Silento a.k.a. Ricky Lamar Hawk — The Frederick Rooks Murder Case and Insanity as a Defense
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Ricky Lamar Hawk's Mugshot -- January 2021 Update A Pretrial Hearing is set for May 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM. Case Summary On the afternoon (3:35 pm) of January 31st, rapper Silento or Ricky Lamar Hawks was arrested for the murder of his cousin, Frederick Rooks, 34. Dekalb County Police responded to shots fired on January 21 around 3.30 am in the Panthersville area where they found Rooks dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds, including to his face and leg as reported by DeKalb police Lt. Rod Bryant. Following the shooting, investigators said it appeared that Rooks knew the residents at one of the homes on Deep Shoals Circle, where they found Rooks in the middle of the street. Officers found at least eight bullet casings around Rooks. Ring camera video from neighbors caught several cars leaving the scene. Investigators later connected the sho oting to Hawk and arrested him Monday. He was arrested twice within 1 week in Aug 2020 and for speeding in Oct. 2020. Hawk rocketed to in