Arrests

A South Carolina man's hopes of becoming the next governor of the Palmetto State may have gone up in smoke after newly released police footage showed him blowing his stack at an officer while under arrest.

William "Mullins" McLeod Jr. -- who's thrown his hat into South Carolina's 2026 gubernatorial race -- made his unofficial acting debut on video inside a Charleston PD car during his arrest for disorderly conduct in May.

The Charleston Police Department released the shocking clip this week -- it shows the prickly pol reportedly wearing only underwear, giving the arresting officer a lot of lip.

A night at the ballpark turned violent Wednesday at Angel Stadium ... when a Los Angeles Angels fan was punched and kicked in the head during an altercation in the stands -- and TMZ Sports has learned arrests have been made.

The ugly incident was caught on camera.

The video shows a man in a Mike Trout jersey getting sucker punched by another guy rocking a black shirt. After falling back in his chair, a second man comes up and kicks the Angels fan directly in the head.

Jussie Smollett is trying to make a Hollywood comeback, but the hate crime hoax will always hang over his head if he doesn't come clean about what really happened ... at least according to the attorney for the brothers who say Jussie hired them to stage the 2019 attack.

Gloria Rodriguez reps Abel and Ola Osundairo -- the Nigerian brothers who claim Jussie hired them to beat him up on a freezing cold night in Chicago -- tells TMZ ... Smollett is making his comeback attempt harder on himself and wasting his talent by not being honest.

ICYMI ... Jussie recently told Variety the real "villains" in his alleged attack are the Chicago Police Department and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. He also told the outlet he was sticking to his original story that two MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporters in masks attacked him, doused him with bleach, put a noose around his neck and shouted racist and homophobic slurs.

Jhayco was arrested in Florida after police say they found cocaine and marijuana during a traffic stop ... TMZ has confirmed.

According to the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, officers spotted the singer's car going 5 MPH before it stopped in the middle of the road for over a minute, prompting the traffic stop. The cop says he smelled marijuana coming from the car and noticed white powder on Jhayco's pants and nose.

When asked for his license, the singer allegedly fumbled through his wallet and phone, and a records check showed none on file. A search of the car turned up two black pouches with about 14 grams of suspected cannabis, while Jhayco allegedly had multiple baggies of suspected cocaine totaling around 2 grams.

10:14 AM PT -- The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office tells TMZ Sports ... "This case was dropped as the victim is declining to prosecute per her victim attorney, Lindsey Chase, Esq. and her sentiments we directly confirmed by the Assistant State Attorney handling the prosecution."

"The witness to the incident, who is the victim’s mother, also failed to cooperate and failed, after being subpoenaed for a prefile conference on Thursday 8/7. Followed up attempts to contact the witness (mother) via phone were unsuccessful."

It continued, "The incident itself was not observed by the police officer who had been called to the scene eliminating him as a possible witness to what had transpired."

Gervonta Davis' domestic violence case has been dropped, TMZ Sports confirmed.

Big break in the Brad Pitt house break-in case -- LAPD's finest arrested the suspects who they believe burglarized the actor's L.A. home ... this according to a new report.

NBC LA reports the suspects believed to be part of the burglary crew that allegedly broke into Brad's home back in June were arrested Thursday, after cops say they tried breaking into a different home.

We broke the story ... cops had been hot on the trail of three alleged perpetrators in the Pitt burglary, with investigators combing through surveillance footage and running fingerprints lifted from the scene.

Sha'Carri Richardson forcefully shoved her boyfriend multiple times during a dispute at an airport last month before appearing to throw something at him, new video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows.

The incident took place on July 27 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in King County, Wash. ... and you can see in surveillance footage we just got, the Olympic gold medalist appeared furious with her partner, Christian Coleman.

In the clip, Richardson is spotted grabbing Coleman's backpack, before getting in his face.

8:55 AM PT -- Hours after Dean Cain appealed for people to join ICE, Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted her appearance on Fox News today on X, announcing ICE's hiring age cap has been lifted.

Noem said ... "Our recruitment efforts to hire 10,000 new ICE officers has been extremely successful ... as of today we have over 80,000 applicants for those 10,000 positions already ... we've removed any of the age barriers, we no longer have a cap on how old you can be."

The DHS website features the details of the announcement.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... Dean Cain pulling up to deport undocumented individuals???

The 'Lois & Clark' actor is encouraging his Instagram followers to join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency ... touting the new benefits enlistees can receive.

Cain says since Donald Trump took office mere months ago, ICE has arrested "hundreds of thousands of criminals" ... getting some of the worst of the worst off the streets.

Olympic track star Christian Coleman is speaking out in support of his girlfriend Sha'Carri Richardson after she was arrested for domestic violence -- despite being the alleged victim -- describing the incident as a "sucky situation."

Coleman, one of the fastest sprinters in the world, came to Richardson's defense following her July 27 arrest, when his GF was arrested after allegedly shoving him multiple times at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

SR was charged with fourth-degree domestic violence and spent more than 18 hours behind bars.

Gilbert Arenas is making it clear he has no plans to return to jail after his arrest this week ... saying he plans to sing like a canary, and save his own ass!

The former NBA star, who is accused of running an illegal gambling operation, spoke about the crazy situation on a live stream Thursday night, and it's obvious Gil ain't sweatin' the charges.

"Good luck in court. I'm pretty sure I ain't gonna be there when it's starting to go, cause, yeah, I'm snitching."

Garrett Rolfe -- the Georgia cop who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks in 2020 -- has been arrested after allegedly getting into a bar fight last month ... and, the 911 audio from the new arrest is explosive.

The Atlanta Police Department announced the news Wednesday ... stating that after a thorough investigation into a June 29 incident, law enforcement found probable cause to arrest Officer Rolfe for simple assault.

Rolfe -- who was placed on administrative leave after the alleged brawl -- was booked and his mug shot was released ... and, he's still smiling in the pic despite his arrest. He was released on $2K bond.

Marcus Morris is opening up on his arrest and the allegations he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from two Las Vegas casinos ... and he's adamant the whole ordeal is just one big misunderstanding.

The NBA player took to his Instagram page on Wednesday morning to share his side of the story for the first time since he was thrown behind bars in Florida on Sunday ... and in a lengthy post, he explained the drama all stemmed from when he recently took "out a marker to gamble" in Vegas.

Morris, who said he's been spending big cash in Sin City for over a decade, admitted to taking the dough from the casinos ... but thought he had more leeway when it came time to pay it back.

12:06 PM PT -- A rep for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... detectives identified the Delta copilot as Rustom Bhagwagar, saying they've been in the throes of an investigation since April 2025 after receiving information about sex crimes against a child. Police took out an arrest warrant for Bhagwagar and got tipped off that he was flying into San Francisco International Airport last night.

With the help of federal authorities, Contra Costa investigators met the plane at the Delta terminal and arrested Bhagwagar on the spot. Bhagwagar was taken to the county jail and booked on five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age. He is being held on $5 million bail.

A Delta Airlines copilot went from the cockpit to federal custody after he was arrested shortly after he landed a commercial airliner in California.

It all went down around 9:30 PM Saturday ... the copilot flew the packed jet from Minneapolis to San Francisco International Airport, where he landed and parked at one of the gates.

Moments later, federal agents stormed the aircraft with guns and badges, heading straight for the cockpit.

GloRilla is cashing in on her recent stay in jail -- she's selling T-shirts with her mugshot printed on them!

Check it out -- the black tees can be purchased from her official store for $40 a pop -- plus, she had them out at her "GloRilla's Glo Bash" concert Friday night!

The show was held at the FedEx Forum in Memphis -- her hometown -- and a photo shared online shows the mugshot tees hanging up right alongside her normal merch.

The footage of William McNeil's arrest and subsequent beating at the hands of Jacksonville, Florida sheriff's deputies went viral in late July, resulting in a slew of reactions across social media.

The video has since become the subject of intense attention, and McNeil's been open about the lasting trauma he's experienced in the months since his February arrest.

We're going to look into the background of the man who took the video of his own traffic stop ... and see what legal options he's explored since the incident occurred.

McNeil is a biology major currently enrolled at Livingstone College, a historically Black college in North Carolina, according to CNN.

He's a member of the school's marching band ... his mother, Latoya, described her son as a self-taught musician who plays at his local church.

McNeil's mother characterized him as "a mentor of all the children in the neighborhood," as well as a "really, really good man of God."

Livingstone College's president Anthony Davis commended McNeil for showing restraint, and said the young man frequently volunteered in his community on weekends.

McNeill's stepfather Alton claimed he'd "been through what he’s been through" as a young man, and he was greatly distressed to see his stepson undergo a similar experience with law enforcement.

McNeil was pulled over by deputies on February 19, 2025, for allegedly not having his headlights on while driving in the rain, and for allegedly not wearing his seat belt. He opened his door to talk to the first deputy, explaining his window was broken and wouldn't roll down.

He then closed the door and locked himself in the car, and had a verbal exchange with the deputies about the necessity of the traffic stop, and he asked if the law regarding headlight use could be verified before asking to see the deputies' supervisor. He pointed out it wasn't raining.

A deputy, later identified as Officer D. Bowers, then smashed McNeil's window and punched him in the face before the other deputies dragged him out of the car and pulled him to the ground, after which he was struck in the face again.

McNeil was arrested and charged with resisting an officer without resistance, as well as possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. A knife was also found in his car during a search of the vehicle after he'd been taken into custody.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters stated McNeil pled guilty to and was adjudicated guilty of resisting a police officer without violence, as well as driving with a suspended license.

McNeil was left with a busted lip after the arrest, which required several stitches to patch up, according to CBS News.

He also claimed one of his teeth ended up chipped, and he said he suffered both a concussion and short-term memory loss from the incident.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office issued a statement to confirm it was investigating the incident after the video went viral, although the office added the Florida State's Attorney's Office had determined "none of the involved officers violated criminal law" when McNeil was arrested.

Waters also revealed Bowers had been stripped of his duty while an internal investigation was being completed, although he didn't make any comments regarding the deputy's behavior during the arrest.

Body camera footage from the event was later released, and Waters claimed McNeil's viral video "does not comprehensively capture the circumstances surrounding this incident."

McNeil has said he was still feeling shock from the arrest in an interview with ABC News, where he claimed he hadn't driven his car for an extended period of time.

He also stated he "can't get sleep at night because of trauma," which resulted in frequent "flashbacks and nightmares."

McNeil has since retained the services of civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent him as he explores his legal options regarding the arrest.

Crump spoke to us and claimed the incident was a case of "driving while Black" and called on the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to "immediately terminate" the officer who punched McNeil.

Travis Hunter's father is currently behind bars in Florida ... after authorities claim he violated conditions of his probation.

Palm Beach County records show Travis Hunter Sr. was booked into jail on Tuesday on one charge of probation violation.

Law enforcement alleged in court documents that Hunter Sr. was "too far away from his" electric monitoring device for 11 minutes on June 28. On July 4, they claim they tested the equipment and it was "functioning properly." They added that Hunter Sr. told them he was "moving too fast and forgot it."