Pop Smoke homicide suspect faces 29 years in jail after accepting plea deal

A person charged in reference to the deadly taking pictures of the late rapper Pop Smoke is dealing with as much as 29 years in jail after accepting a plea deal.

Corey Walker, 24, pleaded responsible to voluntary manslaughter in court docket as we speak (February 5) and two counts of home-invasion theft for his function within the 2020 killing of the New York-based rapper.

Walker had initially been charged with homicide and will have confronted as much as life in jail with out the potential of parole. He now faces as much as 29 years in state jail when he's sentenced on February 21, in response to CBS News.

He was one in all 4 individuals charged in reference to the killing which occurred at a rented Hollywood Hills residence throughout a home-invasion theft in February 2020. Pop Smoke – actual title Bashar Jackson – was 20-years-old.

The group allegedly invaded the rapper’s Airbnb rental in Los Angeles with the intention of stealing his diamond-studded Rolex watch and Cuban hyperlink chain. They ended up stealing the watch, which they're alleged to have resold for $2,000 (£1,405).

Walker was 19 on the time of the killing whereas one other defendant within the case, Keandre Rodgers, was 22. The opposite two remaining defendants have been underage.

Rodgers had additionally initially been charged with homicide, and each he and Walker first confronted prices with particular allegations that made them eligible for the loss of life penalty.

A yr late, Los Angeles prosecutors mentioned they might not search the loss of life penalty in opposition to Walker.

The 2 youngsters linked to the killing, who have been 17 and 15 when prosecutors filed prices in July 2020, have each since admitted their roles. The latter admitted to first-degree homicide in a juvenile court docket in Might 2023 and is predicted to stay at a juvenile facility till he's 25.

The previous pleaded responsible to voluntary manslaughter in April 2023. As he was a 17-year-old minor on the time of the 2020 taking pictures, the person additionally confronted juvenile court docket in Inglewood, and was sentenced to 4 years and two months in a juvenile facility.

There was an outpouring of tributes from the hip-hop neighborhood following Jackson’s loss of life, with Joey Bada$$, Pusha T, 50 Cent, Fivio Overseas and extra paying their respects. Jackson’s debut album, ‘Shoot for the Stars, Purpose for the Moon’, was launched posthumously in 2020. A second posthumous album, ‘Religion’, arrived the next yr, that includes appearances from Rick Ross, 21 Savage, Takeoff, Future, Dua Lipa, Pharrell, Child Cudi, Quavo and extra.