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Again in 2021, Silento was arrested for the homicide of his cousin, Frederick Rooks.
Now the rapper — whose actual title is Ricky Hawk — has been sentenced to 30 years in jail.
Hawk turned internationally well-known in 2015 on the power of his chart-topping single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae.”
Rapper Silento attends the 2016 BET Awards on the Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Photos)
Silento will spend the following 30 years behind bars
On January 21, 2021, police found Rooks, 34, mendacity on a highway in Panthersville, southeast of Atlanta, at about 3:30 a.m.
They later found surveillance footage that confirmed Silento fleeing the scene in a white BMW.
The rapper was promptly taken into custody and denied parole. He finally pled responsible to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm.
Within the two years main as much as Rooks’ homicide, Silento was arrested on at the least 4 different events.
Silento, a musician, performs previous to the sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the Georgia Dome on November 1, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Picture by Scott Cunningham/Getty Photos)
Silento’s historical past of violent and erratic habits
Hawk was arrested twice in August 2020 on home violence and assault with a lethal weapon costs after two separate incidents in Orange County and Los Angeles, respectively.
He was additionally taken into custody on August 28 following an alleged home disturbance and launched on a cost of inflicting corporal punishment on a partner or cohabitant.
The next 12 months, Hawk was arrested after being noticed in Los Angeles holding a hatchet in his hand, allegedly in search of his girlfriend.
Silento attends “Hidden Figures” Soundtrack Listening Social gathering hosted by DJ Drama with Janelle Monae & Pharrell Williams at Means Road Studios on November 16, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Picture by Paras Griffin/Getty Photos for twentieth Century Fox)
Silento was awaiting trial on these costs when he was arrested for the homicide of his cousin.
Silento’s historical past of psychological well being points
Hawk’s household notes that his psychological well being points have been well-documented, even earlier than his lengthy string of arrests.
After his arrest for his cousin’s homicide, Silento’s reps advised TMZ that the rapper had been battling a “series of mental health illnesses”
Silento, a musician, performs previous to the sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the Georgia Dome on November 1, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Picture by Scott Cunningham/Getty Photos)
They famous that he had even booked an look on medical speak present The Docs for an episode about extreme despair, however he by no means adopted by way of.
Whereas he was unable to repeat the success of “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae,” there was a time when Silento was one of many largest names in hip hop.
The video for his hit tune has been streamed almost 2 billion instances on YouTube.
We hope that everybody concerned on this tragedy can finally discover some form of therapeutic.
