Casanova Hit With Attempted Murder Charge in Federal Racketeering Case
More problems for Casanova. The Brooklyn rapper is now facing an attempted murder charge in his federal racketeering case, according to a superseding indictment obtained by AllHipHop.
The news site reports that the allegations stem from an October 2020 shooting outside the King of Diamonds nightclub in Miami. During that time, there was an altercation after a bystander allegedly called out Casanova—for throwing “the wrong gang sign.” Prosecutors say the rapper then asked the rival gang member, “You want to die tonight?” before his associate Jarrett “Jaycee” Crisler opened fire, wounding the man and another person outside the venue.
After the feds confiscated Jaycee’s phone, the feds reportedly discovered text messages in which he bragged about the crime they allegedly committed: “Killed a n***a last night smh,” Jaycee allegedly wrote. “It’s on the news. 2 of them I only shot twice meaning I ain’t miss a shot … Greatest shot in the world U tryna challenge me? Lol.”
In addition to this, Casanova and his co-defendant DeShawn “Don” Thomas were also accused of assaulting someone in New York last year, as well as shooting at a rival gang in a separate Miami incident, AllHipHop reports. The two were both hit with assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.
Despite this, Casanova, who has remained behind bars since last year, maintains that he is innocent:
“The charges against me are false, they don’t represent or reflect the person that I am,” he said last month in a statment on IG. “They are simply using my past criminal history to crucify me in court. I’m calling on all the great people with meaningful and powerful voices to help me with this matter. If there’s anything you can do to help whether if it’s contacting my legal attorney to see that I played NO role in this case or having a private investigator look into actual role and not the alleged accusations against me. Any help provided will be a blessing, because I feel defeated one’s past shouldn’t be the reason why you can’t be afforded a successful future.”