Father of Jacksonville rapper Ksoo sentenced to time served for role in Charles McCormick’s murder
Abdul Robinson Sr., 54, was sentenced to 1,898 days in jail, which is the time he has already served. He will be released from police custody Friday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The father of Jacksonville rapper Ksoo was sentenced to time served on Friday for his role in the 2020 murder of Charles “Lil Buck” McCormick Jr., marking an end to the case in which two others received life sentences.
Abdul Robinson Sr., 54, pleaded guilty to helping his nephew Leroy Whitaker and Dominique “Butta” Barner escape after the murder. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors required him to testify against his son Ksoo, real name Hakeem Robinson, during his and Whitaker’s murder trial.
In October, Ksoo and Whitaker were both sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder.
Friday morning, Robinson Sr. was sentenced to 1,898 days (the time he spent in jail), two years of community control with electronic monitoring, followed by three years of probation with special conditions.
The judge’s assistant confirmed with First Coast News that Robinson Sr. will be released from police custody Friday.
Barner, a confessed accomplice to the murder, also agreed to testify in the trial as a key witness for the state in return for a reduced sentence. He, too, was sentenced Friday.
During the trial, Barner testified that he, Robinson (Ksoo), Robinson’s brother (Abdul Robinson Jr.), and Whitaker went to where McCormick lived to devise a plan for the murder, and that all of them wanted to kill McCormick.
Meanwhile, Robinson Sr. identified his son Ksoo as the shooter in McCormick’s murder during his testimony. He said on the stand that he helped Ksoo’s co-defendants burn the clothes they wore during the crime.
When asked if he understood that testifying against his son could result in him facing life in prison, Robinson Sr. said he understood.
He told the court he was cooperating so he can be released in time to spend time with his younger children, telling stories about his 8-year-old daughter wanting him to attend a dance, and his 6-year-old son wanting to play football together. He also talked about health concerns that he felt may shorten his life, such as diabetes, failing kidneys and congestive heart failure.
This case is related to a web of other crimes in Jacksonville and other parts of the state involving a gang rivalry.
McCormick was 23 years old.
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