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A grand jury has indicted a woman accused of firing a weapon at the home of singers Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. The indictment marks a formal legal step in the case, though specific details regarding the incident's date, location, or the suspect's identity are not provided in the available source.
Reality star Kim Zolciak was seen shopping in Alpharetta, Georgia as her 15-year-old son KJ Biermann was indicted on seven charges related to alleged sexual offenses, including aggravated sexual battery and aggravated sodomy. A Fulton County judge denied a request to close the courtroom and ordered certain juvenile records sealed while restricting media access and defining bond conditions (electronic monitoring, virtual schooling, etc.). Zolciak and KJ’s lawyers deny wrongdoing, prosecutors sought forensics interviews, and the case has drawn commentary from Simone NeNe Leakes and others; Kroy Biermann attended the bond hearing and supported his family.
A Missouri woman, Sharifa Nicole Henderson, 34, was indicted on three counts of interstate threatening communications for sending violent messages to Jeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf, as Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial concluded in Texas. Prosecutors say Henderson threatened to kill the Metcalf family and to “demolish” or “strangle” relatives; investigators tied the messages to the trial via phone records and social media. She was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri and is being transported to the Eastern District of Texas, where she faces up to five years in federal prison on each count.
U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges against five men tied to Russian intelligence who allegedly ran a global network to surveil Kremlin critics and recruit assassins. In Washington, the operation allegedly directed a US-based Venezuelan citizen to film two locations tied to a Kremlin critic and offered about $40,000 to kill him; the recruit completed surveillance but refused to act. Prosecutors say the network sought other US-based recruits and had operatives in Mexico, with the group implicated in broader plots abroad. All five defendants remain at large.
The FBI says Russia’s intelligence services plotted to surveil and murder targets in the United States and Europe—primarily individuals and infrastructure linked to Ukraine—and has charged five operatives who remain at large. The indictment describes a long-running network that recruited U.S. and international participants, offered money to carry out killings, and has disrupted these plans through cross-agency cooperation.
German prosecutors say a 214-page indictment reveals Hamas planned synchronized attacks in Berlin and Vienna to mark the Oct. 7 anniversary, targeting Israeli diplomats, Jewish centers and pro‑Israel demonstrations, with an international weapons network moving pistols, a rifle and ammunition through Denmark, Germany and Austria. Seven men are charged, including an alleged informant for Germany’s domestic intelligence service; investigators say the plot included a Vienna video claiming responsibility and aimed to expand Hamas’ European operations.
A State Highway Patrol trooper, Nekime Oxendine, was indicted for murder in the March 27 shooting of Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Captain Adam Bean outside a Hope Mills home. The case centers on alleged romantic ties between the shooter and the homeowner, Tara Whitman, who had relationships with both men. Both men were off duty at the time; Bean died from his injuries. Oxendine remains in custody with no bond ahead of an early November court appearance, while the Highway Patrol conducts an internal investigation.
KJ Biermann Jr., Kim Zolciak’s son, has been indicted on seven felony charges in Georgia. His lawyer filed a motion to transfer the case to juvenile court and requested confidentiality at his Oct. 14 arraignment, with not guilty pleas likely. He remains in custody at Atlanta’s Metro Regional Youth Detention Center, and a Sept. 11 bond hearing is scheduled.
Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s son, KJ Biermann, then 15 at the time of arrest, was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on seven counts—including aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, sexual battery of a child under 16, and false imprisonment—for an alleged incident in a Lifetime Fitness gym changing room in April; his attorney emphasizes his innocence and argues the case should be handled in juvenile court, noting the process and evidence are not yet fully known.
A D.C. judge will decide whether to dismiss the indictment against former Olympian David Hearn over the Reflecting Pool damage; prosecutors seek dismissal without prejudice so a future grand jury could reindict if new evidence emerges, while Hearn’s lawyers urge dismissal with prejudice. The case hinges on whether the damage was vandalism or a flaw in installation, a determination bolstered by Interior Department findings, and has drawn attention due to President Trump’s remarks about the matter.
A Georgia grand jury indicted 15-year-old KJ Biermann Jr., son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann, on seven felony charges—including aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy and false imprisonment—relating to an April incident. He’s jailed without bond and has a Sept. 8 court date; his attorney says the allegations are false and emphasizes the case involves juveniles.
KJ Biermann, 15, son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann, was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on seven counts, including aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy and false imprisonment, in connection with an alleged April incident. He is being charged as an adult under Georgia’s SB440 and is being held with no bond at the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center pending a preliminary hearing in September. Zolciak has denied the allegations and said her son passed a polygraph and that no DNA linked to him was found.
Kroy Biermann Jr., 15, the son of Kim Zolciak and former Falcons player Kroy Biermann, has been indicted as an adult on seven counts including aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery, linked to an April incident at an Alpharetta gym; he was arrested on Aug. 17. Zolciak and Biermann deny the allegations, and his attorney asserts innocence. A GBI report reportedly found no male DNA on the areas described by the alleged victim.
Federal prosecutors indicted ICE officer Christian Castro on charges of making false statements about a nonfatal Minnesota shooting during the Trump-era immigration crackdown, a rare instance of the DOJ charging a federal agent with a crime on the job. Castro had previously faced state charges, and the broader Minnesota crackdown involved thousands of federal agents who conducted arrests, clashed with residents, and left three people shot, including two U.S. citizens.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro asked a New York federal judge to throw out an indictment on narcoterrorism and drug-trafficking charges, arguing he enjoys absolute immunity as a foreign head of state. Maduro’s lawyers contend the prosecution violates customary international law and that his alleged acts were official state actions, meaning the case should be dismissed. They also invoke a Supreme Court precedent on presidential immunity, noting the conduct at issue occurred while he held power; trial for Maduro and his wife is slated for next summer.