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Def Leppard drummer recovering from attack outside hotel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he is recovering from an attack earlier this month outside a Florida hotel. Allen, who was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was attacked while taking a smoke break outside...
Jury convicts 3 of murder in death of rapper XXXTentacion
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three men were found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday in the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon...
Jury deliberations to resume Monday in XXXTentacion killing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury deliberations for the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery will resume Monday after the panel finished a seventh day of deliberations Thursday without reaching a verdict. The seven women and...
Jury for men accused in XXXTentacion killing moving slowly
The jury in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery finished a sixth day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict, asking the judge questions that indicate they are methodically going through the evidence. The seven...
Jury still undecided in trial XXXTentacion's accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion outside a Florida motorcycle dealership nearly five years ago again failed to reach a verdict Tuesday, their fifth day of deliberations. The jury has deliberated for...
Jurors see cellphone data of XXXTentacion's accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion concluded their fourth day of deliberations Monday by reviewing almost 1,200 text messages and several videos and photos seized from two of their cellphones. Some of the...
No verdict yet in trial of XXXTentacion's accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion outside a motorcycle dealership nearly five years ago failed to reach a verdict Friday, meaning they will resume next week. The jury deliberated for about five hours...
No verdict yet in trial of XXXTentacion's accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion outside a motorcycle dealership nearly five years ago failed to reach a verdict Thursday, meaning deliberations will enter a third day. The jury deliberated for about...
Jury deliberations begin for XXXTentacion's accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery outside a Florida motorcycle shop after the alleged gunman's attorney argued that DNA evidence proves his client and another man are...
Police: Officers fatally shoot homicide suspect after chase
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida police officers shot and killed a homicide suspect following a chase that left a pedestrian injured on Tuesday, authorities said. Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Patrick Lynn said during a news conference that his officers spotted a silver pickup...
