More details are being released about the 140-count indictment that led to New York rappers Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, and dozens of others being arrested on Tuesday (May 16).
Brooklyn district attorney Eric Gonzalez claims that Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow were part of an alliance between the 8 Trey Crips and the 9 Ways gang that led to dozens of shootings and at least one murder. Gonzalez alleges that Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow were leaders of the group and that they used money from their rap careers to "facilitate further gang activity."
A 2020 shooting in Prospect Lefferts Gardens that left 23-year-old Theodore Senior dead and five others injured is also at the center of the case. Gonzalez alleges that Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G funded an expensive steak dinner for shooters in the incident. NYPD Deputy Chief Jason Savino revealed further details, and he claims that the rappers wore matching outfits and gifted one person with a custom gold necklace that had Theodore Senior's nickname engraved.
Sheff G's sister, Crystal Williams, is also accused of texting her brother, telling him that a member of Folk Nation "had to get hit or killed." Senior, an alleged member of the Folk Nation gang, was killed in the shooting after Williams sent the text. Investigators claim that Sheff G sent a text to someone else to confirm Senior's death after the shooting. Other texts allegedly show Sheff G speaking about another shooting of a rival he suspected of shooting up his home, according to Gonzalez.
Sheff G is facing up to 25 years in prison, and during a press conference, Gonzalez clarified that no rap lyrics are being used in the case.
He stated, "This is not an indictment of rap music. In fact, this investigation did not rely on a single lyric to prove any of the alleged crimes. But it is an indictment of how when someone does well for themselves and could do real good in our community, they use their fame and money to further gang violence."
Source: New York Times
