Rapper Lil Boosie Indicted for First-Degree Murder; Death Penalty Possible, Says DA

By: Naimah Jabali-Nash
Topics: Daily Blotter

Torrence 'Lil Boosie' Hatch (WAFB)

BATON ROUGE, La. (CBS/WAFB) Baton Rouge-born rapper, Torrence Hatch, known to fans as Lil Boosie, was indicted by an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury Thursday afternoon on a first-degree murder charge for his alleged involvement in a shooting incident in October that left one man dead, reports CBS affiliate WAFB.

According to District Attorney Hillar Moore, if convicted Hatch, who is already in prison for a probation violation, could face the death penalty.

Detectives told WAFB that Terry Boyd, 35, was shot to death on Oct. 21, when bullets were fired through a window of his Baton Rouge home. A grand jury also indicted Adrian Pittman, 36, and Michael Louding, 17, for first-degree murder in Boyd's death, said WAFB.

Hatch, 27, and his girlfriend Walnita Decur, 25, were also indicted on several drug-related charges.

This is not the first run in with the law for for the flashy rapper. In September, Hatch pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges after deputies confiscated marijuana and a gun from his car. Hatch is currently in jail for violating his probation in November for leaving his house, on more than one occasion, while sentenced to home confinement.

Hatch arrived on the music scene with his 2005 summer hit "Give Me That" and achieved subsequent commercial success with his pithy 2007 club anthem "Wipe Me Down." No trial date information has been released.

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by emily192 January 27, 2012 11:53 PM EST: FREE BOOSIE! He says everything that the police don't want to hear!He raps the truth most older white people don't want to hear what he has to say! Our system is messed up!We all know it black people are targeted more then any other race lets get real people.I am white and I agree with Boosie. Police and our government go after black people maybe if we changed that maybe things would get better!; Reply to this comment


by RayRayBADAss November 3, 2011 12:57 PM EDT: FREE DA BEST RAPPER ALIVE!!!! LIL Boosie... we here for yu till dA end...; Reply to this comment


by shuntreal October 12, 2011 2:33 PM EDT: FREE MY ***** BOOSIE; Reply to this comment


by cali1002 September 29, 2011 8:43 PM EDT: i dont think lil boosie deseveres the death penlty maybe nothin at all because he need to be out with his family and contue making hit for us his fans......people are just hateing on him FREE LIL BOOSIE; Reply to this comment


by cheaaa036 September 24, 2011 3:00 PM EDT: free my ***** boosie; Reply to this comment


by laureniluvlilboosie September 14, 2011 2:09 PM EDT: i dont think lil Boosie need a life in prison ! loke13...and how the hell do YOU know what he came from? This ass clown is charged with murder, and like it or not his ass will stand trial for it! It's the way sh*t goes! Here's an idea...If someone isn't in love with the idea of prison...Don't do sh*t that might land your ass in there! How does where he came from have SH*T to do with him being charged with murder? Huh? I don't know the ways of the world. Do you? What the hell have you done? Have you been to hell and back? Have you pulled your time in Afghanistan and Iraq, with all hell being unleashed on and around you? Don't tell me I don't know how the world operates, dip sh*t. Bottom line is, it isn't racism when a black guy murders someone, gets caught with a sh*t load of drugs, then gets arrested...Stop being f*cking idiot!!!!; Reply to this comment


by johnslaff August 20, 2011 12:30 PM EDT: I couldn't agree more @mitch0927; Reply to this comment

by johnslaff August 20, 2011 12:28 PM EDT

I agree. I have to wonder where these people were educated....if they were at all. It doesn't sound like they were. What a shame to idolize an uneducated thug...Surely there must be some real role models for these people...sad

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by RayRayBADAss November 3, 2011 12:56 PM EDT: i DONT agree with yu... lil boosie is a good guy.. he is te best rapper alive.. he should not face life in prison for wat nothing... he should be out here with his family and fans.. maken music!

by mitch0927 July 21, 2011 10:12 AM EDT

Reading these posts confirms that our educational system has failed. The man is going to go to trial and the evidence hopefully will be true and the jury will decide the outcome. Instead of you all trying to be tough with your childish language, why not set an example and get a proper education...you kids make me sick with your ramblings, thnking you know everything there is to know about the judicial system....just because you've been popped by the cops, makes you all experts?

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