Rapper On Murder Charge

A budding rapper who caused controversy with rhymes about death, murder, and mutilation has been charged with killing a church minister.

Syko Sam - real name Richard McCroskey III - was held by cops over the murder of Mark Niederbrock, a pastor at Walker’s Presbyterian Church in Farmville, Virginia.

The rapper, from Castro Valley, California has been charged with first-degree murder, robbery, and grand theft auto. He is reportedly being quizzed by cops over three other murders in Virginia last Friday (18Sep09).

McCroskey is due in court on Monday (21Sep09).