France arrests the widow of former Rwandan dictator

French officials arrested the widow of deceased Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana;  officials took Agathe Habyarimana into custody on charges of genocide saying she was at the core of the regime responsible for over 100,000 deaths during Rwanda's civil war between the Hutus and the Tutsis which was sparked by the deth of her husband in a plane crash.  Ironically, it was the French who helped to spirit her out of her country, first to Zaire, then later to France when things went south in 1994.

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Marvell Scott charged with rape

Former WABC sports anchor, Marvell Scott  was charged this week with raping with a 14-year-old

prostitute in New York City.  Scott, 36, allegedly met the girl through her pimp.  He allegedly took her and a 16 year old girl to his apartment where she refused to deliver the agreed-upon services.  He then allegedly raped the girl, who had just turned 14 the day before.  Scott, after initially denying he had met the girls, eventually said he allowed the girls into his apartment to use the restroom.  He was released on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday. He was also charged with patronizing a prostitute and endangering the welfare of a child.  He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of the charges.


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Jayson Williams gets five years in prison

Former New Jersey Nets basketball star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his limo driver Costas "Gus" Christofi in 2002.
"There's not a day I wake up and I don't feel sorry for what I did to Mr. Christofi," Williams offered as an apology.
He pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault in the shooting death of Christofi.  Under his plea deal, Williams could have been sentenced to anywhere from 18 months without the possibility of parole to five years in prison; the judge imposed the maximum sentence at the behest of prosecutors.


Williams waived his right to appeal in return for the state changing the indictment from a charge of reckless manslaughter to a charge of aggravated assault by recklessly causing bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.  Williams celebrated his 42nd birthday Monday.

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No civil rights charges in the Sean Bell murder case

The United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday that after a "careful and thorough review" it will not pursue federal civil rights charges against police officers involved in the 2006 shooting death of Sean Bell citing insufficient evidence.

 there is not enough evidence to prove that New York Police Department detectives "acted willfully" when they fired approximately 50 bullets at Sean Bell and his friends the night of November 25, 2006.  Bell, 23, had been at a nightclub in Queens for a bachelor party with friends hours before he was to marry the mother of his two young children.  The shooting occurred after an altercation with the plainclothes detectives in a parking lot.  Neither Bell nor his friends were armed.  Two of his friends, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, were seriously injured when the officers opened fire.

Detectives Gescard Isnora, Marc Cooper, and Michael Oliver -- who fired his gun 31 times that night, pausing to reload his weapon -- were acquitted of all charges in April 2008 prompting a statement from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg saying the acquittal was "inexplicable...and...unacceptable...it sounds to me like excessive force was used."  Rev. Al Sharpton, Bell's fiancee and 200 others were arrested in the ensuing widespread protests sparked by the verdict.

Tuesday's DOJ statement explained that federal criminal civil rights charges hinge on prosecutors establishing that officers deliberately deprived the victims of their constitutional rights, and intended to break the law.

 "Neither accident, mistake, fear, negligence nor bad judgment is sufficient to establish a federal criminal civil rights violation," the statement says.  Rev. Al Sharpton released a rebuttal statement expressing his "extreme disappointment in the decision" and saying he may join with the Bell family in a civil lawsuit "to try and bring some justice...Fifty shots on an unarmed man who engaged in no crime is intolerable."

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Dr. Murray expected to surrender to LAPD today

LA prosecutors plan to FINALLY charge Michael Jackson's doctor with manslaughter, lawyers in Los Angeles said last night.

The prosecutors will file a criminal complaint against Dr Conrad Murray in court rather than go through a secret grand jury, sources said.

The complaint would be the prelude to a public hearing in which a judge would consider evidence to decide if there is cause to try Murray on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted.

The Houston cardiologist, 56 years old, is ready to surrender, according to his lawyer and the all-knowing TMZ gossip site.

Documents related to the singer's death have shown Dr. Murray injected Jackson with propofol shortly before he died on June 25, 2009, prompting a mourning period worldwide like none ever seen before. Dr. Murray is also said to have performed CPR on the singer.

You know Joe Jackson and his ambulance chasing attorneys are already preparing the wrongful death civil suit against the good doctor.

They're just tired of his ass

The NBA has finally suspended Washington Wizards baller Gilbert Arenas indefinitely.  NBA commissioner David Stern said, “Although it is clear that the actions of Mr. Arenas will ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse, his ongoing conduct has led me to conclude that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game … Accordingly, I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA.”
Arenas is under investigation for bringing guns to the venue where his team, the Wizards, plays.  He is also under investigation for a supposed altercation with fellow teammate Javaris Crittendon.

T.I. was released from prison yesterday

Rapper Clifford Harris, a.k.a. T.I., was released from prison on Tuesday just in time to spend the holidays with his girlfriend and children.

T.I. served seven months at the federal prison comples in Forrest City, Arkansas. He will serve the remainder of a reduced sentence in a correctional center near Fulton County Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to his time in Fulton County, T.I. was placed on house arrest, given community service and was ordered to pay a $100,300 fine. He will stay at the halfway house for approximately three months and still must perform around 500 hours of community service.

T.I. received a year and a day in March 2009 on weapons charges related to purchasing machine guns and silencers. T.I. is a felon due to earlier drug charges, and is not permitted to possess weapons.

Exclusive: Police are quietly building a case against the Woods

Planet Jackson Worldwide News has learned exclusively from inside sources that complaints against Tiger Woods and his wife came from officers responding to the scene of the crash. According to our source, when officers finally questioned Woods and his wife, Elin, their stories did not match up and Nordegren changed her story about the sequence of events repeatedly. This raised suspicions of domestic abuse prompting a call to Child Protective Services.

According to our source, outside investigators were brought in from surrounding counties to avoid a conflict of interest and the investigation is ongoing. The Woods' planned departure to a secluded island in Sweden will not preclude their obligation to co-operate with the investigation into the welfare of the children.

Contrary to published reports in the mainstream media, the police are not buying Tiger's story about what happened and he is going to have to answer for more than his infidelity. Woods remains holed up on his massive yacht moored off the shores of North Palm Beach, Florida. The yacht is ironically names, "Privacy."

White man drags black woman across bar by her hair

Dustin Meadows, a 37-year-old white man, has been charged with assault and bias-motivated crime in connection with an incident in a Sumit Cove bar. According to reports, Meadows spilled beer on a black female patron while he was dancing. When he did not acknowledge his mistake she said "What, no apology?" According to witnesses, Meadows then began to hurl epithets at her, including calling her a nigger, then he began to drag her across the Cala Inn bar by her hair. The woman lost patches of hair and required medical attention. Meadows has been released on $2500 bail.



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98-year-old indicted for murder of 100-year-old woman

A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted a 98-year-old woman on second-degree murder charges stemming from the strangling her 100-year-old nursing home roommate.

Prosecutors say Laura Lundquist killed centenarian Elizabeth Barrow, a resident of Brandon Woods Nursing Home in Dartmouth, after the two women had an argument over a table Lundquist had placed at the foot of Barrow's bed. Barrow was found dead September 24 with a plastic shopping bag tied loosely around her head. Barrow previously complained the table obstructed her path to the bathroom, prosecutors said. When a nurse's aide moved it, Lundquist punched the aide and complained that her roommate "might as well have the whole room". Her roomate complained repeatedly about Lundquist saying she was making her life "a living hell". Lundquist countered saying she would outlive her roommate. It seems she was right.

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Don't try this at home

The Florida Department Golfer Tiger Woods will be issued a careless driving citation for the crash outside his home last week, but he will not face criminal charges, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Woods faces a $164 fine and four points on his license. Woods declined to speak with Highway Patrol officers on three separate occasions, instead simply providing his license, registration, and proof of insurance. Investigators said they had insufficient evidence to request medical records to to perform any further search warrants. Officials impounded Woods' car and interviewed his neighbors. The neighbors who made the 911 call are now saying they did not see his wife chasing the car with a gold club and did not witness any evidence of domestic violence that night.

Golfer Tiger Woods issued an apology today for "transgressions" that let his family down.

"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves," he said in a statement on his official Web site.

"I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone."

Got Beckies coming out the woodwork now...

Just days after the report about Tiger Woods having an affair with VIP hostess, Rachel Uchitel, another woman has stepped forward and claimed to have had a 31-month sexual relationship with Tiger, only this one has proof.

While Uchitel has denied the affair from the beginning, Jamiee Grubbs from VH1's 'Tool Academy' has text messages and voicemails from the world's greatest golfer implicating him that US Weekly will supposedly release on Wednesday. Apparently, Mrs. Woods intercepted one of those incoming texts late on Thanksgiving.

But it still ain't ova, Radar Online reports "several other women" are coming forward to claim they had sexual affairs with Tiger Woods, but the online mag explains it has no names and has not seen or listened to any evidence; but has also exclusively learned that ANOTHER woman has voice mails from Tiger and is in talks with a national outlet to reveal her sexual affair with the golfing great.

In other news, the Florida Highway Patrol will give Tiger a $160 ticket for reckless driving in your driveway with no shoes on while your wife chases your SUV with a golf club....case closed.

Oh, and if you need a definitive explanation of what happened that fateful Friday morning...peep this video-you'll feel like you was there...

Wal-Mart line scuffle woman to plead out

Heath Ellis, the woman accused of starting a ruckus at her local WalMart after cutting in line, then resisting arrest, will plead out her case rather than face possible jail time. The school teacher is accused of cutting in line in front of other customers, shoving other customers' merchandise aside on the conveyor belt, and becoming belligerent when confronted about her behavior. Ellis maintains she was just joining her cousin in line when the cashier became rude with her and refused to return her change. Store managers were called, words were exchanged and the police became involved. Police say Ellis then became even more irate and combative, kicking one officer in the face and another in the shins when she was being arrested and escorted to a police cruiser. Ellis says the officers called her racial epithets and asked her "why don't you go back to the ghetto."

She faced up to 15 years in prison on felony counts including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace. Under the terms of her plea agreement she will plead guilty to disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. She will serve a year of unsupervised probation, attend an anger management course and serve four days in jail before the end of the year. If she does not violate her probation, the her record will be sealed.

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Ex-NBA Star Jayson Williams Cops A Plea

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has cut a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Williams, who retired in 2000 after playing nine seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, was to face a retrial in January on a reckless manslaughter count.

The person, who not authorized to speak about the case, told the AP on condition of anonymity that Williams is to plead guilty to aggravated assault on Friday. Because a gun was used in the crime, Williams must serve at least 18 months in prison, the person said.

The plea deal would resolve all charges in the case that dragged out for nearly eight years.

Witnesses testified that while showing off a shotgun in his bedroom, Williams snapped the weapon shut and it fired one shot that struck driver Costas Christofi in the chest, killing him. They also testified that Williams initially placed the gun in the dead man's hands and instructed those present in the bedroom to lie about what happened. Williams has since settled with the Christofi family in the civil lawsuit associated with the case.

The defense has maintained the shooting was an accident and that Williams panicked afterward.

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Accuser's father tried to alter his identity

Michael Jackson's molestation accuser's father, Evan Chandler apparently commited suicide on November. 5th with a single gushot wound to the head. Though no suicide not was found in the condo, some critics speculate Chandler may have been hounded by guilt over his numerous attempts to get money from Michael Jackson by accusing him of wrongdoing with his son, Jordan. Chandler also reportedly underwent numerous plastic surgeries in an attempt to alter his appearance; he wanted to disguise his identity due to die hard Jackson fans who would shout and berate him when they recognized him in public.

Repost: BREAKING NEWS: Father of Michael Jackson's accuser found dead

I wanted to re-post this again so everyone would see it.

Unconfirmed reports are in that Evan Chandler, father of Michael Jackson's accuser in his first molestation trial Jordan Chandler, is dead. Reportedly, the elder Chandler was found dead on November 5th of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left no suicide note.

Evan Chandler famously accused Michael of molestation in 1993 leading to Michael's first major bout with depression and anxiety surrounding negative media attention. Chandler originally approached Michael's people with a demand for money saying he had a doctor's note saying sexual abuse might have occurred; at this time the boy had not said anything about abuse. Chandler was turned away and filed a civil suit against Michael using a confession extracted from his son with sodium amytal as evidence of the alleged abuse. Sodium amytal alters the mind to allow others to implant memories; in other words, Jordan's father brainwashed him into saying Michael Jackson molested him. Jordan told police and psychiatrists he and Michael kissed, masturbated, and engaged in oral sex. (I'm sorry for the graphic nature of the post, but you need to understand just how heinous his allegations were.) Police raided Neverland Ranch and searched his mother's home Hayvenhurst. Michael was forced to submit to a strip search and photographing of his body, including his genitals, anus, thighs, etc.

Evan Chandler was tape recorded speaking with his son's stepfather saying, “Everything’s going according to a certain plan that isn’t just mine… and if I go through with this, I win big time. There’s no way I lose. I’ve checked that inside out. I will get everything I want, and they will be destroyed forever. June will lose [custody of the son]… and Michael’s career will be over.” When asked how the accusations will affect his son, Evan replied "That's irrelevant to me...It will be a massacre if I don't get what I want. It's going to be bigger than all us put together...This man [Jackson] is going to be humiliated beyond belief...He will not sell one more record".

Jordan Chandler's own mother opposed the trial saying she believed Michael would never hurt a child much less her own son; she said her ex-husband was lying. LaToya Jackson added fuel to the fire by claiming Michael was a pedophile and she would give proof to any media outlet prepared to pay her a half a million dollars. Michael's physical and emotional health suffered during the trial prompting his wife, Lisa Marie Presley, and others close to him to consider settling. He settled the case for $22 million in 1993 so he could get on with his life.

The terms of the settlement did not prevent Jordan from testifying in the criminal trial, but Jordan chose not to because he did not want to pursue the case (and probably felt guilty for his father's lies.) The District Attorney, Tom Sneddon, and his minions aggressively interrogated over 30 children who stayed at Neverland Ranch and 100's of other witnesses. None of them reported any incidents of sexual abuse. Sneddon brought all his "evidence", including pictures of Michael's genitalia and Jordan's description of his genitalia in front of two grand juries; the description did not match the photos according to USA Today reporters who were allowed to view them. The so-called evidence was rejected by the grand juries and Sneddon's case fell apart. Michael never stood trial on the criminal charges.

After receiving upwards of $20 million in a settlement, Evan Chandler tried to sue Michael Jackson again in 1996 for $60 million. Chandler alleged Michael violated the terms of their settlement by denying he abused his son, giving an interview to Diane Sawyer on 60 Minutes denying the allegations, and writing songs about the media witch hunt on his HIStory album. Chandler also demanded he be allowed to produce and release his own album called EVANstory. Thankfully, Chandler was laughed out of court.

Unconfirmed reports say Jordan later retracted his story saying his father lied and he was sorry. The same reports say he came out again after Michael's death to set the record straight lamenting, "I never meant to lie and destroy Michael Jackson but my father made me to tell only lies. Now i can’t tell Michael how much i’m sorry and if he will forgive me ... Now for the first time i can’t bear to lie anymore. Michael Jackson didn’t do anything to me, all was my father lies to escape from being poor.”

Well, Jordan is far from poor today. His mother divorced his scheming step father shortly after the settlement. Michael sent the last of his payments in 1999; today Jordan lives in a multi-million dollar mansion in Long Island under an assumed name. Michael never spoke to Jordan again.

Even in death, Michael is still hounded by charlatans and leeches intent on capitalizing off his name at all costs. At least Charon has ferried one of them from our midst.

Sources: 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5.

Remember, you read it here at Planet Jackson Worldwide News; Even TMZ is not reporting this yet and NONE of the major news sites are running with this yet.

Morning Update: NBC, UK's Daily Telegraph, and other sites are starting to pick up on this story. Remember you saw it here first.

BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jackson's Accuser's Father Dead

Unconfirmed reports are in that Evan Chandler, father of Michael Jackson's accuser in his first molestation trial Jordan Chandler, is dead. Reportedly, the elder Chandler was found dead on November 5th of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left no suicide note.

Evan Chandler famously accused Michael of molestation in 1993 leading to Michael's first major bout with depression and anxiety surrounding negative media attention. Chandler originally approached Michael's people with a demand for money saying he had a doctor's note saying sexual abuse might have occurred; at this time the boy had not said anything about abuse. Chandler was turned away and filed a civil suit against Michael using a confession extracted from his son with sodium amytal as evidence of the alleged abuse. Sodium amytal alters the mind to allow others to implant memories; in other words, Jordan's father brainwashed him into saying Michael Jackson molested him. Jordan told police and psychiatrists he and Michael kissed, masturbated, and engaged in oral sex. (I'm sorry for the graphic nature of the post, but you need to understand just how heinous his allegations were.) Police raided Neverland Ranch and searched his mother's home Hayvenhurst. Michael was forced to submit to a strip search and photographing of his body, including his genitals, anus, thighs, etc.

Evan Chandler was tape recorded speaking with his son's stepfather saying, “Everything’s going according to a certain plan that isn’t just mine… and if I go through with this, I win big time. There’s no way I lose. I’ve checked that inside out. I will get everything I want, and they will be destroyed forever. June will lose [custody of the son]… and Michael’s career will be over.” When asked how the accusations will affect his son, Evan replied "That's irrelevant to me...It will be a massacre if I don't get what I want. It's going to be bigger than all us put together...This man [Jackson] is going to be humiliated beyond belief...He will not sell one more record".

Jordan Chandler's own mother opposed the trial saying she believed Michael would never hurt a child much less her own son; she said her ex-husband was lying. LaToya Jackson added fuel to the fire by claiming Michael was a pedophile and she would give proof to any media outlet prepared to pay her a half a million dollars. Michael's physical and emotional health suffered during the trial prompting his wife, Lisa Marie Presley, and others close to him to consider settling. He settled the case for $22 million in 1993 so he could get on with his life.

The terms of the settlement did not prevent Jordan from testifying in the criminal trial, but Jordan chose not to because he did not want to pursue the case (and probably felt guilty for his father's lies.) The District Attorney, Tom Sneddon, and his minions aggressively interrogated over 30 children who stayed at Neverland Ranch and 100's of other witnesses. None of them reported any incidents of sexual abuse. Sneddon brought all his "evidence", including pictures of Michael's genitalia and Jordan's description of his genitalia in front of two grand juries; the description did not match the photos according to USA Today reporters who were allowed to view them. The so-called evidence was rejected by the grand juries and Sneddon's case fell apart. Michael never stood trial on the criminal charges.

After receiving upwards of $20 million in a settlement, Evan Chandler tried to sue Michael Jackson again in 1996 for $60 million. Chandler alleged Michael violated the terms of their settlement by denying he abused his son, giving an interview to Diane Sawyer on 60 Minutes denying the allegations, and writing songs about the media witch hunt on his HIStory album. Chandler also demanded he be allowed to produce and release his own album called EVANstory. Thankfully, Chandler was laughed out of court.

Unconfirmed reports say Jordan later retracted his story saying his father lied and he was sorry. The same reports say he came out again after Michael's death to set the record straight lamenting, "I never meant to lie and destroy Michael Jackson but my father made me to tell only lies. Now i can’t tell Michael how much i’m sorry and if he will forgive me ... Now for the first time i can’t bear to lie anymore. Michael Jackson didn’t do anything to me, all was my father lies to escape from being poor.”

Well, Jordan is far from poor today. His mother divorced his scheming step father shortly after the settlement. Michael sent the last of his payments in 1999; today Jordan lives in a multi-million dollar mansion in Long Island under an assumed name. Michael never spoke to Jordan again.

Even in death, Michael is still hounded by charlatans and leeches intent on capitalizing off his name at all costs. At least Charon has ferried one of them from our midst.

Sources: 1., 2.and 4.

Remember, you read it here at Planet Jackson Worldwide News; Even TMZ is not reporting this yet and NONE of the major news sites are running with this yet.

Update: NBC and other sites are starting to pick up on this story. Remember you saw it here first.

The DC Sniper's execution is tonight

The DC Sniper, John Allen Muhammed, is scheduled to be executed tonight at 9pm. Muhammed and his teenaged accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, killed 10 people and wounded many others in the tri-state area of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia seven years ago. Their crime spree struck fear in the hearts of residents and indeed across the country as school children were kept inside, people were afraid to pump gas, and commuters changed their routines.

They Should Do This On American Idol

Six women were arrested and charged with assault for allegedly attacking another woman due to her poor karaoke performance, according to officials at the Stamford Police Department.

The suspects, ranging in age from 19-20, were arrested Sept. 23 after fleeing Bobby Valentine's Sports Gallery Cafe in Stamford, Connecticut, where they are said to have attacked the woman.

The alleged victim, 25-year-old Leidy Alcantara, was singing "A Dios Le Pido" by Colombian singer Juanes when the suspects started accosting her.
"I was singing the song in Spanish, and some girl said I was very annoying," Alcantara told the New York Daily News.

The victim shot back something to the effect of, 'If you don't like it, you can leave,' which the girls took exception to, Stamford police spokesman Lt. Sean Cooney told the Stamford Times.The altercation occurred after the exchange of comments, according to Cooney.The women punched, kicked and pulled Alcantra's hair, according to police.

The six women then left the bar and were later identified by eyewitnesses, according to police. They were later arrrested and charged with assault, conspiracy to commit assault and breach of peace. They were released on $5000 bond and are scheduled to face a judge on Oct. 5.

Source: KNX 1070

Is that a ferret in your pants or are you just happy to see me?

A man tried to steal a ferret from a Pet Supermarket store in Jacksonville by stuffing the ferret down his pants. When confronted, he tried to use the live animal as a weapon. He was arrested and booked on various charges which probably should have included extreme weirdness and suspicion of being a zoophiliac.

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