JUSTICE!!! MAN WHO BRUTALLY MURDERED RAPPER T.I.'S BEST FRIEND GETS 66 YEARS IN PRISON!!!


 







December 24, 2008. CINCINNATI (AP) — A man convicted of killing a friend and assistant of T.I. has been sentenced to 66 years to life in prison.

A jury in Cincinnati last month convicted 34-year-old Hosea Thomas of murder, felonious assault and illegally having a gun after a felony conviction.

Philant Johnson died in May 2006 during a running gun battle on Interstate 75 that followed a T.I. concert in Cincinnati. Three others were injured.

The rap star, whose real name is Clifford Harris, took the stand during Thomas' trial and said he believed the shots fired at his entourage were really meant for him.

The Grammy-winning rapper was not hurt.

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    stlslim
    first
     

    virginisland_queen
    Good for him, but why not life. I know he's going to die in jail anyway but still..
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    tyuniverse
    "Fantasy Beam"
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    PingPongPlaya
    That guy looks more like a computer tech than a murderer.
     

    mtobelyin
    Oh Hi OOOO 4th nillaz what !!!
     

    ATL10CARATDIAMOND
    he looks so nerdy....i see the NERDY/ "Pharrell-Look" did help his case at all.....
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    NaturalGirl
    That is good to hear he will die in jail. I know T.I.'s best friend mom, and I am glad to say she is currently giving back to the needed and she has a charity. I am glad she doesn't think all people are like the person who killed her son. I LIKE good hearted people in the world.
     

    Juancito
    Hell yeah!!! Justice served in this b*tch!
     

    SexyNurse
    Hope he enjoys this time-out to think about what he's done....
     

    Ladytj_1985
    Good For His Ass ..... These Blk Men Need To Realize That Killing Is Not The Answer . What Happened To Just Duking It Out Not Guns Just Fist . A Gun Is The Bit*h Way Out If You Ask Me .
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    Ladytj_1985
    Top 10
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    hottstuffc24
    finally.
     

    IntrovertedExtrovert
    When keeping it real goes wrong.
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    That‘s Liberation & Baby I Want It

    allahuakbar
    I hate to see any Black man go down, but with that being said if you do the crime you gotta do the time!
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    Physical attractiveness is not Beauty!

    Lexia
    Good for his ass. Sick of this senseless violence.
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    Actions have consequences...

    MochaDLight
    @ PingPongPlaya
    I agree but it's the average everyday Joes that be the real killers!
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    A new calling

    koko_kisses401
    @Mocha

    I co-sign 100%. Just this weekend this cool lil kid I shoot pool with. Shot and killed this dude. This kid is small like 5'3" and the dude was like this thug dude that keep talking [EXPLETIVE] and followed the lil dude to his car. Lil dude popped him 3 times. Now his fam says he's crying and shyt saying he shoulda just drove off.

    It's scary how quickly someone can make a decision that will SERIOUSLY alter their ENTIRE life. SMH
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    Scorpio24_7
    Bout [EXPLETIVE]-ing time...but will there be any retaliation? Maybe not. Anyway I hope Clifford can rest a little easier.
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    "The Baby Daddy of R&B!"

    esotericdredz
    Good!

    We need to root all the murderers out of the black community and end the cycle of violence.
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    Not liking bullshit doesn‘t = hating

    GoodGirl2
    @PingPongPlaya.....

    LMAO!! He looks like he can take a computer apart and put it back together with his eyes closed!!
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    Best That Ever Did It Jack!

    MisterMC
    GOOD
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    bigtymvp
    have fun ion the showers homie
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    GoodGirl2
    @koko_kisses401.....

    That's unfortunate for your friend. Although I think the point Moca was making is different from your pool buddy. Your pool buddy doesn't appear to be a killer; he was more or less provoked.

    The guy above appears to have left the house with the intentions of killing someone. Looking like a professional.
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    Best That Ever Did It Jack!

    Selector
    NAUGHTY LIST...more coal 4 him
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    Excuse me while I light my spliff

    SoulMan
    justice is served!
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    monique2468
    GOOD
     

    yummers
    LMAO @ WHEN KEEPING IT REAL GOES WRONG!! BUT YEAH HE GOING TO ROT IN JAIL..FO SHO!!
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    Ms32
    JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED...BUT HE COULD OF GOT MORE TIME THAN THAT, BUT I HOPE THIS BRINGS PEACE TO TIP AND IS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
     

    huhduh10
    should have gotten more
     

    MicG87
    LOL THIS N*GGA DON'T EVEN LOOK THREATENING!

    BTW: T.I.P. = Telling Information to Police
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    mskiki
    good! ppl need to learn that violence is not the conclusion, and then to take someone life is very cold hearted! he will think bout what he has done when he is in jail! why doesn't america have any fukkin gun control? oh nvm i know why but i aint gonna say it! this senseless violence needs to stop.
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    butch31
    hahahahaha he got knocked da [EXPLETIVE] out...66 yrs is a mighty long time bro!
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    cameronangel
    66 years. C'mon now it should have been LIFE! Justice is served..

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    DallasDyamond
    THATS GOOD FOR HIS @$$!!!! NOW LET ALL THE REAL MURDERES MURDER THAT BOOTY!!!! LOL!
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    MiZzBoSsLaYdEe
    i luv it
     

    tammy609
    I just don't understand why people do crimes like this. He is too old for this shyt. He was someone's son and I'm sure someone father and now his life is wasted. I think I would go crazy if I had to spend the rest of my life behind bars. He has to worry about somebody raping him. I would rather be dead.
     

    koko_kisses401
    i pray for our people
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    bebeswagga
    thank the lord
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    kimkelmor
    When Remy Ma rightfully got locked up for shooting her ex-friend, 90% of the people on here were pissed off, saying she got screwed, telling her to "keep her head up," and calling her victim/ex-friend a liar and snitch.

    T.I. testifies against (legal terminology for "snitching") the person who should rightfully go to jail for killing his friend and it's all good. Nobody's calling him a snitch or liar, and nobody's telling the killer to "keep his head up" or saying that he got a raw deal.

    I'm glad the person has been convicted and will never get out of jail, but it's amazing how sympathies lie on this board. A life taken is a life taken, right, no matter who's it is. A snitch is still a snitch, even if you dress up the word and call it "witness," right?
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    Againlikeitis
    Like my pops always say, You will always pay b4 u leave this earth







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    JAYJAY0861
    THAT WHAT HIS AZZ GET!!!!!1
     

    b_a_r_b_i_e_d_o_l_l
    dats good
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    takeitorleaveit
    Good! Now let's go further down 75 and clean up Clayton County.
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    Handle your business

    hearmenow
    Time has changed a lot cause it wasnt too long ago that T action would be call snitchin'.But in all honesty killin someone has been never cool.
     

    patrick2012
    Well I live here in Cincinnati and this article doesn't say this, but he will be eligible for parole in the year 2074. Hopefully he will have died before 2074 comes along.
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    Girlsluvgems
    I wish people would learn what Snitchin is???? ^^^^up 2

    Anyway good for him Bye bye....
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    His flaws made him human. RIP MJ

    chicagofinest1
    THEY HAVE SOLVE THIS CASE QUICK. NOW IF THEY WOULD JUST DO THAT IN OTHER CITIES WERE MURDERS CONTINUE TO RISE.!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
     

    Resonabledoubt
    good.
     

    kels843
    that's what's up!
     

    CeeCe
    WOW! THAT's GREAT!
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    MyPromise2U
    When will murder get old??? These guys just knock each other off like they're cooking breakfast.
     

    OhMyDamn
    For those that are asking why didn't he get life. In Ohio a life sentence is only 25 years!! He would be elegible for parole after 15 (good behavior) or 20 at the most. Giving a person a lot of years (or months in some cases) is the laws way of making sure they will never get out.
     

    donthateonthegreat
    That guy looks more like a computer tech than a murderer.
    *****
    Lmao!! Looks are so deceiving....
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    JaeCe
    Damn I really hate when corny ignorant ass nigggas get on here and act like they know what snitchin is. Mofo's don't even know that person or anybody the person in question is associated with. SMH!
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    brownie901
    Goody...
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    beyourselfalways13
    THANK GOD JUSTICE WAS SERVED,
    BUT IT STILL WON'T BRING HOMEY BACK!
    Sad World we live in today!
     

    Blue_Flame
    GOOD 4 HIM!
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    FLYYELLABOI
    JUSTICE SERVED.
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    fanfare
    looks like the boy next door. THis is disturbing.
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    i‘m back biitches...!

    UKNOWUAINTRIGHT
    People who do crazy stuff like that are the real terrorists.
     

    Tif
    JuztinLove, get a grip.
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    Low on cash?Me Too, Bitches!

    AtlChick
    Another black man gone for a senseless crime. Damn.

    Now maybe Fake Bankhead aka Snitch Bitch TI can sit his ass down somewhere. Rappers need to stop claiming [EXPLETIVE] that they KNOW isn't true and stop trying to be thug when they are soft as Parkay.

    That's how a killer looks. It aint the hardcore looking types that will bust a cap in your ass.The quiet looking ones will get gangsta right quick.
     

    missdelicious242
    he dnt look like no MURDERER, looks can be deceiving
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    BUTTABABY
    AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SEE A BLACK MAN GOING TO THESE PHUCKED UP PRISONS, JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED.
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    GoGoGadget_Girl
    ---MZ KIKI--- WE DO NOT NEED GUN CONTROL. PPL NEED TO USE THEM RESPONSIBLY. Y TAKE OUR GUNS AWAY AND THE ONES OVER US HAVE ONE PLUS IF WE ARE PUT IN THE SITUATION AND NEED TO DEFEND OURSELVES WITH A GUN THEN WHAT...AND THIS IS SAD AND ALL, BUT MY VERSION OF BRUTALLY MURDERED IS WAAAAY DIFFERENT THAN THIS. SAY LIKE BEAT IN THE HEAD WITH AN AX, FINGERS CHOPPED OFF AND ELECTRICUTED..ECT. YEAH HE NEEDED JAIL TIME, BUT I COULD THINK OF ABOUT TEN PPL RIGHT NOW THAT NEEDS THOSE 66 YEARS...LIKE CHILD MOLESTERS AND CHILD KILLERS...OH AND ANDREA YATES.
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    Yve
    kimkelmor Flag post
    When Remy Ma rightfully got locked up for shooting her ex-friend, 90% of the people on here were pissed off, saying she got screwed, telling her to "keep her head up," and calling her victim/ex-friend a liar and snitch.

    T.I. testifies against (legal terminology for "snitching") the person who should rightfully go to jail for killing his friend and it's all good. Nobody's calling him a snitch or liar, and nobody's telling the killer to "keep his head up" or saying that he got a raw deal.

    I'm glad the person has been convicted and will never get out of jail, but it's amazing how sympathies lie on this board. A life taken is a life taken, right, no matter who's it is. A snitch is still a snitch, even if you dress up the word and call it "witness," right?
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    Did you read my mind on this one?

    Every word you said.....I havent seen the word "snitch" used once....but let somebody do it(testify, point out, participate)....and they want to fo back to the hood rules.....

    Is T.I. cutting up money?
    Im just sayin'
     

    Yve
    typo:(want to fall back to the hood rules)
     

    RTR
    we have another superhead keena cotton stand up
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    SweetestGirl_Brannu
    Ummmmm, he looks like a could take a computer apart and put it back together with his eyes closed??? Uhhhh, I think that was his point when he got dressed for court!!!

    Glad justice was served. One less hater.....999,999 more to go.
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    dagirljoey
    do anyone think maybe T.I.P brought this on his friend. Ain't the same one who had all those Guns. And now he a changed man promoting a put down your guns campaign?
     

    cutenkinky
    That dude looks like he should work for the Geek Squad!
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