the complete opposite. She thinks it’s just tacky. ”Beyoncé’s motto has always been, less is more. But clearly when it comes to Kim, more means more. ”She knows she’ll have to go to the wedding, but really does not to want to.” Kanye considers the couple – who have two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy together – ”family” so Beyonce has promised to be there for his sake. It was all good a minute ago. Where’s the love? WENN
Man Chains Himself To Highway Rest Stop To Protest Its Closure Really??? According to CBS Chicago: A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man staged a one-man protest Friday morning over the permanent closing this weekend of the Des Plaines Oasis along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. The reason will no doubt come as a surprise. WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports Kevin Walters chained himself to the door of the oasis, and said to understand why, you have to go back more than two decades. “It is a weird story, I must admit. About 21 years ago, my parents were at a Phil Collins concert here in Chicago, and one thing led to another. They ended up at the oasis … and I was conceived there,” he said. Asked how his parents went about telling him that, Walters said “it just sort of came out just randomly in conversation.” “They were like, ’Oh yeah, hey, we never really told you how you were born, or your conception,’ and my parents are weird people, so it’s not that surprising,” he said. Walters said the oasis is part of his life, and he hates to see it close. SMH. Facebook/ Shutterstock
Man Chains Himself To Highway Rest Stop To Protest Its Closure Really??? According to CBS Chicago: A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man staged a one-man protest Friday morning over the permanent closing this weekend of the Des Plaines Oasis along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. The reason will no doubt come as a surprise. WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports Kevin Walters chained himself to the door of the oasis, and said to understand why, you have to go back more than two decades. “It is a weird story, I must admit. About 21 years ago, my parents were at a Phil Collins concert here in Chicago, and one thing led to another. They ended up at the oasis … and I was conceived there,” he said. Asked how his parents went about telling him that, Walters said “it just sort of came out just randomly in conversation.” “They were like, ’Oh yeah, hey, we never really told you how you were born, or your conception,’ and my parents are weird people, so it’s not that surprising,” he said. Walters said the oasis is part of his life, and he hates to see it close. SMH. Facebook/ Shutterstock
Florida was built on hypocrisy and craziness… Man Sent Text Message In Movie Theater Right Before Shooting Texter Curtis Reeves Jr., accused of fatally shooting a man in a movie theater during an argument over texting , himself sent a text message from his seat in the Wesley Chapel Cobb 16 Theatres. Via TampaBay News reports: The revelation comes from court documents released Wednesday in the case that has drawn national attention. Matthew Reeves, the defendant’s son, said in an interview with deputies after the Jan. 13 shooting that he was running late to meet his parents for a 1:20 p.m. show of Lone Survivor. He texted his father that he was on the way. His father wrote back that he and his wife, Vivian, were in their seats. About 15 minutes later, Matthew Reeves walked into the theater as a single shot rang out. Matthew Reeves, a Tampa police officer, told investigators he caught Chad Oulson, who was struck in the chest, as he collapsed in the aisle. Authorities say Curtis Reeves, 71, who also made his career as a Tampa officer, shot Oulson, 43, during a confrontation over Oulson texting his daughter’s babysitter during the previews. Matthew Reeves told Pasco sheriff’s deputies that he didn’t see the argument or the shot but that “noise and light” was coming from the top row as he walked into the darkness of auditorium 10. According to court documents, Matthew Reeves told investigators he immediately went upstairs toward the commotion. He didn’t know where his parents were sitting. He could see one person stand, then take a few steps back and then a few steps forward to the end of the row. As the stranger collapsed, Matthew Reeves caught him and helped him to the ground. He noticed the man was bleeding from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the chest. Someone handed Matthew Reeves a T-shirt, and he pressed it against the wound to stanch the blood. It was then, as he treated Chad Oulson on the floor of the theater, that Matthew Reeves looked toward the back row and saw his parents. “He said his father appeared to have a shocked look on his face,” according to the court records. As stunned moviegoers fled, and Chad Oulson’s wife, Nicole, screamed to witnesses that Reeves shot her in the finger, Matthew Reeves then got another bystander to take over tending to Oulson. He said he went to the lobby and told staff what happened and asked someone to call 911, then went to the kitchen and washed his hands. A theater employee said he gave Matthew Reeves some bleach to clean the blood. Reeves, who is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, is being held without bail at the Pasco County jail until his trial, which is tentatively set for this fall. If convicted, he could face life in prison. At a pretrial hearing on Wednesday, his attorneys waived his right to speedy trial, saying they want to hire experts and do their own investigation. SMH!!!!!!!!
This is so tragic. Boy Accidentally Shot Dead His Cousin Playing With Gun When will these parents learn to keep these guns out of their kids reach? According to WKYC: Kent City Schools is mourning the loss of one of its students today. An 11-year-old boy was killed in Franklin Township on Wednesday in what appears to be an accidental shooting. The alleged shooter is his 15-year-old cousin. According to the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, the two were home enjoying a snow day when it quickly turned tragic. The boys were playing with a gun when it went off. Channel 3 News has decided not to disclose their names, but we did obtain a recording of the 911 call. On the phone with 911, a young male caller yells, “Oh my god! He shot him with a pistol. … They were messing with the guns downstairs.” The 911 dispatcher asks, “So it was an accident?” The caller responds, “Yea, it was a total accident.” While authorities investigate how the boy and his 15-year-old cousin got access to the semi-automatic weapon, Stanton Middle School is coping with their loss. Principal Anthony Horton said it’s been a very solemn day. “A lot of our students wrote cards for the family, poems, pictures and stuff like that,” Horton said. “He was a well-liked young man.” That boy had his whole life ahead of him and his death could have been prevented with proper supervision. Shutterstock
This is a damn shame. Mom Accused Of Making Son Fake Cancer To Scam Donations What type of morally-bankrupt person uses their child in a pawn to scam people out of money? According to The Denver Channel: An Arapahoe County mother has been arrested for allegedly perpetrating a hoax that her 6-year-old son had cancer and accepting $25,000 in community donations that she used to take her family to Disneyland, authorities said Friday. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Captain Larry Etheridge said Sandy Thi Nguyen convinced her son and other family members that he had cancer. Sheriff’s investigators recovered $23,000 in cash when they executed a search warrant at the Nguyen family home on Thursday. Investigators then arrested the 28-year-old mother on investigation of theft and criminal impersonation to gain benefit, both felony charges. Nguyen has been released from jail after posting a $10,000 bond. In September 2013, the community began raising money for the boy, including fundraisers at the boy’s school, Rolling Hills Elementary.”Over the last several months, Ms. Nguyen accepted at least $16,000.00 from that account, as well as a trip to Disneyland for herself and family, which was paid for by the donated funds,” sheriff’s officials said. Rolling Hills Elementary School Principal Darla Thompson sent a letter Friday to parents informing them of Sandy Nguyen’s arrest “for allegedly spreading false information about” her child “having a serious illness.” “We are deeply troubled by these allegations and saddened to learn that an adult may have taken advantage of an innocent child and our school community. But the allegations do not, in any way, diminish the concern and support demonstrated by the Rolling Hills community for a child believed to be facing a life-threatening challenge,” the principal wrote. “It is important for our community to continue to show support and compassion for this child, who is also a victim in this case. The child was wrongfully led to believe that he was ill, and he was not responsible for the parent’s alleged actions. They should have never released her. People like this need to rot in jail for taking advantage of innocent people. KMGH
“Afraid Of Dark” Documentary Addresses Black Men Stereotypes According to Huffington Post: Tragedies like the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant and Jordan Davis — and the public outcries that have followed each one — are proof that that there is a sharp awareness in the black community of the unjust targeting of black males, as well as the cultural stereotypes and myths that fuel it. This year, one film will explore the fears that underlie the criticism, marginalization and seemingly systematic incarceration of black men, as well as the violence so often directed toward them. The upcoming documentary “Afraid Of Dark” will examine racial stereotypes associated with black masculinity and the societal fears that ensue from them. The film will include interviews with rappers, actors and politicians describing their own experiences with prejudice and injustice. “Afraid of Dark” Filmmaker Mya B explains why now is the right time to put this out to the public… Via Indiewire Blog: Sometimes when you’re a filmmaker it takes so long to make a film, that you wonder if it still will be relevant, or if anyone will care about it, once it’s finally finished. Well, according to Brooklyn-based filmmaker Mya B, speaking on her new documentary feature film, Afraid of Dark, she, in fact, wondered just that about her film, or, as she says, when she started the project she had “no idea that it would be more relevant now than ever, and that it would take shape the way it did. I pray that it wakes up the masses not only in our community, but in others as well.” “I wanted to analyze the damaging stereotypes of black men which has led to them being murdered and criminalized. I also wanted black men to receive their glory outside of all the bad things you hear in the media and profile the amazing black men I know and who are in our communities. More importantly I wanted people to never forget those black youth and men who never got justice in death by honoring them in the film to keep them alive in our memories.” Watch the trailer below and discuss…
