Lil Bosie headed to court on murder charges

Baton Rouge rapper Lil' Boosie will appear in court for a hearing related to his indictment for first-degree murder. Some of the other men facing charges related to a string of shootings in Baton Rouge are also scheduled to show up for the hearing. Lil' Boosie, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, was indicted on June 17 in connection with the shooting death of Terry Boyd. The 27-year-old Hatch was also indicted on drug charges.

Hatch was indicted in the October 21st shooting death of Terry Boyd. Michael Louding and Adrian Pittman are also indicted on first degree charges on Boyd's murder. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says all three of the alleged killers meet the criteria of first degree charges. Moore said that the death penalty is not out of the question. Hatch and girlfriend Walnita Decuir along with a former Dixon Correctional Institute guard and an inmate were also indicted on drug charges.

Police records say Boosie and the two men fired shots into the home of Terry Boyd, then 35. The rapper allegedly was in possession of ecstasy, codeine and marijuana. All three men were charged with conspiracy for their part in the act, police say. A district attorney said the death penalty was not out of the question.