March 27, 2008
Remy Ma Found Guilty




Grammy nominated rapper Remy Ma awaited her fate in Manhattan's Criminal Court today as jury deliberations came to an end with a guilty ruling.

After being found guilty on four charges, including assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon - Remy was cuffed and escorted out of the court. As the door closed, she could be heard crying out, "Oh my God," as a female officer rushed to calm her down.

Remy's brother hollered out, "This is bullsh*t," as the verdict was being read. He was also escorted out of the court room. Remy's stylist cried.

Though the Bronx-bred rapper was not found guilty of coercion and tampering in a seperate nightclub incident, Makeda Barnes-Joseph and her supporters jumped for joy.

The judge denied request by Remy's lawyer Ivan Fisher, to allow her time at home before sentencing begins.

As SOHH previously reported, Remy stood trial for shooting former friend Barnes-Joseph in New York City's Meatpacking district, last July. The incident occurred after Remy discovered $3,000 missing from her purse and accused the victim of stealing the money.

A sentence date has not been determined but the rapper faces up to 25 years in prison.

via sohh.com

25 years? Damn. When will celebrities learn that you just have to move more carefully when you're in the public's eye? This whole incident was totally unnecessary. Sometimes you have to know when to let something go. Granted, three chips is a substantial amount of money to lose, but we bet Remy would give away $3,000 right now to get out of doing 25 years in jail...