Richmond, Va.—William Brockie, father of shock band GWAR’s late frontman Dave Brockie, is suing band members, claiming they stole the singer’s cremated remains and other personal items and locked them in an office at the band’s Slave Pit Inc. headquarters. Brockie died of a heroin overdose in March 2014. When Brockie attempted to retrieve his […]
St. Petersburg, Fla.—A couple faces several charges of child abuse for bribing their teenaged daughters with drugs. Chad Mudd, 36, and his wife, Joey Mudd, 34, allegedly gave their children marijuana in exchange for doing chores and getting good grades. Joey Mudd admitted smoking pot on a least five occasions with the girls, ages 13 […]
Mooresville, N.C.—Brian Tracy Carroll, 45, was arrested May 2 and charged with indecent exposure and communicating threats after telling his neighbor that he had an AK-47 and “knew how to use it.” He was completely nude at the time. The neighbor, John Ault, called police after his daughter told him that Carroll made her “uncomfortable.” […]
Los Angeles — After a year of legal drama, on March 10 a jury awarded $7.3 million to the children of the late Marvin Gaye, finding that the blockbuster single “Blurred Lines” is a rip-off of their father’s 1977 classic “Got to Give It Up.” Co-writers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were not in court […]
Richmond, Va.—The Virginia Dept. of Forensic Science (DFS) has announced that it will no longer test marijuana samples in simple possession cases unless ordered to do so by the court. According to a memo issued by DFS Director Linda Jackson, the agency will test plant material only by court order or if field test results […]
Casa Grande, AZ — For some drivers in south central Arizona, March 4, 2015, was their lucky day. As police pursued yet another white SUV down the highway, the occupants flung bales of pot out of the windows. Dash-cam video released by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office shows bales flying through the air, some exploding […]
St. George, UT — Retired porn star and MENSA member Asia Carrera, whose real name is Jessica Steinhauser, was arrested March 7 for DUI after dropping off her daughter at school and then falling asleep on a couch in the school office. Steinhauser failed field sobriety tests, and her BAC was .254, more than twice […]
Waterbuy, CT — Lindsay Hoffman, 26, and her companion, Marquette Riggsbee, 54, visited an “adult novelties” store, and brought along Hoffman’s two-week-old son. Wouldn’t you know it, the store policy is “no children allowed,” so the couple left and returned a short time later—without the baby. Concerned store employees checked the couple’s vehicle and found […]
West Palm Beach, FL—Serial drug offender Robert Phillips, 25, was cruising in a stolen car when he cut off an unmarked sheriff’s vehicle. Officers followed him and saw Phillips conduct a drug transaction. Marked cruisers then pursued him. Phillips abandoned the car and ran through a store, dropping a loaded handgun along the way. Finally, […]
Compton, CA—Marion “Suge” Knight, 49, faces life in prison after allegedly running over two men with his pick-up, killing one of them. His $2 million bail has been revoked, and he’ll stay behind bars until his next court hearing on March 20. According to police, the incident occurred in a parking lot outside a restaurant […]