The Brief
- Trial is set to begin for two men charged in the 2020 killing of rapper Ueta Muasika, known as “Juice Boi,” and the wounding of his 2-year-old son.
- Prosecutors say the attack was revenge for the arson murder of one suspect’s grandmother.
- The suspects were arrested in 2022 in North Carolina and Hawaii after a two-year investigation.
SAN MATEO, Calif. – Prosecutors say two men charged in the 2020 killing of a San Mateo rapper and the wounding of his 2-year-old son carried out the attack in retaliation for the death of one suspect’s grandmother.
Two men charged
What we know:
John Talia Paasi and Isileli Mahe, both 33, are charged in the slaying of Ueta Muasika, who performed under the rap name “Juice Boi.”
Driveway ambush
The backstory:
On Oct. 30, 2020, around 9:30 a.m., Muasika and his toddler son were ambushed in the driveway of their home on Eleanor Drive in San Mateo, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.…