Rapper Snoop Dogg is named as A witness in A Bay area Rappers murder trial

by **J The Kidd** Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:46 pm

Snoop Dogg has reportedly been named as a witness in the murder trial of Bay Area rapper Mac Minister.
Mac Minister, born Andre Dow, is accused of killing Kansas City rapper
Fat Tone and his friend Jermaine "Cowboy" Akins in Las Vegas in 2005.

Authorities claim Fat Tone and Akins were last seen leaving a Las Vegas
hotel with Mac Minister and were later found shot dead at a
construction site by a security guard.

Authorities claim Minister lured Fat Tone and Akins to the hotel claiming he would introduce them to Snoop Dogg.

Mac Minister and Snoop Dogg have collaborated on various records and have attended award shows together.

Authorities believe Mac Minister killed Fat Tone in retaliation for the murder of Bay Area rapper Mac Dre.

Mac Dre was shot and killed in a 2004 drive by shooting in Kansas City
and Fat Tone was considered a person of interest in the murder but
never a suspect.

According to The Las Vegas Review Journal, Mac Minister's trial begun
Tuesday (July 15) and Snoop Dogg is one of about 20 witnesses defense
attorneys could call to testify in the trial.

Erick Ferran, one of Mac Minister's attorneys, said they haven't served
Snoop with a subpoena to appear in court but he plans to "if the need
rises."

Snoop Dogg's publicist refused to comment when reached.

by **Johnnie Butters** Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:47 pm

by **The Remedy** Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:07 pm

Mac Minister is innocent. But if he did do it, it was cuz Tone's ass deserved it. We all know he had something to do with it out here in the Yay. He hated The Mac named Dre.

T.I.P. Andre Hicks