Former MTV star arrested in Md. for alleged sex trafficking

By Jack Pointer
April 26, 2022 | 6:29 PM

A former reality TV star who was wanted in Las Vegas for sex trafficking is back in Nevada after being arrested in Linthicum, Maryland.

Las Vegas police say Kevin “Chopper” Barnes, 37, was booked on one count of sex trafficking in Clark County, Nevada, on Monday.

Barnes had appeared on the MTV reality show “Making the Band,” and authorities accuse him of using a large social media following to recruit would-be sex workers.

Police believe there may local victims of Barnes in the region. They’re asked to contact Anne Arundel County police at 410-222-4700 or Las Vegas police at 702-828-3455.

Washington crime stats system experienced a ‘systemic breakdown’ of internal controls, report says

By The Associated Press
July 28, 2026 | 4:55 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department's crime statistics collection experienced a “prolonged, systemic breakdown of its internal control system,” according to a report released Tuesday by the city’s inspector general, which reviewed the department's process after accusations by the federal government that figures were manipulated. The investigation, requested in December by Mayor Muriel Bowser, reviewed MPD crime data from 2015 through 2025. While the report did not indicate any fraud or intentionality in the flaws in the crime stats collection, it recommended a series of steps meant to ensure accuracy in the data gathering going forward.

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