Crime & Arrests

Stefanie Pieper -- an influencer from Austria -- has reportedly been found dead in a forest in Slovenia after her ex-boyfriend allegedly confessed to killing her.

Austria's largest newspaper, Kronen Zeitung, reports Stefanie's body was uncovered after investigators claimed her ex admitted to strangling her and took investigators to where he'd hidden the body.

The man has reportedly been extradited from Slovenia back to Austria, and his brother and stepfather have also been arrested.

Ray J is a free man ... at least for now -- after posting a $50K bond and beelining it to the bail bondsman.

The entertainer was seen leaving a Los Angeles-area jail Thursday afternoon with his entourage in tow ... just hours after he was taken into custody and booked on a charge of making a criminal threat.

Ray -- dressed in an all black 'fit -- kept his head down and took a call as he walked out, showing no interest in answering any questions. Instead, a man identifying himself as Ray J's manager did all the talking, telling the pap Ray called him from inside and he came right over to get him out.

An aspiring influencer could be deported after her alleged dine-and-dash stunts at several restaurants in New York City landed her behind bars.

Pei Chung began menacing restaurants in Brooklyn this past October ... her M.O. involved running up a tab with pricey items before complaining she couldn't pay her bill, which resulted in eight arrests, according to the New York Post.

After eating at Mole Mexican Bar and Grill in Williamsburg on Friday, the 34-year-old allegedly refused to pay the bill ... she was arrested for theft of services and was held in jail at Rikers Island on $4,500 bond.

Chung's been hit with an immigration warrant, according to the Department of Corrections' website, and her current immigration status is unknown. She came to the United States on a student visa in 2019 to attend Pratt Institute, where she remained until 2021, and a law enforcement source told the New York Post Chung had overstayed her visa.

Chung often shared posts on Instagram bragging about the meals she was enjoying, and made a habit out of showing off expensive clothing and accessories.

Chung is $40,000 behind on rent on her studio apartment -- monthly rent is $3,350 -- in Williamsburg. She's being evicted ... a judge ordered her to leave by December 1, but she could still be in custody at the end of this month.

She may end up facing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hearing and the possibility of being deported.

A man who drove his car into a densely packed group of fans at a Liverpool FC parade, hurting 130 people, including a 6-month-old baby, has pleaded guilty to all 31 charges he was facing.

Paul Doyle -- the 54-year-old man who was behind the wheel of the Ford Galaxy Titanium --  switched course on the second day of his trial this week, opting to change his plea and accept responsibility for the incident.

Doyle pleaded guilty to 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, nine counts of causing GBH with intent and three counts of wounding with intent.

A woman with ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's family is reportedly in ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month.

The woman, Bruna Caroline Ferreira, is from Brazil and the mother of Leavitt's nephew ... she was arrested near Boston on November 12, according to her attorney, who spoke with CNN.

The outlet reports Leavitt's nephew lives full-time in New Hampshire with her brother, Michael. Meanwhile, Karoline has apparently not spoken to Ferreira in years.

Popular Chicago rapper MAF Teeski was arrested Monday in Indiana and charged with domestic battery by bodily waste committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, plus interference with reporting a crime.

TMZ has learned he was cuffed by the Fishers Police Department after officers responded to an unfinished 911 call about a physical altercation between Teeski and his girlfriend. Cops say they found the woman and her 13-year-old child outside when they arrived at the scene, and Teeski was described as "barricaded inside the residence."

After about half an hour on the scene, police say the "One I Want" rapper exited the home with his hands raised and was placed in handcuffs. He told police his girlfriend slapped him, and he only reacted after they got into a "scuffle."

Adrian Peterson's recent legal trouble isn't ruining his holiday season -- a month after the former All-Pro running back was ordered to remain in Texas over his DWI and weapon arrest, he was granted permission to travel to Oklahoma to spend Thanksgiving with his family.

TMZ Sports obtained court documents filed earlier this month, in which Peterson's lawyer asked the judge to let the ex-Vikings superstar go to the Sooner State for Turkey Day from November 23 until December 1.

As part of the conditions of his release, AP agreed to keep his nose clean, surrender all firearms, avoid illegal drugs, submit to random testing and stay in the state unless he had permission.

9:23 AM PT -- TMZ has obtained bodycam footage showing the arrest of Geyser and Mecca in Posen, Illinois.

The "Slender Man" stabber escape has taken another turn ... Morgan Geyser -- the internet horror character-inspired killer -- ran away from a group home because she was reportedly going to be barred from seeing her transgender friend.

As you know, Geyser cut off her ankle bracelet Saturday night and slipped away from the group home in Madison, Wisconsin, where she was living under the authority of the Department of Corrections. Police launched a nationwide manhunt and recaptured Geyser the very next day ... and it's now reported Geyser was found with her transgender friend, Chad "Charly" Mecca, at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois, near Chicago.

Geyser, 23, was not hit with any local charges because it would only serve to prolong her extradition back to Wisconsin, police said. An extradition hearing is slated for today in Cook County.

"Golden State Killer" Joseph DeAngelo reportedly tried to blame his gruesome murders on having a split personality named Jerry, who "made" him commit crimes against his will ... the problem is that actually hurts your case in California.

This is according to a new book -- "The People vs. the Golden State Killer" -- by Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho.

Ho writes DeAngelo muttered to himself in interrogations, saying things like, “I did all that ... I didn’t have the strength to push him out. He made me. He went with me. It was like, in my head, I mean, he’s a part of me. I didn’t want to do those things. I pushed Jerry out and had a happy life. I did all those things. I’ve destroyed all their lives ... I raped. So now I gotta pay the price."

Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Monday, a month after he was arrested for allegedly helping the mafia rig underground poker games, a scandal that rocked the NBA.

The now-suspended Portland Trail Blazers head coach was arraigned on charges relating to wire fraud and money laundering, appearing alongside 30 other defendants in the Eastern District of New York.

Bond was set at $5 million. Billups put up his Colorado home as collateral, securing his release.

According to the feds, defendants, including members from four of the five crime families in NYC, would lure unsuspecting wealthy targets to card games under the guise they were legit ... using celebrities like Billups to make them appear legit.

Nyier Daniels -- an offensive lineman with the University of Georgia football team -- has been arrested and booked on a slew of charges.

The redshirt freshman was arrested Sunday after he allegedly tried to flee from police in Commerce, GA -- a city about 20 miles from Athens where his university is located.

Authorities arrested him on three felony counts ... two counts of second-degree cruelty to children and one count of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

Two men and two children are dead following what police are calling a murder-suicide confrontation in Tiffin, Ohio -- about 90 miles west of Cleveland.

Officers were called to a residence on reports of screaming and gunshots shortly after 6 PM Wednesday, according to the Tiffin Police Department, where they found the four victims with gunshot wounds.

Police say the mother of the two children -- a 7-year-old and a 7-month-old -- went to the suspect's house earlier to move her things out while the suspect -- identified as Ryan Eagon, her husband -- was believed to have been out of town. Dustin Willey -- the 7-year-old's father -- accompanied the woman to help her move.

The two kids were outside. Police say the unidentified woman and Willey heard the older boy cry out when Eagon unexpectedly arrived at the home.

Police say Eagon had a gun and chased Willey, firing several times ... Eagon then shot both children, and turned the gun on himself. He died at the scene. The woman brought the two kids into the house, where officers and paramedics found her. She was unharmed.

The 7-month-old was also pronounced dead at the scene -- that child's father was not identified. The 7-year-old and Dustin Willey were both hospitalized, where they both died.

The incident remains under investigation.

Patrick Beverley won't be appearing on Barstool platforms anytime soon -- Dave Portnoy just revealed the former NBA player is "taking forced time away" following his arrest for felony assault.

The Barstool Sports founder explained his employee's status during "The Unnamed Show" on Wednesday ... saying Beverley -- who has a the "Hoopin' N Hollerin'" podcast with the company -- has "gotta figure all this out."

"We'll let the facts play out," Portnoy said. "Certainly, with what is hanging there, we can't have him be part of what we're doing right now, and we got to see how it settles, but this is horrible."

Elizabeth Holmes was snapped enjoying some quality time with her family in the yard of her Texas prison this week.

Holmes seemed to adjust her 2-year-old daughter's Elsa dress and run around with her 4-year-old son while her husband, Billy Evans, lounged on the grass, looking on adoringly.

The Thursday scene was picture perfect until you remember the Theranos founder is serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing company. She's been locked up since May 2023.

A Florida man has been arrested in the murder of a missing British woman who police now say traveled to the U.S. with the intent to pay the man to kill her.

Sonia Exelby's body was found in a shallow grave in Marion County, Florida last month … and now police have arrested a Florida man on kidnapping and murder charges.

According to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrest affidavit obtained by TMZ, Exelby arrived at Florida's Gainesville Regional Airport on October 10, where she was picked up by Dwain Hall, police believe.

Exelby met Hall on a fetish site before her trip to the United States. Police believe Exelby was suicidal, and planned to travel to the United States to meet people willing to kill her in a violent manner.

I peck your pardon?! A man is staring down 20 years in the slammer after a suspiciously huge bulge in his pants -- which he claimed was his mighty man-meat -- turned out to be ... TWO. ACTUAL. BIRDS. Yes, this is real life!

Jesse Agus Martinez, 35, got stopped by CBP at the Mexico-U.S. border on October 23 after guards clocked a very questionable bulge in his trousers ... and when they checked it out, they found two little brown bags stuffed in his underwear -- each holding a rare orange-fronted parakeet.

The parakeets -- which are critically endangered, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature -- were breathing but heavily sedated, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Southern California.