Florida Men Arrested for Murder and Robbery Were Allegedly Trying to Get "Flash Cash" for Rap Show

Three Florida residents were arrested for homicide and robbery after trying to get “flash cash” for a rap video, police say.

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Three Florida men were arrested over the weekend for allegedly murdering and robbing 21-year-old Tyler Macklin in order to have extra "flash cash" to display in a music video. The Polk Country Sheriff's department said Joseph Edward Gomes-Brandon Jr., Jonathan Felix, and Dylan Kindred, ages 18, 21, and 20 respectively, were arrested Saturday.

Kindred is the only one of the men arrested who is not being charged with first degree murder, according to the Polk County Sheriff's department. According to the sheriff's department, 20-year-old Kindred stayed in the car while Gomes-Brandon Jr. and Felix allegedly broke into Macklin's home, killing him and stealing money.

According to a report sent to Complex, the young men's motive for their alleged crimes was to get money to "flash cash" in a rap show:

The three men were arrested on Saturday for crimes committed on the evening of Wednesday, May 11. All three men had previous criminal records.

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