In JACKSONVILLE, Fla., the legal proceedings for Abdul Robinson Sr., father of the local rapper Ksoo, have reached a conclusion. He received his sentence for his involvement in the 2020 killing of Charles “Lil Buck” McCormick Jr. This case also saw two other individuals handed life sentences.

Robinson Sr. admitted to aiding his nephew, Leroy Whitaker, and Dominique “Butta” Barner in fleeing after the crime. As part of a plea agreement, he agreed to provide testimony against his son, Ksoo, whose real name is Hakeem Robinson, during the murder trial involving Whitaker.

In October, both Ksoo and Whitaker were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On Friday morning, Robinson Sr. received a sentence that matched his time served in jail, accompanied by a two-year period of community control under electronic surveillance, followed by three years of probation with specified conditions.

The judge’s assistant confirmed with First Coast News that Robinson Sr. will be released from police custody Friday.

Barner, a confessed accomplice to the murder, also agreed to testify in the trial as a key witness for the state in return for a reduced sentence. He, too, was sentenced Friday.

During the trial, Barner testified that he, Robinson (Ksoo), Robinson’s brother (Abdul Robinson Jr.), and Whitaker went to where McCormick lived to devise a plan for the murder, and that all of them wanted to kill McCormick.

Meanwhile, Robinson Sr. identified his son Ksoo as the shooter in McCormick’s murder during his testimony. He said on the stand that he helped Ksoo’s co-defendants burn the clothes they wore during the crime.

When asked if he understood that testifying against his son could result in him facing life in prison, Robinson Sr. said he understood.

He told the court he was cooperating so he can be released in time to spend time with his younger children, telling stories about his 8-year-old daughter wanting him to attend a dance, and his 6-year-old son wanting to play football together. He also talked about health concerns that he felt may shorten his life, such as diabetes, failing kidneys and congestive heart failure.

This case is related to a web of other crimes in Jacksonville and other parts of the state involving a gang rivalry.

McCormick was 23 years old.