Dancehall entertainer Squash, born Andrae Maurice Whittaker, has been sentenced to 27 months in a United States federal jail after pleading responsible to being an unlawful alien in possession of a firearm.
The ruling was handed down by Choose Roy Altman, who additionally ordered that Squash serve three years of probation upon launch and pay a US$100 fantastic.
Prosecutor Jacob Koffsky had pushed for a sentence nearer to the utmost 30 months, presenting 5 movies reportedly retrieved from Squash’s cellphone. The clips allegedly present the artiste holding and firing a number of weapons, together with the pink modified Glock pistol tied to his February arrest, in line with Nationwide Information.
Squash’s lawyer, Samuel Rabin, argued for a sentence of lower than two years, citing mitigating components. Nevertheless, following a quick 30-minute listening to, Choose Altman ordered the entertainer remanded to the custody of US Marshals to start serving his sentence.
In the meantime, there may be nonetheless no indication that Squash’s father has been launched from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Court docket paperwork filed by Rabin point out that the elder Whittaker, publicly recognized as Aaron Whittaker, was detained on September 5 within the foyer of the C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse.
The operation reportedly concerned each ICE officers and brokers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
