The group swung bats and yelled racial slurs while attacking the man. Full story here.

Shocking videotape of police in Washington state assaulting a 15-year-old Black girl in a police cell has been released. In it, 31-year-old sheriff’s deputy, Paul Schene, kicks and pushes the girl, grabs her by her hair and slams her to the floor. Then, he pulls her by her hair and takes her out of the cell. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the incident, according to Komo News out of Seattle. Despite the graphic video, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Harris, who handles civil rights cases for the department, said his office was aware of the incident when King County prosecutors filed charges, but “we didn’t have a lot of information to go on at that point.” Shortly after the videotaped incident, the girl complained about having trouble breathing. She was checked out by paramedics but never taken to the hospital. Officers claim the girl called them a number of names, including “fat pigs.”

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 More details are slowly emerging in the Chris Brown alleged assault drama – the latest being that his girlfriend, Rihanna, has agreed to cooperate with police.  Although Rihanna hasn’t officially been named as a victim, it is clear that she is the one who was involved in the domestic violence call Sunday that kept the high-profile couple away from the Grammy Awards. Law enforcement officials have even described Rihanna’s injuries as “horrific.” Word is that Rihanna suffered a busted lip, bloody nose, bite marks on her arm and some major contusions on both sides of her face.

Movie star Faizon Love was taken to jail Monday for allegedly punching a man outside a Los Angeles hotel. He was booked on charges of assault at the sheriff’s station in West Hollywood. The incident began as a beef outside the Standard Hotel in early January.  As the war of words escalated, Love allegedly punched the man twice. If convicted, Love, 40, could be looking at up to four years in prison, according to the district attorney office. Love has appeared in the movies “Friday,” “Days of Wrath” and “Of Boys and Men.”

The last of four New York men accused of going on an anti-Black rampage following the election of Barack Obama pleaded guilty Monday to assault charges. Prosecutors said that Ralph Nicoletti, 18, and his cohorts attacked three African Americans in the hours after Obama was declared the winner. Brian Carranza, 21; and Michael Contreras and Bryan Garaventa, both 18, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to interfere with voting rights in January. Together, they “knowingly and intentionally” worked to intimidate Black voters, according to prosecutors. Read the rest here.

Morehouse police chief is charged with assault. Morehouse College Chief of Police  Vernon Worthy has been charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment and pointing a gun at someone after a confrontation during a hunting incident in central Georgia. Worthy, who is the chief of Campus Safety at Morehouse, posted bond Monday and was ordered by Chief Magistrate Judge William Thomas of Lamar County to stay away from the Barnesville man he confronted on Nov. 11, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read the rest here.

Fla. student will join a select group. Mary Hopkins 36, will graduate this school year with a math doctorate from Florida Atlantic University – one of five math Ph.D.s that are expected to go to the largest class of women in the school’s history. She also will be the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in math from FAU and only the third among all state universities since at least 1990. Growing up in Baltimore, she had planned to become a doctor, reports The Palm Beach Post. But, after choosing advanced math classes, she decided to consider being a math major.  ”Math is the right thing. It’s what I’m supposed to be studying,” said Hopkins, who hopes to become a professor. “I just found my niche.”

Former rap label boss accused of domestic violence attack on girlfriend

Suge Knight, former head of the bankrupt Death Row Records, faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of controlled substances and domestic violence after allegedly attacking his lady. Vegas cops arrested Knight after his girlfriend of three years said he punched her in the back of the head while he was driving early Wednesday. The alleged victim says she grabbed the steering wheel to draw attention to the car, in hopes that she’d receive help. The car jumped a curb and Knight allegedly chased her when she ran; police reportedly arrived just as he caught the woman. Cops say they witnessed Knight kicking the alleged victim and carrying a knife. With his prior record, if convicted, Knight seems a likely candidate to become the next rap industry figure to disappear for a while.

Kwame Kilpatrick’s trip to DNC still in question.

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is due in court tomorrow for the fifth time in weeks, where he’ll be arraigned on charges that he assaulted a sheriff’s deputy last month. Kilpatrick also faces criminal charges of perjury for his alleged involvement in a cover-up of a police investigation and his denial under oath that he had an extra-marital affair with his former chief of staff. The denials contradict hundreds of text messages sent between Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty, who also faces perjury charges. Kilpatrick’s next court appearance could determine whether he’s free to travel to next week’s Democratic National Convention and historic nomination of Barack Obama. Last week, Judge Leonard Townsend reversed an order that Kilpatrick wear an ankle tether and be restricted from leaving metro Detroit after a bond violation. But within hours, Kilpatrick was tethered again, due to separate restrictions connected with the assault charge. Townsend shocked prosecutors by openly advocating in court for the mayor to attend the Democratic National Convention, but Kilpatrick has said he doesn’t want to be a distraction. Many critics of the mayor say his association with Obama could cost the presidential candidate votes in November.

Peoria Chiefs Player Allegedly Hit Spectator In Head With Ball.
The Peoria Chiefs’ Julio Castillo could face up to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine if he’s convicted of deliberately hitting a fan with a pitch during a Class A game’s brawl last week. The minor-league fracas between the Chiefs and Dayton Dragons resulted in 15 player and manager ejections. Castillo is shown on camera winding up and throwing a ball that allegedly struck spectator Chris McCarthy, 44, in the forehead. McCarthy was treated at a hospital in Dayton. Castillo, 21, was tackled to the ground after throwing the pitch, and later jailed. The Dominican Republic native’s passport was revoked. He’s free after posting bond.

Pro Bowl safety will get a guaranteed $15 million.The Dallas Cowboys’ franchise player has signed a six-year, $39 million contract with the team. Ken Hamlin, a Pro Bowl safety, is guaranteed to earn $15 million, including a $9 million signing bonus. Hamlin’s deal was complete before a 4 p.m. NFL deadline Tuesday, by which teams were required to finalize long-term deals.

Rays Reyes is ‘relieved’
Major League Baseball pitcher Al Reyes won’t face charges stemming from a fight he had at a restaurant while celebrating his 38th birthday this year. Prosecutors dropped their case against the Tampa Bay Rays pitcher, who was hit with a Taser after the April bar fight. Reyes allegedly fell into a ceramic pot and then picked a fight with the man who he thought had pushed him. He later publicly apologized. Robert Heyman, Reyes’ lawyer, says the Dominican pitcher is “certainly relieved.”