Jury Finds Three Men Guilty In 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion
XXXTentacion
By: Omar Cook
On Monday, the murder case of rap star XXXtentacion has finally come to a verdict. Three men, Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 were found guilty of first-degree murder of XXXtentacion who was shot while being robber of $50,000 as he outside of motorcycle shop in South Florida.
The trio was also convicted of armed robbery by a jury which reach a verdict in less than an hour of day 8 of deliberations. They are set to be sentenced on April 6 by Circuit Judge Michael Usan and they are expected to receive life sentences per Florida law for first-degree murder convictions.
The three new convictions make a total of 4 now as, Robert Allen, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last year and testified against his co-conspirators. Over thee course of the trial, it was learned that the group was planning to rob random people and happened to run across XXXtentacion. After they noticed who he was, the group proceeded with the attack.
Trayvon Newsome, left, Dedrick Williams and Michael Boatwright all found guilty of first-degree murder of XXXTentacion at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Surveillance footage showed at least two suspects watching XXXTentacion before carrying on with the murder. Cellphone records also linked the men to the crime as the group took pictures with money they stole.
XXXTentacion was a rising star tackling subjects of depression, and mental health in his music.
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