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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville rapper charged in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Charles “Lil Buck” McCormick Jr. and the 2019 shooting death of 16-year-old- Adrian “Lil Bibby” Gainer Jr. was back in court Thursday morning.

Hakeem Robinson, known as “Ksoo,” had his pretrial hearing Thursday morning on the murder charges, but the topic of discussion was the living conditions for Robinson in the jail.

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Back in December, a post on Robinson’s Instagram account made serious claims about his treatment at the Duval County jail. Those claims were brought in front of Judge Tatiana Salvador last month.

Now more than a month later, those exact claims were mentioned again in Thursday’s court hearing.

“Your honor, I’m still stuck in this mental health ward,” Robinson said as his hearing was ending.

Robinson is currently on the 6th floor of the jail which has the psych ward. However, according to Judge Tatiana Salvador, it also houses juveniles and serves as a discipline confinement for inmates who break the rules.

“I’m not suggesting or saying Mr. Hakeem Robinson has done that. I simply don’t know, that’s not in my jurisdiction,” said Attorney Salvador. “That is in the jurisdiction of the sheriff and Duval County Jail. I don’t have the authority to tell the jail where to house their inmates.”

Robinson’s attorney Chris DeCoste expressed his concerns with the court again, stating with Robinson on the 6th floor his office is limited to speaking with their client going into trial.

“Right now, our client is still held there, all of my public records requests asking for the reason why has been shot down, so I’m moving to the next step with that,” DeCoste said.

DeCoste added that since his public requests haven’t been answered he will take this matter to the civil courts.

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Back in December, a lengthy statement was posted on Robinson’s Instagram account. It read in part:

“To whom this may concern, I Hakeem Robinson is being housed in PDF which is Duval pretrial detention facility. I am being mentally abused by staff officials in this facility,” the post reads. “My 14th Amendment which is my constitutional rights has been violated. I’ve been placed in isolation with other detainees who are mentally ill, have serious health issues, and have been diagnosed with different illnesses and disabilities. I’ve not violated any rules in this facility nor received any disciplinary orders.”

The post went on to say that Robinson has had mental breakdowns where he hasn’t eaten or slept in days.

“I fully understand this is jail and I can’t have things my way. But I am a human being and I deserve to be treated accordingly,” the post reads.

The post also said Robinson has not been able to talk to family members or other detainees, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office disputed that claim.

News4JAX’s Briana Brownlee reached out to JSO for comment regarding the claims on Thursday but hasn’t received a response yet.

However, back in December when the claims were first made, JSO responded to the allegations, emailing News4JAX the following statement:

Robinson is currently under investigation. He is currently in ‘isolation,’ however, he’s not housed in any area as he described. As it pertains to the access to Instagram, no, inmates do not have access to such platforms.

Robinson can also speak to family for an hour a day.

Outside of this, we do not have any further information available.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Investigators said Robinson is a documented gang member, linked to the violent gang “ATK.” Members of ATK are also accused in the murder of Charles Jones, a Jacksonville rapper known as “Julio Foolio,” last July.

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Back in February of 2019, 16-year-old Gainer, also known as “Lil Bibby,” was shot and killed at the Hilltop Apartments, and prosecutors believe Robinson was the gunman.

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Fast forward to Jan. 15, 2020, McCormick Jr. was gunned down in a parking lot at the Dames Pointe Plaza.

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Dominique Barner, also known as “Butta,” was another one of the men who were arrested in connection to the killing.

Barner was arrested on Aug. 13 on another charge of second-degree murder in the February 2019 shooting death of a bicyclist on Emerson Street.

Barner was offered a plea deal after court documents said he talked about his involvement in the murder with a jail informant who was wearing a wire.

According to court documents, Barner said that the group found McCormick’s address on public records, went to his home, and followed him to the shopping center. Barner also said he was the driver that day, according to court records.

He told investigators Robinson wanted to kill McCormick Jr. for making a rap song about Willie Addison, Robinson’s half-brother who was killed in a drive-by shooting.

JSO arrested Barner, Robinson, Leroy Whitaker, and Abdul Robinson Jr. in connection with McCormick’s death.

Abdul Robinson Sr., father of Hakeem Robinson, was facing accessory after the fact charges, but has made a deal with the state and is expected to testify against his sons.

Hakeem Robinson’s attorney has said that he doesn’t fit the description of the shooter seen in a video of the shooting.