GREENVILLE – In less than two hours, a Washington County jury found a man guilty of gunning down a local rapper outside his home two years ago. Danner Ford, 38, was found guilty of murdering Marvin “Big Stucky” Stuckett, one-half of the Greenville-based rap duo, Needle In A Haystack.
Ford was the fourth person to go on trial for Stuckett’s murder and he was found guilty on three counts, murder, firearm enhancement and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Ford was sentenced to life on the murder charge and five and 10 years on the other charges, respectively. Those sentences will run concurrently.
Stuckett was shot outside his residence in the 300 block of Stockton Drive on Sept. 7, 2008.
Authorities believe Stuckett was shot in retaliation for an earlier incident at the Southern Whispers nightclub on Nelson Street because two other people were also shot shortly after he was.
While witnesses said the altercation at Southern Whispers was violent, owners of the club said several men were simply involved in an argument and they were later thrown out of the club.
Witnesses said Stuckett was not involved in the incident, nor was he a violent person.
Later that morning, about 3 a.m., Stuckett was shot twice in the arm and back. He was found lying in his next door neighbor’s yard and he was transported to Delta Regional Medical Center where he died about 5 a.m.
Stuckett was 28.
Fifteen minutes after Stuckett was shot, Kendrick Johnson, 27, was reportedly sitting on his porch in the 300 block of South Sixth Street when Greenville Police said a car drive by and the occupants fired more than 20 rounds at the house hitting Johnson in both legs. He was transported to Delta Regional in stable condition.
Later that night, about 9 p.m., Nick Harmon, 29, was shot in the right thigh at the same location as Johnson, at the residence on South Sixth Street. Harmon was also listed in stable condition.
Four men were later charged with Stuckett’s murder Stevenson Ford, 28, Jonathan Robinson, 24, Freddie Harris, 24, and Danner Ford.
Stevenson Ford was convicted of murder in 2009 and is serving a life sentence with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Robinson, who is currently in jail on state-related charges, will face murder charges once he is released.
Harris, who is also in jail on federal drug charges, will face murder charges once he is released from jail.
Prior to Stuckett’s death, Needle in a Haystack, which he formed with Woede Mack, was on the verge of gaining international exposure after releasing two albums and touring the region.
The rap duo had also written and recorded a track for Asante Samuel of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles entitled, “Lock ‘Em Down.”
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