A Florida jury found a fired police officer guilty of manslaughter and attempted murder in the October 2015 shooting death of Corey Jones, a 31-year-old stranded motorist. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/07/fired-officer-who-killed-stranded-black-motorist-guilty-attempted-murder-manslaughter/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.47d58668ed63

Keith Tyrone Smith, 52, now stands accused — alongside Valeria Smith, 28, his grown daughter from a previous relationship — of murdering Jacquelyn on Dec. 1 and concocting a story about a panhandler and a knife-wielding man in Baltimore. Police say the two made a run for the Mexican border, and they were apprehended Sunday in Texas. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-jacquelyn-smith-finances-estate-20190306-story.html

Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary are defending their relationship with singer R. Kelly in the latest installment of the “CBS This Morning” interview about the singer’s controversy. https://www.ajc.com/news/joycelyn-savage-azriel-clary-say-their-parents-wanted-money-from-kelly-new-interview/ZXuaTjNmMcrOIRLjpRfDiO/

The philanthropic division of JAY-Z's Roc Nation rallied in support of 11-year-old Jabari Talbot, a 6th-grade boy who was arrested last month after refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/jay-z-roc-nation-roc-help-get-pledge-of-allegiance-case-dismissed