Top 5 Things You Should Know Today (12-05-19)

3 teens face charges after construction worker robbed outside West Nashville home

Three teens face charges after a construction worker was robbed Tuesday night outside a West Nashville home.  The robbery was reported at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 5600 block of California Avenue. Dedric Talley, 18, and a 15-year-old are each charged with aggravated robbery. Police say the 15-year-old had the victim’s credit card and cash in his pocket, and Talley implicated himself in the robbery during an interview. The third suspect, also 15, is charged with robbery. The fourth suspect got away.


3 teens arrested after escaping TrueCore facility near Donelson

Three teens are in custody after Metro police say they escaped from a Juvenile Detention Facility in Nashville. Officers responded to the TrueCore Juvenile Detention Center on Stewarts Ferry Pike last night. Two of the teens were captured a short time later in the 700 block of Stewarts Ferry Pike near the Waffle House after a brief footchase. The third teen was captured near an apartment complex without incident.


George Zimmerman Is Suing Trayvon Martin’s Family, Others for $100 Million

  • George Zimmerman is suing Trayvon Martin’s family and several attorneys for $100 million.
  • He claims they coached a “fake witness” who allegedly provided “false statements to incriminate Zimmerman” at his murder trial.
  • Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Martin after he shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old in 2012.

Trump says next year’s G7 summit will be at Camp David

Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the next G7 will be hosted at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. Trump stirred controversy when he announced the meeting would originally be held at his Miami Doral Resort. A few days after, the administration reversed the decision and went back to the drawing board. Trump suggested that the summit would have lots of surprises and the press would be given access.


Girlfriend of teen charged with helping him escape Juvenile Justice Center

The 15-year-old girlfriend of 16-year-old Decorrius Wright was arrested yesterday on charges that she helped Wright’s ability to remain at large between his escape on Nov. 30 and his arrest Tuesday night in Madison. Her charges include criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony, accessory after the fact of escape, harboring, tampering with evidence, and false reporting (lying) to police. Police are still searching for two other escaped teens, Morris Marsh and Brandon Caruthers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME.

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CHRIS BROWN DOES IT AGAIN

CHRIS BROWN DOES IT AGAIN

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Sexyy Red’s upcoming tour is in trouble. According to Touring Data, Sexyy’s has only sold 37.1 percent of tickets for her Sexyy Red 4 President tour. The tickets dropped to the general public on June 28th. There’s online speculation that the low sales could lead to Sexyy canceling some, if not all, of the 24…

SHAY SHAY APOLOGIZES TO MEGAN THEE STALLION

SHAY SHAY APOLOGIZES TO MEGAN THEE STALLION

An epic moment occurred on the latest Club Shay Shay podcast. Shannon Sharpe invited Megan Thee Stallion on the show for a conversation, but the Pro Football Hall of Famer wanted to make his peace. Last November, during his Nightcap show with Chad Ochocinco, Sharpe said he would have Meg “stretched out like a quarter…

TUPAC’S ACCUSED KILLER DENIED BAIL

TUPAC’S ACCUSED KILLER DENIED BAIL

The man believed to be Tupac Shakur’s killer has been denied bond once more. Although Duane “Keefe D” Davis reportedly put together the $750,000 he needed through a deal with Wack 100, the judge rejected the proposal, questioning the source of the three-quarters of a million dollars. Lawyer Carl Arnold says, “We are disappointed with…