Nipsey Hussle’s Convicted Killer Eric Holder Sentenced to 60 Years to Life in Prison
The man convicted of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle will serve 60 years to life in prison, a judge announced on
The man convicted of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle will serve 60 years to life in prison, a judge announced on Wednesday. His sentence, which came down as expected, followed several months of delayed hearings as the defense attorney, Aaron Jansen, pushed for a reduced conviction and filed a motion for a new trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke denied both bids late last year.
Eric Holder was convicted of first-degree murder in July for the March 31, 2019, killing of Hussle in a parking lot outside the rapper’s South Los Angeles apparel shop. He was 33.
Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke handed down the sentence Wednesday after hearing from one of Hussle’s friends and listening to a letter from Holder’s father. Holder, dressed in orange jail attire, stared straight ahead throughout the proceedings and did not react when the sentence was read.
Holder was also convicted of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm for gunfire that hit two other men at the scene who survived.
By Andrew Dalton (The Associated Press)
