Tony Yayo has
been cleared
on all criminals charges stemming from a 2007 incident
where he allegedly backhanded Jimmy “Henchman” Rosemond’s 14-year-old
son, his lawyer says today.
“As
I told you from the beginning, Tony Yayo did not hit anyone and would
never do anything to harm a child,” Yayo’s attorney, Scott Leemon, said
in a statement.
Last March, Yayo,
real name Marvin Bernard, was accused of hopping out of an SUV and
slapping the son of Henchman, who was on his way to his father’s
company, CZAR Entertainment, for an internship. Supposedly Yayo noticed
the child had on a CZART-shirt, and pushed him up
against a wall before asking his age and backhanding him and yelling,
“I don't give a fuck how old this kid is, fuck Czar Entertainment."
50
Cent was accused of being with Yayo at the time of the incident, but 50
later denied being in New York when the incident occurred. In April,
50’s lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, announced that 50 was launching his own investigation to find out what happened that day.
The
confrontation gained considerable publicity, leading to a press
conference and rally outside Universal Records, where angry protestors
stomped on G-Unit CDs. Rally attendants included the Rev. Al Sharpton
and actor Michael K. Williams.
“I
hope the media reports the dismissal of the criminal charges as
prominently as the false allegation was reported,” Leemon said, adding
that that the hip hop police buried vital information regarding the
incident. In the past,Leemon stated that G-Unit member Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher admitted earlier this year to hitting Rosemond’s son, not Yayo.
“This
fact was confirmed by Mr. Fletcher when he told members of the
notorious hip hop police in August that he did this on his own,” Leemon
said. “The hip hop police buried this helpful information and the
charges against Tony Yayo proceeded until today . . .In sum, all that
Tony Yayo admitted to doing was getting out of the car and glaring at
the victim. Once he realized what Fletcher was doing, he went and
grabbed Fletcher to pull him away from the victim.”
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trinigirl says:
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yeah right he did do it now he wants some other nigga to take the blame that is all!
February 16, 2008 at 1:36 am