Hosea Thomas, the man accused of killing US rapper TI's friend and entourage member Philant Johnson, has been found guilty of murder. As previously reported, TI, real name Clifford Harris, testified at the trial last week, telling how the incident that resulted in Johnson's death escalated from a fight at a post-show party at a club in Cincinnati to a shootout on Interstate 75, in which the rapper's two tour buses were sprayed with bullets.
The court heard that Thomas, 34, had followed and opened fire on the buses, after taking part in the aforementioned club altercation and getting hit on the head with a bottle. Johnson died from a gunshot to the head. On wednesday, Thomas was convicted of felonious assault and illegally having a gun after a felony conviction, as well as being found guilty of murder. He faces the possibility of life imprisonment when he is sentenced on 23 Dec.