Aspiring rapper YFN Lucci pleaded guilty to a RICO racketeering case in Fulton County, Ga. He will serve 10 years behind bars.
YFN Lucci, real name Rayshawn Bennett, was charged in 2021 along with other gang members in a sweeping 75-page, 105-count racketeering indictment.
Bennett, 32, was wanted for murder in the shooting death of 28-year-old James Adams on December 10, 2020 in Atlanta.
In a frantic 911 call a witness described seeing a white SUV speeding by “with a man hanging out of the car.” She says the man was thrown out of the SUV and his body landed in the street.
The witness told the 911 operator the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and he was “taking his last breath”.
On Tuesday, Bennett pleaded guilty to one count of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, which carried a maximum penalty of life without parole.
The prosecution proposed a 20-year-sentence with 10 years to serve in prison. As part of the plea deal, Bennett received time served for the months he spent in jail since turning himself in on Jan. 13, 2021.
Prosecutors agreed to write a letter to the state board that it will not object to his early release.
Bennett apologized in open court to the victim’s family, and his own family and friends in the courtroom.
Bennett is best known for dating Reginae Carter, the only daughter of rapper Lil Wayne.
It isn’t clear if Reginae was in the courtroom on Tuesday.
The judge has not yet signed off on the sentencing.
