Silentó, the artist who rose to fame with the 2015 hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2021 killing of his cousin.
The 27-year-old artist from Atlanta, whose real name is Ricky Hawk, entered a guilty but mentally ill plea on Wednesday to charges including voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, firearm possession during the commission of a crime, and concealing a death. In exchange for his plea, a separate murder charge was dismissed, the Independent reported.
Silentó was taken into custody by DeKalb County authorities and accused of fatally shooting his 34-year-old cousin, Frederick Roots III, in January 2021.
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