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found guilty of manslaughter in April for the 2017 killing of John Jolly, a 55-year-old vagrant and sex offender.“The defendant had committed a senseless and unwarranted act of violence that took the life of one of the city’s most vulnerable populations — the homeless,” said prosecutor Mark Dahl, who asked that Glover be sentenced to 18 years in prison.The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer — whose band churned out chart-topping tunes such as “Freedom” and “The Message” in the early 1980s — had faced up to 25 years in prison.During the sentencing hearing, Glover claimed he’d been wrongly cast as a killer.“I’m very disappointed in the way that that this whole situation played out. I’ve been portrayed as a callous and senseless [killer]… which is far from the person who I am,” he said in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Rapper Kidd Creole has been found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for fatally stabbing a homeless man. The 62-year-old Creole will face a possible sentence of up to 25 years. He is slated to be sentenced on May 4.

Thania Garcia Former rapper Nathaniel Glover, aka “the Kidd Creole,” who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been convicted for the fatal stabbing of a homeless NYC man.Glover was arraigned in 2017 for stabbing 55-year-old John Jolly on the streets of midtown Manhattan. On Wednesday, a New York Supreme Court jury found the 62-year-old Bronx native guilty of first-degree manslaughter.Glover was one of six members of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five inducted by Jay-Z into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. The group was responsible for the pioneering hip-hop smash “The Message.”The fatal encounter occurred just before midnight on Aug.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has argued it was self-defence when he fatally stabbed a homeless man in New York City in 2017.The rapper is currently on trial for murder in a Manhattan court, with prosectors claiming Creole – real name Nathaniel Glover – stabbed John Jolly in the chest with a steak knife shortly before midnight on August 1, 2017, after Jolly approached Glover and asked, “What’s up?”It’s alleged that Glover, who was on his way to his maintenance job in Manhattan, was angered when Jolly approached him, believing he was gay and was flirting with him, the Associated Press has reported.“Ladies and gentlemen, this is New York City. It’s 12 o’clock at night.

Kid Creole, part of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the first rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is on trial for murder in New York City.