Brother’s Alleged Killer Slapped With $1M Bond

Randy Ewing, the person accused of killing the brother of Memphis rapper Blac Youngsta, appeared in courtroom on Thursday morning (February 15). In line with WREG, he realized he’d should provide you with $1 million if he wished to safe his bond. Ewing is being held in connection to the dying of Tomanuel Benson.

“You’ve additionally been charged with an A felony, second-degree homicide,” the choose instructed the 28-year-old. “That carries 15 to 60 years if you’re convicted.”

Benson was gunned down outdoors of a BP gasoline station on South Parkway East in August 2023. Court docket paperwork say Benson and Ewing have been seen squabbling earlier than the capturing. At one level Benson turned his again and Ewing seized the chance to allegedly shoot him within the head and hearth extra photographs right into a car. One other man was additionally shot however survived.

 

Legislation enforcement officers have been searching for Ewing for greater than six months. Actually, U.S Marshals have been providing a $5,000 reward for any info that might result in his arrest. They acquired a break within the case on Tuesday evening (February 13), when he was noticed strolling on Creighton Avenue in Memphis. He tried to run into a house and acquired a number of warnings to give up, however officers have been pressured to launch a Ok-9. Ewing was finally taken into custody after a cease on the hospital for a chew to his leg. He was reportedly armed with a stolen gun.

Ewing faces a number of expenses, together with second-degree homicide, tried homicide, theft, evading arrest and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.

Blac Youngsta addressed Benson’s homicide on social media. He wrote: “I Love U My Child Brother Relaxation Up. I’m Gone Make The World Pay. I Swear To God. No person Secure. Standing Over Everyone. Everyone. 4LIFE. I’m Prepared For No matter Come With This S###. It’s Okay. Don’t Really feel Sorry For Me. I’m Not Gone Really feel Sorry For No person. Solely God Is aware of. Gone Make Positive They Really feel Me. I Promise. Life Will By no means Be The Similar. However God Bought Me. I’m The Strongest Man N The World.”

Blac Youngsta’s different brothers, Ronnie B and HeavyChampTD, have been additionally victims of shootings in 2016 and 2019, respectively.

In different CMG-related information, police are nonetheless looking for the suspect who gunned down Yo Gotti’s brother, Anthony “Massive Jook” Mims, who was fatally shot after leaving a repass on January 13. Mims was laid to relaxation on January 31 in Memphis amidst heavy police presence. Snipers on rooftops, helicopters and police guarded the realm, whereas his household employed 25 armed guards to guard the funeral companies.