Witness switches story during Cassidy pre-trial hearing

Rapper Cassidy is still behind bars in a Philadelphia prison facing murder charges, but he got some good news this week. On Tuesday (July 19th), a witness admitted that contrary to his initial statements to police, he did not actually see Cassidy fire a weapon. Allhiphop.com reports that Bobby Hoyle testified during the pre-trial hearing that he lied in his initial signed statement to police when he said he saw Cassidy fire a weapon at the van he was in with Daniel Irvin and Desmond Hawkins, who was shot and killed.


Hoyle tried to explain why he lied to authorities. He said, "I wanted to go home. I had a bullet in my leg that they didn't take out, and I didn't have any rest for three days."

According to Hoyle, Hawkins went to Cassidy's home to make peace after he and an associate of the rapper were involved in a confrontation in front of a neighborhood Rite Aid drug store. Cassidy allegedly answered the door brandishing a gun and told the men to go behind his home. According to Hoyle, "We pulled up and shots rang out. I heard stuff hitting the van, and I felt the bullet pierce my leg."

The judge has ordered a ballistic examination and Cassidy, who is being held without bail, is due back in court on August 16th.

Cassidy released his sophomore album, I'm A Hustla, last month