XXXTentacion murder trial
| Florida v. Boatwright, Newsome, and Williams | |
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Case Number 18008318CF10A (Boatwright), 18008640CF10A (Newsome), 18007440CF10A (Williams) | |
| Court | 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida |
| Full case name | The State of Florida v. Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick D. Williams |
| Submitted | June 20, 2019 |
| Started | February 7, 2023 |
| Decided | March 20, 2023 |
| Verdict | Guilty on all counts |
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| Prosecution | Pascale Achille |
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| Judge sitting | Michael A. Usan |
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| Decision by | Jury verdict |
The State of Florida v. Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick Williams was an American criminal case in Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit in which the three were charged with robbing and murdering Jahseh Onfroy, the rapper and singer-songwriter who performed as XXXTentacion. They were convicted on all charges and were given the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
On June 18, 2018, after leaving RIVA motorsports in Deerfield Beach, Florida in his car, Onfroy was stopped by two masked men who robbed him at gun point. He was then shot three times and died from his wounds. Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome were the gunmen, Boatwright was the shooter, and Dedrick Williams was the main orchestrator. The trial began on February 7, 2023. Both the prosecution and defense rested their cases on March 3, 2023. Closing arguments occurred on March 7 and 8, and on March 20, the jury found all defendants guilty. On April 6, 2023, all three defendants were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.