Shyheim the Rugged Child

Shaolin-based rapper Shyheim Franklin's legal troubles continue, as the Wu-Tang affiliate is in custody for leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident. The Rugged Child turned himself in to authorities yesterday (Jan. 8) as a result of allegations connecting him to an earlier car crash that killed fellow Staten Island-native, Felipe Avila...

Long-time Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Shyheim was recently arrested. Shyheim was arrested in his Staten Island home last week during a raid by the State Island Gang Squad. Reports indicate that Police found .32 caliber Serrifile Inc. Terrier One revolver, heroin, a Xanax pill, and other drug paraphernalia in the Rugged Child's apartment...

The Wu-Tang Clan affiliate stood alongside some of the City's finest as a teenager...