{"id":3487,"date":"2026-03-10T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/omb-bloodbath-retrial-seeked-by-federal-prosecutors-set-for-may\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:10:00","slug":"omb-bloodbath-retrial-seeked-by-federal-prosecutors-set-for-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/omb-bloodbath-retrial-seeked-by-federal-prosecutors-set-for-may\/","title":{"rendered":"OMB Bloodbath Retrial Seeked By Federal Prosecutors, Set For May"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Houston rapper OMB Bloodbath, whose real name is Alexandra Nicks, returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hot97.com\/news\/houston-rapper-omb-bloodbaths-federal-murder-trial-ends-in-mistrial\/\">federal court Monday<\/a> as prosecutors prepare to retry her in a racketeering-related murder case stemming from a 2017 fatal shooting in Houston\u2019s Third Ward.<\/p>\n<p>OMB Bloodbath was arraigned on a superseding federal indictment that expands the government\u2019s case after a jury deadlocked earlier this year. The new indictment alleges that Nicks \u201cknowingly and intentionally\u201d participated in the killing of a 53-year-old bystander during a retaliatory gang shooting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Federal prosecutors are preparing to retry Houston rapper Alexandra Nicks, who is also known as OMB Bloodbath, and her co-defendant over the 2017 fatal shooting of a man in Third Ward, after a jury failed to come to a verdict in the Justice Department\u2019s first attempt to prosecute\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XybUf8BdiS\">pic.twitter.com\/XybUf8BdiS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonChron\/status\/2031127974460665981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Federal prosecutors contend the case arose from a long-running conflict between rival groups operating in south Houston. Investigators say gunmen targeted a rival faction on Oct. 16, 2017, when multiple shots were fired on London Street. The intended target survived, but a nearby resident was struck and killed.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities argue the shooting occurred during a broader gang dispute tied to narcotics activity and neighborhood control. According to the indictment, Nicks helped advance the group\u2019s power and influence through acts of violence connected to the conflict.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-federal-prosecutors-request-retrail-for-houston-rapper-omb-bloodbath-after-mistrial\">Federal Prosecutors Request Retrail For Houston Rapper OMB Bloodbath After Mistrial<\/h2>\n<p>The charges include murder in aid of racketeering and using a firearm during a violent crime resulting in death. If convicted, the counts carry a mandatory life sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The retrial follows a January proceeding in which a 12-member jury deliberated for two days after a two-week trial but failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Prosecutors presented text messages, recorded jail calls and other digital evidence they said showed planning tied to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>During the earlier trial, jurors also heard testimony from convicted gunman Marquis Erskin, who claimed he acted independently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was planned by me,\u201d Erskin testified. \u201cI don\u2019t remember it being planned by Shaquile Richards and Alexandra Nicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued the testimony was an attempt to shield the alleged leaders of the group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Papoose DISSED 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj's Controversial Women's Day Message + Biggie Smalls' Legacy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWnJbW9vL7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Erskin later pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to the shooting and received a 285-month prison sentence. He had previously been sentenced in state court to 37 years for murder.<\/p>\n<p>Nicks has remained in federal custody since 2023. Her retrial is scheduled to begin in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston rapper OMB Bloodbath, whose real name is Alexandra Nicks, returned to federal court Monday as prosecutors prepare to retry&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":3577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-3487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}