Miami-Dade County

Cuban rapper Chocolate MC arrested after robbing fan who asked for a photo: MDSO

Cuban rapper Chocolate MC, Yosvanis Sierra-Hernandez, allegedly held a fan at gunpoint, demanding cash and a car in Opa-locka. Arrested Tuesday, he remains in Miami-Dade custody.
Cuban rapper Chocolate MC, Yosvanis Sierra-Hernandez, allegedly held a fan at gunpoint, demanding cash and a car in Opa-locka. Arrested Tuesday, he remains in Miami-Dade custody.

An avid Reggaeton listener got a rare opportunity when he noticed well-known Cuban rapper Chocolate MC just feet away from him at a Miami grocery store Tuesday. Unbeknownst to him, he would get more than he bargained for when a quick picture quickly turned to the music artist pointing a gun at him, deputies say.

Around 8 a.m., the fan, who was not identified, was pulling into a Chavez Supermarket, 101 Opa-locka Blvd., when he noticed Yosvanis Sierra-Hernandez, better known as Chocolate MC, an arrest report detailed.

He waved hello to the artist and called him over to take a picture of him. Sierra-Hernandez obliged and walked to his car, but when he got there, he pulled out a gun, pointed it at the man’s chest and demanded the vehicle.

That’s not all he wanted, as he would soon demand the man give him cash too, the report read. When the fan showed Sierra-Hernandez his cashless wallet, he then demanded the man send him money through Zelle — the fan also did not have Zelle.

Not getting any money, Sierra-Hernandez forced the man to drive to several places for the next two hours before eventually releasing him unharmed.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives combed through surveillance video, which showed the attempted robbery at gunpoint. After putting up wanted fliers throughout the county, authorities arrested Sierra-Hernandez late Tuesday.

As of Thursday night, he still remained in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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