Because the XXXTentacion trial forges on, the prosecution continues to aim to discredit the protection’s argument that rappers like Drake, Migos, Joe Budden and others had something to do with X’s killing.
On day six of the trial, Wednesday (Feb. 15), homicide suspect Dedrick Williams’s former girlfriend took the stand for the prosecution and testified Williams instructed her he was current for the theft and murder of XXXTentacion on June 18, 2018, noticed the shooter and knew who the shooter was. From there, prosecutor Pascale Achille’s line of questioning centered round squashing the protection’s concept {that a} rap beef led to XXX’s demise.
“Did he ever let you know the taking pictures of [XXXTentacion] had something to do with Drake?” Achille questioned on the 1:27:49-mark of Regulation&Crime Networks’ livestream of the trial (under).
“No, ma’am,” the girl answered.
“Throughout anytime in your relationship, did Dedrick Williams ever point out something about Drake? About Migos? About any Toronto connections? About anyone named DJ [Akademiks]? About some other rappers or Joe Budden? Did he point out any of these individuals?”
The girl gave a swift “no” reply to all questions involving anybody within the rap business being introduced up by Williams in connection to the crime.
That is the second day in a row that Achille has questioned a witness in regards to the protection’s declare {that a} rap beef is what sparked XXXTentacion’s demise and never the theft and taking pictures that his shoppers are being accused of. On Tuesday (Feb. 14), Achille questioned suspect-turned state’s witness Robert Allen about if there may be any Drake connection to XXXTentacion’s demise.
“Did anyone related with Drake that you just’re conscious of rent you to do the crime of killing and robbing the sufferer on June 18, 2018?” questioned Achille, to which Allen replied “no.”
Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome are accused of robbing and killing XXXTentacion outdoors RIVA Motorsports in Deerfield Seaside, Fla., with Boatwright being accused of firing the deadly photographs. Robert Allen, who was additionally arrested in reference to the crime, pleaded responsible final August and is presently testifying in opposition to his codefendants.
Dedrick Williams’ protection lawyer Mauricio Padilla has been making an attempt to persuade the jury that Drake or beef with one other rapper may have performed a hand in XXXTentacion’s demise, citing lyrics and a 2017 social media submit from XXX that reads: “If anybody tries to kill me it was [Drake].” Padilla pushed for weeks to have Drake sit for a deposition and reply questions on to case to no avail. Boatwright, Williams and Newsome face life in jail if convicted of first-degree homicide.
