Mayweather arrested on battery charges

Mayweather jailed, freed in Las Vegas battery case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. spent a night in a Las Vegas jail before his release Friday on a Misdemeanor battery warrant stemming from an allegation that the boxer poked a Security Guard in the face last month outside his home. “This is a misdemeanor,” attorney Richard Wright told The Associated Press. He noted that police usually write a ticket for a misdemeanor, or issue a court summons at the jail....

Boxer Floyd Mayweather arrested in connection with assault allegation
Boxer Floyd Mayweather was arrested at a Las Vegas casino on a Misdemeanor battery charge after he allegedly assaulted a Security Guard at his housing complex, a police official said Friday. Mayweather was arrested just before midnight on Thursday and is currently being held at the Clark County Detention Center, said police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan. He is expected to appear in court on Monday....

US boxer to face battery charge
US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has been briefly arrested on suspicion of assaulting a Security Guard outside his home. Mr Mayweather, 33, was detained at a casino in the Las Vegas area and held at the Clark County jail, police said. He was later released without bail. He is due to appear in court on Monday charged with battery, officials say. The charge alleges he poked a Security Guard in the face during a row over Parking Tickets on 15 November. He faces six months in Prison and a $1,000 (£645...

Mayweather arrested on battery charge
Champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested on a battery charge just before midnight Thursday, Las Vegas police said Friday. The Misdemeanor charge stems from allegations he repeatedly poked a Southern Highlands security officer in the face following a Nov. 15 confrontation over a parking citation. ...

RJtv: Bellagio robbery, police recruits
RJtv for the weekend of December 18 and 19 is online now at www.lvrj.com/rjtv. It features the latest on the helmet-wearing robber who got away with $1.5 million in casino chips. RJtv has boxer Floyd Mayweather's latest police booking photo following his arrest for allegedly poking someone in the face in a parking dispute. And you'll see part of an in-depth video that accompanies a five-part series starting in Sunday's Review-Journal following a class of Las Vegas police recruits from training...

GOP senators ready to vote against 'don't ask, don't tell,' aides say
Four key GOP senators who have announced their support for a "don't ask, don't tell" Repeal are prepared to join Democrats in voting to let the bill proceed, as long as Congress first deals with a measure to fund the government, aides to the four said Friday. The aides said Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Lisa Murkowski and Scott Brown will vote Saturday to end debate on the ban on Openly Gay and Lesbian people in the Military if the Senate passes a stopgap spending bill, a con...

Vegas judge orders Floyd Mayweather's arrest
A Las Vegas judge has issued an outstanding Arrest Warrant for boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. on a Misdemeanor battery complaint alleging he poked a Security Guard in the face several times. Las Vegas police Officer Bill Cassel said Thursday that the warrant issued Dec. 8 requires Mayweather to turn himself in or face arrest at any time. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Tony Abbatangelo signed the Arrest Warrant for Mayweather after a Dec. 7 hearing, then immediately recalled it. It was reinstated aft...

U.S. 'vigilant' for holiday terror threats, adviser says
U.S. security is "particularly vigilant" to terror threats over the holidays, the president's Counterterrorism adviser said Friday, striking a confident note that the United States is ready. "We always have to remain on guard," said John Brennan, the White House Counterterrorism adviser said at an event for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The holidays are a particularly sensitive time because of the increased pace of travel, Brennan noted. "I'm ...

Rapper confesses to murder from 17 years ago
EXCLUSIVE It took nearly two decades, but the guilt of Murder finally became too much for Trevell Coleman. Wednesday night, after years of living with the burden, Coleman, 36, walked into the 25th Precinct and shockingly confessed to the very cold case, the sources said. The career criminal -- once signed to superstar rap mogul Shawn "Diddy" Combs' Record Label -- was just 18 when he fatally shot a Queens man outside an East Harlem housing project in 1993, police sources said. "I shot and k...

Rapper G-Dep Confesses To Committing Murder...In 1993
G-Dep After 17 years of living with guilt, Trevell Coleman, better known as rapper G-Dep, walked into the 25th Precinct on Wednesday and admitted to fatally shooting a man outside of an East Harlem housing project almost two decades ago. The Victim was John Henkel, a Queens man whom Coleman attempted to rob on the night of October 19th, 1993. "It was just eating away at him," said one police source. Coleman reportedly confessed that Henkel resisted the Robbery and grabbed his .40-caliber gun. ...

Government: Ban hand-held cell phone use in trucks
The government is proposing to ban commercial truck and Bus Drivers from using hand-held cell phones from behind the wheel. The Transportation Department says the proposal would prevent interstate truck and Bus Drivers from reaching for, holding or dialing a cell phone while operating their vehicle. Bus and trucking companies and their drivers could face fines and drivers who rack up multiple offenses could lose their licenses. Nearly 5,500 people were killed and half a million were injured in 2...

Las Vegas Jobless Rate Now Up To 14.3%
From the Las Vegas Sun: Las Vegas jobless rate inches up to 14.3 percent in November By Cy Ryan (contact) Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 Carson City - Unemployment in Las Vegas increased to 14.3 percent in November with a decline in those working in construction and in hotel-casinos. The 14.3 percent rate compares with 14.1 percent in October, but a state official says this shows a stabilizing rate and that the worst of the Recession might be over. The State Department of Employment, Training and...

Las Vegas' Neon Boneyard highlights glitzy past
In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, signs that once adorned Las Vegas casinos and business sit at the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas. Owners of the collection plan to transform the Boneyard into a museum opening next December. The stack of giant neon letters just beyond the gates of the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas are unlit. Flecks of turquoise, ruby and jade paint chips dot the gravel field. There are rusted metal beams, twisted tubes, cracked light bulbs and 40-feet-tall skeletons plucked ...

Las Vegas' Neon Boneyard highlights glitzy past
In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, signs that once adorned Las... Las Vegas (AP) - The stack of giant neon letters just beyond the gates of the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas are unlit. Flecks of turquoise, ruby and jade paint chips dot the gravel field. There are rusted metal beams, twisted tubes, cracked light bulbs and 40-feet-tall skeletons plucked from the rubble of imploded casinos. Miles from the blinking marquees of the Las Vegas Strip, this is where neon signs go to die. In a cit...

Las Vegas Neon Boneyard highlights glitzy past
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The stack of giant neon letters just beyond the gates of the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas are unlit. Flecks of turquoise, ruby and jade paint chips dot the gravel field. There are rusted metal beams, twisted tubes, cracked light bulbs and 40-feet-tall skeletons plucked from the rubble of imploded casinos. Miles from the blinking marquees of the Las Vegas Strip, this is where neon signs go to die. In a city that hums of impulse and overstimulation, where investors flock to wh...

Network cooking up dining show
With the latest influx of star chefs setting up shop at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas comes buzz that Bravo Network has been in town exploring a reality show about the Las Vegas fine-dining scene. Details are still sketchy, but word has it Bravo casting execs have been quietly trying to sort out about a dozen locals to build the concept around. ...

Scent of Danger: Is New-Car Smell Responsible for Car Accident?
Car crashes can be blamed on any number of factors, from mechanical malfunction to driver error. But what about new-car smell? An accident expert investigating a hit-and-run in Edwards, Colo., says a collision between a driver and a bicyclist may have been caused, in part, by the fresh scent inside a month-old 2010 Mercedes-Benz sedan. Motorist Martin Erzinger -- who suffers from sleep apnea -- says he dozed off and lost control of his car on July 3, rear-ending bicyclist Dr. Steven Milo and dri...

Convicted lawmaker can still vote in House, draw pay
As a convicted felon, he now can't legally run for office. And he can't vote on Election Day. But state Rep. Ismael "Kino" Flores, the Palmview Democrat who was sentenced to five years of Probation earlier this week on felony ethics charges, remains a legislator in good standing in the Texas House. He's still entitled to his $600-a-month, Taxpayer-paid Salary as a legislator. The reason: There's no law or rule that prohibits convicted Felons from serving in the House if they are convicted while ...

In Odor News
I know, you’re thinking something is definitely smelly on the whitehouse lawn.  No this story is about the scent of danger. Car crashes can be blamed on any number of factors, from mechanical malfunction to driver error. But what about new-car smell? An accident expert investigating a hit-and-run in Edwards, Colo., says a collision between a driver and a bicyclist may have been caused, in part, by the fresh scent inside a month-old 2010 Mercedes-Benz sedan. Motorist Martin Erzinger R...

Medical marijuana advocate faces felony charges
The founder of a Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group has been charged with felony intimidation for an alleged Bomb Threat at cell phone retail store. Employees of the Verizon store in Missoula called police on Aug. 18 to say that Jason Christ threatened to bomb the store if he did not get to speak with a manager. The Missoulian reports that Christ called back and threatened to damage the store in an expletive-filled rant. Christ denies that he threatened to bomb or damage the store. He told The Ass...

In latest round, boxer faces arrest
Jailers might have to install an express lane for Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the Clark County Detention Center. The champion boxer and frequent visitor to the jail will have to surrender for booking in a week-old criminal case, a judge ruled after prosecutors suggested Mayweather was being given special treatment. ...

Client Number Nine: Doesnt That Florida School Board Shooting Mean That We Should Have More Gun Control?
Well, I predicted it yesterday, didn’t I?  Here’s the video. Of course, the answer is no.  The fact is this guy was not supposed to have a gun in the first place.  He was a convicted felon.  The synopsis of that previous crime was this: In October 1999, Duke threatened to kill a Florida woman, and when she attempted to flee, he used a Handgun to “shoot out the Victim’s rear tire of the vehicle that she was operating.” Duke, wearing a bulletproof ...

Activists stage new tax protests
Should companies offer to pay more tax? Protesters against tax avoidance have staged demonstrations at shops across the UK on what is traditionally the busiest shopping weekend of the year. UK Uncut said it held 55 Protests in cities including London, Edinburgh and Manchester against the Arcadia Group, Boots, Vodafone and Barclays. Arcadia Group's flagship Topshop and BHS shops in Oxford Street were hit. The wife of Sir Philip Green, the firm's boss, has been criticised for living in ...

Florida Guard: "I'm Not A Hero"
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS/AP) Mike Jones, the Security Guard who shot Clay Duke after he opened fire at school Board Members before fatally shooting himself, told reporters Thursday that he is no hero. PICTURES: Fla. School Board Shooting "I'm not a hero, folks. I've just done my job," Jones said at a a Press Conference. Jones was not in the room when Duke interrupted the meeting and painted a "V" inside a circle on the wall. He said he received a call on his cell phone that there was an armed man...

Report: 191 Prisoners Escape Mexico Border Jail
As many as 191 Mexican Prisoners escaped early Friday morning from a jail in Nuevo Laredo near the US border, reports local TV station KGBT-TV. Nuevo Laredo is the sister city of Laredo, Tx. The Prisoners allegedly just walked out the front door, reports Agence France Presse. After the escape, the Prison's 44 Security Guards and its director were arrested, KGBT-TV reports. It was one of the biggest prison escapes in recent years, surpassing the 85 inmates who broke out of a prison in the norther...