Kay Flock Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Murder Charges

Bronx drill rapper For Flock named after a federal indictment accusing him of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and others. Kay Flock, whose real name is Kevin Perez, is accused by the government of being a member of a gang called “Sev Side” or “DOA” (short for “Dead on Arrival”) in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. . . The indictment said Perez and his associates “engaged in, among other activities, robberies, wire fraud, bank fraud, and acts involving murder and assault.”

“For several years, members of these gangs have allegedly terrorized neighborhoods in the Bronx and Manhattan by killing and shooting other people,” said US Attorney Damian Williams in the press release of the Department of Justice. “Through these charges, we will hold Sev Side and Third Side members accountable for plaguing our communities with gun violence.”

In 2021, when he was 18 years old, Kay Flock charged in New York state with first-degree murder and is accused of killing a 24-year-old man named Oscar Hernandez. He was also charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The rapper’s next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, March 9, 2023, online records show.

In a statement shared today with Pitchfork, Kay Flock’s attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman, said:

We’re not surprised by the federal charges because we’ve been fighting Kevin’s state murder case for over a year now—and considering the shooting was a clear act of self-defense, it wasn’t a very strong charge. That it is now being used as the basis for a potential death penalty case is remarkable. In the video, it is clear that Kevin will be shot after trying to walk away from his attacker. Then, Kevin uses a firearm to defend himself and others from an armed, violent gang member who is about to pull a gun out of his hand.

At the time of his arrest in New York, Kay Flock was released The DOA Tape through Capitol Records. He has since re-released the project as The DOA Tape (Care Package)which includes the Cardi B collaboration “Shake It.”