Crime

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.

Jeffrey Epstein went from an unremarkable kid on Long Island to rubbing elbows with presidents, billionaires and royalty ... so how did a socially awkward college dropout pull it off?

Our new documentary, "TMZ Studios Presents Jeffrey Epstein: The Devil's Rolodex," digs into how one of America's most notorious sex offenders built an astonishing network of rich and powerful people.

From private jets and lavish dinner parties to charitable donations and alleged blackmail ... Epstein seemingly knew how to get exactly what he wanted from the rich and famous.

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.

Christa Pike is making significant strides in her recovery after surviving a botched execution in Tennessee ... but doctors are still trying to determine the extent of any lasting psychological and cognitive damage ... TMZ has learned.

An attorney for Christa tells TMZ ... she's continuing to improve physically and is now able to walk more on her own. The attorney says Christa's speech has also improved, and she's now able to communicate more clearly and form full sentences.

However, her attorney says her cognitive and psychological functioning are still being monitored and it could take another month or longer before there's a clearer picture of any potential long-term effects from the ordeal.

New Mexico's Attorney General says Donald Trump's administration has been blocking his investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, TMZ has learned.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez sat down with Jakson for "TMZ In The Know" ... where he tells us Trump and U.S. AG Todd Blanche have been hindering their efforts to dig into the accused pedophile's crimes.

Torrez tells us they submitted a Touhy request earlier this year for unredacted and unrestricted access to complete Epstein files ... and they were "stonewalled."

Ex-NFL star Cordarrelle Patterson was treated like any other arrestee, apparently ... because cops had no issue slapping handcuffs on him, as photos obtained by TMZ show.

We've obtained photos from Patterson's arrest on Saturday ... and they show the former Pro Bowl running back and return specialist standing in a gray T-shirt and shorts with his hands restrained behind his back.

As we reported ... Patterson was arrested after cops responded to a call about a domestic disturbance.

Lindsay Clancy's request for an evidentiary hearing about the holdout juror has been denied ... with the judge in the case saying that information uncovered after the mistrial was declared is irrelevant to determine whether the judge made the right call at the time.

Judge William F. Sullivan -- who presided over the case and declared mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict -- denied Clancy's request for an evidentiary hearing on Wednesday. Clancy's lawyers wanted the hearing to question lone holdout juror regarding allegations that he lied on his jury questionnaire and improperly used his cellphone.

Sullivan says the new allegations and info came out after he declared a mistrial and is irrelevant because whether it was necessary to declare a mistrial is based on what was known at the time of his decision.

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.

The Kansas mother who drove her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field -- leaving two people dead and 10 others injured -- seemed to cooperate with cops and did not appear to be under the influence ... at least according to eyewitnesses.

One man who was at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Saturday, watching his nephew play on an adjacent field, says he watched as the truck slowly came to a stop ... with parents running onto the field and banging on the doors, telling the driver to get out.

He says the driver exited the car within 30 seconds to a minute after it stopped rolling, and she allegedly offered some explanation for the tragedy.

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."

Reality star Kash's mom is pointing the finger at the woman who has reality star attacked her daughter before Kash's fatal shooting ... telling TMZ she believes that woman should be behind bars for allegedly setting the deadly events in motion.

Here's the deal ... police in Oakland, CA say Kash was brawling with a woman when Kash's sister, Vernika Dunbar, came to her defense and tried to pistol-whip the woman ... only to fire a bullet that killed Kash.

Kash's mom, Cynthia, tells TMZ … she firmly believes her daughter's death was a tragic accident, insisting Vernika was trying to protect her sister.

Cynthia says Vernika thought she was doing the right thing by jumping in to defend her sister and never imagined the gun would go off. She insists her children would never intentionally harm one another.

Jodie Sweetin survived one seriously scary childhood experience ... a drive-by shooting ... and her late TV dad Bob Saget was along for the wild ride.

We got the actress at LAX, and she recalled the scary shooting outside Ed Debevic's on La Cienega Boulevard in the early '90s, when she and some friends were sitting in a limo before a Janet Jackson concert.

Jodie says she was in the limo with Candace Cameron Bure's sister and another young person when gunfire erupted ... telling us, "S*** was wild."

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.