A Lakeland man who recently violated his probation pled no contest to two counts Corruption by Threat of a Public Servant in July 2009 and was sentenced to two years in state prison after a Polk County gang detective discovered a rap song posted on Myspace in which the man threatened to kill two Lakeland Police Officers. 

In February 2009, Detective Rob Mateo, who is assigned to the PCSO Gang Suppression Unit, was made aware of a Myspace page belonging to Hood Certified Entertainment on which a local rap artist known as “T.O.” recorded a rap song entitled “Kill Me a Cop.” In the song, T.O. makes a specific reference to fallen officers Deputy Sheriff “Matt” Williams and K-9 DiOGi, and mentions killing two Lakeland Police Officers as well. Detective Mateo, upon further investigation, learned that T.O. is actually Antavio Johnson, DOB 3/3/89, of Lakeland. 

Antavio Johnson also mentions in the song that he is on probation. On February 8, 2009, Detective Mateo contacted the local Probation & Parole Office and made contact with Johnson’s probation officer, who confirmed for Detective Mateo that Johnson was on probation for Possession of Cocaine, but that he had recently violated his terms of probation and was in the Polk County Jail.  

On February 18, 2009, Detective Mateo consulted with the State Attorney’s Office, and prosecutors agreed to direct-file charges against Johnson - two counts Corruption by Threat of a Public Servant. Detective Mateo responded to the Polk County Jail to interview Johnson. Johnson admitted to writing and recording the song and said that the threats stemmed from feeling harassed by those particular LPD officers. He also admitted to writing the song after the incident in which Deputy Sheriff Williams and K-9 DiOGi were killed, but did not say why they were mentioned in the song. 

On July 24, 2009, Antavio Johnson pled no contest to the two charges and was sentenced to two years in state prison.

 

The following lyrics are excerpts from the rap song “Kill Me a Cop,” written and recorded by Antavio Johnson:

 

Hi, Grady

Free My Ni**a Chico

Straight up

Free My Ni**a Chico

Im’ma see you when you get home, homey.

 

Im’ma kill me a cop one day

He’ey

Cause I’m tired of em playin’ with my life

Lord, I know it ain’t right.

It ain’t right, no

 

If Officer ……………….[name removed upon request by LPD] he care at all

Get my timing wrong

Im’ma be puttin’ one in his dome

Mr. Officer

Mr. Officer

 

Try me on the wrong day

And I’m offin’ ya

 

I gotta grudge with the judge

Rugers for prosecutors

Calicos for C.O.’s

Bullet holes for P.O.’s

 

Call me crazy but I think I fell in love with the sound

Of hearing the dispatcher saying, “Officer Down”

 

Im’ma kill me a cop one day

He’ey

Cause I’m tired of em playin’ with my life

Lord, I know it ain’t right.

It ain’t right, no

Hey!!! T.O.!!!

 

If Officer …………… [name removed upon request by LPD]

The Wonder Woman

Get my timing wrong

I’m a be puttin’ one in her dome

 

Mrs. Officer

Mrs. Officer

 

Try me on the wrong day

And I’m offin’ ya

 

I gotta Glock for a cop

Choppers for crime stoppers

And one in the cartridge

For the Lakeland Police Department