R&B singer Sammie recently broke his silence about his mother’s murder case. Appearing on Cam Newton’s “Funky Friday” podcast, he shared the details surrounding his mother, Angila Baxter, and the fatal incident that forever changed his life.
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“Second-degree murder. She’s fighting a second-degree murder case, currently,” Sammie said before being overcome with emotion. “Lawyer fees later, she’s at a mental Florida state hospital, currently. She’s not in jail anymore.”
The tragic incident took place in January 2023 when Baxter allegedly opened fire on several vehicles in Orlando, Fla. Driver, 27-year-old Nekaybaw Collier, was struck by the gunfire and crashed her vehicle. Collier succumbed to her injuries.
After her arrest, Baxter was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, second-degree murder, and two counts of shooting into a vehicle. At her hearing, Baxter was deemed unfit to stand trial.
Sammie recalled that the call he received about the incident was the “worst phone call of his life.” He first learned about the incident when his sister texted him a photo of their mother’s mugshot.
“So first and foremost to Mrs. Collier, who is the deceased, who was a wife, an auntie, a sister … my condolences to her family,” Sammie shared.
He also explained how his mother suffered from mental illness and how it impacted him.
“My mom, at some point, felt that she was being followed. It felt like her phone was hacked…televisions…things that just started to happen. Her behavior and her psyche changed four years ago,” Sammie said. “I didn’t understand it. I didn’t know what she was talking about.”
“If you want to go down a rabbit hole of research, there’s a term called ‘gang stalking.’ Me nor my siblings understood when she would call and say, ‘I’m being followed, y’all need to come and see how your mom is living in Orlando.’ It was so bad, we’d come down there, and she’d make you turn your phone off when in her house,” he continued.
Sammie went on to share that his relationship with his mother began to fracture as she fell deeper into her paranoia in 2022. As his mother faced her legal issues, Sammie said he was in “a dark place.”
“That was the first time I been suicidal,” Sammie said. “I didn’t come outside, didn’t eat. Didn’t drink nothing. Throwing up. It’s something I think I’ve now accepted. I’ll never understand why this is a reality of mine. I talked to her today, and it’s a blessing to still hear her voice. I’ve seen her twice since the ordeal, but it’s a nightmare that I live in. Every day.”
For helping him through his most tumultuous time, Sammie expressed his gratitude for his support system.
“I’m grateful for the Melindas,” Sammie said, acknowledging his manager. “I’m grateful for RSVP, my siblings…me and my siblings hadn’t been cool for years, but guess who pulled up on me? My siblings.”
Check out the entire conversation below:
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