"ChaiBenjii4, whose real name is Michai Adams, pleaded no contest to a single gun charge. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors are expected to dismiss murder and assault charges against Adams at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2026. Adams was charged with murdering 50-year-old Lamar Payne in a wild, chaotic shootout involving multiple gunman, including one bystander who heard the shots and simply brandished his gun."
"Adams, 22, remains at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin for now. He is expected to formally be sentenced to credit for time served and released in January, records show. Payne was killed Sept. 7, 2024, outside a liquor store near E Street and 105th Avenue, authorities said. The other man charged with murder, Keyante Reed, 19, also appeared poised to beat the charges."
Michai Adams, known as ChaiBenjii4, pleaded no contest to a single gun charge and faces an expected dismissal of murder and assault charges at his Jan. 6, 2026 sentencing. Adams was accused in the Sept. 7, 2024 fatal shooting of 50-year-old Lamar Payne outside a liquor store near E Street and 105th Avenue during a chaotic exchange involving multiple shooters. Adams, 22, remains at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin but is expected to receive credit for time served and be released in January. Co-defendant Keyante Reed, 19, initially won release on self-defense but later became a fugitive with another pending murder case. Authorities say Adams and Tamarkus Killensworth are part of the Baby Benji Gang, and Adams has a small music catalog with over 1.6 million YouTube views.
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