Trial for rapper Francisco Prater, who performs under the name “Cisco Go Crazy,” has been delayed to the week of Dec. 11, 2023.
Prater’s trial on second-degree rape charges was scheduled to begin in Lewis County Superior Court next week, but during the trial confirmation hearing on Thursday, Prater’s defense attorneys asked a judge to delay the trial to December.
“As I understand it, the basis for the request is unacquired transcripts,” a representative of attorney Carrie Fulton-Brown’s law office said Thursday.
The transcripts cost $6,000, which Prater is working on paying, according to the representative.
Trial confirmation is now scheduled to take place Dec. 7, with trial to begin the week of Dec. 11.
Prater is accused of having sex with the victim at a party in Randle on Jan. 6, 2020, while she was incapable of consenting due to intoxication.
The other two defendants in the rape case, rappers Lathan Moses Echols and Joshua Darrow, were acquitted by a jury in Lewis County Superior Court in March.
Echols and Darrow perform under the stage names “Lil Mosey” and “Band Kid Jay,” respectively.
Prater’s case was separated from Echols’ and Darrows’ cases in February due to witness statements affecting Prater’s case specifically that required further followup investigation by his defense attorney, according to previous Chronicle reporting.
