Category: XXXTentacion

XXXTentacion’s Convicted Killers Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 7, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury…

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Jury Convicts 3 of Murder in Death of Rapper XXXTentacion

March 20, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Three men were found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday in the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were also convicted of armed robbery by a jury that rendered…

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Jurors See Cellphone Data of XXXTentacion’s Accused Killers

March 13, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rapper XXXTentacion concluded their fourth day of deliberations Monday by reviewing almost 1,200 text messages and several videos and photos seized from two of their cellphones. Some of the videos and photos showed the defendants flashing fistfuls of $100 bills hours after the…

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Prosecutor Calls XXXTentacion’s Alleged Killers ‘Predators’

March 8, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A Florida prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday that three men on trial for the 2018 slaying of rapper XXXTentacion were “predators” who waited outside a motorcycle shop to rob and shoot the rising star, escaping with $50,000. Prosecutor Pascale Achille played cellphone videos the defendants allegedly took hours after the killing…

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Suspects in Rapper XXXTentacion’s Death About to Face Trial

January 11, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—More than four years after gunmen killed rapper XXXTentacion during a robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop, three suspects are now scheduled to go on trial. Shooting suspect Michael Boatwright, 28, and his accused accomplices, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, could all receive life sentences if convicted of first-degree murder….

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