Maybe he channeled John Gotti.
The gangbanger who heads the Bloods in New York got himself thrown into solitary because of his love of publicity — he posted pictures of himself brandishing guns on MySpace, tweeted warnings of what happens to snitches and made royal proclamations of power as the “Big Homie,” according to authorities.
Ronald Herron, who wants out of solitary at the Metropolitan Detention Center, is also a self-styled gangsta rapper and has bragged about his criminal exploits on YouTube.
Calling himself “Ra Diggs,” Herron, 28, made threats online about killing police officers, vowing to “turn the pigs’ kids into” orphans.
Herron is awaiting trial on cocaine- and heroin-trafficking charges, as well as weapons offenses.