The three men charged in the murder of Freaky Tah are being held without bail. Meanwhile, members of a second Queens hip-hop crew, Hellrazorpham, denied any tension between the two groups, even though the cops say the beef is the root of the shootings. The two suspects, Kelvin Jones, 29, of Albany, N.Y., and Ryan Frith, 24, of Queens, are each charged with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies. Jones has confessed to shooting Tah, whose real name is Raymond Rogers, while Frith admitted he was driving the van the men allegedly used the night of the murder. A third man, Rasheem Fletcher, 22, of Queens, was arrested by police April 2 on the same charges. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and also is being held without bail. Freaky Tah left behind his fiancée, Shannon Roquemore, and two children, Kahlil, 8, and Shantanice, 4. Police said Thursday night they believe Rogers’ murder was part of an escalating feud between the Lost Boyz and unsigned Queens rappers police called the Hellraisers. Sources say Jones confessed he mistakenly thought Rogers was the cousin of a man he suspected had killed his half-brother, Michael Saunders, allegedly a Hellraisers associate, in December. That murder, as we reported earlier, was in retaliation for the robbery of one of the Lost Boyz in November. Three days after Freaky Tah’s death, Roger Paggent, another associate of the Hellraisers, was shot dead in Ozone Park, Queens. Police are investigating that shooting.
The
three men charged in
the murder of Freaky Tah are being held without bail. Meanwhile,
members of a second Queens hip-hop crew, Hellrazorpham, denied
any tension between the two groups, even though the cops say the
beef is the root of the shootings. The two suspects, Kelvin Jones,
29, of Albany, N.Y., and Ryan Frith, 24, of Queens, are each charged
with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession
of a weapon, all felonies. Jones has confessed to shooting Tah,
whose real name is Raymond Rogers, while Frith admitted he was
driving the van the men allegedly used the night of the murder.
A third man, Rasheem Fletcher, 22, of Queens, was arrested by
police April 2 on the same charges. He pleaded not guilty at his
arraignment and also is being held without bail. Freaky Tah left
behind his fiancée, Shannon Roquemore, and two children,
Kahlil, 8, and Shantanice, 4. Police said Thursday night they
believe Rogers’ murder was part of an escalating feud between
the Lost Boyz and unsigned Queens rappers police called the Hellraisers.
Sources say Jones confessed he mistakenly thought Rogers was the
cousin of a man he suspected had killed his half-brother, Michael
Saunders, allegedly a Hellraisers associate, in December. That
murder, as we reported earlier, was in retaliation for the robbery
of one of the Lost Boyz in November. Three days after Freaky Tah’s
death, Roger Paggent, another associate of the Hellraisers, was
shot dead in Ozone Park, Queens. Police are investigating that
shooting.
