Less Than a Month After Dropping New Album, Nino Paid and Warhol.SS Arrested in Murder and Armed Robbery Case

On August 6, Nino Paid released his sophomore solo album, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and sat down with The FADER to talk about the new project. Less than a month later, he was stopped at the border — this time as a murder suspect.

According to the Atlanta Police Department, Nino Paid, whose real name is Jacquawn Andrews, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol on September 1 while returning to the U.S. from Canada. Using footage pulled from a Ring doorbell camera, police identified him as an accomplice in an April shooting that left a man named Keion Borders dead. Paid was initially held at Wayne County Jail in Michigan before being extradited back to Atlanta to face trial.

Following Paid's arrest, his collaborator Warhol.SS, whose real name is Zahair Myles, turned himself in to police on September 14. Both men are currently facing charges of murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, and are being held without bail. Myles faces an additional charge of criminal intent to commit a felony. Police have not yet disclosed a motive for the crime.

Nino Paid was previously featured in The FADER's GEN F series spotlighting rising talent, with his album interview focused squarely on the music. As the case remains under investigation, further statements from police and prosecutors are expected.