Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome will receive mandatory life sentences
Three men have been found guilty of the murder of rapper , following a month-long trial.
Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida today (March 20). The three men will receive mandatory life sentences at a future date (via
XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was in Miami, Florida in June 2018.
Boatwright, Williams and Newsome all originally pleaded not-guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. A fourth codefendant, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges in August 2022 and there were reports that a plea deal was taken by Allen in the hope of reducing his sentence by co-operating with law enforcement.
During the trial Allen testified that the three men had planned to commit robberies that day and went to the motorcycle shop to buy a mask, but they spotted XXXTentacion and decided to target him.
The case was built around surveillance footage taken inside and outside of Riva Motorsports, plus phone videos that showed the trio with money that was allegedly stolen.
XXXtentacion at I Heart radio Station 103.5 The Beat, Fort Lauderdale, USA – 26 May 2017
Last month, a Florida judge ruled that , after the rapper’s lawyers argued it was “unreasonable” for him to be drawn into the case.
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