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Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter LaShawn Daniels Passes At 41
Beyonce Turns 38!
You might not immedi- ately recognize his name, but LaShawn Daniels, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter who penned the soundtrack to many of our lives, has reportedly passed away at the age of 41.
The cause of death has yet to be determined, but friends and collaborators have taken to social media to celebrate his legacy and mourn the loss of one of the music industry’s brightest talents.
As the mastermind behind
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April Daniels and LaShawn Daniels attend the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards on January 19, 2019 in Atlanta.
seminal works like “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica, “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child and “You Rock My World” by Michael Jackson, Daniels was a fre- quent collaborator with pro- ducer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and enjoyed a pro- lific career that spanned decades.
Other beneficiaries of his gifts for songwriting and pro- ducing include Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé and many more.
Beyonce turned 38-years- old on Wednesday.
And her husband Jay-Z was the first to share a post for his successful wife with whom he has three children: Blue, Rumi and Sir.
In the early morning hours the rapper posted a photo from his wife's childhood to Instagram with the caption: 'Fun Fact: Beyoncé was born on her big cousin Marlese Bowers (Tina sister Flo daughter birthday).
Crime
Jay and Bey are seen to- gether at the Lion King pre- miere in the UK in July.
Pennsylvania Toddler Allegedly Kidnapped By Uber Driver Found Dead
Man Charged With Distributing Drugs That Led To Death
A Pennsylvania toddler who had an Amber Alert is- sued for her following her al- leged abduction by an Uber driver on Saturday evening has been found dead, WTAE reports.
According to People, the body of 2-year-old Nalani Johnson was found on Tues- day in Pine Ridge Park in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, Dis- trict Attorney Patrick Dougherty confirmed in a news conference.
The cause of Nalani’s death is currently unknown, and an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
Dougherty said that Pennsylvania State Police, the District Attorney’s Office and the FBI are all working “hand- in-hand” on the case.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with distributing drugs that resulted in the death of another person. If convicted, he is facing a mini- mum mandatory sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
Aaron Michael Rohrer,
of Tampa, was indicted for dis- tribution of a mixture of sub- stance containing traceable amounts of fentanyl that re- sulted in death.
According to the indict-
ment, on March 10, 2019, Rohrer distributed a sub- stance containing fentanyl to an individual identified as B. G. B. G. used the substance and subsequently overdosed, and died.
The distribution of the drug took place within 1,000 of Time of Wonder Academy, a primary school, and the Na- tional Louis University, lo- cated in the 5100 block of Sunforest Dr.
25-year-old
Sharena
Nancy is currently being held at the Allegheny County Jail facing charges of kidnapping of a minor, interference with the custody of children, and concealment of the where- abouts of a child in Nalani’s case. Authorities have not said if Nancy is also a suspect in Nalani’s death, according to WTAE.
The tragic case of the tod- dler started on Saturday evening when Nancy al- legedly sped off with the child still in her vehicle after she dropped off Nalani’s father, Paul Johnson, and an unidentified friend near Pitts- burgh.
According to court paper- work, Johnson, who notified authorities, said he tried to call Nancy but she did not an- swer.
The 25-year-old was ar- rested a few hours later; how- ever, Nalani was nowhere to be found.
After the dead body of missing toddler Nalani was discovered in a Pennsylvania park, police now say that the female suspect in the case had a romantic relationship with the girl’s father.
A 26-year-old Columbian citizen has been convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to dis- tribute at least five kilograms of cocaine while on a vessel in the U. S. jurisdiction. She was also convicted of one count of possession with the intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine.
According to evidence presented at trial, Ms. Vanessa Perdomo Zapata was part of an international maritime drug smuggling op- eration involving at least 440 kilograms of cocaine worth approximately $13 million.
Perdomo Zapata was
the Colombian load guard for a Cartagena, Colombia-based cocaine smuggling crew.
Perdomo Zapata and one of her co-conspirators were transporting 18 bales of cocaine onboard a 60-foot sailing vessel from Carta- gena, Colombia to Cancun, Mexico. Ultimately, law en- forcement officers boarded the sailing vessel and discov- ered the 18 bales of cocaine and multiple electronic de- vices consistent with cocaine trafficking.
She is facing up to 10 years in federal prison. Her sentencing date has been set for December 5, 2019.
SHARENA NANCY AND NALANI JOHNSON
Woman Convicted Of International Drug Smuggling
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