Having applauded G-Dep for a “maturity and decency” in owning up to his crime, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus sentenced former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep to 15 years in prison for a murder he committed almost two decades ago.
G. Dep, whose real name is Trevell Coleman, walked into a Harlem police station two years ago and admitted to shooting a man that authorities later matched to the murder of John Henkel. On delivering the sentence the presiding judge said “It was the right thing to do, even though it landed you in the position you find yourself in now.”
Following the sentencing, Dep’s lawyer, Anthony Ricco, says that he admitted to the crime to clear his conscience and hopes he never regrets his actions. “My hope is that Trevell never wavers from his decision,” he said. “Fifteen years is a long time. Fifteen years in the penitentiary for putting yourself there is an even longer time.”
