The Los Angeles man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant for an armed robbery that claimed the life of celebrated rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Freddie Trone, 42, appeared in a courtroom in Compton, California, to receive his punishment after a jury convicted him of felony murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy following a nine-day trial last month. The jurors deliberated less than four hours before unanimously deciding that Trone planned the brazen robbery of the rapper, whose legal name was Rakim Allen, at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles and acted as his son’s getaway driver after the deadly shooting that took place on September 12, 2022.
During Monday’s hearing, Trone started chatting with his lawyer and refused to look at the rapper’s mother Deannea Allen as she was called up to deliver her victim impact statement. The devastated mother tells Rolling Stone that she flew out from Pennsylvania to confront Trone, and his seeming indifference while his lawyer stood with his back to her felt like a slap in the face. “Their actions are part of my trauma now,” she says.
“I want to address you Mr. Trone, even though you’re talking [to your lawyer],” Deannea said in court, refusing to be silenced. “As a parent, I do not understand – and I’ve been trying these two whole years – I do not understand how a parent could directly put their child in danger.
I just can’t comprehend it. Th.