Oakland assassin sentenced to life in prison

(KRON) — An Oakland man, Burte Gucci Rhodes, a.k.a. “Moeshawn,” was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison for committing a murder-for-hire, conspiring before the murder, and dealing heroin. The sentence was handed down by the U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday. Prosecutors described 41-year-old Rhodes as an “assassin.” He was convicted by a jury after a week-long trial last year. The trial focused on the March 22, 2016, murder of Louisiana native Trince Thibodeaux, 28. Prosecutors said trial evidence demonstrated that Marcus Etienne, a.k.a. “Hitler,” of St. Martin Parish, La., was the leader of a…