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Angel D. Butler, 28, (left) and Jovante D. Williams, 28, were no longer in jail as of Friday morning. (Dublin Police Services)
DUBLIN, CA The Alameda County District Attorney s Office will not press charges against two Dublin residents arrested on suspicion of killing a rising star in the Bay Area rap scene, KRON reported.
Angel D. Butler, 28, and Jovante D. Williams, 28, were taken into custody Tuesday and faced murder charges in the killing of Mark Alexander Jr., 26, known to fans as Lil Yase. They were no longer in custody at Santa Rita Jail as of Friday morning.
Two Arrested In November Slaying of Bay Area Rapper Lil Yase
Authorities in the East Bay have arrested two individuals, a man and a woman, in connection with the murder of Lil Yase a.k.a. Mark Alexander, Jr. who was fatally shot over Thanksgiving weekend last year under circumstances that baffled his friends.
Alexander who was mistakenly identified in early reports by the name Alexander Mark Antonyyo, Jr. arrived at Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton around 1 a.m. on November 28 suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. It remains unclear whether he drove himself there.
Dublin police identified a crime scene near the Dublin BART station on the 5100 block of Iron Horse Parkway in Dublin. As KPIX reports, the two suspects 28-year-old Angel Butler and 28-year-old Jovante Williams were arrested Tuesday on that same block in connection with the shooting.
Two Arrested for Murder of Bay Area Rapper Lil Yase, Killed Over Love Triangle
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Two people have been arrested for the 2020 murder of Bay Area rapper Lil Yase, real name Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr.
Jovante Williams and Angel Butler, both 28, were arrested on Tuesday (April 27) on a murder warrant. According to reports, Alameda County prosecutors will determine whether to charge one or both of them with murder today (April 29).
Police revealed that the motive behind the murder was a love triangle involving Butler, who was dating both Williams and Antonyyo. Dublin police Cpt. Nate Schmidt revealed that Antonyyo made a dying declaration about his killers while he lay dying in the hospital. Crime scene technicians also found DNA on a shell casing from the gun used to shoot Antonyyo that was linked to Butler and Williams child.
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Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of rapper Lil Yase, who was killed in Dublin last year, police said Wednesday.
Angel Butler, 28, and Jovante Williams, 28, were arrested Tuesday, police said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Lil Yase, whose real name was Mark Alexander, was shot and killed on Nov. 28 along the 5100 block of Iron Horse Parkway, near the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, police said.
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