Jimmy Henchman Charged With Murder

James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond was found guilty of spearheading a drug ring earlier this month, and the former music manager is now being charged with arranging the murder of an associate of superstar rapper 50 Cent.

The indictment was announced on Friday (June 22nd), and Rosemond is being charged with conspiring with five other men to kill Lowell Fletcher in 2009. Fletcher's murder was allegedly retalitaion for an assault by 50 Cent and Tony Yayo on Rosemond's son.

"This has not been a good month for Jimmy the Henchman," Raymond W. Kelly, the New York police commissioner, said in a statement.

Jimmy Henchman Implicated In Murder

Incarcerated music manager James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond is facing charges in the murder of a former affiliate of hip hop superstar 50 Cent. Federal prosecutors are alleging that Henchman had his associates gun down Lowell Fletcher in 2009.

"[Federal prosecutors] are in the process of putting together charges against Mr. Rosemond for a death penalty-eligible offense," Assistant US Attorney Todd Kaminsky told Brooklyn federal Judge John Gleeson.

Two of Henchman's associates, Rodney Johnson and Brian McCleod, allegedly gunned down a man who was accused of assaulting Rosemond's son. Both men are already facing murder and weapons charges in Manhattan federal court stemming from the shooting.

Jimmy Henchman Implicated In Murder

Incarcerated music manager James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond is facing charges in the murder of a former affiliate of hip hop superstar 50 Cent. Federal prosecutors are alleging that Henchman had his associates gun down Lowell Fletcher in 2009.

"[Federal prosecutors] are in the process of putting together charges against Mr. Rosemond for a death penalty-eligible offense," Assistant US Attorney Todd Kaminsky told Brooklyn federal Judge John Gleeson.

Two of Henchman's associates, Rodney Johnson and Brian McCleod, allegedly gunned down a man who was accused of assaulting Rosemond's son. Both men are already facing murder and weapons charges in Manhattan federal court stemming from the shooting.

Jimmy Henchman Associate Arrested

Jason Williams, a man that was wanted by authorities for his role in the alleged drug dealing operations of Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, was arrested over the weekend. Williams had been a fugitive since May 2011, when Henchman and his Czar Entertainment subordinates were indicted for using their entertainment label as a front for a multimillion dollar drug ring.

Henchman also went on the run in May of 2011, but was apprehended two months later in New York's Union Square.

His brother, Kesnar Rosemond, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the drug dealing operation in October 2011 and Henchman could face a life sentence of convicted on drug conspiracy and trafficking charges. .

Game’s Manager Sues ‘NY Daily News’ for $100 Mil Over “Snitch” Claims

Jimmy “Henchman” Rosemond, manger to Game and CEO of Czar Entertainment, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against famed New York newspaper the Daily News for a story they published last month that painted him as a federal informant.

As previously reported, on September 13 the paper reported that Rosemond—a noted figure in the “stop snitching” movement—provided law enforcement with information at least three times since 1996, according to court documents that they obtained. One of those instances included informing authorities on a possible jailbreak in 1996, staged by four other inmates, back when he was incarcerated on drug and gun charges in North Carolina.

In the article, Rosemond’s attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman, denied the allegations. “[Rosemond] met with [federal prosecutors] for a single session, but there are plenty of reasons people meet with prosecutors,” he said. “His lawyer at the time inflated what happened in an attempt to get a better sentence, and it didn’t work.

”SOHH.com obtained the 11-page complaint filed by Rosemond against the News. “Plaintiff James Rosemond, by his attorneys, brings this Complaint for money damages against the New York Daily News and Chuck Philips, and alleges as follows: This is an action for libel arising from the Daily News‘ September 13, 2010 publication of a misleading and false investigative report, entitled