Taxstone was not released on bail after a judge ruled Wednesday (January 18) he should stay in jail for his alleged involvement in the Irving Plaza shooting, the New York Daily News reports.
Prosecutors argued that the Hip Hop personality, born Daryl Campbell, is a threat to society and claim they can “directly show” that he fired the shot that killed Troy Ave’s bodyguard, Ronald “Banga” McPhatter.
Initially, Taxstone was to be released on $500,000 bond and be sent to house arrest. He was arrested last week for a federal weapons charge and might have additional charges added as the case gets underway.
(This article was first published January 18, 2017 at 8:08 a.m. PST and is as follows.)
Popular podcaster Taxstone has posted bail and is on house arrest following his arrest on Monday (January 16), according to Billboard.
During an appearance in court yesterday (January 17), the Tax Season host’s bail was set at $500,000 with a handful of stipulations, including house arrest. In regards to his bail, he was required to put up at least $350,000 in cash or property.
DNAinfo reports that Taxstone, real name Daryl Campbell, was granted bail after Assistant District Attorney Hagan Scotten fought hard against his release. Scotten expressed his belief that Taxstone let off the shot that ultimately killed Ronald “Banga” McPhatter during a concert shooting at Irving Plaza last May.
“He had a gun in his hand and he murdered someone,” Scotten said in court while fighting against Taxstone being released on bail.
According to The Associated Press, defense attorney Kenneth Montgomery dismissed Scotten’s remarks and referred to Taxstone as a “smart, well-balanced person” and claimed that his client did not shoot and kill McPhatter.
Upon being arrested this week, Taxstone was struck with a federal weapons possession charge. He has not been charged with murder.
Earlier in the week, it was reported that Taxstone’s DNA was believed to be found on “the trigger, hand grip and magazine” of the handgun police retrieved after the Irving Plaza shooting.
Given that Taxstone’s arrest took place nearly eight months after the backstage shooting, Fox 5 News reporter Lisa Evers recently offered some insight into what could have been behind the delay.
“The other thing that he [Assistant District Attorney] said was in the past two months somebody started to talk,” Evers said in a video clip uploaded by DJ Akademiks. “So, it seems like they either picked somebody up who wanted to bargain with them or get a reduced charge or something like that.”
This nigga’s a snitch alrite
My money’s on Troy ave being the snitch, but then again, these niggas had a public beef which resulted in threats being made publicly, so he probably didn’t have to tell very much.
He needs a trip to NU, fuck these animals masquerading as humans.
Hopefully they don’t have a restriction on him recording Tax Season. Keep the episodes coming Tax.
Somebody is taking advantage of rule 35.
This stuff is becoming more and more like a movie each day. WOW
I know he might not have anything to do with the story…and this might go over y’all non street niggs heads….but I think grill gates (aka Bonton) might have snitched on tax. Tax was close to dude and put him on blast for snitching recently. Word on the street was that niggs was running scared b/c this is a top crip dude with a lot of information. (Google it)…..and the Feds already got him.
U are a gossiping groupie
WTF??? you on the internet implying someone snitched??? whoa…we can definitely tell who the non-street dudes are, as you put it..this guy said “google it”…lmaoooooooooooo
Shut yo “Googling” Krab ass up… Pussy…
I don’t know who this loser is…
Good for you man, these commenters are all idiots
Podcasters is NOT the new Gangsta. I don’t know why they think so.
I honestly pity all of you who are actually fans of a talentless hack like this just because hes a “real one”. Misguided as youths, devoid of common sense and intellect as adults.
Have you actually listened to him?? Or you one of those guys just judging??
Judging? The guy murdered somebody, but i should co-sign cause hes “a real one”? Smfh i dont need to listen to his podcast, i have heard enough hoodrat nonsense for a life time.
He hasn’t even been charged with murder and hasn’t been convicted of anything you stupid ass….you off the rip hear what the D.A. theory is and say he murdered somebody… your mother should have swallowed you smh
he hasnt murdered anyone. court decides that.
he has just been arrested and charged.
PLEASE READ A BOOK and developp some comprehension skills
when taxstone gets back on his tax season podcast after posting bail? he’s gonna flip the f out and let it all air out on who he thinks told or “snitched” on him. get ready for a classic episode y’all, cause i know i am. if he doesn’t discuss it on his podcast then it’ll either be on brilliant idiots or breakfast club.
Wow. Taxstone, is that you?
tAX IS NOT OUT ON BAIL HES STILL LOCKED UP
Who gives a fuck?
exactly
If you can relate or you screaming “FREE TAX” or he a “REAL ONE” that essentially means you have nothing productive going on with your life. Let me give examples of a REAL ONE…Nigga that decided to go back to school and complete it. Nigga that decided you know what I want to purchase my 1st home let me fix my credit bring my balances down so lenders don’t give me problems. Nigga that decided you know what i don’t need anymore baby mommas let me put condom on. Nigga that decides let me not have my kids grow up to hate me I wanna be an actual father to my kids. Those are just few examples of what i consider a REAL ONE. FUCK THE HOOD DEFINITION.
you sound dumb…being real is all relative to who you are…to you being real is fixing up credit to buy a house…to me being real is keeping up with my bills so i dont have to fix credit…to you being real is going back to school..to me being real was finishing school so i dont have to return…being real to you is to stop having baby mommas…to me being real is having one baby momma, your wife…i think you see where im getting at…my point is its all relative to who you are and what real means to you
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Black ppl are animals aka real niggaz. No wonder half y’all in jail or going. Then Going back for the same shyt.
But your white mother, sisters and girlfriends all want to fuck us cause its known fact you white boys got extremely small cocks
a couple of black rappers have accidentally shown their dicks, and they’ve all been more like inch worms
Lmaoooo why is this even relevant to a news article that has nothing to do with sex
The reason why black people keep going to jail is because the white supremacist system that is America is specifically designed to keep blacks locked up and down. Watch Hidden Colors parts 1 through 4 if you want to understand why we blacks are the way we are. Besides white person, if you hate blacks so much what are you doing on a hip hop site anyways, do you listen to hip hop? If so listen to Styles P’s song called White Niggaz where he says that if you listen too hip hop you’re a nigga too
You can’t solve a crime unless someone talk bottom line and trust they are talking
Read my original post on he first article they posted about Tax getting arrested. Exactly as I predicted. DNA on magazine = its a wrap. its your Gun, Period. Add the informant they got (which has to be someone other than Troy for the story to stick) = We are not going to see Tax back until he is well in his 50s and that is if he has good behavior. Any sentence less than 20 means he snitched on someone else doing something else.. And that ppl is how this shit go round and round and round.
DNA stand alone evidence isnt as strong as video evidence. If they let Troy out with video of him firing the gun, he will get out on bail. I will say he was doing all that talk about Camron and Tupac snitching…and now he has to do the same thing. He has to in the very least say it was Banga or Troy gun. Because really there is no way to tell who touched the gun first out of those three people. I think I read that someone in Florida gave the gun to Tax man…who Bangas brother already been saying did the shooting.
You make a good point. But I think the location of the DNA on the magazine, may show and indicate that he loaded the gun himself. If Troy’s DNA was found on it as well, then his Defense would be able to say that it was Troy’s gun. If it’s only his DNA, and his associate, that would mean that they were in sole possession of the gun before Banga got shot.
Exactly my point. The DNA evidence on the magazine is a good fact for Troy not necessarily the worst one for Tax. At least Troy can show that he did not bring the gun in the club. That removes intent and with a good lawyer even recless behavior that ended up with someone dead. Troy is only looking at weapons possession for what they found in that car. Tax on the other hand may not get first degree if they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he pulled that trigger. But they can get him for second or third degree or even manslaughter. Add the gun possession charge and as I said if he is lucky 15 to 20 but with the informant it could be much much worse….
Exactly my point. The DNA evidence on the magazine is a good fact for Troy not necessarily the worst one for Tax. At least Troy can show that he did not bring the gun in the club. That removes intent and with a good lawyer even recless behavior that ended up with someone dead. Troy is only looking at weapons possession for what they found in that car. Tax on the other hand may not get first degree if they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he pulled that trigger. But they can get him for second or third degree or even manslaughter. Add the gun possession charge and as I said if he is lucky 15 to 20 but with the informant it could be much much worse….
I hope he gets shanked in prison
Newsflash 99% of motherfuckers who get caught snitch wether its some petty misdemeanor bullshit or felony shit nobody takes there lick and keep ticking anymore we live in a current society where the current generation coming forward now was never disciplined other than being asked to stop if they want or go to there rooms and never got there asses beat like you used to back in the day for fucking up to where you understood right wrong what you can and cant do honor and integrity systems and most of all you act out theres consequences far beyond your bedroom and having your internet taken away hell i got metal/wooden spoons tabassco sauce bars of soap rattle snake leather belts knobs to the head and it teaches you that theres consequences its not just a system built around spoiling and encouraging fucking up it lets you know that theres alot worse than what youve already experienced so you keep your mouth shut knowing what can happen and take your punishment rather than like the bitches of today who get caught with a dimebag and start crying everyones name just to avoid fines and probation fucking pathetic i got my 1st felony when i was 19 selling weed i took my punishment 1st offense shit public defender at the time got 2 years supervised probation and $1500 in fines and some bullshit community service shit over a QP sucked but i took it and i was ready to face the potential 10 year maximum too pussies are soft now a days cant get on your twitter or facebook in jail so they freak and snitch lol
No one is going to read this shit, do you even know how to type a proper sentence…the fuck..
Yeah it’s what is called a “wall of text”. I see no periods, no commas, none of that shit.
I’m all for ppl expressing their opinion but your one long ass sentence just looks like bricks in super mario bros 1 that needs to get smashed so I can get my mushrooms
You are such a dumbass little kid, we all actually feel sorry for you.
“What happens in the dark always comes to light” . I bet Tax sitting in that cell like damn maybe I shouldn’t of hated on Troy especially since I’m the one who instigated this whole mess and now my life maybe over because I wanted to be the toughest guy walking in these streets. Moral of this particular story “Every man should be content to mind his own business” AND STOP HATING ON THE NEXT NIGGA. Like fab said Gossip is a broke ppl sport. Anyway I got Green Bay Packers going all the way. Lets Bet
“Like fab said Gossip is a broke ppl sport”
and what exactly are you doing sweetheart?
same shit you did yesterday and the same shit everybody else is doing in the comment section so since you my number 1 groupie I need you to create my fan club asap fuck boy. Stop trying to suck me off you stalker
Rich People “Gossip” just as much or more than Poor People………FOH Fab!
FREE TAXTONE ! !
You must be Tax baby moms aren’t you
F•ck you lil nicca.
Tax behind child support thats why u screaming free tax hahahahahahahaha
We can move them hands if u want lil nigg@.
We can move them hands if u want lil nigg@
Send him home to prison where his kind belongs!
Really!? You watch too much tv! The most hell do is 5 years ! That’s only because somebody was killed. Now sit yo Sherlock Holmes ass down!!!
Yeah but that’s if they don’t bring the murder charge. If the DA can produce a witness that will testify that he was the one who shot the bodyguard they’ll definitely pursue him for murder. The DA could still be negotiating a deal with their alleged snitch and this first round of charges just to get him back in custody until they can bury him proper.
They dont have anything on him. Just a BS case
As of TODAY an end will put to the fuckery by filthy animals like this guy!
All my central americans its time to come back