The protection workforce for the XXXTentacion homicide trial is suggesting that one movie star was concerned within the late rapper’s homicide!
In case you didn’t know, suspects Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick Williams are accused of fatally capturing XXXTentacion throughout an obvious theft at a motorbike retailer in Florida in 2018. They’re every dealing with a first-degree homicide cost and theft expenses. If convicted, they face a life sentence in jail. A fourth man, Robert Allen, pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide final yr and is ready to testify in opposition to the three males throughout the trial.
And whereas there may be plenty of proof in opposition to the suspects, their protection workforce appears to be pulling out no matter they’ll to make jurors query in the event that they’re really responsible – together with accusing investigators of not trying into different suspects, particularly Drake. You learn that proper. The protection workforce is making an attempt to recommend the 36-year-old rapper in some way may have been behind the slaying!
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The 20-year-old’s loss of life got here 4 months after 17 individuals had been killed in a capturing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. According to The New York Post, the protection argued that the Broward County Sheriff’s Office was underneath strain to resolve his homicide and by no means explored different suspects, together with Drake, who had a feud with XXXTentacion. In reality, they famous the artist as soon as shared on social media that if he ever died, Drake was the explanation. However, XXXTentacion, whose actual identify is Jahseh Onfroy, later walked again on the assertion. One of the attorneys, Mauricio Padilla, advised jurors:
“For Broward County, for everyone involved, this was a nightmare.”
Prosecutors, for his or her half, shut down the speculation, insisting the capturing was a theft gone unsuitable. They additionally famous there may be zero proof linking Drake to the crime. Instead, the workforce says Boatwright, Trayvon, and Williams allegedly went to Riva Motorsports on June 18, 2018, to purchase masks as they deliberate to commit armed robberies. But after they noticed XXXTentacion inside the shop, they modified their plans and focused him as an alternative.
Later, the HOPE musician exited the place in his BMW however was lower off by Williams’ SUV. According to prosecutor Pascale Achille, Boatwright and Newsome allegedly stormed the automobile to rob XXXTentacion, they usually took about $50,000 he had in a Louis Vuitton bag. She defined Boatwright then shot him a number of occasions “without any provocation.” The three males had been additionally tied to the capturing by way of surveillance footage, cellphone spots, and testimony from Allen. Some of them even confirmed off the money they stole on social media. Achille stated:
“They go on social media and start bragging that they have this influx of cash. They flash it like it’s Christmas Day.”
Despite the surveillance footage, Boatwright’s lawyer, Joseph Kimok, insisted his shopper was house asleep when the homicide occurred, and the cellphone knowledge linked to him was a cellphone utilized by a number of males. Although Boatwright appeared with the cash on social media, the lawyer stated it belonged to Allen. Newsome’s lawyer additionally claimed the suspect was not on the scene of the crime.
Yeah… The protection’s Drake idea appears very implausible proper now primarily based on the proof introduced thus far! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback beneath.
[Image via Drake/YouTube, XXXTentacion/YouTube]