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Rapper Plies has been ordered to pay a group of five men $200,000 total after a jury found him civilly liable for a 2006 club shooting that left them injured.
The victims were hit by bullets after a fight broke out between members of Plies' camp and another rapper at a Gainesville, Florida nightclub.
During the criminal trial, Plies pleaded no contest to illegal possession of a concealed weapon that was found after the shootings. Plies avoided jail time and was sentenced to probation while his brother, Ronell "Big Gates" Levatte served three years in prison for his role in the incident.
The civil lawsuit against Plies, real name Algernod Lanier Washington, was filed in April 2008.
According to the rapper's lawyer, the victims in the case were offered nearly four times the amount they were awarded to settle the case out of court, but they turned down the offer.
The plaintiff's attorney Chad Roberts told Gainesville.com back in March 2010 that he feared the shooting would only bolster Plies' street credibility.
"The irony is that when you criminally prosecute (gangsta rappers) their stock goes up," he said. "It's hard to punish them. The only way to punish is them is to hold the record company accountable."
During the trial Plies took the stand where he revealed a background much different than one you would expect from a gangsta rapper.
Plies told the jury he was his high school's homecoming king, best dressed student and received a full scholarship to Miami of Ohio University to play football.
The jury deliberated for nearly two days before deciding the rapper and his brother should pay the victims for their pain and suffering, but the total dollar amount didn't come close to the $10 million they were seeking.
Plies take stand during civil trial
Plies and his brother Big Gates found civilly liable for 2006 shootings
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