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Three Florida rappers are under arrest for allegedly killing a man so they could have "flash money" while performing at a concert.
Joseph Edward Gomes-Brandon Jr (aka Waxx)., 18, and Jonathan Felix (aka Killa), 21, both from Winter Haven, were arrested Saturday, May 14. They are charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary of an occupied dwelling and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, according to The Ledger.
Felix faces an additional charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Dylan Kindred (aka DK), 20, faces a charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
All three men are being held without bond.
Clockwise, from left: Jonathan Felix, Joseph Gomes-Brandon Jr. and Dylan Kindred (bottom row)
They are accused of murdering 21-year old Tyler Eugene Macklin, reportedly a small time drug dealer, on May 11.
Tyler Macklin
"Tyler Macklin was viciously murdered in the living room of his apartment in Winter Haven. And he was shot in the neck," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
The three alleged killers had a concert scheduled in Tampa on May 12, but didn't have enough money to show the audience their affluence. Kindred came up with the plan to rob Macklin, who he described as "an easy lick."
The trio then drove to Macklin's apartment. Armed with a 9 mm handgun, Gomes-Brandon and Felix kicked in Macklin's door while Kindred waited outside in the car.
“Hey, you don’t have to do this, my wallet is right there,” a witness heard Macklin say, according to police.
Macklin was murdered for the $300 in his wallet, a firearm and a small amount of weed.
The rappers uploaded footage of their Tampa performance to Facebook.
Kindred later turned himself in to police and confessed to the crime. He told investigators that his accomplices were only supposed to steal money and drugs from Macklin and not hurt him.
"They are experiencing an environment where there's no rap music at all so any dancing one of them will have to be humming while the other one's dancing," said Judd
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