Crime and Public Safety

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan pleaded not guilty on Friday to two criminal charges that she tried to help an undocumented migrant evade immigration enforcement.

R&B singer Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura returned to the witness stand for a third day on Thursday and was forced under cross-examination to read aloud to a jury her explicit messages with former boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs. The case continues to shed light on their allegedly dark and abusive relationship that lasted over a decade. Combs’ sex trafficking trial in Manhattan is expected to last about two months. Cassie Diddy text messages Combs’ lawyers are seeking to portray Cassie as a willing participant in Combs’ lifestyle, and say that while he could be violent, nothing he did amounted to a criminal enterprise. Combs' lawyers began questioning the prosecution's star witness, and some of the text messages read on Thursday expressed enthusiasm for Combs-directed encounters with other men that she previously testified had disgusted her. Defense attorney Anna Estevao read what Combs said in email and text exchanges, while Cassie recited what she wrote to him. In one from August 2009, Combs asked her: "When do you want to freak off? Lol." "I’m always ready to freak off," she replied. Two days later, Cassie sent an explicit message to Combs. "I can’t wait to watch you. I want you to get real hott," he replied. "Me Too, I just want it to be uncontrollable," she said. Cassie asked for a short break, which Judge Arun Subramanian granted, after yet more explicit messages were shown. This came a day after she was made to see still images from videos of sexual encounters during prosecutors’ questioning. Estevao also had Cassie read through warm and loving messages with Combs early in their relationship. Cassie testified that Combs was charismatic, with a larger-than-life personality. At the time, she said, "I had fallen in love with him and cared about him very much." Diddy Trial updates Dig deeper: Prior to the start of the trial, Combs’ lawyers made clear that they intended to label a lot of the sexual behavior of their client as part of the swingers lifestyle. Under questioning, Cassie said that on at least four occasions during their relationship, she watched Diddy have sex with other women. She said Diddy told her it was part of a "swingers lifestyle." Estevao asked Cassie directly whether she thought "freak-offs" were related to the swingers lifestyle. "In a sexual way," Cassie responded, before adding: "They’re very different." Thursday's testimony and evidence was in contrast to the violence and shame Cassie said accompanied "hundreds" of her encounters with male sex workers that Combs watched and controlled during their relationship — which stretched from 2007 to 2018 and started when she was 19, and he was in his 30s. She said the drug-fueled "freak-offs" would last hours and even days, with her sometimes taking IV fluids to recover and eventually developing an opioid addiction because it made her "feel numb" afterward. LiveNOW's Andy Mac talks to FOX 5's Lisa Evers and TMZ's Michael Babcock on the latest.

The Milwaukee City Hall building was placed on lockdown on Thursday, and those inside were told to shelter in place.

Cassie Ventura, ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, is expected to face cross-examination from lawyers today. Cassie testified she was frequently physically and suffered medical issues as a result of the "freak-offs." LiveNOW from host Josh Breslow spoke to criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Michael Brown on the latest.

Authorities have said that the man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison is an inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. A judge rejected a motion for a new trial coming from Lanez?s lawyers, who are continuing to appeal his conviction. LiveNOW's Christina Evans is speaking more about the latest developments with legal analyst Adante Pointer.

Legal analyst Adante Pointer joins LiveNOW's Christina Evans to break down what we learned Wednesday in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan?s arrest and ensuing indictment has escalated a clash between President Donald Trump?s administration and local authorities. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke to FOX 6 Milwaukee's Jason Calvi about the charges Dugan faces which allege she helped a man illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities. The Circuit Judge faces up to six years in prison if she?s convicted on both counts against her.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to reveal his main takeaways from another day of testimony from Cassie Ventura in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial.

On Wednesday, a legal team sought justice in the case of Tory Lanez, who is serving a 10-year sentence in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.

FOX 5 New York's Lisa Evers and TMZ's Michael Babcock join LiveNOW's Andy Mac to break down the latest testimony from Cassie Ventura in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial.

A New Jersey couple is accused of abusing a teen girl for 7 years and forcing her to live in a dog crate.