Man accused of sending 17-year-old son to kill rapper PnB Rock at South Los Angeles restaurant He was sentenced this Monday to 31 years in prison to life imprisonment.
Freddie Lee Trone was found guilty of the rapper’s murder on August 7whose real name was Rakim Hasheem Allen, after the jury determined that he had ordered his teenage son to rob PnB Rock at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant in September 2022.
Trone, 42, heard the sentence from Judge Connie Quiñones in Los Angeles Superior Court, on one count of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Trone’s son, who is now 19, He was also charged with murder, but is in the custody of the juvenile system.while a judge ruled that he is not fit to stand trial for now.
Before being shot, The rapper was sitting at a table with his girlfriendwho had posted a photo of his meal and its location on social media.
According to the testimonies, at that time, PnB Rock was wearing jewelry worth several hundred thousand dollarswhich is why they shot him and stole his belongings.
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Moments before the sentence was handed down in the courtroom on Monday, The rapper’s mother, Deanna Allen, who traveled from Philadelphiamade a statement and addressed Trone directly.
“I don’t understand how a parent can directly endanger their child.”I can’t understand it. That action had a domino effect and ruined so many lives. Rakim was the shining light in our family, he was a star to us,” Allen said.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, He called the shooting that killed the rapper tragic and senseless..
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“I would like to express my deepest condolences to Rakim Allen’s family, friends and fans. His life was cut short by an act of violence that no family should have to endure,” Gascón said.
Trone denied ordering his son to kill the rapper and said that he was only an accomplice in the crime.
Trone’s lawyer, Winston McKesson, He plans to appeal the sentence stating that there was no evidence that his client was a major participant in the crime and that he did not know his son was in possession of a firearm.
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McKesson filed a petition for a new trial on this casebut the motion was denied.
In July 2024, a relative of Trone, Shauntel Monique Trone, 40, pleaded guilty to complicityand sentencing is expected in January 2025.
Trone’s son has scheduled to appear in court on October 2according to prosecutors.
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A fourth defendant, Tremont Jones, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, for which he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Prosecutors stated that Allen She was the victim of a shooting to steal her jewelry on September 12, 2022 at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant.
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