Teen rapper C-Blu, whose case was dropped in NYPD cop shooting, now busted with firearm: sources

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Teen rapper C-Blu, whose case was dropped in NYPD cop shooting, now busted with firearm: sources​



By
Larry Celona and

Emily Crane


September 28, 2022 12:42pm
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Teen rapper who had charges dropped after allegedly shooting at NYPD cop is now busted with loaded firearm



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A teenage rapper who had his charges dropped after allegedly shooting an NYPD officer earlier this year was busted again late Tuesday with a loaded firearm, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Camrin Williams, a 17-year-old gangbanger who goes by the stage name C-Blu, was arrested at the corner of Garden Street and Crotona Avenue in the Bronx at about 11:30 p.m., the sources said.
The teen perp allegedly had a loaded silver Bryco Arms 9mm handgun on him at the time — with a live round in the chamber and 11 rounds in the magazine, according to sources.
It wasn’t immediately clear why Williams — a member of the Reywey Crew, a subset of the Crips — was stopped. Charges have yet to be filed.
Williams, who already has a string of gun-related arrests to his name, was last nabbed over the police shooting in the Bronx earlier this year that saw officer Kaseem Pennant take a bullet to the leg.
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The Jan. 18 shooting unfolded after cops responded to reports of a disorderly crowd near East 187th Street.

Camrin WilliamsWilliams was last nabbed in January for allegedly shooting an NYPD officer in a scuffle in the Bronx, which saw him also shot.
Williams allegedly refused to take his hands out of his pockets and got into a struggle with cops, which resulted in both him and Pennant being wounded, police said.


The teen, who was out on probation for a prior gun case at the time, was charged with attempted murder and later posted his $250,000 bond with an advance he’d received from a recording contract with Interscope Records.


Despite being hauled back to court for violating probation just one week after making bail, his case was suddenly dropped without explanation in May.


The city Law Department issued a statement at the time saying that Williams “cannot be prosecuted.”


The department noted the case had been sealed under Family Court law and it wasn’t able to say any more on the matter.


But the judge in the case, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Naita Semaj, later said she decided cops has no cause to search Williams before the shooting, and he had to be released.

Camrin WilliamsWilliams is a 17-year-old gangbanger who goes by the rapper stage name C-Blu.C Blu/YouTube
Camrin WilliamsWilliams posted bond with money from a recording advance when he was charged with attempted murder.
Camrin WilliamsWilliams’ case was dropped in May.

“This absurd decision should outrage every New Yorker who wants to get illegal guns off our streets,” NYPD Police Benevolent Association president Patrick J. Lynch said at the time.


“If perps like this face absolutely no consequences, even after shooting a cop, we have to ask: Why bother sending us out to get the guns at all?”





He was also previously arrested as a juvenile in the Bronx in May 2020, when he was just 14, for possession of a Tauris firearm.
 
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Drill rapper C Blu, who walked free in cop shooting, cries after being held on $100K bail on new charge​



By
Khristina Narizhnaya and

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon


September 29, 2022 8:57pm
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A teenage drill rapper who walked off scot-free after being accused of shooting a cop during a scuffle earlier this year cried after he was ordered held on $100,000 bail on a new gun charge Thursday.
Camrin Williams, a 17-year-old gangbanger who goes by the stage name C Blu, broke down in tears as he was led out of Bronx Criminal Court in handcuffs following his arraignment.
Judge Joseph McCormack ordered the teen held on the cash bail, or bonds of $250,000 or $300,000, during the hearing.
Williams was picked up on the new weapons charge Tuesday for allegedly holding a loaded gun at Garden Street and Crotona Avenue in Belmont.
“[Williams] is a self-professed member of the Crips,” Bronx Assistant District Attorney Alana Brady told the judge at the teen’s arraignment. “[Williams’] social media contains multiple posts with firearms and implications of willingness and ready ability to shoot any member of [the] opposition.”
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She asked that Williams be held on $150,000 cash bail or a $450,000 bond.

Williams holds gunWilliams is being held on $100,000 bail on a gun charge. C Blu/YouTube
Williams, a member of the Crips-affiliated Reyway Crew, was stopped by police after he was spotted running towards a car fumbling with something in his waistband.


It turned out to be a loaded silver Bryco Arms 9 mm handgun, according to police sources.


The teen’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, said her client was “traumatized” by the new arrest.


“My client was outside a car,” she said. “Police comes with their guns out, circling around the block. A lot of video surveillance taken by cameras. Police targeted my client, guns drawn, he was scared for his life. He took out his phone, his hands were up.”


She said Wiliams was trying to call his mother.

Rapper Camrin Williams The 17-year-old drill rapper was picked up on the new weapons charge Tuesday. Gun involved in shooting of a police officer allegedly by Rapper Camrin Williams The gun involved in shooting of a police officer that allegedly involved Camrin Williams
“Prominent drill rapper persona of posting on social media dissing other people,” Florio told the judge. “He didn’t get into a fight. He’s scared. He’s really traumatized by the whole event. He lost all his month. He is a boy.”




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The attempted murder charges against 16-year-old Camrin Williams have been dropped.

Charges dropped against C Blu, teen rapper accused of shooting NYPD officer​






But McCormack wasn’t moved.


“I know this is the third contact [with the criminal justice system,” the judge said. “This is a serious offense.”


Leaving court, the teen’s family screamed at reporters and lunged at a photographer.


Williams, who has a string of gun-related busts on his record — dating to when he was just 14 — was arrested on Jan. 18 after a scuffle during which an NYPD cop was shot in the leg on East 187th Street in the Bronx.


The troubled teen was charged with attempted murder in the case and was later arrested again on a parole violation just one week after posting a $250,000 bond.


The case was dismissed without explanation in May.

Williams was accused of shooting a police officer, who was treated and later released. Williams was accused of shooting a police officer, who was treated and later released. @NYPD48Pct
The city Law Department, which prosecutes crimes committed by minors, would only say that Williams “cannot be prosecuted” but provided no details.


“This absurd decision should outrage every New Yorker who wants to get illegal guns off the streets,” NYPD Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said at the time.
 
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