Jacksonville rapper Ksoo, whose actual identify is Hakeem Robinson, is on trial for the 2020 homicide of Charles McCormick.
On Monday, his father, Abdul Robinson Sr., took the stand and instructed the court docket that Ksoo was the shooter. This helps what he already mentioned in a 2023 deposition, the place he agreed to testify towards his personal son as a part of a plea deal. A key piece of proof within the case is a video from a touch digicam on a witness’s truck.
It reveals the second McCormick was shot. The protection argues that the shooter within the video is simply too tall and heavy to be Ksoo. However the state disagrees and says Ksoo can’t be dominated out. Abdul Robinson Sr. mentioned he is aware of it’s his son within the video as a result of he can acknowledge his personal youngsters.
Through the deposition, Ksoo’s lawyer requested Robinson Sr. if he thought sending his sons to jail for all times was worse than loss of life. After some confusion, he admitted that it was. Nonetheless, he selected to testify and instructed the court docket that his son was the particular person within the video. Robinson Sr. additionally admitted to serving to others burn the garments worn through the crime. He pleaded responsible to being an adjunct on this case.
Ksoo additionally pleaded responsible in one other case the place a employed hitman missed the goal and killed a person named David Rothermel, who was driving a motorcycle.
As a part of his cope with prosecutors, Robinson Sr. agreed to testify in alternate for a lighter sentence of 76 months. He has already served most of that point and could possibly be launched in lower than a yr. His testimony could possibly be a turning level in Ksoo’s trial and will strongly influence the end result.
