Polk County Sheriff's Workplace
A “self-proclaimed” Florida rapper has been charged with homicide after detectives tied him to a killing utilizing his personal lyrics and music video, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd mentioned Thursday, as he skewered the “silly” singer at a press convention.
La’Darion Chandler, 19, began “crying like a child that misplaced his pacifier” when he acquired slapped with homicide expenses for the December slaying of rival gang member John McGhee, 33, Judd mentioned.
On the Thursday press convention, the sheriff repeatedly dumped on Chandler, generally known as “Bang Bang,” for not solely singing that allegedly implicated himself, but in addition for his shortcomings as an artist and his choice to shoot McGhee as he was working away.
“He’s not a lot of a rapper. My rapper professional says he doesn’t sing properly. He doesn’t transfer properly. He’s only a horrible rapper,” Judd mentioned. “However, he’s a silly rapper. He not solely makes a rap video about taking pictures any person, however he additionally admits to taking pictures the man within the again. ‘I’m a coward rapper, that’s what I'm. In case you don’t consider me, watch me shoot the man within the again.’”
Judd mentioned his “rapper professional” is a detective who loves rap music. That detective informed him that Chandler is “one of many worst rappers he’s ever listened to in his total life,” Judd defined.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd shows lyrics from a music he claims led detectives to arrest a Florida rapper on homicide expenses this week in Lakeland, Florida.
Polk County Sheriff's Workplace
When he was hit with a first-degree homicide cost this week, Judd says Chandler was already in custody in Lakeland, Florida, about midway between Tampa and Orlando, for a separate non-fatal taking pictures.
The cost ends a months-long investigation that was difficult by McGhee, who refused to call his shooter whereas getting handled within the hospital as a result of he needed to hunt revenge himself finally.
“He needed to maintain it himself,” Judd mentioned. “He didn’t need that gang member locked up as a result of, if he was locked up, he couldn’t get to him.”
A few month into his hospital keep, McGhee died on Jan. 9 after he refused to take medication—regardless of docs and deputies urging him to take it—wanted for him to get higher, Judd mentioned. The sheriff added that McGhee would repeatedly mislead detectives or not reply to their questions in any respect.
“He took to his demise the individual that shot him,” Judd mentioned.
Judd mentioned detectives consider the Dec. 17 taking pictures passed off after “mean-mugging” and “bad-eying” from the rival gang members turned violent, with Chandler opening hearth on McGhee as he ran away.
The sheriff referred to as the ordeal the results of “testosterone overload” earlier than he performed a portion of Chandler’s music, which mentioned partially: “Tried to run I hit his again, although I shoot like a Mac.”
Judd mentioned Chandler “was a large number” even earlier than his final arrest, with the 19-year-old having seven prior felony arrests on expenses that embody fleeing to elude, grand theft, and car housebreaking. His first arrest was at simply 11 years outdated.
Chandler has had three stints in jail: His first sentence was for one month, his second for 2 months and, most lately, he spent a 12 months behind bars earlier than getting out late final 12 months, simply weeks earlier than he allegedly shot McGhee, Judd mentioned.
The sheriff mentioned Chandler wasn’t permitted to personal a gun due to his previous convictions, however he incessantly posed with weapons in images posted to social media.
The homicide weapon utilized in McGhee’s taking pictures hasn’t been discovered, however Judd promised anybody who palms it over to deputies a $5,000 payout.
Judd mentioned Chandler shot at one other man earlier this 12 months however the sufferer survived. Chandler was arrested for the taking pictures and, whereas in custody, was charged with first-degree homicide this week for McGhee’s demise.
“So take a look at this child, he’s 19, he’s going to jail for the remainder of his life,” Judd mentioned. “I would like all of you cool dudes to consider this whilst you’re watching your gangster rap, and also you’re searching for a stolen gun…this man thought he was going to be you—otherwise you’re going to be him.”