Murder of XXXTentacion
On June 18, 2018, 20-year-old American rapper and singer-songwriter Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was murdered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Onfroy was fatally shot and killed by 22-year-old Michael Boatwright after being robbed in his car by Boatwright and his accomplices Trayvon Newsome, Dedrick Williams, and Robert Allen outside RIVA Motorsports, an upscale seller of motorcycles and watercraft in Deerfield Beach. Authorities charged the four men with first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm.
Murder of XXXTentacion
Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
June 18, 2018
3:56 p.m. (EDT)
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, also known as XXXTentacion
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, also known as XXXTentacion
- Michael Boatwright
- Trayvon Demarcus Newsome
- Dedrick Devonshay Williams
- Robert Allen IV
Robbery[a]
Allen:
Pleaded guilty
Boatwright, Newsome, Williams:
Guilty on all counts
Boatwright:
Two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 30 years
Newsome, Williams:
Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
Allen:
7 years in prison plus 20 years probation[5][6]
On August 12, 2022, Robert Allen pleaded guilty to robbery with a firearm and to the lesser conviction of second-degree murder in a plea deal in exchange for his testimony against the others.
Boatwright, Newsome, and Williams were convicted of first degree murder and robbery with a firearm at their trial on March 20, 2023. On April 6, 2023, Newsome and Williams were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; Boatwright received two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus another consecutive 30 years in prison.[7][8][9][10]
On May 17, 2023, Robert Allen was sentenced to 7 years in prison with credit for time served, plus 20 years probation after he is released.[5][6]
Michael Boatwright
Park Ridge Alternative Center (dropped out)
Landscaper (formerly)
Murder of XXXTentacion
Incarcerated at Northwest Florida Reception Center
Unknown
Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (x2; consecutive)
July 5, 2018
Incarcerated at Suwannee Correctional Institution
Robbery
Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
August 7, 2018
"Chucky"
Stranahan High School (dropped out)
Tattoo artist (former)
Incarcerated at Wakulla Correctional Institution
4
Robbery
Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
June 20, 2018
"Big Rob"
Incarcerated
ZMF (formerly)
Robbery
Seven years' imprisonment, plus 20 years' probation
July 26, 2018