Nipsey Hussle’s murderer Eric Holder has been sentenced to 60 years to life in prison by a Los Angeles judge.
Per AP, Holder was sentenced to 60 years behind bars by Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke II during a hearing on Wednesday (February 22). One of Nipsey’s friends spoke at the hearing and a heartfelt letter penned by Hussle’s father was also read to the courtroom.
“Nipsey was my friend, he was like a son, he was like a dad,” Nip’s close friend Herman “Cowboy” Douglas told the judge. “Our community right now, we lost everything, everything we worked for. One man’s mistake, one man’s action, messed up a whole community.
“I don’t care what you give this guy. It ain’t about the time. I just want to know why. The world wants to know why. Why someone would do that?”
The sentencing of Holder had been delayed for a myriad of reasons after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in July’s trial related to the shooting death of Nipsey Hussle on March 31, 2019 outside his Marathon Clothing store.
Holder, 33, was allegedly angered by Nipsey accusing him of being a snitch.
“Nipsey was like, ‘Man, you know, they got some paperwork on you, you know. I haven’t read it, you know. Like you my bro, you know. Like maybe you need to take care of that, you know,’” a witness said to the grand jury in 2019.
Holder returned to the scene with a pair of weapons and unloaded at least 10 shots into the Crenshaw rapper, which ultimately proved to be fatal.
A separate witness named Shermi Villanueva recounted what he saw in Nipsey’s final moments after Holder pulled the trigger.
“He shot me. He shot me,” the 47-year-old recalled Nipsey stating while he lay on the ground in a pool of blood.
During the two-week 2022 trial, Holder was the victim of a brutal beatdown behind bars at the hands of other inmates on June 28. He reportedly needed three staples in his head and was too injured to attend court.
Holder reportedly “stared straight” during the proceedings and didn’t look up when the 60-year sentence was read. He was not eligible to receive the death penalty, but will likely be spending the rest of his life in prison.
Good
Glad to hear this POS will die in prison for his crimes
I’m rarely on the side of the courts but this was needed. Nipsey was too important to allow his killer nothing less than the rest of his life to think about what he did
Agreed. When a random, nobody scrub black dude is killed idrc honestly. But when a celeb like Nippsey is killed? It’s a big deal. Dudes who kills random niggas should only get a few years probation.
Huh?
Looks like you need to do some research on George Gascón.
Six owe.
Nipsey got himself killed by someone in his own gang.
But Kings in the city should be off limits… this was dumb. Plenty of other cities make sure they support who bring resources to the city. Trolling aside
Not a thing in L.A.. where all the shut everyone else copiar was invented. Fools get smoked buddy. Nope was slipping. He’s from six oh. He should have known better.
Nipsey prolly laughing in Heaven right now while Jesus telling him to chill
Niggas definitely in hell bro
Quite for presumptuous for you to think he’s in Heaven. He could be but definitely not a lock 🔒
Heaven and hell don’t exist, dipshit.
Wow, the racist system at work. Dude should get probation, not jail.
Lock him up and swallow the key.
“Likely be spending the rest of his life in prison.” Hahahahaha. In California? Dude will be out in 15 years tops. Unless he murders someone inside. What a joke.
I think the Government/FBI had something to do with his murder because of what Nipsey was doing in the community and that was bringing everyone together. If it’s more than 5 ppl you’re considered a gang. There is power in numbers and the FEDS know that. Him and Tupac Shakur spoke the truth. Who i also think was murdered by them as well. Just my opinion and you’re entitled to yours. But ole boy will be in a California hell hole and when he eventually died the devil will be waiting to take him back to hell.
Ain’t a fact in none of that shit.
I think the Government/FBI had something to do with his murder because of what Nipsey was doing in the community and that was bringing everyone together. If it’s more than 5 ppl you’re considered a gang. There is power in numbers and the FEDS know that. Him and Tupac Shakur spoke the truth. Who i also think was murdered by them as well. Just my opinion and you’re entitled to yours. But ole boy will be in a California hell hole and when he eventually died the devil will be waiting to take him back to hell.
Yo, how stupid, how ignorant oeople are. Most of u People deserve to be drugged out & shot just the same. 99% of u people don’t know wut u talking about & sound so ignorant man like how dare I say wut u saying. Smfh niggas man, always sum stupid niggas. When God resurrect him he will be lessed to live forever & I can’t wait to see nip then, fuck all that stupid heaven shit (which is not true). He was set by ogs from his own set, which they will get theirs at judgement too..
They should have made it 70yrs.
Could have been pre meditated rather than like a spur of the moment. You know i think nipsey hussle was a great guy he was already collobarating with the who’s who of the art and so he was blowing up. I don’t believe there was anything untoward about him you know just a man trying to be a good man in the hood. It came as a shock to everyone. We weren’t expecting this shit. I just think he was a good man thats all you know nothing untoward.
We were saved from alot of mediocre rhymes
I dont know much about this story, dont really care too much about fine details tbh
… but if the man who killed him was a gang member, why isnt the gang he represented accountable in the streets? Why arent other gangs or his own organization checking their unit?
How dumb to get yourself locked up for the rest of your life because someone used words to hurt your feelings. Dude probably thought killing someone would make him look tough, when in reality, it makes him look like a bitch who can’t take criticism.