Celebrity rapper Snoop Dogg may be called to testify here in Las Vegas for a murder trial. The case stems from two murders that happened back in 2005. Prosecutors say the crime is partly because of a west coast, Midwest rap war.
Andre “Mac Minister” Dow who is a 37-year-old rapper from San Francisco, is standing trial in the slayings of 24-year-old Anthony “Fat Tone” Watkins and 22-year-old Jermaine Akins.
The woman known as the Hollywood Madame faces more charges after being pulled over for driving under the influence in Pahrump. Heidi Fleiss was arrested in February. At the time she was charged with driving under the influence and possession of prescription medicine without a prescription. Now, that her lab tests are in, she was apparently also using meth. Fleiss is now also charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance.
According to the AP, “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis is being sued by a Las Vegas Strip casino seeking repayment for $2 million in gambling debts. Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne says the casino wouldn’t have sued Francis unless all other options were exhausted. (more…)
A Chicago jury has acquitted R. Kelly on all counts at his child pornography trial. The verdict came six years after the R&B superstar was first charged with videotaping himself having sex with a young girl. (more…)
Hulk Hogan’s estranged wife Linda is asking the former wrestler be put in jail over a condo here in Las Vegas. Linda Bollea is asking for Hogan to be held in contempt of court and jailed.
She says he has not paid his share of a $4.2 million condo the couple has at the Palms Hotel and Spa. Hulk Hogan would be jailed in the same county where the couple’s son is serving time for a crash that severely injured a family friend.
According to the AP, Katherine N. “Katie” Rees, 23, a former Miss Nevada USA, avoided trial by pleading no contest to speeding, operating a motor vehicle without proof of insurance and driving with an expired registration, a suspended license and suspended registration. She agreed to pay up to $1,312 in fines. Prosecutors agreed to drop a misdemeanor criminal resisting arrest charge that could have gotten Rees up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if she was convicted.
According to the website, TMZ, “Wynn’s hotel filed a lawsuit against a Richard Wang, who took a $1.5 million marker from Wynn, and an Ah Fong Chang, who still owes Steve $500K from a $1 mil credit line.” Ouch.
(AP) A federal judge in Reno has authorized “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis be released from a Nevada jail so he can go back to Florida and answer charges there stemming from a five-year-old case involving the filming of underage girls. His lawyer told U.S. Magistrate Robert McQuaid that Francis was to fly to the East Coast on Tuesday, and appear in a Panama City, Florida., courtroom the following day to resolve the charges from the 2003 filming of girls during spring break.
During a brief hearing Monday, defense lawyer Fred Atcheson gave the court a $1.5 million cashier’s check to cover Francis’ bail on tax evasion charges, and assured the judge other previous release conditions would be met. Francis, has been jailed on both sides of the country for nearly a year, caught in a tug-of-war between federal prosecutors in Nevada and state attorneys in Florida, where he still faces four felonies and two misdemeanors related to the 2003 filming.
The founder of the “Girls Gone Wild” videos will stay in a Reno jail. A judge has rejected a motion that would have released Joe Francis. His lawyers argued the Nevada court has jurisdiction over their client until a tax evasion trial is complete, and he should be freed in the meantime. But there’s a no-bail warrant for his arrest in Florida where Francis is wanted for filming underage girls in 2003.
According to the entertainment website, TMZ, James Srodon has sued the Las Vegas-based show, saying he was “forcibly restrained” in his seat while the Blue Men shoved an “esophagus cam” into his mouth. Srodon claims to now suffer from nightmares and is seeking $50,000 in damages.