YFN Lucci Loss of life Rumors Shut Down By His Lawyer

YFN Lucci is alive and effectively based on his lawyer, who has shut down rumors of the rapper dying whereas in jail.

Drew Findling, who represented Lucci in his RICO trial which resulted in a 10-year jail sentence, spoke to TMZ on Wednesday (September 18) and refuted social media hypothesis that the rapper had handed away behind bars.

Lucci was additionally confirmed to be alive by a pal who posted a video on Instagram of them talking to one another throughout a jail go to.

“Free My N-gga MR. 650 The Wait Is Nearly Over Myboy!! Cease Believing All the things Yall See Myboy Is Protected In Good Arms‼️” he captioned the clip. “He One Of Them Ones #GOD Received His Arms On [.] Free Myboy @yfnlucci Minor Set Again For A Main Comeback.”

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— k3 (@k3toowicked) September 18, 2024

The rumors seem to have begun on Fb earlier than spreading to X (previously Twitter).

YFN Lucci (actual title Rayshawn Bennett) obtained a prolonged jail sentence in January after pleading responsible to at least one depend of violation of the Road Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

Following his sentencing, he publicly apologized to homicide sufferer James Adams and his household.

“First off, I wanna say my coronary heart goes out to my pal, James Adams, and his household,” Lucci mentioned in courtroom. “Additionally, I wanna apologize to my household and my mates for placing them by this demanding course of. I’d additionally wish to apologize to the courtroom. That’s it.”

Earlier than pleading responsible, the Atlanta rapper was going through quite a few felony costs together with homicide, which carried a most sentence of life with out parole.

In an announcement to ABC Information, Lucci’s authorized staff mentioned: “After three years of pretrial litigation, greater than two weeks of jury choice, and three years of incarceration ready for his jury trial, at the moment, the prosecution lastly relented and dismissed the homicide and RICO costs in opposition to Rayshawn Bennett.”

Lucci was initially arrested over a December 2020 capturing in Atlanta that killed 28-year-old James Adams and injured one other man. Prosecutors claimed through the trial that Lucci was the driving force and didn’t fireplace the lethal photographs.

The indictment, which was filed whereas Lucci was out on bond, introduced an entire host of different costs in opposition to him together with racketeering, violating Georgia’s anti-gang legislation and possession of a firearm through the fee of a felony.

Lucci was beforehand supplied a plea deal by prosecutors final yr which might’ve seen him serve 17 years of a 20-year jail sentence.

The rapper rejected it, along with his authorized staff telling TMZ they discovered the deal to be “absurd.”