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Prosecutors Seek 50-Year Federal Sentence for Rapper Kay Flock

The government portrays his celebrity-fueled gang role as a public-safety threat that warrants a half-century term.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors filed a memo recommending 50 years in prison, matching the Probation Office’s guidelines calculation of 20 years each for racketeering and assault plus 10 years consecutive for a firearms count.
  • Kay Flock was convicted in March of racketeering conspiracy, assault with a deadly weapon, and using a firearm during a violent crime; jurors acquitted him of murder in aid of racketeering.
  • The filing claims he led the Sev Side/DOA gang and leveraged a rising music profile to recruit shooters and escalate rivalries, citing texts such as “we just made 2 movies on the 8.”
  • Prosecutors describe less than 18 months of violence tied to the crew, with multiple shootings, injuries, and deaths, including incidents in 2020 and 2021.
  • Sentencing before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman is set for Dec. 16, and Kay Flock remains in custody pending the decision.