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The family of an armed robber is speaking out after surveillance video was released of their family member committing an armed robbery. On the video Dante Williams is clearly seen entering a South Carolina Waffle House, pointing a gun at employees and customers and attempting to rob the restaurant. Justin Harrison was eating at the bar. Harrison, a concealed carry permit holder, was armed. He waited for an opportunity, shot Williams, and attempted to detain the second suspect. The family of Williams says that Harrison didn’t need to shoot and shouldn’t have felt threatened. They want to change South Carolina’s...

A 16-year-old punk accused of killing an Indiana man during an apparent robbery smirked and laughed in front of a pack of news cameras as he walked into a courtroom on Thursday. The hard-hearted teen, Simeon Adams, joked with another inmate as he was led before a judge at a Marion County courthouse to face a slew of charges in the senseless murder of Nathan Trapuzzano on April 1. Prosecutors say Adams put a gun to Trapuzzano, 24 — who was expecting a daughter next month with his newlywed bride — and ordered him behind a tire store in Indianapolis,...

David Egan, a 16 year-old from Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia was beaten so badly in the locker room that his nose was dangling from his face. The Blaze reported: It was all over a pair of missing tennis shoes. David Egan, 16, was confronted by another 16-year-old male student in their high school locker room apparently over the missing shoes — and then Egan was beaten so severely by the unnamed student that he needed reconstructive surgery to reattach his nose to his skull. The brutal assault was captured by other students and posted on the internet. (VIDEO-AT-LINK)The...

The father who police said fatally shot a 17-year-old boy in his daughter's bedroom should be charged with murder, the victim's distraught mother says. Johran McCormick's mother said she can't believe her son was killed while sneaking around with the 16-year–old girl he was apparently dating, the Houston Chronicle reported Saturday. Zakia McCormick also can't understand why the man accused of firing the fatal shot Thursday is not behind bars.

Two suspects wanted for French Quarter beating Police released surveillance video of two suspects wanted in connection with the beating of a man in the 800 block of Conti Street. view full article The musician, Doug Potter, is now in an induced coma. WWLTV reported: A well-known New Orleans musician is hospitalized and unconscious after being jumped in the French Quarter. Doug Potter’s family and friends believe he may have been a target of the “knockout” game. “Always here when we needed him. Really nice man,” said Chef Rick Tyler of Cafe Beignet. Steamboat Willie and his New Orleans Jazz...

A 24-year-old man punched a man in the nose in a possible “knockout” attack in lower Manhattan Wednesday, and was caught minutes later, police said. Laval Woods of Harlem is charged with felony assault in the 2 p.m. incident for allegedly sneaking up behind the victim, who is 74, on Fulton St. and hitting him. A bystander saved the victim from hitting the ground, said witness Misha Erwitt. PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Laval Woods of Harlem is arrested for punching a man in the nose at about 2 p.m. in Lower Manhattan.

DENVER - Police are warning the public after three separate, random attacks occurred within 45 minutes in downtown Denver early New Year's Day. Police said a total of four people were assaulted. In each incident, the victims were knocked down or knocked out by groups of black males, police said. One victim described a blitz attack where the assailants appeared out of nowhere, striking without warning. "It was just like that," Nick Lloyd told 7NEWS reporter Molly Hendrickson. "I didn't see anybody. I didn't hear anything. Nobody said anything to me." Lloyd said he was waiting for a ride with...

A family of thieves targeted a Toy R Us store in South Florida with children playing a role in the brazen theft. A mother, father and their seven kids all descended upon the store in Boca Raton, but it wasn't to pick out holiday gifts, but rather steal from the store. Cameras caught the family of nine, which included kids between the ages of three and 13, making off with a couple of gadgets. Upon entering the store, the group made their way over towards the electronics section where the tablets were on display. According to investigators, the children appeared...

Police in Clearwater, Fla., on Thursday announced the arrest of a 16-year-old suspected of stabbing a man to death because he “had a hard day” and “just wanted to kill the first person he saw,” WFTS-TV reports. Mychal King admitted to killing 22-year-old Jason Taylor Paul for no reason on the night of January 6, according to police. Paul was stabbed multiple times while riding his bike home from work. Clearwater police Chief Anthony Holloway said there was no robbery and no drugs involved in the incident. “This was a very senseless crime,” he added. Paul’s mother, Renee Langfritz, described...

Bill Whittle examines the death of Trayvon Martin and trial of George Zimmerman. Is the acquittal of Zimmerman one of the great civil rights injustices of our time? Find out. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebu6Yvzs4Ls

Posted on August 14, 2013 at 5:26 PM AUSTIN -- Austin police arrested a man accused of trying to rob a ThunderCloud Subs with a rock. Elton Taylor, 50, is charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Police say it happened Monday night at the restaurant on Guadalupe near 32nd Street. Employees say Taylor threw a rock at the window outside then walked in and demanded money. Workers ran out the back door and called police. Officers found Taylor inside. Taylor told police he was feeling homicidal. He's now in jail on a $60,000 bond.

It happened Thursday night around 6:00 p.m. A man was trying to sell his iPhone and met the "buyer" at a local McDonald's parking lot. Investigators say that buyer ended up taking the phone from the seller and punching him in the face. The crook took off, but the seller went after him. "I just met up with an individual who was supposed to buy a phone from me. He assaulted me.. took the phone and ran... I chased him down," he told the 911 dispatcher. The Sterling Heights man who made that call says he ran after the crook...

Police in New York City are trying to find a black man wearing a hoodie who is responsible for a horrific attack on a teenage white girl who was stabbed 11 times just steps from her front door. The knife-wielding maniac ambushed Natasha Martinez, 17, as she returned home from working her shift at a local McDonald’s restaurant. Hearing her daughter’s screams, Natasha’s mother, Wendy Martinez, came running outside — and the bloodthirsty attacker fled. “She came home from work, and her body was full of holes,” Wendy Martinez told the New York Daily News. “I was holding her because...

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY George Zimmerman found not guilty Here are my own feelings regarding this highly publicized trial, which I followed the trial closely...each day. The jury clearly looked at the evidence, which was overwhelming for the defense and Zimmerman. Zimmerman's nose was broken and his face was bruised and bloodied after the confrontation. He had cuts and bruises on the back of his head. He had grass stains on the back of his shirt and pants. Treyvon had no injuries from the fight, except the gunshot wound. There were scrapes on his knuckles. And he had grass...

On Thursday, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda contended that the only reason to find prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel uncredible would be racism. “I had a dream that today a witness would be judged not on the color of her personality but the content of her testimony,” de la Rionda said. Jeantel infamously testified that she did not believe that use of the word “cracker” was racist in any way.

An arbitrator on Wednesday ruled in favor of a former Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue captain who was demoted after he posted comments to Facebook about Trayvon Martin following the teenager's shooting death. Brian Beckmann was demoted in May 2012 after posting: "I and my co-workers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, (expletive), ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents." A blogger published the post, which sparked protest in Miami's African-American community.

Kwame J. Thomas, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty on Jan. 8, 2013, in a 2011 “knockout game” attack on a man in St. Louis. ... In April 2011 an elderly man was attacked by a mob of black youths playing “the knock out game” while walking home from the grocery store with his wife. They killed him. In June 2011 a group of black youths beat a gay man bloody playing “the knock out game.” In August 2011 black teen mobs targeted St. Louis cyclists in the knock out game. In September 2011, a 73-year-old man was knocked unconscious just...

Four Hofstra University basketball players were arrested on burglary charges stemming from dormitory room break-ins, police said Friday. Detectives said the players were charged in six burglaries that occurred between Oct. 4 and Nov. 5, but they suspect there have been numerous other thefts starting at the beginning of the semester.

<p>They say he’s too dumb to die for his heinous crimes.</p> <p>A federal judge has scheduled a series of hearings later this month for testimony about whether a man convicted of the execution-style murder of two undercover NYPD officers is mentally competent to face the death penalty — again.</p>

Sources are telling HipHopMorning that Miami rapper Bizzle aka who hit song was the "Lip Biting Animal" has been shot 7 times and pass away. Word is that he got shot in Miami at 770 NW 54th St. Check out picture and video from the crime scene below..