Ra Diggs | |
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 Mugshot of Ra Diggs | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Herron |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Gangster |
| Years active | 2010 |
Ronald Herron (born c. 1982), [1] known as Ra Diggs, is an American inmate and former rapper and convicted murderer, gang leader, and drug trafficker, formerly based in Brooklyn, New York City.
In March 2010, he started posting music videos to a YouTube channel called "VANGODENT". [2] On June 11, 2010, he released a song to the channel called "Eulogy". It has over 1,007,000 views as of March 2022. [3]
On September 27, 2010, he and Uncle Murda released a song titled “Slow Down Remix.” [4]
Ra Diggs was arrested on October 5, 2010, on drug charges, and was alleged to be leader of the Bloods-affiliated "Murderous Mad Dogs". [5] [6] [7] He was convicted on June 26, 2014, of 21 federal charges, including racketeering, drug dealing, and three murders. At trial, several of Ra Diggs songs and music videos were used as evidence because they were "literal recountings of his crimes". [8] The federal prosecuting attorney said:
He styled himself a rap artist, but the jury's verdict makes clear who Herron really is: a drug dealer and murderer who sought power through fear and intimidation. [8]
On April 2, 2015, he was sentenced to three life terms plus 105 years in prison. He told the judge that he could give him 10 life terms and that he was only going to die once, after which he was sentenced to 12 life terms plus 105 years in prison. [9] He is currently incarcerated at ADX Florence in Colorado.
On April 8, 2015, Herron sent an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [10] claiming that his conviction violated his constitutional First Amendment rights. The conviction was upheld on February 14, 2019, with the court saying that his First Amendment challenge was "without merit". [11]
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