Crime

Former "The Bachelorette" contestant and country singer James McCoy Taylor has been arrested in connection to a 2024 case in which he was charged with assault causing bodily injury and unlawful restraint, TMZ has learned.

Online court records show Taylor was arrested Friday on a warrant from Texas for the charges. He was released the same day on a $10,000 surety bond.

TMZ has reached out to Taylor for comment and police for additional information ... so far, no word back.

The one-time reality star was originally arrested and charged for an incident involving a 19-year-old college student -- police say he groped and forcibly kissed the woman, and threw her to the ground as she tried to leave an apartment.

Nancy Guthrie's family has released a statement to the public nearly two months after she was last seen ... once again begging the local community for help.

Savannah Guthrie, her siblings Annie and Camron Guthrie and their respective spouses released the statement Saturday night in response to KVOA's special "Bring Her Home: The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie" ... kicking it off by writing they are grateful for the Tuscon community's support.

The group says they believe the people of Tucson -- and southern Arizona at large -- hold the key to resolving the case ... and, they're asking everyone to search their memories for anything that might help.

Shia LaBeouf seemingly lost his cool while in Rome ... appearing agitated with a woman sitting next to him outside a restaurant.

The controversial actor was spotted hanging out in Italy's capital earlier this week ... sitting at a table in a t-shirt and jeans and sipping out of a bottle.

Check out this video ... He's talking animatedly to this woman ... before loudly yelling "F*** off" at her.

Amy Duggar King's amending her earlier statement in which she showed support for Kendra Duggar ... telling TMZ she's now only standing in solidarity with the children involved.

We spoke with Amy -- Joseph Duggar's cousin -- after Kendra was arrested for child endangerment and false imprisonment.

If you don't know, right after Joseph was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor, Amy showed support for both Kendra and their kids in a statement.

Joseph Duggar's wife Kendra has been released from jail in Arkansas after her arrest, TMZ has learned.

Kendra was released Friday, around 6:20 PM, from the Washington County Detention Center under a $1,470 bond after being taken into custody for allegedly endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment.

Police went to the Duggar family compound in Washington County, Arkansas, earlier Friday with a warrant for Kendra's arrest ... but she was not there. She was later taken into custody, according to the jail's website.

TikTok star Matthew Wurnig -- known as the "50 Dates 50 States" creator -- has been booked for a DWI in Minnesota Saturday, TMZ has learned.

The 29-year-old was caught during a traffic stop when he was suspected of driving under the influence ... refusing to submit to a required chemical test -- such as a breathalyzer or blood test-- when requested by law enforcement, according to jail records.

Wuring was later booked into Crow Wing County Jail around 3:30 AM local time and hit with 2 DWI charges, one for refusing to submit to a chemical test and another for second-degree DWI.

Newly surfaced surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death ... and it appears to show prison guards hanging out just steps away from his cell during the suspected timeframe he had taken his own life.

In the video, first reported by the NYPost, correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas can be seen around 3:15 AM in the Special Housing Unit at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center -- writing on paper, pacing, and chatting on the phone -- instead of carrying out the required checks, according to footage included in a recently released batch of DOJ documents.

Epstein was incredibly close to where this encounter was captured ... as he was housed in the first cell on the block, just down a short flight of stairs behind the officer station on the ninth floor.

A mailman went totally postal on a 4-year-old Jewish boy in New York, throwing him to the ground with such force his yarmulke flew off his head.

The violent incident occurred in broad daylight on a street in Ramapo — a town in Rockland County, NY — and was captured on video by security cameras.

As you can see ... the United States Postal worker is standing on the sidewalk outside his mail truck when the boy walks up and tries to engage with him. But the postal worker is in no mood for the boy and knocks him right on his ass.

Here's the police body cam from Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest in Sag Harbor, NY ... and it shows him struggling through sobriety tests, and his friend playing the *NSYNC card.

The video of the June 2024 arrest was finally released late Friday, revealing cops gave JT a series of field sobriety instructions ... some of which seemed to confuse him. At one point Justin says, "These are, like, hard tests."

Justin was extremely polite as the officer shined a flashlight in his face to observe his eyes, and told him to look straight ahead. Once they tell Justin to walk a straight line, he stumbles a few times.

Josh Duggar's brother Joseph is in jail for child molestation charges -- but now, he's facing additional charges for child endangerment and false imprisonment along with his wife, Kendra.

The "19 Kids and Counting" star, who was arrested Wednesday, is now facing 4 counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, as well as 4 counts of second-degree false imprisonment ... The Tontitown Police Department in Arkansas tells TMZ.

Joseph's wife Kendra is facing the same charges, and a warrant for her arrest has been issued. Local outlet KARK-TV says police arrived at the Duggar family compound in Washington County Friday with a warrant for Kendra's arrest ... but she was not home. Police say the Duggars' Arkansas charges are unrelated to Joseph's Florida case, according to KARK.

Dakota Mortensen just had a major legal victory against Taylor Frankie Paul -- his request for a temporary protective order has been granted ... and Taylor won't be seeing their son, Ever, until April.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Dakota will have temporary custody of their 2-year-old until at least April 7, when they're due in court.

Until then, the fired "Bachelorette" star must also stay 100 feet away from Dakota, which includes his home. She also can't own any weapons.

We told you all about it -- Dakota went to court earlier this week to start the process of getting a protective order against Taylor ... and happened to be there at the same time as Taylor's ex-husband, Tate.

Dakota filed Thursday and told the court about a "chaotic" and "frightening" incident during which she recently choked him.

We broke the news -- just last month, Taylor allegedly choked Dakota, ripped a necklace from his neck, and scratched his neck during two altercations that occurred with their son in the same residence.

We also obtained video of the 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star physically attacking him ahead of her 2023 arrest for assault. As you know, ABC cut her season of "The Bachelorette" just hours after the video was released.

Investigators say the death of American college student James "Jimmy" Gracey -- who went missing for days in Spain -- was most likely a tragic accident.

On Friday, Mossos d’Esquadra police told the New York Post ... "Everything points to it being an accidental death."

Jimmy's body was found in a Barcelona marina Thursday and was identified hours later.

In a statement Friday, police said ... "The relevant arrangements have been made with the victim's relatives, who are in Barcelona."

The University of Alabama student disappeared while leaving Shôko -- a popular nightclub nearby -- around 3 AM Tuesday ... and never returned to his Airbnb.

According to DailyMail, a witness told cops they spotted the Illinois native "walking towards a rocky outcrop" the night he went missing.

Gracey was 20 years old.

Joseph Duggar from "19 Kids and Counting" brought even more drama to his family's already scandal-ridden name by admitting to having an inappropriate encounter with a minor ... as we wait to find out his fate, we're taking a look back at the 31-year-old's life with wife Kendra in much happier times.

Joseph and Kendra tied the knot in 2017 and share 3 children together -- 7-year-old son Garrett, 6-year-old daughter Addison and 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.

It was three years after their wedding that Joseph's alleged actions took place ... which, as we reported, is shocking.

Joseph Duggar is getting some support from his incarcerated brother, Josh, after Joseph's arrest for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl.

Josh’s attorney Beau Brindley tells TMZ … Josh is concerned for his bro's well-being -- adding he knows the "pain of accusation," which only increases with saturated media coverage.

Brindley says Josh hopes Joseph can hold tight to his faith ... and not get bogged down by the noise and hysteria the publicity will certainly bring.

Taylor Frankie Paul's 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' costar Miranda Hope is breaking her silence.

She took to Instagram Friday to condemn domestic violence, writing that she's "at a loss for words" and "cannot support that kind of behavior."

Sources close to Miranda tell TMZ she saw the video of Taylor throwing stools at Dakota Mortensen for the first time when we posted it yesterday ... and was "shocked and horrified" by the footage. She had more to say on her story ...

Zachery Ty Bryan has been sentenced to 19 months in an Oregon jail after pleading guilty to a probation violation.

The former "Home Improvement" star appeared in Lane County court virtually Friday for sentencing ... according to KEZI News in Oregon. He couldn't be there in person because he's in a California jail serving a separate 16-month sentence for DUI.

The 19-month sentence stems from Bryan's November arrest in Eugene, Oregon ... when cops said they responded to a reckless-endangerment call and found Bryan in a pickup truck with his fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, and their three small children.