Former Detective Charged With Wife's Murder

Posted on: May 16, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.

A retired detective for the Los Angeles Police Department was arrested Monday night at his home in Hawaii after recent evidence suggested he may have been responsible for his wife’s death in 2006. Dan DeJarnette, who is now 59 years old, worked for the LAPD‘s Van Nuys station before retiring in 2003 and moving to Hawaii. His wife, Yu DeJarnette, was reportedly found by her husband dead and lying on a bed of lava near their home in November of 2006. While her death was initially ruled an accident, Dan DeJarnette was arrested two days later when autopsy findings indicated that his wife had actually died of head trauma. DeJarnette was released because of a lack of evidence. Investigators revisited the case in January and, after examining the DNA evidence more closely, were able to secure a warrant for DeJarnette’s arrest. The former detective was indicted on charges of second-degree murder on Tuesday and remains in police custody in Hawaii with bail set at $200,000.

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Rapper Mystikal Jailed for Probation Violation

Posted on: April 20, 2012 at 1:26 a.m.

Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after violating probation this week. The rapper, whose real name is Michael Tyler, was initially arrested and convicted on charges of sexual battery and extortion. He spent six years in a Louisiana prison as a result and was released in 2010. The rapper was put on probation following his release. Tyler was arrested back in February of this year following a domestic dispute. A judge in the case recently ruled that Tyler’s domestic violence arrest is a violation of the terms of his probation and has ordered the rapper to return to jail. According to reports, he is scheduled to report to law enforcement officials and begin serving his sentence on May 14th. The rapper gained popularity with his 2000 hit “Shake Ya Ass.”

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Crime Spree In Tennessee

Posted on: April 11, 2012 at 4:08 a.m.

A Kentucky man allegedly went on a crime spree in the city of Nashville, Tennessee late last month, committing as many as 10 felony criminal offenses in just nine hours. William Todd, who is just 24 years old, reportedly took a Greyhound bus into Nashville and, first broke into a local business called the Slaughterhouse, where he stole a Taser, a revolver, a shotgun and a T-shirt before allegedly setting the building on fire. Todd then made his way over to a local bar where he help up four bar patrons at gunpoint, using the Taser on one person and pistol-whipping another and making off with several credit cards. Todd then is said to have used one of the guns he stole to steal a taxi from a taxi driver and driving away. Todd found a local Wal-mart and used the stolen credit cards to purchase nearly $200-worth of merchandise. Todd then allegedly broke into a law office and vandalized it, defecating on a desk and even smearing his own feces on framed law degrees on the wall. Todd is then accused of robbing several local hotel guests after posing as a female housekeeper and robbing them at gunpoint. By some accounts, Todd cried as he robbed some hotel guests. Inexplicably, Todd managed to shave his head while at the hotel before leaving and crashing his stolen taxi. Todd allegedly stole another taxi from a taxi driver at gunpoint and drove away. Local law enforcement agents finally caught up with Todd atop the famed Opryland Hotel in a water cooling pit on the roof. Todd was taken to a local hospital to be tested for potential drug use, then booked into a Nashville jail where bail was set at $180,000. Local police say they have never seen a crime spree quite like Todd's.

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Marston Hefner Sentenced in Domestic Abuse Case

Posted on: March 22, 2012 at 1:47 a.m.

The son of legendary Playboy Enterprises founder Hugh Hefner, Marston, was sentenced this week in a domestic abuse case in which he is said to have physically beaten his girlfriend in their Pasadena home. Marston Hefner pleaded "No Contest," to charges of corporeal injury on a spouse or cohabitant following an arrest on February 12th. Hefner reportedly was facing up to one and a half years in a jail for the incident, but was instead sentenced to a 52-week domestic violence class. Hefner was also ordered to stay away from his girlfriend, former Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair, for three years. Hefner had also been facing one count of vandalism for destroying Sinclair's laptop computer during the incident, but that charge was dropped. Marston is Hugh Hefner's son from his second marriage, to former Playboy Playmate of the Year Kimberly Conrad, and is just 21 years old.

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Rapper's Son Arrested in Las Vegas

Posted on: March 12, 2012 at 3:22 a.m.

Grtis Ivey, the son of rapper Coolio, was arrested in Las Vegas last November after he reportedly robbed an apartment with a prostitute. The 22-year-old Grtis is the oldest son of the rapper and appeared on the reality television show “Coolio’s Rules” along with his famous father. According to reports, Grtis, who was called Artis on the television show, broke into a Las Vegas apartment in late October of last year and, at gunpoint, forced the occupant into the apartment’s restroom while he and prostitute Shantrice Wilkerson swept the apartment for valuables before leaving. The story goes that Wilkerson met a man named Joseph Hall at a nightclub in the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas on October 26th. Wilkerson reportedly told Hall that it was her dream to have sex on a pile of cash. Hall, who didn’t know that Wilkerson was a prostitute, took her back to his apartment to pull out $5,000 in cash from a safe. The couple then went to Wilkerson’s apartment where she reportedly asked to be paid up front. At that point, Hall is said to have left. Wilkerson, however, brought Ivey back to Hall’s apartment three days later to rob it. Hall was reportedly not at home when Ivey and Wilkerson arrived, but his roommate was. Ivey and Wilkerson are said to have taken a safe, two iPads, two laptop computers, passports and several other items before leaving. Both Wilkerson and Ivey were arrested on November 14th and were identified by the roommate. Both are being charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and larceny, though they deny having entered the apartment with a gun. Ivey was being held without bail until his court appearance on March 12th.

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Black And Fiance Arrested For Domestic Abuse

Posted on: February 10, 2012 at 5:32 a.m.

Famed pornography actress Tori Black and her fiancé were both arrested on charges of domestic violence late last month after an argument in the couple's Las Vegas hotel room allegedly got physical. Black, whose real name is Michelle Chapman, was in town for the AVN (Adult Video News) awards in which the actress was nominated for a past performance, though she did not win. Black admitted to local law enforcement agents that she had been drinking when she returned to the hotel room she was sharing with her fiancé, Lyndell Anderson, and their five-month-old baby. The couple began arguing over formula for the baby when Anderson allegedly called Black an unfit mother and the argument escalated. Black admitted punching her fiancé in the back of the head, then claimed that he shoved her into a wall. Video surveillance footage from the hotel's hallway confirmed her account. Both Anderson and Black were arrested for domestic battery.

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Journey Drummer Arrested

Posted on: February 4, 2012 at 6:36 a.m.

Deen Castronovo, the current touring drummer for the popular band Journey, was arrested late last month after an alleged physical altercation with his girlfriend. Castronovo was booked into a Polk County, Oregon jail and charged with coercion, assault in the fourth degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, interfering with a police report and harassment. According to reports, Castronovo was arguing with his girlfriend when the situation got physical and she ran out of house. When she attempted to call her father, Castronovo is said to have grabbed the phone out of her hand and refused to let her make the call. Castronovo was released from police custody after posting $52,500 bail. No word has been released as to when Castronovo is expected in court.

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Mayweather Sentenced To Jail

Posted on: January 16, 2012 at 12:58 a.m.

Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather was sentenced to three months in jail after striking a plea bargain with prosecutors last month. Mayweather was arrested for domestic abuse in September of 2010 after his ex-girlfriend accused the boxer of hitting her several times in the head with his fists and threatening to kill her in front of their children. Mayweather was initially charged with felony domestic violence, but as part of his plea bargain he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of misdemeanor domestic violence, as well pleading no contest to two additional charges of misdemeanor harassment. The judge in the case sentenced Mayweather to six months in jail, though three months of the sentence were suspended. The boxer was also given credit for three days he had already served. Mayweather was also sentenced to 100 hours of community service, ordered to complete a 12-month domestic violence program, and finde $2,500. He was given until January 6th to turn himself in to begin serving his sentence.

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Rapper Sentenced For Domestic Violence

Posted on: January 9, 2012 at 6:35 p.m.

Rapper Flesh-N-Bone was sentenced in late December after striking a plea bargain on domestic abuse charges. The rapper, whose real name is Stanley Howse, was arrested one year ago in January of 2011 on suspicion of domestic violence when an argument with his wife is said to have gotten physically violent. Howse was officially charged with inflicting bodily injury on a spouse, criminally threatening her and false imprisonment. The rapper spent an unspecified amount of time in jail, then struck a deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment in exchange for the charges of inflicting bodily injury and criminal threats being dropped. Howse's sentenced was amended to time already served in jail, three years of probation and serving 100 hours of community service. In addition, Howse must also donate $400 to a battered women's shelter and participate in a domestic violence program. Howse always maintained that he was innocent of the charges against him, but he agreed to plead guilty to certain charges in order to gain his freedom and move on with his life. Howse has been part of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony since the mid-1990s, as well as releasing three solo albums. Howse has a long history of legal troubles and criminal arrests, including several weapons possessions charges and parole violations.

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Burkhart Arrested On Suspicion Of Arson

Posted on: January 4, 2012 at 2:28 a.m.

Local law enforcement officials in Los Angeles have arrested a man they believe to be responsible for a series of car fires that occurred over this past weekend. Harry Burkhart, a German national living in Hollywood, was arrested at approximately 3 o'clock Monday morning by a Los Angeles County reserve Sheriff's Deputy near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in West Hollywood. Burkhart, who is just 24 years old, is suspected of starting 52 car fires from last Thursday night to Sunday night throughout the Hollywood, West Hollywood, Studio City, Sherman Oaks and North Hollywood areas. While no deaths or serious injuries resulted from the fires, the flames damaged several carports and apartment buildings and resulted in as much as $3 million in damages. Local law enforcement agents were able to capture Burkhart after surveillance video was released of him leaving a parking structure in which a car had been set ablaze. The grainy video showed a tall, heavy-set man with a receding hairline and shoulder-length hair pulled back into a ponytail. Information from a combined federal and local law enforcement group, the Joint Arson Task Force, revealed that Burkhart drove a dark Dodge van with Canadian license plates. Reserve sheriff's deputy Shervin Lalezary spotted the vehicle early Monday morning and pulled Burkhart over before arresting him. Burkhart is being held without bail and is expected to appear in court again this Wednesday.

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