Two convicted felons accused of brandishing guns in a music video despite being prohibited from possessing firearms due to past criminal convictions pleaded no contest Monday, according to San Mateo County prosecutors.
Prosecutors said the charges stemmed from a 2014 case in which the two men and two other co-defendants participated in a “rap video” called “Murder he Wrote” in which they all handled guns that investigators determined were real firearms.
Luis Javier Mariscal, 32, and Marcel Dandre Rutherford-Chew, 24, both pleaded no contest to a felony charge of possession of a firearm by a felon and misdemeanor gang activity Monday during a pre-trial conference.
They were both sentenced to 16 months in state prison, but they already had 480 days credit for time served and were released from custody Monday night, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
Ronald Edward Culps, 27, and Dellory Marzell Crooks Jr., 28, are scheduled to go to jury trial on July 30.
Culps is out of custody on $100,000 bail, and Crooks remains in custody on $600,000 bail.
Defense attorney Michael Hroziencik, representing Culps, said he planned to issue a statement about the case later.
Attorneys for the other three defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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I am trying to figure out who Bobby Lee is. Why shouldn't we have a special day for Mark Olbert, another confused individual?
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