Casino Crime Roundup: Murderer Pleads Guilty in Performer’s Death

Posted on: June 28, 2024, 12:10h. 

Last updated on: June 28, 2024, 01:10h.

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The man accused of fatally shooting a hip-hop musician at Indiana’s Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino pleaded guilty on Thursday.

Antwaun Proctor, 20, confirmed he murdered LilDon Williams, 32, in March, according to the Harrison County Prosecutor’s Office. He will be sentenced on July 22 and could face decades in prison.

Proctor was booked on murder, robbery, criminal mischief, auto theft, and obstruction of justice charges, according to Kentucky TV station WHAS.

He remains in custody in Indiana’s Harrison County jail.

Before visiting the casino, Williams was performing in Louisville, Ky. on March 17. He then traveled 14 miles to the casino and went inside with family and friends.

Proctor and an accomplice had followed him to the gaming property and waited for Williams to leave. Three hours later, Williams walked back to his car when Proctor and an unnamed accomplice, both wearing masks, approached. Both were armed with assault rifles, police said.

Williams tried to escape but both suspects repeatedly fired shots at him, police said. He was critically wounded and died at the crime scene.

I would describe it as an execution. This was a man caught on camera, running for his life and ultimately succumbing to gunfire,” Harrison County Prosecutor Otto Schalk was quoted by Indiana TV station WLKY.

The victim was “targeted, hunted down, and executed” by the suspects, Smith added.

It’s unclear if the second suspect has been charged.

Williams was a hip-hop performer and also had a full-time job at a Ford plant, according to media reports. He was one of several performers at a Kentucky concert held at an unspecified venue hours before the deadly incident.

Drunk Man Urinates Outside of Casino

A man who had been drinking urinated in front of Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino earlier this month.

The unnamed Mechanicsburg, Pa. suspect was arrested on June 9. He was charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, according to Pennsylvania TV station WHTM.

State Police said he was drunk and wouldn’t leave the gaming property.

Slot Machine Vandalized

A visitor at Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino threw a chair at a slot machine on June 9.

Both the chair and the gaming machine were damaged. The cost to repair the damage was estimated at $1,100, according to Pennsylvania TV station WHTM.

State Police didn’t reveal why the chair was thrown at the slot machine. As of earlier this month, no suspect had been arrested.