Jacquelyn Gray

1 week ago | crimeonline.com | Jacquelyn Gray

Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly will not take the stand at his federal sex trafficking trial. Multiple sources told People that Combs will not testify in his defense. Judge Subramanian said the trial will likely be finished by July 4, even though the prosecution has not yet rested its case. Court was adjourned on Wednesday due to a sick juror. Thursday is Juneteenth, a national holiday, so the trial will reconvene on Friday. Three women have taken the stand to accuse Combs of physical or sexual abuse.

1 week ago | crimeonline.com | Jacquelyn Gray

A South Carolina man who was reported missing last week was later arrested after he was found alongside human remains, police said. Charles Antwine Jr., 56, and Christy Ward were reported missing from a Brunswick County home. On June 14, a deputy at Lynches River boat landing at Riverside Cemetery discovered a submerged vehicle that was subsequently traced to Antwine and an address near Lake City, according to The Post and Courier. No one was inside the submerged car.

1 week ago | crimeonline.com | Jacquelyn Gray

Text messages presented on Tuesday suggest Sean “Diddy” Combs feared he would be arrested after beating then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura at a California hotel in 2016. Ventura reportedly did not answer Combs’ calls after the assault, which transpired at the InterContinental hotel in Los Angeles, though she texted him that she checked with security and he is fine as long as he left the other guests alone.

1 week ago | crimeonline.com | Jacquelyn Gray

R. Kelly was hospitalized last week after overdosing on medications given to him by prison staff, his lawyers claimed. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year sentence in Butner, North Carolina, for sex trafficking and racketeering, said he overdosed after taking the medication while in solitary confinement. According to USA Today, a court filing stated that Kelly was hospitalized and discharged against medical advice.

1 week ago | crimeonline.com | Jacquelyn Gray

On Monday, federal prosecutors presented video footage of apparent “freak offs” Cassie Ventura participated in while dating Sean “Diddy” Combs. ABC reported that the footage came from a laptop Ventura gave prosecutors. The jurors — not spectators — reviewed videos which prosecutors believe prove Ventura and male escorts were brought to New York City for sexual encounters. ABC reported that one of the videos lasted nearly 40 minutes, but jurors only saw part of it.