Eugene ‘Huge U’ Henley Jr. accused of killing rapper who dissed him – NBC Los Angeles
A longtime gang chief who’s accused of utilizing a charity group as a entrance to run a prison enterprise in South Los Angeles could also be linked to a brutal homicide, authorities mentioned.
Federal prosecutors mentioned there’s possible trigger to imagine Eugene “Huge U” Henley, Jr. killed a person named Rayshawn Williams in Las Vegas and dragged his physique within the desert.
Williams, in accordance with courtroom papers, was an artist for Henley’s label “Uneek Music. After Williams wrote a track to “diss” Henley, the gang chief kidnapped and murdered Williams in retaliation, prosecutors mentioned.
Earlier than Williams was a rapper, he was a large receiver for the Crenshaw Excessive Faculty soccer group. The day after he was killed, the soccer program introduced his dying on Instagram saying partly “he was a particular man to all of us.”
Not solely did Williams play for Crenshaw, he was teammates with Huge-U’s son Daiyan Henley, who’s now a linebacker with the LA Chargers. In 2023 the LA Instances wrote a narrative about Daiyan.
NBC Los Angeles tried to succeed in out to Daiyan Henley for remark however didn’t hear again.
Eugene Henley, Jr. will stay in federal custody till no less than his detention listening to on the finish of the month.
If convicted, he may get a life sentence.
