Silentó
I Obtained a 30-Yr Jail Rap
… For Killing My Personal Cousin
Revealed
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 dying of his cousin.
The DeKalb County District Legal professional 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 through the fee of a criminal offense, in addition to concealing the dying of one other — Frederick Rooks III.
As we informed 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 realm in a white BMW.
Investigators finally 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 finally confessed to the slaying … however shouldered a number of the blame to a big 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.
