Ex-gangster ‘White Boy Rick’ arrested for punching girl after he stated flawed title throughout intercourse

The legendary former Detroit gangster and undercover FBI informant referred to as “White Boy Rick” was arrested as soon as once more after allegedly attacking his girlfriend who bought offended at him when he stated another person’s title whereas they have been having intercourse.

Richard Wershe Jr., 53 – whose life as a younger drug dealer-turned-informant impressed the film “White Boy Rick,” starring Matthew McConaughey – was booked on Wednesday after allegedly hitting his girlfriend in his Miami rental, WPLG-TV reported.

The girlfriend, who was not recognized, alleged that she bought into an argument with Wershe on Saturday after he “uttered one other girl’s title,” Miami police stated.

The girl tried to go away the mattress, however Wershe allegedly grabbed her hand and snatched a diamond bracelet and necklace he had gifted her.

The girlfriend advised police she managed to drag away by throwing a shoe at him, however she missed, main Wershe to run over to her and punch her within the chest.

A witness, who was not recognized nor specified why they have been current on the scene, corroborated the sufferer’s story.

Police famous that the girlfriend had waited till Tuesday to report the incident as a result of she was frightened about her immigration standing.

Wershe was subsequently arrested and charged with felony theft by sudden snatching and a misdemeanor battery cost.

He was launched from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Heart on a $5,000 bond on Wednesday,

Wershe, who grew to become the youngest informant in FBI historical past after working with federal authorities when he was simply 14, was launched from Florida jail in July 2020. 

He was initially arrested in 1987 in Detroit with 8 kilos of cocaine and near $30,000 and was later convicted of possession with intent to ship greater than 650 grams of cocaine.

He was then sentenced to life in jail with the opportunity of parole, based on the Free Press.

Wershe went on to change into Michigan’s longest-serving nonviolent juvenile offender in state historical past, serving roughly three a long time behind bars.

Wershe’s story — together with how he earned his nickname whereas dwelling in a predominantly black Detroit neighborhood on the peak of the Nineteen Eighties crack epidemic — has been the topic of a number of documentaries and a function movie through which actor Matthew McConaughey performs Wershe’s father.