Arrests

Former "Bachelor" star Clayton Echard is getting some justice ... 'cause the woman who falsely claimed she was pregnant with his twins has been sentenced to jail.

Laura Owens was sentenced Friday to 30 days behind bars and seven years of probation after pleading guilty to four felonies stemming from fake pregnancy claims involving the reality TV star and another man.

Owens could face up to 12 years in prison if she violates her probation.

Actress Brittany Curran -- famous for her work in "The Magicians" and "Chicago Fire" -- was arrested for public intoxication, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Burbank Police got a call about a suspicious person knocking on a resident's door a little before 2 AM on October 19 ... and when cops arrived, they found Brittany showing "objective signs of alcohol intoxication."

We're told police asked her multiple times to go home -- she lived nearby -- but the actress refused ... and she was ultimately arrested.

A pair of former FBI officials have been charged with lying to Congress about their involvement in investigating Hunter Biden's laptop ... just days before the 2026 midterm election.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed the charges on X, writing ... "This morning, two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, surrendered on arrest warrants after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles on the Foreign Influence Task Force during the 2020 election."

Pirro says one of the officials claimed to have learned about the inquiry into Hunter's laptop from Wikipedia ... "despite evidence showing their involvement in helping shape the public narrative about Hunter Biden's laptop right before the election."

Puerto Rican rap star Bryant Myers must be singing the blues ... because we've learned he was arrested for allegedly trying to elude police and speeding over 100 mph in Florida.

A spokesperson for the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Myers was arrested Friday morning and booked into the DeSoto County jail on 4 charges -- one of which is felony fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer. The spokesperson also said Myers was hit with two misdemeanors -- possession of marijuana less than 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to police, Myers was also booked for operating a vehicle exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 mph in a 60 mph zone. They allege he was driving 113 mph before his arrest.

Boosie Badazz's son, Ivy Ray Hatch, is in the crosshairs of law enforcement in Louisiana ... we're told he was arrested for a slew of serious crimes, including drug possession, armed robbery, and battery.

The Livingston County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Hatch was busted Thursday and booked for possession with intent to distribute drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm with drugs, aggravated battery, and armed robbery. We're told the 18-year-old was later released on bond.

The sheriff's office declined to release details on what led to Hatch's arrest.

Reality star Tavii Babii was arrested after allegedly causing a chaotic scene at a Cheesecake Factory in Michigan ... and video shows her in handcuffs.

A rep for the Novi Police Department tells TMZ ... cops were called for a "disturbance" at a Cheesecake Factory at Michigan's 12 Oaks Mall on Oct. 7 at 3:16 PM ... and during their response, the "Baddies" star was busted for resisting arrest.

Court records show she was eventually charged with the misdemeanor offense.

Pooh Shiesty says his jail conditions are "inhumane" ... but federal prosecutors have a pretty simple response -- you've got Netflix, NFL games, and thousands of emails, so what's the problem?

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds are firing back at the rapper's complaints about being locked up alone for 23 hours a day ... and they're bringing receipts.

Prosecutors say Pooh has sent or received a whopping 12,342 emails and logged 231 video visits totaling roughly 45 hours since July 1.

A Georgia woman has been arrested and charged with murder ... after allegedly killing her ex-husband and his new girlfriend.

Grace Edge -- a 76-year-old from the Peach State -- has been charged with the murders of her ex, 75-year-old Wallace Edge, and his girlfriend, 40-year-old Pamela Cook, after she allegedly barged into their home in Uvalda, GA, and opened fire.

Cops say Grace fired five times, killing Wallace and Pamela ... while wounding Pamela's mom, Diane. She was shot in the arm.

A teenager is facing serious charges ... after authorities say he filmed himself having sex with a University of North Carolina at Charlotte student without her consent -- and then shared the videos with a fraternity.

According to cops ... Alexander Michael Evanoff -- a 19-year-old man -- allegedly recorded an "explicit video" of a woman while they had sex.

Authorities say he then sent that video to a group chat containing 32 members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Law enforcement officers claim Evanoff admitted to taking the video without the woman's permission and sending it to the group chat.

Rick Ross' son was allegedly pistol-whipped by a gunman in Florida -- and the beef was all about a woman ... according to police.

According to a police report, obtained by TMZ, Ross' son, William Roberts III, was hanging out with the woman on a street corner in Daytona Beach, FL, on the night of October 11, when a car pulled up, and a man named Don Roberts jumped out to confront them.

Cops say Don screamed at the woman, "That's what we doin" -- a likely reference to their previous romantic relationship. According to the police report, Don then pointed a handgun at William and said, "I don't care who your daddy is, I'll kill you right here."

Imagine a police officer finds a man dead during a welfare check, then moves into that residence, renovates it, and lives there for 4 whole years while assuming the man's identity!

Well, that's what authorities say Brian Louis Sguros -- a cop in Lauderhill, FL -- did, which is why he's under arrest for fraud, falsifying official documents, computer crimes to fraudulently obtain property, and using two-way communications to facilitate a felony.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Sguros was arrested Tuesday and booked into the jail without bail for the shocking 4-year-long caper he allegedly committed.

Reality star Kash’s sister who is charged with her death is devastated over her passing ... and their mom tells TMZ she’s so distraught over the fatal shooting, she’s repeatedly wished she could trade places with her late sister.

Kash’s mom, Cynthia, tells TMZ ... she’s spoken with and visited her daughter, Vernika Dunbar, in jail since the shooting, and says Vernika has been crying and struggling to believe what happened.

Cynthia says Vernika repeatedly expresses how much she loves Kash and wishes she could switch places with her. Their mom says she’s reminded Vernika she still has children who need her and an entire family that loves her.

A woman caused a fatal car crash in Utah because she was too busy watching porn while driving ... according to authorities.

Multiple outlets report that 44-year-old California woman Christine Chao was charged Tuesday with automobile homicide in connection with the deadly June 12 crash.

According to charging documents ... Chao "told officers she was at fault" ... and when investigators got a warrant to search her phone, they found she'd accessed a porn site "less than two minutes before the crash."

Former Super Bowl champion Cordarrelle Patterson allegedly grabbed his wife by her hair and her arm during a domestic dispute ... leaving her bruised and fearing for her safety, TMZ has learned.

According to an arrest warrant obtained by TMZ, cops say they responded to a Tennessee home on October 17 after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance.

According to the warrant, Patterson's wife told officers the former NFL star physically assaulted her shortly before she called 911, grabbing her hair and left upper arm.

Blueface was arrested again in Los Angeles -- and this time he was allegedly preventing the cops from doing their jobs, TMZ has learned.

The rapper was busted Monday night in Santa Clarita for delaying a law enforcement investigation, according to a rep for the L.A. County Sheriff's Office.

The rep tells us ... deputies responded to a call at 7:43 PM Monday for a man pointing a gun at someone at a business in Valencia, a neighborhood in Santa Clarita.

TikToker Dakota Harper says it's all his ex's fault he's been busted for arson ... essentially calling her a bad influence.

The social media star -- who's been accused alongside former girlfriend Felicity Eatmon of setting an abandoned home on fire -- told Los Angeles Magazine that he wouldn't be behind bars if he'd just stayed away from her.

In a phone call from a West Virginia Jail, Harper told the outlet ... "I need to stay away from Felicity. She’s the reason I’ve been in jail ... if I stayed away from her, I would not be in any trouble."