| As US Seeks 50
Years on Drill Rapper Kay Flock
witness Ashanti Washington Nolo
Georgia
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
March 19 – Two days after the
mixed jury verdict in US v.
Kevin Perez, the Bronx-based
drill rapper known as Kay
Flock, a book was published
about the trial, "Courthouse
Rap." On Amazon here.
Two weeks
later, Kay Flock's lawyer
filed a motion for acquittal,
including arguing that "The
individual in the 4646 Park
Avenue Surveillance footage
wearing a blue jacket was not
Mr. Perez; The assailant in
the RPT shooting was the
individual wearing a blue
jacket in the [4]6[4]6 Park
Avenue surveillance footage;
There is no evidence in the
record, however, which would
lead a rational juror to
reasonably infer that
Defendant brandished or
discharged a firearm in
connection with the RPT
Shooting." Full filing on
Patreon here. On April 17, the
US Attorney's Office opposed
the motion: " The Court
properly instructed the jury
on those theories, and
the evidence overwhelmingly
supported Perez’s guilt on
both counts.
Accordingly, the Motion should
be denied" - full US filing
here. On June 25, with
the motion still not ruled on,
the US Attorney's Office wrote
it to Judge Liman that it had
gotten a grand jury indictment
of defense witness Ashanti
Washington after finding her
DNA on the gun - and charging
perjury. Will the new case,
assigned to Judge George B.
Daniels, be consolidated with
Perez' before Judge Liman? On June 26, Judge
Daniels set an arraignment:
"SCHEDULING ORDER as to
Ashanti Washington: An
arraignment and initial
conference for this case is
hereby scheduled for July 16,
2025 at 9:30 a.m. (Signed by
Judge George B. Daniels on
6/26/2025)." On December 11
after the US asked for 50
years on Kay Flock, this: "as
to Ashanti Washington held on
12/11/2025.Trial set to begin
September 14, 2026. Deadline
to file pre-trial motions is
April 1, 2026. Parties are
directed to update the Court
on whether they plan to file
pre-trial motions by February
27, 2026. Final pre-trial
conference is hereby scheduled
for May 6, 2026" On March 18,
this: "this is to inform Your
Honor of Ms. Washington's
Georgia State arrest which was
resolved yesterday with a
"Nolo Plea" to a traffic
infraction and a fine with 12
months' probation. See
attached letter. On her behalf
I request that Your Honor
modify her pretrial
supervision conditions by
having electronic monitoring
removed. But for this state
arrest, since her July 11,
2025 release on bail, she has
complied with all her
conditions of release: she has
reported to U.S. Pretrial, has
maintained verifiable
employment, intends to return
to school, and lives with her
child and mother in Georgia.
ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED.
(Signed by Judge George B.
Daniels on 3/18/2026." The case is USA
v. Washington, 1:25-cr-287
(Daniels) And on July 16,
that remains the assignment:
"before Judge George B.
Daniels: Arraignment as to
Ashanti Washington (1) Count
1-3,4 held on 7/16/2025.
Pretrial Conference as to
Ashanti Washington held on
7/16/2025. Initial Appearance
held on July 16, 2025.
Defendant was arraigned on the
Indictment and entered a plea
of not guilty on all counts. A
status conference is scheduled
for October 8, 2025 at 10:00
a.m." For now,
the book compares this 2025
trial to the previous trial
involving Tekashi 6ix9ine as a
cooperating witness, before
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Paul A.
Engelmayer. Inner
City Press covered both cases,
as it is covering that of Sean
Combs and others. The book
begins:
In outlaw music there is
always the question of
authenticity. Daniel Hernandez
became Tekashi 6ix9ine and
hooked up with the Nine Trey
Gangsta Bloods to shoot a
video. Then he became their
cash cow, and some of them
became his muscle, shoot-out
in a Barclay's Center hallway.
They turned
on Tekashi and he became a
cooperator against them,
returning to SDNY on
violations of supervised
release then back out on the
concert tour. [And now
back in SDNY later in April]
For drill
rapper Kay Flock it was
different. He really was from
Sev Side, 187th Street. He
wasn't an appendage to his
group: he was central to it.
When with seven he was
indicted, he did not
cooperate. He took it to
trial.
Now this. Book and
audiobook on Amazon here
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As US Seeks 50 Years on Drill Rapper Kay Flock witness Ashanti Washington Nolo Georgia
