Ray Nagin, the former New Orleans mayor who led the city during Hurricane Katrina, was released from prison early due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday (April 27) Nagn became the last to be released among a half-dozen inmates implicated in the corruption case that put him behind bars. Nagin, 63, served just over five years of his sentence prior to being released from a prison camp near the Texarkana, Texas.
More details have come to light about a shooting at a San Diego apartment complex that left one woman dead and multiple people injured. The Los Angeles Times reports the shooting happened Sunday evening (April 30) in the University City area at the La Jolla Crossroads Apartments on Judicial Drive. Police docs revealed gunman Peter Selis, 49, shot into a crowd of at least 30 people who were attending a pool party at the complex.
Gunna has been in jail since May 2022 after his YSL label was indicted on 56 different counts, including RICO charges. The rapper, real name Sergio Kitchens, has filed two unsuccessful bond motions, and is now filing a third, as his lawyers believe that the prosecution has provided no evidence that justifies his continued holding. “The State has presented no evidence to support its claims of dangerousness and has dismissed the only serious overt act (75) that was present when the first bond hearing was held,” the 29-year-old’s legal team said within court docs obtained by Complex.
A Brooklyn hair stylist reportedly threw their client through the window for complaining about his haircut, the New York Daily News reports. The publication says that around 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon (May 17) at Levels Barbershop in Crown Heights, a 33-year-old customer told his stylist that he was unhappy with his haircut, and threatened to withhold payment due to the disappointing job. This infuriated the barber, who reportedly shoved the man through one of the front store windows, slicing his face open.
Life’s a beach for Harry Fraud. The Brooklyn native has been hibernating somewhere in Florida for the past several months, meticulously finishing his new EP ‘High Tide’ (Presented by ScionAV). The five-track offering (Released 5/7) features an assortment of old friends like French Montana, Action Bronson and RiFF RAFF and unexpected new collaborators like Tech N9Ne and Earl Sweatshirt, all trading verses upon a lush, ambient sound bed. One release down, the prolific producer is already on to the next project.