The man who broke into the home XXXTentacion’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard, and has allegedly been stalking her, has ficially been charged. According to The Blast, the Florida Assistant State Attorney has filed 5 criminal charges against Donovan Marlon Banton. Court documents read that Banton has been charged with damage to structure/dwelling, burglary, criminal mischief, possession burglary tools, and stalking. This news comes after to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.
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Banton has been accused stalking the late rapper’s mother over the course several months. A police report reveals that Banton allegedly drove from New York to Florida on a few separate occasions in an attempt to make contact with Bernard. During his last attempted intrusion, he allegedly tried to get Bernard to open the door her home and threw a brick through her back window, before retrieving the brick and smashing the window her Range Rover. The police were called, and ficers found Banton with a small ax, a pry bar, and two pairs gloves.
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During questioning, Banton admitted that the reason he has been trying to contact Bernard is because he has supposedly been receiving “sadistic messages” from X in his dreams. He believed that the only way to put an end to these “sadistic games” was to find X’s mother. , who has entered a not guilty plea to all charges. This developing legal battle follows Bernard’s separate custody dispute with X’s baby mother, Jenesis Sanchez,