Crayshaun Bates — “Lil Cray” to his pals — was indicted last summer amid a wide-reaching gang sting in Glenville. He’s a member of the LTB gang (“Loyal to Brothers”), and the charges he’s facing stem in part from an early 2016 shootout with a rival gang connected to the Heartless Felons, according to Cory Shaffer’s work at Cleveland.com.
He was free on bond last week when he drunkenly offered two sheriff’s deputies $35,000 not to arrest him. (They arrested him.)
As far as the music video, Ryan says he let a music producer friend use his courtroom — and didn’t initially realize that Cray would be involved.
“Last time I checked the Constitution, everyone is innocent until proven guilty,” Ryan said. “I’m always about helping young people especially when I see that they have promise. They have talent.” The music video was for a song called “Indicted.” (Scene in unsure that we’d use the word “promise”; it’s a fairly basic rap tune.)
This article appears in Jan 18-24, 2017.
Judge Michael Ryan gained re-election the Cuyahoga County way — being unopposed in last year’s Democratic Party primary and general election….which shouldn’t be the case the next time he decides to place his name on the ballot.
you keep lil crays name tg out of ya mouth!! (fairly basic rap tone) i dont even really like that song but i know yall didnt just say this dude doesn’t have promise! this man is an icon, and needed way more clout than he got. i can not belive i jus read that shiiii no way yall that stupid im hella mad that you think you can diss on the realist nigga ive ever met. ive only been to two concerts and can tell he got bigger balls than yo ass
#FREECRAYFLAME #PIGGAVE CLEVELAND STREET SCENE BIG GOIN ON GOV NEM I BEEN WIT IT SINCE. ’85 NIGGA E.S.C. B.T.O. posse for evah. anna day r.i.p. POPPY r.i.p. TY. FUCK 79th POSSE NIGGA