Music producer Marcus Adepoju, who calls himself ‘Menace to Society’, is facing a lengthy spell in jail after attempting to shoot a man over a £3.50 debt.
Marcus Adepoju, 31, fired repeatedly through the man’s window in Catford, south-east London. Fortunately, he missed his target, but was subsequently arrested and convicted of multiple firearms and drug offences following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court.
Having failed to retrieve the £3.50 owed to him, Adepoju put on a balaclava and went to the target’s home in Nelgarde Road, Catford. He fired three shots through a window, which all missed the target but caused superficial wounds from glass shards, as well as extensive damage to the property.
After that, it was a case of police checking out CCTV in the area, and eventually finding their man.
DC John Nightingale, a Trident detective from Specialist Crime, said: “Marcus Adepoju is an extremely dangerous individual who had no qualms about shooting a man through a window on a busy residential street. It is only through sheer good fortune that the victim was not more seriously injured or killed. Adepoju produced music under the stage name ‘Menace To Society’ – sadly his actions reinforced this moniker and he will now pay the price for his crimes.”
And to think, all of that over £3.50. Three pounds fifty! Could have just sat on the floor outside Tesco’s if he was that desperate. Good thing he wasn’t owed a fiver otherwise he might’ve brought a rocket launcher with him.
Now not only Marcus Adepoju £3.50 short, he’s also going to spend the next few years of his life (well, presumably) in jail when he’s sentenced on April 12. Unlucky lad.
For the Nottingham drug dealer who accidentally shot himself with a shotgun he forgot was loaded, click HERE. It happens.
