Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Charged with Harassment

The boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been charged with felony counts of coercion, robbery, grand larceny, misdemeanor battery, and three counts of harassment after an incident with his child’s mother in Las Vegas. The woman, named Josie Harris, claims that Mayweather beat her, threatened to kill her, and stole her cell phone during an incident that happened on September 9th. If Mayweather is convicted of all charges, he could face 28 years imprisoned.

Rapper Kanye West Makes Court Plea

On Friday, the rapper Kanye West pleaded not guilty to the charges of misdemeanor battery, grand theft, and vandalism that come from an incident that happened last September when he was caught breaking a paparazzo's camera flash at Los Angeles International Airport. He is scheduled to reappear in court on July 15th.

Rapper Coolio Pleads Not Guilty

On Friday, the rapper Coolio pleaded not guilty to drug possession and battery charges during his arraignment in a Los Angeles courtroom. Last month, he was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport and was charged with felony cocaine possession and battery and possession of drug paraphernalia. He had grabbed a screener's arm at the airport to try to prevent them from searching his luggage. He is currently free on bail and has been ordered to go back to court on April 20th.

Don Cornelius Sentenced to Probation

Don Cornelius, the previous host of the television show "Soul Train," has been sentenced to three years on probation after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery on Wednesday. In November, he was charged with spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and dissuading a witness from making a police report after being arrested a month earlier for a domestic dispute with his wife in his Hollywood Hills home.

Rapper Kanye West Charged with Misdemeanors

The rapper Kanye West has been charged with misdemeanor battery, grand theft, and vandalism by the Los Angeles city prosecutors due to destroying a paparazzi's camera back in September. He has the possibility of spending 2 and a half years in jail if he is convicted of the charges.

West's manager, named Dan Crawley, is also facing six misdemeanor charges, two counts of battery, and vandalism and grand theft due to being part of the incident by breaking the camera and accosting a videographer from TMZ. He has the possbility of spending up to five years in jail if he is convicted.

Rapper Coolio Charged with Drug Possession and Battery

The rapper Coolio has been charged with cocaine possession and battery. This is due to his his arrest at the Los Angeles International Airport after he grabbed a screener's arm to prevent a luggage search that found the drug cocaine. He was charged with one felony count of possession and one misdemeanor count each of battery and possession of paraphernalia. He was released from jail on $10,000 bail and is scheduled for his arraignment on April 3rd.

Marion "Suge" Knight Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Battery

On Tuesday, Marion "Suge Knight" pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery for beating his girlfriend in a Las Vegas parking lot last year. He entered his plea in a Las Vegas Justice Court in a deal that dismissed two felony drug charges and one felony coercion charge. He was also ordered to receive counseling and a received a $340 fine. He is scheduled to go back to court in August for a status check.

Charges Dropped Against Suge Knight

On Friday, a judge dropped the drug and battery charges filed against Marion "Suge" Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records. The prosecution had discovery problems and witness problems. The district attorney's office has filed a notice showing that it might revive the charges by seeking a grand jury indictment. Knight had recently been charged with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery in the beating of a woman in August after police caught him hitting his girlfriend while holding a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip. Police found the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone in his possession. The girlfriend was not stabbed but she was treated at a hospital for the injuries.

Don Cornelius Fights Battery Charges

Don Cornelius, the former host of the show "Soul Train", has pleaded not guilty in court to the charges against him that come from a domestic dispute case against his wife in October. He is currently facing three counts of spousal battery, one count of dissuading a witness from making a police report, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. His wife has filed two restraining orders against him since the incident.

"Suge" Knight Facing Criminal Charges

Marion "Suge" Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records, is facing criminal charges in Las Vegas that come from an incident where he had beaten his girlfriend near a busy thoroughfare in August. Police had arrested him after they saw him beating the woman while brandishing a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip. He also had Ecstasy and hydrocodone in his possession when he was arrested. He was released from custody after posting $19,000 bail.

Knight is being charged with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery. He could face mandatory probation and up to four years in a Nevada state prison on each of the drug charges. He could also be sentenced to up to six months in jail on the battery charge.

Rapper Kanye West Arrest in England

The rapper Kanye West was arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident with a photographer outside of the Tup Tup Palace bar in Newcastle, northern England. He was later released without any charges. Kanye West is currently in England as apart of his Glow in the Dark tour.

Don Cornelius Charged with Battery

Don Cornelius, the former host of the show "Soul Train," has been charged with spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and dissuading a witness from making a police report due to two domestic incidents that involved his wife last month. He was arrested and taken to jail last month after the police were called to his Hollywood Hills home after a report of a domestic dispute. He was released on $50,000 bail and could face up to one year in prison for each of the five misdemeanor charges against him.

Kid Rock Sentenced to Probation

On Monday, Kid Rock was sentence to serving a year of probation and was fined $1,000 for his part in a fight at an Atlanta Waffle House this past fall. He was also sentenced to six hours of anger management counseling and 80 hours of community service. He pleaded no contest to one count of simple battery and four counts of battery were dropped.

Five members of his entourage were also arrested because of the fight. Two of them pleaded no contest and also received probation and community service. Charges were dropped against the other three people since the court decided that they weren't involved in the altercation after viewing the videotape.

Rapper Lil Scrappy Free After Arrest

The rapper Lil Scrappy is free from jail on bond after being arrested for getting into a fight with his sister’s boyfriend. He was released on a $1,500 bond from the Dekalb County jail in Georgia on Sunday.

Lil Scrappy had gotten into the fight with his sister’s boyfriend after the couple had an argument. The rapper was stabbed during the fight, but the injuries were minor. The police arrested him and charged him with felony marijuana possession, felony use of a weapon during a crime, misdemeanor obstruction of police officers, and misdemeanor battery. The boyfriend wasn’t charged with anything.

NBA Star Dennis Rodman Pleads No Contest to Spousal Battery

The former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman has decided to plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge of spousal battery in a Superior Court appearance on Tuesday. There were two other counts that were dismissed under a plea deal. He was arrested at a Los Angeles hotel in April after a woman, named Gina Peterson, stated that he struck her during an altercation.

Rodman was sentenced to 45 days of road cleanup work, a year of domestic violence counseling, and three years on probation. He was also warned not to intimidate or use physical force against Peterson.

Rapper Vanilla Ice No Longer Being Charged for Assault

Prosecutors against the rapper Vanilla Ice have decided not to charge him with domestic battery since his wife changed her original statement. He was arrested on April 10^th at the couple’s home after his wife called 911 and said that he kicked and hit her during an argument. She later told police that he only pushed her. In an affidavit that was provided to prosecutors, she changed her version of what happened saying that the physical confrontation was accidental. Prosecutors closed the case on Tuesday.

Rapper Vanilla Ice Released From Jail

The rapper Vanilla Ice was released from jail on Friday after his arrest on a charge of simple battery for pushing his wife. He was arrested on Thursday night at their home in Wellington, Florida. His wife called 911 and said that he had kicked and hit her during an argument over buying a bedroom set. She later told police that he had only pushed her. Vanilla Ice denied pushing her and was freed from jail on Friday after appearing in court.

iPod Defects Being Investigated

Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.’s iPod after one of the digital music players shot out sparks while recharging. The problem is assumed to be with the lithium-ion battery in the iPod Nano, model number MA099J/A. The problem was first found in January in Tokyo and Apple reported the problem to the ministry in March. Luckily, no one was injured when the defect happened.

The ministry has instructed that Apple Japan has to find out the cause of the problem and report it back to the government. The iPod was assembled in China but it is not sure where the battery was made. Lithium-ion batteries have already been the problem for some laptops by causing fires.

iPod Sets Man’s Pants on Fire

A man in Atlanta says that he had placed his iPod Nano in his pocket and it burst into flames causing his pant to catch fire. He also had a glossy piece of paper in his pocket that he believes shielded him from being burned. He believes that the iPod’s battery is responsible because it uses a lithium ion battery, the same kind of battery that was recalled for setting laptops on fire. The Apple company says that they would replace the device when he sends it back. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened with iPods.

Man Accused of Stealing False Teeth

In Yorktown, IN that a man named, Robert Henry Stahl, was accused of taking another man’s, Billie Towsend’s, false teeth from his mouth during a fight. Billie told the police that he went to a bar to pay Robert the money he owed him but Robert asked him to go outside and then started punching him. Robert put Henry in a headlock and took out his false teeth and told him that he wasn’t going to give them back.
Robert Stahl has been charged this past Thursday in a Delaware Circuit Court with felony robbery and battery causing bodily injury. He could face between two to eight years in prison