Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Nicole Pardon. The trial against Sean Diddy Combs is nearing an end. During the defense's closing argument on Friday, Shawn Combe's attorney dismissed the sex trafficking and racketeering trial as a sham, labeling the prosecution's narrative and exaggerated depiction of the music icon's swinger lifestyle. In a confident and at times sarcastic presentation, defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo countered the government's characterization of Cassie Ventira as a victim of sex trafficking, referring to her instead as a quote winner who emerged with thirty million dollars following settlements with mister Combs and the properteer of the hotel where she experienced an assault. Agnifilo contended that the two ex girlfriends of mister Combs who testified they were cohersed into drug fueled sex parties were actually eager participants, citing explicit text messages that conveyed their excitement for the encas he said they are swingers, asserting that the gatherings did not constitute sex trafficking as alleged by the prosecution. I suppose you can sex traffic your girlfriend if you sell her into prostitution, he argued, but emphasized that mister Colmbs was not profiting from these interactions. He characterized the seven week trial as a quote tell of two trials, claiming that the prosecution's arguments were undermined by witness testimonies and text messages that were presented as evidence. Agniffilo also challenged the assertion that mister Colmbs and his associates had established a criminal enterprise involved in kidnapping, bribery, and arson, and mocked the accusation of drug distribution, suggesting the government had overstepped this is personal use drugs, he remarked. Earlier in the week, the prosecution delivered their closing arguments in Shandee Decomb's sex trafficking and racketeering trial. They detailed how the testimonies throughout the trials substantiated the charges against the rapper, including two counts of sex trafficking, racketeering, and two counts of transportation for prostitution purposes. The government maintained that mister Colmbs operated the alleged criminal enterprise with complete authority citing witness testimonies, text messages, bank records, and audio evidence that reportedly demonstrated his criminal activities spanning for decades. According to the prosecution, they illustrated that mister Colmbs disregarded consent. Assistant US Attorney Christine Slavic declared that Diddy had evaded accountability due to his wealth and influence, stating that stops now for more Here's crime online. Stave Mack.

Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Nicole Pardon. The trial against Sean Diddy Combs is nearing an end. During the defense's closing argument on Friday, Shawn Combe's attorney dismissed the sex trafficking and racketeering trial as a sham, labeling the prosecution's narrative and exaggerated depiction of the music icon's swinger lifestyle. In a confident and at times sarcastic presentation, defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo countered the government's characterization of Cassie Ventira as a victim of sex trafficking, referring to her instead as a quote winner who emerged with thirty million dollars following settlements with mister Combs and the properteer of the hotel where she experienced an assault. Agnifilo contended that the two ex girlfriends of mister Combs who testified they were cohersed into drug fueled sex parties were actually eager participants, citing explicit text messages that conveyed their excitement for the encas he said they are swingers, asserting that the gatherings did not constitute sex trafficking as alleged by the prosecution. I suppose you can sex traffic your girlfriend if you sell her into prostitution, he argued, but emphasized that mister Colmbs was not profiting from these interactions. He characterized the seven week trial as a quote tell of two trials, claiming that the prosecution's arguments were undermined by witness testimonies and text messages that were presented as evidence. Agniffilo also challenged the assertion that mister Colmbs and his associates had established a criminal enterprise involved in kidnapping, bribery, and arson, and mocked the accusation of drug distribution, suggesting the government had overstepped this is personal use drugs, he remarked. Earlier in the week, the prosecution delivered their closing arguments in Shandee Decomb's sex trafficking and racketeering trial. They detailed how the testimonies throughout the trials substantiated the charges against the rapper, including two counts of sex trafficking, racketeering, and two counts of transportation for prostitution purposes. The government maintained that mister Colmbs operated the alleged criminal enterprise with complete authority citing witness testimonies, text messages, bank records, and audio evidence that reportedly demonstrated his criminal activities spanning for decades. According to the prosecution, they illustrated that mister Colmbs disregarded consent. Assistant US Attorney Christine Slavic declared that Diddy had evaded accountability due to his wealth and influence, stating that stops now for more Here's crime online. Stave Mack.

Slavic asked the jury he carefully consider his testimony and ask themselves if it's even remotely possible that Combes lieutenants did not have some idea of what was happening in those hotel rooms. Slavic says it defies logic that his staff was totally in The staff members helped set up Comb's hotel rooms, delivered him large sums of cash, and made sure strange men had access to the rooms. When assistant Jonathan Perez found a sexually explicit video of Jane Christina Korum, questioned him about it and told him to go to her if it ever happened again. Several former assistants sent texts laughing about the escorts waiting in the lobby and Korum's texts show she knew some of the men by name.

Slavic asked the jury he carefully consider his testimony and ask themselves if it's even remotely possible that Combes lieutenants did not have some idea of what was happening in those hotel rooms. Slavic says it defies logic that his staff was totally in The staff members helped set up Comb's hotel rooms, delivered him large sums of cash, and made sure strange men had access to the rooms. When assistant Jonathan Perez found a sexually explicit video of Jane Christina Korum, questioned him about it and told him to go to her if it ever happened again. Several former assistants sent texts laughing about the escorts waiting in the lobby and Korum's texts show she knew some of the men by name.

Lastly, the prosecution delivers the final words. Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comy is responding to the defense's closing statements. She criticized the defense for attempting to justify the music mogul's actions and shifting blame onto the victims. The judge has indicated that the jury will probably receive the case on Monday. For more on this ongoing trial, tone in tonight Crime Stories with Nancy Grace seven pm Eastern and midnight on Doctor Field's Merit Street Media, and download Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on your favorite podcasting out for crime and justice news. After this and now to Texas, where a woman sat in the middle of the highway on a lawn chair while armed with a gun, threatening to shoot herself in a shocking incident that shut down the interstate and prompted a police stand off. The hours long event occurred on Interstate forty five in the Spring area north of Houston after the woman was involved in a car accident. The sixty four year old woman finally surrendered to police and no one was hurt. The incident began when the woman allegedly intentionally crashed her car into the back of a semi in the southbound lanes of the interstate. No one was hurt in the crash. According to the police department, the woman in reportedly got out a lawn chair and a gun and sat down in the middle of the highway, prompting emergency cruise to shut down the north and southbound lanes. The suspect refuses to comply with verbal commands and is refusing to drop the weapon. A member of the Harris County Constable Precinct reported the woman involved in the standoff reportedly has a history of mental illness. She sat in the lawn chair with a revolver in her hand for hours. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the woman kept pointing the gun at her head. She persistently kept it to her face, her throat, her head, therefore making it very difficult for us to approach her and take the gun away, he said. He said the woman was experiencing suicidal thoughts while she sat in the chair. It was a very delicate situation throughout this entire ordeal, said the sheriff. Law Enforcement Crisis negotiators were brought to the scene to talk to the woman, and eventually her daughter was brought in as well. Once the woman realized her daughter was there, she felt safe. They said. She gave up the weapon. We saved her life, said the sheriff. With the help of her daughter and our officers, she will now receive the help that she needs. For the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app is crime Alert. I'm nickel Parton.

Lastly, the prosecution delivers the final words. Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comy is responding to the defense's closing statements. She criticized the defense for attempting to justify the music mogul's actions and shifting blame onto the victims. The judge has indicated that the jury will probably receive the case on Monday. For more on this ongoing trial, tone in tonight Crime Stories with Nancy Grace seven pm Eastern and midnight on Doctor Field's Merit Street Media, and download Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on your favorite podcasting out for crime and justice news. After this and now to Texas, where a woman sat in the middle of the highway on a lawn chair while armed with a gun, threatening to shoot herself in a shocking incident that shut down the interstate and prompted a police stand off. The hours long event occurred on Interstate forty five in the Spring area north of Houston after the woman was involved in a car accident. The sixty four year old woman finally surrendered to police and no one was hurt. The incident began when the woman allegedly intentionally crashed her car into the back of a semi in the southbound lanes of the interstate. No one was hurt in the crash. According to the police department, the woman in reportedly got out a lawn chair and a gun and sat down in the middle of the highway, prompting emergency cruise to shut down the north and southbound lanes. The suspect refuses to comply with verbal commands and is refusing to drop the weapon. A member of the Harris County Constable Precinct reported the woman involved in the standoff reportedly has a history of mental illness. She sat in the lawn chair with a revolver in her hand for hours. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the woman kept pointing the gun at her head. She persistently kept it to her face, her throat, her head, therefore making it very difficult for us to approach her and take the gun away, he said. He said the woman was experiencing suicidal thoughts while she sat in the chair. It was a very delicate situation throughout this entire ordeal, said the sheriff. Law Enforcement Crisis negotiators were brought to the scene to talk to the woman, and eventually her daughter was brought in as well. Once the woman realized her daughter was there, she felt safe. They said. She gave up the weapon. We saved her life, said the sheriff. With the help of her daughter and our officers, she will now receive the help that she needs. For the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app is crime Alert. I'm nickel Parton.