Another controversial arrest sparked Black Lives Matter protests in Pennsylvania after a police officer was caught on video putting his knee on a black man’s neck during an arrest.
The video of the arrest was recorded on Saturday afternoon, July 11, outside of St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown.
The viral video shows three officers forcefully trying to get the man arrested with one them holding him down with his face against the pavement, while another kneels on the man’s neck, in the same position that led to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis back in May.
In response to the incident, about 100 protesters embarked on Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday night in Allentown, WFMZ reported. Both Allentown’s Mayor Ray O’Connell and Police Chief Glenn Grannitz reportedly showed up at that protests to ease tensions.
According to TMZ, the 27-year-old died on Sunday, July 12, in Calabasas from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Benjamin, the son of Lisa and Danny Keough, was also a musician and in 2009, struck a record deal worth $5 million. He also acted in a few movies including a short film called Rod and Barry. His sister is actress Riley Keough, who’s been in a number of horror films including 2019’s “The Lodge.”
He kept quite a low profile but is well-known for his uncanny resemblance to his famous grandfather, Elvis Presley.
Popular YouTube Star, Nicole Thea who was 8-months pregnant passed away yesterday with her unborn son, whom she and her boyfriend, Jeffery Frimpong aka Global Boga, planned to name ‘Reign’.
The soon-to-be mom was a 24-year-old dancer, Instagram and YouTube influencer. Her death was announced by her mom via her Instagram page where she had about 117, 000 followers.
The statement read, ‘To all Nicole’s friends and supporters it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nicole and her son she and Boga named Reign sadly passed away on Saturday morning.’
The Nigerian man who was filmed being tortured by a dreaded Pakistani gang after he was used as collateral has been identified as Ekenedirichukwu Innocent Chima.
A video of him has been released to assure Nigerians of his safety after a group of wealthy Igbo men came to his rescue and contacted the gang leader, Nuruz, to let him know that they will pay to secure Chima’s release. They also assured Chima that they will not abandon him in Pakistan.
Apparently, their video was shown to Chima and he also recorded a video of his own to thank the Igbo men working to save him.
He said he saw the video and thanked them for their kindness. He also thanked Nigerians and assured everyone that he’s still alive.
Recall that Chima was used as collateral by a man named Andrew. However, Andrew absconded afterwards and the Pakistani gang tortured Chima and threatened to kill him on July 10 if Andrew doesn’t return with their money.
She admitted having an affair with August but dismissed claims Will gave his permission. According to Jada, she and Will were “amicably seperated” when she had an ‘entanglement’ with August. She said she did it because she hadn’t felt good in a long time, was broken, in a lot of pain and wanted to feel good. . Oh, and she told her husband, she doesn’t regret the affair because she learnt a lot from her journey with the 27 year old singer as she was able to confront her emotional immaturity and insecurity and did some deep healing. . . 📽: @redtabletalk