Melle Mel, a member of the groundbreaking hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday, June 26th, and charged with felony domestic violence, reports Rolling Stone.
The 62-year-old rapper (born Melvin Glover) was released after posting a $50,000 bond and is expected back in court on July 17th.
Jori Jordon, the woman accusing Glover of domestic violence, claimed in a Facebook video reviewed by Rolling Stone that he struck her in the eye after they had drinks at his hotel room in LA. “I’m just sitting there, chillin,'” she said. “Next thing you know, this man just goes ‘whack’ with four rings on his finger and hits me in my eye.” Jordon added that “there’s a hole” in her previously “injured” eye after he “popped” one of her stitches.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Glover claimed he has known Jordon...
The 62-year-old rapper (born Melvin Glover) was released after posting a $50,000 bond and is expected back in court on July 17th.
Jori Jordon, the woman accusing Glover of domestic violence, claimed in a Facebook video reviewed by Rolling Stone that he struck her in the eye after they had drinks at his hotel room in LA. “I’m just sitting there, chillin,'” she said. “Next thing you know, this man just goes ‘whack’ with four rings on his finger and hits me in my eye.” Jordon added that “there’s a hole” in her previously “injured” eye after he “popped” one of her stitches.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Glover claimed he has known Jordon...
- 6/29/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Kidd Creole, a former member of groundbreaking hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been charged with murder, the New York Police Department told TheWrap on Thursday. According to the department, police responded to a 911 call shortly before midnight Tuesday regarding a male possibly stabbed at East 44th St. and 3rd Ave. Upon arrival, police observed a 55-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to the torso. The victim was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Also Read: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star Tom Wopat Arrested on Indecent Assault, Cocaine Charges Kidd Creole, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover,...
- 8/3/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
He was part of the pioneering hip hop collective Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, the first rappers to be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Now Kidd Creole is in jail for allegedly stabbing a homeless ex-con during a late night scuffle on the streets of Manhattan. His tumultuous life had taken him from thrilling crowds at Madison Square Garden to making ends meet by working odd jobs as a security guard and handyman, but few could have predicted his descent into murder.
Kidd Creole was born Nathaniel Glover Jr. on Feb. 19, 1960, and grew up in the south Bronx.
Kidd Creole was born Nathaniel Glover Jr. on Feb. 19, 1960, and grew up in the south Bronx.
- 8/3/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Nathaniel “Kidd Creole” Glover, a founding member of the iconic hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was charged on Wednesday for fatally stabbing a homeless man in New York City, reports the New York Times. Police say that Glover got in an argument with the other man late Tuesday night in Midtown Manhattan and proceeded to repeatedly stab the man in the torso.
- 8/3/2017
- by Tolly Wright
- Vulture
Rapper The Kidd Creole was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing a homeless man in New York City, according to multiple reports.
Police say the 57-year-old (real name Nathaniel Glover) allegedly stabbed the victim, 55, multiple times in the torso area, according to the Associated Press. The incident took place late Monday evening in the Midtown area of Manhattan.
An NYPD spokesman told PIX11 Glover and the man argued before Glover allegedly pulled out an object and stabbed him twice in the chest and one time in the stomach. The man was found on the sidewalk and later died in the hospital.
Police say the 57-year-old (real name Nathaniel Glover) allegedly stabbed the victim, 55, multiple times in the torso area, according to the Associated Press. The incident took place late Monday evening in the Midtown area of Manhattan.
An NYPD spokesman told PIX11 Glover and the man argued before Glover allegedly pulled out an object and stabbed him twice in the chest and one time in the stomach. The man was found on the sidewalk and later died in the hospital.
- 8/3/2017
- by Daniel Goldblatt
- PEOPLE.com
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