Members of Bobby Shmurda’s GS9 crew Derissant and GS9 cohort Alex Crandon were convicted of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy for the killing of a 19-year-old rival gang member in Brooklyn, New York.
Both of them where found guilty on a long list of charges including conspiracy in the second and fourth degrees, murder in the second degree, multiple counts of attempted murder in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, among others.
Rashid Derissant of Bobby Shmurda’s GS9 unit has been sentenced to 98 1/3 to life in prison while Crandon’s sentence is yet to be announced.
As for Bobby Shmurda, his case is still pending. The “Hot Nigga” rapper’s court date is now set for September 12 after being deferred earlier this month.
The rapper got into a slew of legal troubles after signing to Epic Records following the viral success of his aforementioned hit single.
On December 17, 2014, while in Quad Studios in New York, Shmurda (whose real name is Ackquille Pollard) and 14 other alleged GS9 members were arrested on multiple charges.
