OneFour rappers jailed for vicious Rooty Hill pub brawl
Two members of OneFour - the controversial rap group that blamed police for shutting down a recent Melbourne show - have been handed long jail terms over a wild pub brawl.
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Two members of controversial Sydney rap group OneFour have been jailed for their roles in a wild pub brawl.
Pio Misa, known as YP, and Dahcell Ramos were sentenced to four and 10 years respectively for their part in the fight at a pub in the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill in July last year.
It comes just weeks after the rap group blamed NSW police for pressuring a Melbourne venue to cancel their show at 170 Russell in the CBD.
The rappers, whose songs include lines about stabbing people and putting them in coffins, left one man lying bloody and unconscious in the outdoor pokie room of the Carousel Inn after 1am on July 21 last year.
The Sydney District Court heard yesterday that Misa and Ramos were with three other people when they bashed Anthony Hayward, Tony Taylor and publican Shayne Turner.
“Misa pulled out a timber chair leg from inside his clothes,” District Court Judge James Bennett said.
“He held the timber leg by his side for a short time before hitting Hayward in the back of the head with it twice. Hayward immediately backed away.
“Misa then followed him into the middle of the brawl and he hit him for a third time with the timber chair leg.”
While that was happening Ramos was wielding a hammer at Mr Hayward.
“Ramos pulled out a hammer from inside his jacket and hit the victim Taylor in the head a number of times,” the judge said.
The group fled before police arrived and were later arrested walking on a nearby street.
Misa was sentenced to four years in prison, with a two-year minimum term, while Ramos was jailed for 10 years, with a minimum of six.
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OneFour has repeatedly claimed it is not associated with a street gang.
The controversial rappers claimed their Melbourne show was cancelled in November because of NSW police pressure on the venue.
OneFour had been scheduled to play a sold out show in Russell St.
“Pressure from New South Wales police has seen one concert cancelled,” the group’s management said in a statement.
“OneFour management were informed shortly before the band’s Melbourne show that despite there being no previous incident at a band concert, it would not proceed.
“Management believe this was at the request of NSW police.”