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Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, whose real name is
Torence Hatch, has been found not guilty of
murder. The jury deliberated for about an hour.
Supporters are cheering outside the 19th Judicial
Courthouse in Baton Rouge. Hatch and his defense
team hugged and began crying once the verdict was
read.
Prosecutors said Hatch hired Michael Louding, also
known as "Marlo Mike," to kill Terry Boyd. The 35-
year-old was shot to death through a window while
inside his home in 2009.
Hatch is currently serving an 8-year prison term
on drug charges and is being held in the Louisiana
State Penitentiary at Angola.
In its closing, the prosecution said the evidence
speaks for itself. Prosecutor Dana Cummings said
Louding admitted on interrogation tape that Hatch
gave him $2,800 in $20s after the murder. She said
Carvis "Donkey" Webb and Hatch worked on Louding
to get him to tell the "truth." According to
Cummings, during phone calls to Louding, Webb told
him, "Follow my lead and you coming home Marlo."
She also told the jury Hatch wrote in a letter to
his mother that he might have said some things
that incriminate him. Cummings said the lyrics in
Hatch's songs again prove his intent. She said in
the phrase "Yo Marlo" he even calls out his hit
man. "That's billboard strong," Cummings said." -
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