Lakeland, Florida - A rapper who calls himself "T.O." was sentenced to two years in prison for violating probation with a rap song that threatened to kill two Lakeland Police officers. T.O., also known as Antavio Johnson, was already on probation for for possession of cocaine, but had violated his terms and was in the Polk County Jail. A Polk County gang detective found the lyrics on the Myspace page belonging to "Hood Certified Entertainment." T.O.'s song was called "Kill Me a Cop." He names two Lakeland Police officers by name. The... [read full story]
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Hardly anyone had heard Antavio Johnson’s lyrics until they landed him in prison. Now his words are getting the attention of free-speech advocates across the nation. Johnson’s friends and family say he was frustrated with the...
First Amendment lawyers say a Florida rapper known as T.O. got a bad rap when he was sent to jail for recording threatening song lyrics about the police. The 20-year-old rapper, whose real name is Antavio Johnson, began a...
Bianca Prieto Sentinel Staff Writer Hardly anyone had heard Antavio Johnson's lyrics until they landed him in prison. "We don't punish for bad thoughts in America," said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida chapter...
Bianca Prieto Sentinel Staff Writer Hardly anyone had heard Antavio Johnson's lyrics until they landed him in prison. "We don't punish for bad thoughts in America," said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida chapter...
Bianca Prieto Sentinel Staff Writer Hardly anyone had heard Antavio Johnson's lyrics until they landed him in prison. "We don't punish for bad thoughts in America," said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida chapter...
Johnson was sentenced to two years in state prison for his song, 'Kill Me A Cop.' POLK COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- The friends of an aspiring rapper whose song landed him in prison are coming to his defense, and one of them says the...
Bartow, Florida -- A 20-year-old Lakeland man is facing two years in prison for writing a rap song called "Kill Me a Cop". Antavio Johnson, who was on probation, has been sentenced to two years in prison after the song was...
Man gets two years on a music rap > Posted by Barbara Hijek on July 31, 2009 08:50 AM Now Antavio Johnson is really singing the blues. All because cops say the 20-year-old used music to vent his frustrations with law...
Man gets two years on a music rap > Posted by Barbara Hijek on July 31, 2009 08:50 AM Authorities say Antavio Johnson, 20, used music to vent his frustrations with law enforcement, reports the Lakeland Ledger. Johnson is a...
