Former rap bodyguard found murdered

Residents of a quiet block in Ozone Park were shocked recently, when the body of Jermaine “Black” Williams, 35, was found in the back of a white Lincoln Navigator SUV parked there.
Police responded to a 9-1-1 call just before noon on Wednesday, May 28 and observed blood at the rear of the vehicle. When police officers from the Emergency Service Unit forced open the truck’s hatch cover, they found William’s body wrapped in a baby comforter, with numerous gunshot wounds to the head.
Family members reportedly became alarmed when Williams, who lived in an apartment at 232 Blair Avenue in the Bronx, failed to return from a visit to his grandmother in Queens, according to a cousin.
A friend reportedly found the vehicle parked in front of 132-39 79th Street between Sutter and North Conduit Avenues. They then called the victim’s brother, who reportedly saw the blood and called police.
Williams was best known for having been a bodyguard for “gangsta rap” musician Busta Rhymes.
Attorney Scott Leemon released a statement from Rhymes, which said in part, “We have all suffered a great loss and Jermaine Williams will be deeply missed.” The victim had not worked for the musician for eight years, Leemon said.
Nevertheless, headlines have linked this homicide to the shooting death of another Rhymes bodyguard, Israel Ramirez, 29, who was gunned down in 2006, during a video-shoot in Brooklyn. Rhymes reportedly refused to cooperate in that case, which remains unsolved.
The investigation into Williams’ death is ongoing, according to police. The Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the cause of death as “multiple head wounds.”
Williams is scheduled to be buried on Thursday, June 5 in Rose Hill Cemetery in Linden, N.J. He leaves behind two young sons.
According to a published report, police sources said Williams was fired by Rhymes because of allegations he was ripping off drug dealers and that although he claimed to work in real estate, Williams’ slaying may stem from a grudge or his links to drug dealers.
Williams, who reportedly has a long criminal record that includes drug charges, grew up in the Brevoort Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, along with rapper Fabolous.
“He was visiting his grandma, and then we don’t know what happened,” a cousin reportedly said at the scene where the body was discovered. “He’s a good person.”