Bronx drill rapper Kay Flock has been named in a federal indictment that costs him with racketeering conspiracy, homicide in assist of racketeering, and extra. Kay Flock, whose actual identify is Kevin Perez, is accused by the federal government of being a member of a gang referred to as “Sev Facet” or “DOA” (brief for “Useless on Arrival”) within the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. The indictment alleges that Kay Flock and his associates “engaged in, amongst different actions, robberies, wire fraud, financial institution fraud, and acts involving homicide and assault.”
“Over a span of a number of years, the members of those gangs allegedly terrorized neighborhoods within the Bronx and Manhattan by killing and taking pictures different folks,” U.S. Lawyer Damian Williams stated within the Division of Justice’s press launch. “Via these costs, we are going to maintain Sev Facet and Third Facet members chargeable for plaguing our communities with gun violence.”
In 2021, when he was 18 years outdated, Kay Flock was charged in New York state with first-degree homicide and accused of killing a 24-year-old man named Oscar Hernandez. He was additionally charged with two felony counts of legal possession of a weapon within the second diploma. The rapper’s subsequent courtroom look is scheduled for Thursday, March 9, 2023, on-line data present.
In an announcement shared right this moment with Pitchfork, Kay Flock’s legal professional, Jeffrey Lichtman, stated:
We’re not shocked by the federal costs as we’ve been combating Kevin’s state homicide cost for over a yr now—and contemplating the taking pictures was a transparent act of self-defense, it wasn’t a very robust cost. That it’s now getting used as a foundation for a attainable dying penalty cost is extraordinary. On video, it’s crystal clear that Kevin was about to be shot after making an attempt to stroll away from his attacker. Solely then, did Kevin use a weapon to defend himself and one other from an armed, violent gang member who was about to tug out the loaded gun in his hand.
On the time of his arrest in New York, Kay Flock had launched The D.O.A. Tape through Capitol Data. He’s since re-released the venture as The D.O.A. Tape (Care Bundle), which incorporates the Cardi B collaboration “Shake It.”
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