The DeKalb County Police Department reported Feb. 1 that rapper Sileiento is charged with killing his cousin.
Richard Hawk, artistically known as Sileiento, is under arrest after being charged with murder.
Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated the death of Rooks after he was found shot in Deep Shoals. Circle
, the DeKalb County Police Department tweeted.
According to the magazine Variety, the rapper’s representatives have declined to comment for the time being.
Hawk is in DeKalb County Jail charged with murder
the police department added in its tweet.
Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated Rooks’ death after he was found shot on Deep Shoals Circle. Hawk is in the DeKalb County Jail charged with Murder. #WeAreDKPD pic.twitter.com/AfaA8CtXgx
— DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) February 1, 2021
It is not the first time that the rapper has been in trouble with the law. Silento has been arrested on previous occasions for various reasons. His song “Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)”, released in 2015, reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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