Silentó
I Obtained a 30-Yr Jail Rap
… For Killing My Personal Cousin
Printed June 11, 2025 1:20 PM PDT
Atlanta rapper Silentó, of “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” fame has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for his function within the 2021 taking pictures demise 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 demise of one other — Frederick Rooks III.
As we instructed 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 ultimately 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 ultimately confessed to the slaying … however shouldered a number of the blame to a major psychological well being disaster he suffered from since he was a baby. He reportedly even tried to take his personal life in 2020.
Nonetheless, the decide nonetheless felt 30 years was the suitable punishment.
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