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Venoy Overton charged with promoting prostitution

This isn’t the first time Overton has been under investigation, he was charged with providing alcohol to a minor in March stemming from a sexual assault and was suspended for his conference tournament. He was also accused of sending explicit text messages to his 15-year-old cousin saying he wanted to have sex with her, but not enough evidence was found to support the case.

Former University of Washington basketball star Venoy Overton was charged Friday with one count of promoting prostitution, in which prosecutors said he directed a reluctant 18-year-old woman to prostitute herself on Pacific Highway South, told her what sex acts to perform, and took half her money.

The woman told police she was scared to walk the street alone at night, and that Overton had promised to take care of her “once he made it to the NBA,” according to a Kent police affidavit filed in court Friday. “What you’re doing for me now, I’m gonna make up for ten fold in the future,” the unemployed ex-Husky allegedly told the woman, court records said.

When questioned by investigating officers Venoy admitted: Continue Reading…

While unemployment among the general population is about 9.1 percent, it’s at 16.2 percent African Americans, and a bit higher still for African American males.

CBS News reports that, historically, the unemployment rate for African Americans has always been higher than the national average. However, now it’s at Depression-era levels. The most recent figures show African American joblessness at 16.2 percent. For black males, it’s at 17.5 percent; And for black teens, it’s nearly 41 percent.

For young men of color, especially black males in New York City, things are especially bad. According to the think tank, the Community Service Society, 34 percent of New York’s young black men age 19 to 24 are not working. “If you haven’t connected with the world of work by the age of 25, it’s a permanent problem for the rest of your career,” says David Johns with the Community Service Society. Continue Reading…

Several officers who work in Joe Arpaio’s office were arrested for allegedly running a heroin and human trafficking ring.

Here’s what an investigator had to say:

“The group mostly moved heroin, we suspect each of the arrested sheriff’s employees played a crucial role in moving the drugs and hiding the illicit profits. The ring moved about $56,000 worth of heroin a week through the valley.”

Here’s what Sheriff Joe Arpaio had to say: Continue Reading…

World renowned Brooklyn jazz musician who had been missing since last week was found dead Tuesday inside of a storage trunk in his basement, according to police and relatives.

Stanley Wright, 61, missing since Thursday, was found by police about 3:30 a.m. after his son, Khalil, called them to search the home on Chauncey St. in Brownsville.

Police haven’t classified Wright’s death as a homicide, but his family suspects foul play.

“This is crazy?” said his great-niece, Minnie Wright. “Who would do something like that to him? He was a musician. He was a great man.”

Wright, who performed under the name Suleiman-Hakim, was found in an old black trunk once used to store his mother’s clothes. Relatives said Wright’s car, a grey Jeep, is missing, but that several valuable instruments were left in the home. Continue Reading…

Police are on the hunt for the murderer who fatally shot a Brooklyn man in front of a local fast food restaurant. 24-year-old Trevonne Winn was gunned down in the East Flatbush area of Brooklyn just before 8 pm Saturday. “Winn, shot in the torso, was rushed to Kings County Hospital but died of his wounds.” The brutal incident was all caught on tape.

This comes about a week after surveillance cameras documented the Brownsville, Brooklyn murder of 18-year-old Andre Pitts, as the teen exited the elevator of a residential building. “In the security video footage, the suspect can be seen following his victim out of an elevator and firing his gun several times. His face is clearly visible on camera as he walks out of the building calmly after shooting the teen.” Continue Reading…