OAKLAND — Three rappers from Atlanta have been charged with taking a $20,000 watch from a producer and beating him in the head with a glass bottle, court records show.
The defendants were initially identified by their stage names until Atlanta police aided Oakland investigators with their government names. They have been identified in court filings as Vincent “Billi0n” Dukes, 27, Ricco “Reezy X” Weaver Jr., and Alonte “Lilkixkdor” Ray, both 23, court records show.
None of the three have yet made it to Alameda County Superior Court to face the charges, which were filed on Feb. 25. Ray has a valid excuse for missing court; he is in a Fulton County, Georgia jail, charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault against law enforcement for allegedly shooting at Atlanta police officers during a seven-hour standoff last Feb. 7, court records show. Media reports say police fired back at Ray and that two officers were injured, including one who suffered a graze bullet wound to the head.
In Oakland, the three men are accused of robbing a music producer at an Airbnb rental on the 2300 block of Myrtle Street. They allegedly beat him with a glass bottle, took his Rolex watch and phone, and held him against his will during the commission of the crime. They were charged with robbery, assault, and false imprisonment, court records show.
Police say the robbery occurred during a recording session at the address and that the men knew some of the home’s occupants. A witness told Oakland police he could identify the suspects, but only by their stage names and Instagram handles, authorities said in court filings.