XXXTENTACION‘s son’s mother, Jenesis Sanchez, is celebrating that after nearly five years, a verdict has finally been reached in X’s murder case.
Jenesis took to social media with her thoughts on Monday (March 20), following a guilty verdict being handed down for the three men standing trial for the late rapper’s murder.
“After 5 long years you may finally rest in peace,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “[Our four-year-old son] Gekyume will never get to meet you earthside but it is my job as a mother to ensure I share those special memories with him.”
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She continued: “Jah was robbed of his life and Geky was robbed of his father. For this, I will never truly have complete peace but justice being served today helps the healing process.”
She then addressed X’s fans and thanked them for always being there.
“Thank you for the love and support. I am eternally grateful for all of the supporters, your positivity, and prayers have carried these last 5 years.”
XXXTENTACION’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard, also shared a few words following the verdict.
“You finally got justice Jah,” she wrote with a photo of her son.
In a second story, she added, “I made sure you were present in the room,” with a selfie showing herself wearing a shirt with X’s face on it.
Following more than a week of deliberations, a Broward County grand jury found the three assailants guilty on Monday (March 20) of murdering the rapper born Jahseh Onfroy outside a Florida motorsports shop in June 2018.
Michael Boatwright, 28, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were tabbed by prosecutors as the gunmen with Boatwright ultimately firing the deadly shots, while 26-year-old Dedrick Williams has been labeled as the “mastermind” behind the robbery and the getaway driver.
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All three men face life sentences, although the death penalty was not on the table for the prosecution.
X was shot and killed following an altercation during an armed robbery outside of Riva Motorsports in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on June 18, 2018. The assailants got away with $50,000 in a Louis Vuitton bag that X had just withdrawn.
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A fourth person in connection to the “SAD!” rapper’s murder, Robert Allen, plead guilty to second-degree murder charges in August 2022. He took the stand to testify against his cohorts during the trial in hopes of receiving a lighter sentence.
XXXTentacion was 20 years old at the time of his death. His estate has released a pair of posthumous albums in the years since and he was the subject of the Look At Me documentary.
