Jury Finds Defendants in XXXTentacion Murder Trial Guilty
Posted on AllSides March 20th, 2023
A jury has found three men guilty of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery in Broward County. On Monday, Circuit Judge Michael Usan read the verdicts aloud as deputies placed each defendant in handcuffs. Dedrick Williams, Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome were unanimously found guilty of murder and robbery. The jury took just over six days to deliberate. “We’re good, justice was served. Thank you guys for supporting us," said Cleopatra Bernard, XXXTentacion's mother. The trial spanned for four weeks as prosecutors laid out testimony, surveillance video...