When one of Pop Smoke’s murderers was freed from prison last week, the case returned to the forefront of public attention, and his initial interview has since prompted even more questions.
Blockstar, who was only 15 years old at the time of the 2020 murder, tells Adam22 in an interview footage that No Jumper uploaded to Instagram on Friday, July 5, that he has no regrets about the incident.
“I apologize for nothing,” Blockstar said. Although that shouldn’t have happened, I don’t regret it. I would return if I could. However, I’m not sorry. Deaths occur daily. Pop Smoke was rapping about the subject. Everything under the sun. I’m not sorry for it, then.
“My condolences go out to the family. I hope it never took place. But I have no regrets at all. “You ain’t sorry for nothing,” my people and family used to tell me when I was growing up. Whatever you did, be sure you stand by the reason you did it.
Blockstar, the youngest of the four guys accused of killing Pop Smoke (real name Bashar Jackson), was freed from juvenile detention last week after serving a four-year sentence that was reportedly given as part of a plea agreement in 2023, according to TMZ.
A short while after his release, video of the young man trying to disable an ankle monitor surfaced.
The No Jumper interview is a bit of a surprise because the publication and Blockstar had a falling out over the posting of the video.
He allegedly accused the contentious publication of “exploiting his name and story for their own benefit,” according to Hot97. Blockstar didn’t level comparable charges against any other publication.
After Corey Walker was unable to reach a plea agreement with the prosecution, he was given a new trial date late last month. Walker is the only adult charged with Pop Smoke’s murder.
Negotiations failed, Walker’s attorney Deion Benjamin told Rolling Stone. However, there’s still a chance that we may reach a consensus. A few issues need to be resolved. We will proceed with a trial if they are not settled.
On August 6, jury selection for the trial will begin if no plea agreement is reached. It was originally supposed to start this week.
Walker is the lone suspect whose destiny is yet up to the courts.
A 15-year-old earlier acknowledged that, in February 2020, during a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills, he pulled the gun, killing Pop Smoke.
Due to his age, he was tried in juvenile court and acknowledged to having fired a gun during the crime both intentionally and personally. He was also charged with home invasion robbery. It is anticipated that he would remain in a state juvenile facility until he turns 25.
Pop Smoke “lost his life over no good reason,” L.A. County Superior Court Judge J. Christopher Smith informed the defendant and his co-defendant, a 19-year-old.
“It is not your place to take another person’s life. Smith remarked, “You have no right to seize someone else’s property.
