{"id":1901711,"date":"2023-03-20T18:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-convicts-three-men-of-first-degree-murder-armed-robbery-in-killing-of-rapper-xxxtentacion\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:42:40","slug":"jury-convicts-three-men-of-first-degree-murder-armed-robbery-in-killing-of-rapper-xxxtentacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-convicts-three-men-of-first-degree-murder-armed-robbery-in-killing-of-rapper-xxxtentacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Convicts Three Men Of First-Degree Murder, Armed Robbery In Killing Of Rapper XXXTentacion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-convicts-three-men-of-first-degree-murder-armed-robbery-in-killing-of-rapper-xxxtentacion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1901711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A Florida jury found three men guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot by masked gunmen outside a motorcycle shop while they were stealing $50,000 from him.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome were convicted after eight days of deliberations.<\/p>\n<p>XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was only 20 years old when he was killed on June 18, 2018, outside Riva Motorsports in the suburbs of Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p>The conviction came about through a review of surveillance footage, data from over a thousand cellphones, and the testimony of Robert Allen, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last year. Boatwright was identified as the primary shooter, Newsome as the other shooter, and Williams as the driver of the SUV.<\/p>\n<p>Cleopatra Bernard, XXXTentacion\u2019s mother, expressed her gratitude that justice was done after the conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u2019 attorney, Mauricio Padilla, disagreed with the verdict and stated that he believes the court did not afford his client a fair trial.<\/p>\n<p>According to testimony, the four men had planned to commit robberies, which led them to the motorcycle shop to purchase a mask for Williams. Once there, they decided to target XXXTentacion after spotting him inside.<\/p>\n<p>An SUV swerved in front of XXXTentacion&#8217;s car, and two gunmen approached the driver&#8217;s window. One of the gunmen shot XXXTentacion before escaping with a Louis Vitton bag filled with $50,000 cash. The other passenger was left unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>Boatwright was identified as the primary shooter after reviewing text messages. One of them said, \u201cTell my brother I got the money for the new phone.\u201d A few minutes later, he sent a screenshot of a news article reporting XXXTentacion&#8217;s shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Under Florida law, first-degree murder convictions constitute a life sentence. Allen, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, could get anywhere from time served to a life sentence\u2014depending on how much prosecutors consider his testimony.<\/p>\n<p>XXXTentacion rose to fame with his debut album \u201c17&#8243;. However, he was awaiting trial on charges of battery, false imprisonment, and witness tampering stemming from the alleged violent assault of a former girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>The judge set the sentencing for April 6.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8216;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jury-convicts-three-men-of-first-degree-murder-armed-robbery-in-killing-of-rapper-xxxtentacion\">&#8220;Jury Convicts Three Men Of First-Degree Murder, Armed Robbery In Killing Of Rapper XXXTentacion&#8221;<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida jury found three men guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery on Monday in the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was killed by masked gunmen outside a motorcycle shop while stealing $50,000 from the singer. 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