Silento has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for the 2021 killing of his cousin, Frederick Rooks.
Silento Sentenced for Cousin’s Homicide
On Wednesday (June 11), Silento, born Ricky Hawk, appeared in DeKalb County, Ga., court docket, the place he pleaded responsible however mentally ailing to costs associated to the deadly capturing. In change for his malice homicide cost being dropped, Silento pleaded responsible to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm throughout the fee of a felony and concealing the demise of one other, XXL confirmed by way of court docket information.
He obtained 20 years for the manslaughter cost, whereas getting 5 years every for aggravated assault and firearm possession. He was credited for time served since his arrest in February of 2021.
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Silento’s Fame and Authorized Points
Silento rose to stardom in 2015 together with his single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” which has been licensed platinum six occasions and has almost 2 billion streams on YouTube. Nevertheless, in 2020, he was arrested after strolling right into a random household’s house with a hatchet searching for his girlfriend. The identical 12 months, he was arrested once more in Georgia for driving 140 miles per hour.
Silento Charged With Homicide
In Februry of 2021, just a few weeks after the rapper’s 23 birthday, he was arrested and charged with killing his 34-year-old cousin, Frederick Rooks, who was shot to demise that January. Following the arrest, Silento’s publicist launched a press release saying Silento has been suffeirng from psychological well being points for years and was going via a bi-polar episode when the killing occurred. Earlier this 12 months, it was reported that Silento had been deem mentally unfit to face trial.
XXL has reached out to Silento’s legal professional for remark.
