Three men will now face prosecution after authorities say they kidnapped an employee of a Florida strip club. Jeffry Arista, 32, his brother Jonathan Arista, 29, and Raymond Gomez, 42, face charges of kidnapping, attempted kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap. Authorities say the three men kidnapped the victim Friday morning …

White officers brutally attacked a Black Applebee’s customer in a near-deadly case of mistaken identity. The terrifying experience took place in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month. Authorities were investigating a hit-and-run crash that took place near the restaurant on July 20th. When they entered Applebee’s, an employee reportedly told them that …

It all started when officials in Hawaii arrested the wrong man for a crime he did not commit. Cops captured an innocent, homeless man, locked him up in a state-run hospital for more than two years, and force-fed psychiatric drugs. Then when they finally realized their mistake, they tried to …

It seems like Black people just cannot catch a break in America, especially our Black men. In another case of being Black while in America, a black man in San Antonio was stopped and taken into custody by police while he was headed out for a jog Tuesday afternoon. According …

It’s a dangerous time to be a Black man jogging in America. Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Pharoah revealed in a video shared to his Instagram that he was approached by four members of the Los Angeles Police Department, cuffed, with one of the officers kneeling on his …

Mistaken identity by law enforcement is a traumatic experience that has impacted countless lives across the globe. Most recently, actor Ving Rhames recounted a July 2016 encounter when Los Angeles police held him at gunpoint at his Santa Monica, California home. The actor recalled on Sirius XM’s The Clay Cane …

A Florida woman was found dead on the side of the road after being mistakenly targeted in a murder-for-hire plot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ The body of Janice Marie Zengotita-Torres was discovered Monday morning by a utility worker after being reported missing by her family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson …

NYPD has some explaining to do. The NY Police department has come under fire after a case of “mistaken identity” led them to forcefully slam former tennis star James Blake into the pavement while he was standing outside his hotel. The NYPD’s excuse is that they were investigating a credit …

Lil Uzi Vert was the subject of a mistaken identity plot that pointed to him as a dog thief. On Thursday, the odd series of events surfaced online, with law enforcement in Pennsylvania sharing an alert with Uzi’s photo on it. In the post shared on the Wilkes-Barre Township Police …

Megan Thee Stallion is not letting up on her former label, 1501 Certified Entertainment and is now calling in alleged exec Darien Smith to hand over critical label docs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion) Things are heating up in court between the …

Atlanta rapper FN DaDealer, signed to Young Thug’s YSL Records, was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened early last month.  Jakobe Moody, 20, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with felony murder and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of, or attempt to commit, certain …

 The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they dropped the charges of one man charged in the attack on 6ix9ine. Anthony Maldonado will no longer face prosecution for the brutal LA Fitness assault that occurred last month. Initially, Maldonado, Rafael Medina, Jr., and Octavious Medina were arrested on March 30 …

A man who served 34 years of a 400-year sentence has been freed from prison after a case of mistaken identity was unearthed. Sidney Holmes walked free on Monday after serving over three decades. Holmes was convicted in April 1989 for allegedly being the getaway driver the year prior during …

A Florida Walmart shopper has filed a federal lawsuit after being racially profiled inside one of the stores. Tony Nguyen was seen in a now-viral video from last November being arrested in a case of mistaken identity. Per the lawsuit, Nguyen was shopping at the Spring Hill Walmart when an employee …

Drill rapper Kay Flock is now facing additional legal troubles stacked on top of his already ominous murder case.  On Thursday, the United States Justice Department indicted Flock on racketeering conspiracy charges for his alleged role in Bronx gangs “Sev Side” and “Third Side.” Per the indictment, the 19-year-old rapper participated …