A jury on Friday began deliberating on the fate of a rapper born in Houston’s Third Ward and another man in a federal racketeering murder case that could lead to lengthy prison sentences.
Alexandra Nicks, also known by the name OMB Bloodbath, and Shaquile O’Neal Richards are both accused of aiding and abetting the 2017 shooting that killed Sam Johnson, 53.
The organized crime case tasks the jury with deciding who can be responsible for a violent death. Prosecutors painted Richards and Nicks, both 32, as gang leaders who ordered an attack on a rival gang. Johnson, an innocent bystander, was the only person killed in the attack…