FORT WORTH, Texas—A Texas jury has convicted a teenage rapper of murder in the 2016 shooting death of a man during a home invasion.
The Tarrant County jury on Friday found 19-year-old Taymor McIntyre of Arlington guilty for his role in the death of 21-year-old Ethan Walker at Walker’s home in Mansfield, southeast of Fort Worth.
Tay-K claims he swallowed a bottle of pills before his arrest and started hearing voices in his head.
Police dispute his claims, they say he made it up to avoid jail time: https://t.co/lnqtQRbiMc pic.twitter.com/YKI8A3iu0v
— Complex (@Complex) July 18, 2019
The man who shot Walker was sentenced last year to life in prison. Prosecutors have said McIntyre was charged with murder because he recruited the triggerman and organized the robbery.
Rapper Tay-K found guilty of murder for 2016 North Texas home invasion https://t.co/VST0PCFIcl
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) July 19, 2019
McIntyre also was convicted of aggravated robbery. He pleaded guilty Monday to two other counts of aggravated robbery related to the home invasion. He faces a punishment of life in prison.
Tay-K has been found guilty of murder, he currently faces 5 to 99 years or life in prison pic.twitter.com/sOM4y4rBAK
— HIP HOP FACTS (@DailyRapFacts) July 19, 2019
McIntyre rapped under the name Tay-K and his 2017 single “The Race” appeared on Billboard’s Hot 100.
