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Man who took plea deal in XXXTentacion murder gets 7 years, credit for time served
Read full article: Man who took plea deal in XXXTentacion murder gets 7 years, credit for time servedA Broward judge is scheduled to sentence a man Wednesday who took a plea deal in the killing of South Florida rapper XXXTentacion.
3 men convicted of killing rapper XXXTentacion sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: 3 men convicted of killing rapper XXXTentacion sentenced to life in prisonAfter a long, sometimes contentious trial and more than a week of deliberations back in March, three men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacion were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery. On Thursday, Trayvon Newsome, Michael Boatwright and Dedrick Williams are set to be sentenced.
Jury deliberations to resume Monday in XXXTentacion killing
Read full article: Jury deliberations to resume Monday in XXXTentacion killingJury deliberations for the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery will resume next week after the panel finished a seventh day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
Jury for men accused in XXXTentacion killing moving slowly
Read full article: Jury for men accused in XXXTentacion killing moving slowlyThere is still no verdict in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion. The Florida jury finished a sixth day of deliberations Wednesday.
Digital forensics examiner testifies during trial of 3 accused of XXXTentacionโs murder
Read full article: Digital forensics examiner testifies during trial of 3 accused of XXXTentacionโs murderTestimony resumes Thursday in the murder trial of three men who were charged following the robbery and shooting of South Florida rapper XXXTentacion in Deerfield Beach.
WATCH LIVE: Trial of 3 men in murder of rapper XXXTentacion continues
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Trial of 3 men in murder of rapper XXXTentacion continuesTestimony in the murder trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion continued at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
Prosecutors get chance to re-question star witness in XXXTentacion murder trial
Read full article: Prosecutors get chance to re-question star witness in XXXTentacion murder trialTestimony in the murder trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion continued at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday.
XXXTentacion case: Drakeโs legal team asks judge to disallow order for deposition
Read full article: XXXTentacion case: Drakeโs legal team asks judge to disallow order for depositionIn a motion filed over the weekend, an attorney for rapper Aubrey โDrakeโ Graham said his client should not have to appear for a deposition related to the murder trial for three men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacion, and asked the judge to quash an order that would require him to do so.
WATCH LIVE: Trial of 3 men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacion continues
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Trial of 3 men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacion continuesTestimony in the murder trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion continued at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday.
Witness intimidation allegations headline day 3 of testimony in XXXTentacion murder trial
Read full article: Witness intimidation allegations headline day 3 of testimony in XXXTentacion murder trialDay three of testimony in the murder trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion continuedat the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.
Cooperating suspect testifies in trial of 3 men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacion
Read full article: Cooperating suspect testifies in trial of 3 men accused of killing rapper XXXTentacionDay two of testimony in the murder trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion was set to continue at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
Gang expert continues testimony ahead of trial for XXXTentacion murder suspects
Read full article: Gang expert continues testimony ahead of trial for XXXTentacion murder suspectsA gang expert was cross-examined Wednesday before jury selection begins for the trial of three suspects charged in the fatal shooting of rapper XXXTentacion.
XXXTentacion murder: Here is what defenseโs gang expert wants to tell jury
Read full article: XXXTentacion murder: Here is what defenseโs gang expert wants to tell juryJesse De La Cruz, a former gang leader and a convicted felon, was first initiated at 13 years old. He said he was a member of two street gangs and turned his life around in 1997 and earned a doctorate from California State University in 2014 on how gang members exert social control at their schools and communities.
Suspects in rapper XXXTentacionโs death about to face trial
Read full article: Suspects in rapper XXXTentacionโs death about to face trialMore than four years after gunmen killed emerging rap star XXXTentacion during a robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop, three suspects are now scheduled to go on trial.
Suspects in rapper XXXTentacion's death about to face trial
Read full article: Suspects in rapper XXXTentacion's death about to face trialMore than four years after gunmen killed emerging rap star XXXTentacion during a robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop, three suspects are about to go on trial.
Drake beef comes up during hearing held ahead of trial for 3 accused in rapper XXXTentacionโs killing
Read full article: Drake beef comes up during hearing held ahead of trial for 3 accused in rapper XXXTentacionโs killingAttorneys for three suspects charged in the fatal shooting of rapper XXXTentacion will be back in a Broward County courtroom Tuesday for a hearing ahead of their trial.
The Florida Files Podcast: The Life and Death of XXXTentacion
Read full article: The Florida Files Podcast: The Life and Death of XXXTentacionIt's been more than three years since Jahseh Onfroy was gunned down outside of a motorsports store in Deerfield Beach. Now, his accused killers are getting ready to go on trial.
1 of 4 suspects in XXXTentacionโs murder accepts plea deal to testify
Read full article: 1 of 4 suspects in XXXTentacionโs murder accepts plea deal to testifyA Broward County murder suspect accepted a deal to testify against his three co-defendants in the 2018 murder of Jahseh Onfroy, better known as 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion.
Detectives use facial recognition technology to find rapper in Wynwood shooting
Read full article: Detectives use facial recognition technology to find rapper in Wynwood shootingAfter the fatal shooting on North Miami Avenue at Northwest 20th Street, Walker ran away. Aguilar said the Miami Police Department has been testing facial recognition software by Clearview.AI, a New York-based tech company founded in 2017 by a 32-year-old entrepreneur. Lynwood Walker was booked in Miami-Dade County jail on Wednesday to face charges in a Wynwood shooting. (Miami-Dade County)In the Wynwood shooting case, he is facing charges of second-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon and second-degree murder. Walker was out on bond when the Wynwood shooting happened.
Good vibes, closure bring fans to XXXTentacionโs โBad Vibesโ Wynwood release party
Read full article: Good vibes, closure bring fans to XXXTentacionโs โBad Vibesโ Wynwood release partyMIAMI โ Lines started forming before the break of dawn Thursday in anticipation of killed rapper XXXTentacionโs โBad Vibes Foreverโ album release event in Wynwood. He put his fans ahead of himself,โ Keidy Vega, who showed up around 5 a.m. to wait in line, said. Starting at 11 a.m., a multi-sensory museum put together by the estate of the platinum recording artist was opened to the public as part of the day-long release event already at max capacity, event organizers said. โThatโs why Iโm here.โThe rapper released his last album, โSkins,โ nearly one year ago to the date in a similar Art Basel-timed release party at the RC Cola Plant in Miami. This yearโs album release party was expected to wrap around 2 a.m. Friday.
Life and death of XXXTentacion chronicled in next 'Florida Files' podcast
Read full article: Life and death of XXXTentacion chronicled in next 'Florida Files' podcastPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. โ Not many people in the mainstream had heard of the Broward County rapper known as XXXTentacion before the news of his death broke on June 18, 2018. But at music festivals and in the underground rap scene, Jahseh Onfroy was a music pioneer of a new sound for Generation Z. On a Monday afternoon, a drive in his BMW i8 sports car to a motorsport shop with $50,000 in cash in his favorite Louis Vuitton cross bag would end up costing the 20-year-old his life -- killed in broad daylight during an armed robbery. "The Florida Files" goes step by step into what happened leading up to the death of XXXTentacion and looks back at the controversial life of the young rapper. Local 10's Michelle Solomon, host of "The Florida Files," talks to those who were close to the rapper in exclusive conversations with family members, music producers and deejays about the life and death of XXXTentacion.