Silentó
I Acquired a 30-Yr Jail Rap
… For Killing My Personal Cousin
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Atlanta rapper Silentó, of “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” fame has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for his position within the 2021 taking pictures loss of life of his cousin.
The DeKalb County District Lawyer introduced on Wednesday that the 27-year-old rapper, born Ricky Lamar Hawk, pled responsible to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm throughout the fee of a criminal offense, in addition to concealing the loss of life of one other — Frederick Rooks III.
As we instructed you, DeKalb County Police discovered Rooks affected by a number of gunshot wounds, with bullet casings on the scene.
Surveillance footage later confirmed Silentó fleeing the world in a white BMW.
Investigators ultimately used ballistic testing to match the shell casings discovered on the scene with a gun present in Silentó’s possession.
10 days later, the rapper ultimately confessed to the slaying … however shouldered a few of the blame to a major psychological well being disaster he suffered from since he was a toddler. He reportedly even tried to take his personal life in 2020.
Nonetheless, the choose nonetheless felt 30 years was the suitable punishment.
