Travon Venable of San Bernardino will receive a new trial after the Court of Appeal ruled that his murder conviction relied upon evidence from a rap video that is now discounted under state law.
Venable was charged with conducting a drive-by shooting at the crossroads of Medical Center Drive and Union Street, close to Arroyo Valley High School, on March 5, 2014. The shooting resulted in Enon “Bubba” Edwards’ death, and Kiyon “Kiki” Drake’s collapsed lung.
Venable maintained his innocence.
According to the appellate ruling, police began suspecting Venable of committing homicide after a former paid informant, who remains anonymous, named Venable as the driver of the car on
