Silentó
| Born | January 22, 1998 |
| Hometown | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States |
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Rapper Silento indicted by Georgia grand jury for murder of his cousin
- Frederick Rooks, Silento's cousin, was found shot to death in DeKalb County, Georgia, earlier this year.
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Rapper Silento Arrested and Charged for the Murder of His Cousin
Silento, known for his 2015 hit "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with murder in the death of his cousin.
- USTheGrio
‘Watch Me’ rapper Silento charged with killing cousin
The rapper was arrested after police viewed video from the security cameras of several neighboring residences. Rapper Silento, born Richard Hawk, was arrested and charged Monday with the murder of Frederick Rooks, his cousin, in DeKalb County, Georgia. Police responded to a call about gunshots being fired, and upon their arrival, they found Rooks dead at the scene.
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'Watch Me (Whip-Nae Nae)' rapper Silento charged with murder in Atlanta
The Atlanta rapper Silento, best known for his 2015 hit "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," was arrested Monday and charged with the murder of his cousin, Frederick Rooks, the DeKalb County Police Department said. Silento, the stage name of 23-year-old Ricky Lamar Hawk, was being held without bond in a DeKalb County jail late Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Police found Rooks, 34, dead with multiple gunshot wounds early Jan. 21, and they used security cameras from multiple residents to
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Atlanta rapper Silento arrested in murder of his cousin
Silento, whose real name is Ricky Hawk, 23, was booked on suspicion of felony murder.
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“Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” Rapper Silento Charged With Murder Of Cousin In Georgia
Rapper Silento, known for his viral song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” was arrested in Georgia on Monday and charged with murder. Silento, born Richard Hawk, was arrested for the murder of his 34-year-old cousin Fredrick Rooks, the DeKalb County Police Department shared on Twitter. On Jan. 21, police officials investigated Rooks’ death after finding him […]
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Police: Rapper Silento charged with murder in shooting death
Silento, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was arrested Monday and charged with murder in the shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin, authorities said. DeKalb County police said in a statement on Twitter that the 23-year-old rapper whose legal name is Ricky Hawk was arrested in that suburb of Atlanta. The police statement said he is in the county jail, charged with murder in connection with the Jan. 21 death of Frederick Rooks.
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Rapper Silento Arrested and Charged With Murder of His Cousin
Silentó, best known for his 2015 hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of his cousin, the DeKalb County Police Department confirmed to Variety.
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Rapper Silento Charged with Murdering His Cousin
The "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" rapper's cousin, Frederick Rooks, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the middle of a residential Georgian street
- USAssociated Press
Atlanta rapper Silento charged with driving 143 mph on I-85
Atlanta rapper Silento was arrested Friday and accused of driving 143 mph (230 kph) on Interstate 85, authorities said. Silento, or Richard “Ricky” Lamar Hawk, was charged with reckless driving, speeding, failure to maintain lane and improper stopping, news outlets reported. A DeKalb police report said Hawk was pulled over around 3 a.m. after an officer witnessed Hawk's white BMW swerving around slower cars.
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'Whip/Nae Nae' rapper charged in attempted hatchet attack
Silento, the rapper known for “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," was charged Thursday with trying to hit two people with a hatchet in their home. Prosecutors allege that Silento, whose legal name is Richard Lamar Hawk, walked into an unlocked stranger's home in the Valley Village area of Los Angeles and swung a hatchet at the two people inside before one of them disarmed him. The rapper is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and is being held in jail on $105,000 jail, the Los Angeles County distri
